When you’re struggling in a marriage, it’s perfectly normal to think in terms of direct fixes, of night and day changes in your situation, when in reality relationships don’t change that instantaneously. And while it may be frustrating to hear, the answers to specific “what should I do” questions are often much, much broader than […]

There are plenty of excellent reasons to make your marriage the best it can be, from your own emotional wellbeing to creating an environment of stability for your children, and everything in between. If and when things get rocky, taking the necessary steps to rebuild your relationship after a falling out will serve the same […]

The month of January is known, somewhat notoriously, as “Divorce Month” because of the jump in divorce rates at the beginning of the year. While numbers vary from state to state (and even year to year), it’s not too difficult to imagine why January sees more marital breakups than other months. It could be a […]

Is the dissolution of a romantic relationship really harder on men than women? A recent study published by the Journal of Men’s Health showed that recently divorced men were much more likely to engage in drug and alcohol abuse, and showed a drastically increased risk for high blood pressure, stroke, and heart disease. Engaging in […]

The Huffington Post recently did a feature interview with Laura Wasser, celebrity divorce attorney and author, and among the topics they discussed, one very scary statistic came out. According to Wasser, the busiest day of her entire year is her first day back from the holiday break. This means, simply put, that divorce rates spike […]

The government shutdown is all over the news these days – and on a lot people’s minds too. Regardless of how you feel about healthcare, where your political affiliations lie, or how these new, heavily contested laws will affect you personally, we can all agree that a government shutdown is not a good thing, nor […]

Recently, motivational speaker Gerald Rogers, who had recently finalized a divorce after 16 years of marriage, took to Facebook to post a lengthy and heartfelt list of “Marriage Advice I Wish I Would Have Had,” and it’s received over 15,000 likes and has been shared over 118,000 times as of posting this blog as well […]

You know that 80 year old couple that’s dancing at the wedding that clearly adore each other and still look madly in love.  Well, those people will tell you that they were not madly in love everyday for the last 60 years.  In fact, there were many times when they wanted to toss their partner […]

When celebrity couples split, there is always plenty of speculation about why it happened, if there are other people involved, what’s going to happen next, etc. Because we are used to seeing these actors and actresses play dramatic roles, it is easy to assume that there is some exciting secret behind a split, when in […]

Here’s the next video in our blog series “Dr. Dana Answers Your Questions.” Today’s question is from Joe: “How do I stop the divorce?” Learn more about our solution:  How To Get Your Partner Checked Back In Please comment below the video to ask your own questions or just to let us know what you […]