One Mindset Shift That Could Change How Divorce Affects Your Children By Christina McGhee For co-parents thinking about the effects of divorce on children. Over the past week, how many emails have you gotten so far that read something like this…”Welcome to 2020! A brand-new year and a brand-new decade,” or “OMG, it’s 2020!!! Happy Freaking New Year!! If your inbox is anything like mine, you’ve probably gotten quite a few of these. TBH, I’m not feeling it. I know, I know… A New Year is supposed to be a time when everyone thinks about fresh starts, new beginnings, and making big changes. Me? I’m still in reflection mode and processing what happened in our family this Christmas for the first time in decades and why it took sooooo freaking long to get there. It’s something I’ve never written about before. And even though parts of it are hard to admit, it’s important to me to walk my talk. As a coach, I ask parents to do hard things all the time, things that feel awkward, uncomfortabl...
How to stay resilient when life gets tough By Christina McGhee I hope that you and yours have managed to stay safe and healthy over the past couple of months. For some of you, it’s been a while since you’ve heard from me. I thought you should know why. I don’t know one single person whose life hasn’t been impacted by the multitude of challenges this year has thrown our way. Anybody else ready to be done with 2020? I know I am. 2020 hasn’t been a banner year for the McGhee household, but probably not for the reasons you’d expect. Since January hit, we’ve had two deaths in the family. My father was hospitalized for the second time in three months, the first time involved open-heart surgery. One of my children was in a serious car accident and ended up in the Emergency Room, (thankfully she only sustained minor injuries.) My husband was quarantined twice due to possible COVID exposure. Days after being released from quarantine, he managed to injure his foot and spent two more weeks ...