Months of quarantine under the current stay-at-home orders will test the strongest of relationships—some people may even consider getting the virus ...
Dealing with emotions
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ROBIN GRAINE, JD, CDFA, GRAINE MEDIATION

Will Coronavirus Isolation be the Last Straw in Your Marriage?
Graine Mediation
ROBIN GRAINE, JD, CDFA, GRAINE MEDIATION

How to Move on After Divorce: Acceptance versus Forgiveness
Estimated Reading Time: 3 min 30 sec
When a marriage comes to an end, people are often so deeply hurt that they feel they will never be able to forgive ...
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ROBIN GRAINE, JD, CDFA, GRAINE MEDIATION

Six Phases of Divorce Emotions
Estimated Reading Time: 2 min 50 sec
Divorce is a shock to the system even if getting divorced was your idea. When it finally becomes a reality that ...
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ROBIN GRAINE, JD, CDFA, GRAINE MEDIATION

Divorce Pain and Stress - 8 Tips for Feeling Better
3 min 45 sec read
People get divorced for so many reasons -- feeling alone in the marriage, infidelity, loss of intimacy and companionship, financial ...
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ROBIN GRAINE, JD, CDFA, GRAINE MEDIATION

Signs of Divorce: The Number One Predictor
3 min 30 sec read
Dr. John Gottman, PhD, a 40-year veteran of marriage and divorce studies, co-founder of the Gottman Institute, and author of The Seven ...
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ROBIN GRAINE, JD, CDFA, GRAINE MEDIATION

Children in Divorce: What Experts Say You Can Teach Your Children
2 min 50 sec read
If you model good communication with your spouse during a divorce, it can be a helpful lesson to your children. It will help them learn ...
Graine Mediation
ROBIN GRAINE, JD, CDFA, GRAINE MEDIATION

Extra Marital Affair Ruining Your Marriage?
2 min 50 sec read
As the 37 million people who were hacked on Ashley Madison in 2015 can attest, extra marital affairs are rampant. A study published ...
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ROBIN GRAINE, JD, CDFA, GRAINE MEDIATION

Home Again? Better Known as “Failure to Launch”
5 min 10 sec read
Graine Mediation is pleased to introduce Terri R. Adams, MSW, LCSW, BCD, as our guest blogger this week. Ms. Adams is in private practice ...
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ROBIN GRAINE, JD, CDFA, GRAINE MEDIATION

A Look at Marriage and Alexithymia (the “Unfeeling” Personality)
1 min 30 sec read
Most people in relationships have felt, at one time or another, a lack of communication. A common gender trope has a woman griping ...
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ROBIN GRAINE, JD, CDFA, GRAINE MEDIATION

Moving on After Divorce
2 min 50 sec read
Day in and day out, I deal with people who are suffering from broken hearts. It is incredibly sad. At the same time, however, I view ...
Graine Mediation
ROBIN GRAINE, JD, CDFA, GRAINE MEDIATION

Signs He Will Change
1 min 40 sec read
You're looking for the signs he will change -- but thinking you can change your partner is a classic pitfall in many marriages. Though ...
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ROBIN GRAINE, JD, CDFA, GRAINE MEDIATION

Why Marriages Fail
4 min 20 sec read
These three truths are the primary sad seeds of why marriages fail at such an alarming rate in our culture:
Most people rate personal ...
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ROBIN GRAINE, JD, CDFA, GRAINE MEDIATION

Can an Ugly Divorce Cause PTSD?
1 min 15 sec read
You don't have to go through war to end up with the terrifying and extraordinarily discerning symptoms of PTSD. A divorce -- especially ...
Graine Mediation
ROBIN GRAINE, JD, CDFA, GRAINE MEDIATION

Is He Cheating Signs: 6 Factors Influencing Unfaithfulness
1 min 55 sec read
Is he cheating? What are the signs? There are five factors that seem to have the greatest influence over whether a spouse will cheat. ...
Graine Mediation
ROBIN GRAINE, JD, CDFA, GRAINE MEDIATION

Mediation vs. Litigation: What is Best for Building Relationships Between Non-Custodial Parents and Their Children
2 min 50 sec read
Torn between mediation vs litigation? If you are considering divorce, and children are involved, mediation is usually the best dispute ...