Are you an ex-boyfriend cloner? A lot of people are. Here's how the story goes. You have a torrid love affair. The best sex of your life. Or maybe you feel you've met your soul mate, but something goes wrong and the relationship ends. He left her, she left him. Someone moved or was married or returned to their ex or whatever the scenario might be. In the aftermath of something like this, it's common that people try to clone their ex. If you had a tall blonde, you go looking for another … [Read more...]
Re-Branding Self – WOMEN in RECOVERY
February 12, 2013 by
Re-build, Re-Vitalize, and Re-Gain YOU = Re-Branding Self !!! Finally, it’s all over. Hopefully, you have your life to yourself and you can look forward to the future ahead of you. However, depending on your particular story of disappointment, divorce, or failure, it may not be that easy or clear-cut. Your relationship may have ended, your divorce may be final on paper, you lost your favorite job, you lost a child. Your experiences of perceived failures might be in the past, but … [Read more...]
Caring for the Children during a Divorce
January 25, 2013 by
Working for a couple going through a divorce can be especially challenging for a nanny, however it can also be exceptionally rewarding. There are few times when a nanny can be of more help and support than when a family is being divided by divorce. Here are some things to keep in mind if you find yourself in the position of care giving for a family that is going through a divorce. The only side you’re on is the child’s. It’s not uncommon for a nanny to have a closer relationship … [Read more...]
Handling the Holidays on Your Own – WOMEN & RECOVERY
December 21, 2012 by
DIVORCE The Holidays are here and one should give a good college try to enjoy this Easter/Passover Season. For all the Women of our World that are starting over in their lives, through this time of year, the following shared experience may offer some solace. There's no way to get around it: Cheer and glad tidings surround you during the holidays, but chances are you don't feel very festive. In fact, you probably feel more alone than ever, especially if you find … [Read more...]
Strength is from within…after divorce – WOMEN in RECOVERY
December 9, 2012 by
Strength is from within...after divorce If you are recently divorced, you are facing many challenges, even if the divorce was your idea. You have the financial adjustment, adjustment to single parenting, possible conflicts with your former spouse, helping your children adjust to the visitation schedule, and the list goes on. If you are not a religious person, what source of strength do you draw from during those challenges? The answer may be something you have not considered … [Read more...]
HONOR, What Does It Mean to Be Honorable?
October 17, 2012 by
Honour or honor (see spelling differences; from the Latin word honos, honoris) is an abstract concept entailing a perceived quality of worthiness and respectability that affects both the social standing and the self-evaluation of an individual or corporate body such as a family, school, regiment or nation. Accordingly, individuals (or corporate bodies) are assigned worth and stature based on the harmony of their actions with a specific code of honour, and the moral code of the society at … [Read more...]
Violence is not always Visible, Henriette Eiby Christensen
September 28, 2012 by
How Anger (and education) Saved Me From Suicide Six years ago, I came out of a 12-year verbally abusive relationship not knowing what had happened. First relief, then not understanding why I felt so bad, and kept feeling like the world would be a better place without me in it. Then ANGER. No way was I going to let him continue to have that kind of power over me – I had to understand everything, not only for myself, but also for my three children. And so I started writing and … [Read more...]
World Pulse, Ending Violence Against Women Campaign Update
September 20, 2012 by
The Power of Your Stories "While there is breath in this body I will speak the truth." Aoife | Ireland It has been two weeks since we announced our Ending Violence Against Women Digital Action Campaign, and we have already received over 240 community submissions from all over the world. From a witness to the horrors of acid violence in Bangladesh, to a South African man determined to redefine masculinity and address the root causes of violence, to a journalist grappling … [Read more...]
DIVORCE, Rising, Surviving and Thriving – WOMEN in RECOVERY
September 18, 2012 by
DIVORCE - Rising, Surviving and Thriving People going through divorce often focus on the endings it represents – the ending of a relationship, a dream, a way of life. To thrive after divorce requires you to look at divorce as a beginning – the beginning of a new life, of new possibilities for loving relationship, of a sense of self-empowerment and awareness you may have never have experienced before. One small suggestion for all of us that are or have lived through a separation or divorce … [Read more...]
WOMAN of ACTION™ – Eileen Bencivengo
August 29, 2012 by
A Celebration of Women™ ... is elated to Celebrate the Life os this woman. Not only is she a Survivor; she realizes today that she is a Thrivor! Having Risen Above her Greatest Challenges in Life, she is now here to help the Women of our World. Welcome with us another awesome Woman Taking Action !!! WOMAN of ACTION™ Eileen Bencivengo I grew up in a loving environment. My mom and dad were very loving but strict parents. I was daddy’s little girl and mommy’s … [Read more...]
The Myth of Divorce: ReDating is a Better Option
August 14, 2012 by
People who divorce often think they’ll be happier. Statistics say otherwise. A 2002 study by the Institute for American Values showed that 66% of unhappily married adults who didn’t divorce were happily married five years later even when the marriage had serious problems. Only 20% had divorced and happily remarried in the same time period. You’re more likely to end up happily married to the spouse you have than if you trade your spouse for a newer model. Why? Here’s why: Divorce … [Read more...]
Divorce with Dignity – WOMEN in RECOVERY
July 22, 2012 by
Ending a relationship with dignity? Nothing odd about it at all, it's just a classic case of biting off more than you chew with panache. It's so damn hard ending it with your head held high, when all you want to do is bury it under a pillow and lie there for an eternity. To keep an indefatigable quota of good words and wishes for your ex every time you speak of him when all you want to do is lash out and be human. To keep … [Read more...]
WOMAN of ACTION™ – Lady Diana Spencer *Celebration Tribute
March 8, 2012 by
A Celebration of Women™ has been born to Celebrate the Lives of great Women that rose above adversity, persevered through challenges and succeeded to make some kind of positive change in our World. It is an honor this day, to Celebrate the Life of an amazing woman, that not only persevered through great challenges, she transcended into a world of Royalty through marriage, motherhood and surviving great amounts of nebulous controversy and scrutiny. Through her life, this Lady managed to travel … [Read more...]
‘MALICIOUS MOTHER SYNDROME’, Is this YOU?
December 5, 2011 by
A Celebration of Women is ... a global women's advocacy organization that is on a mission to educate, inspire and motivate the Women of our World to Take Action in their own lives. This statement includes taking responsibility for our own decisions, errors in judgement and mistakes. Contributing to to an UN-healthy environment for the children we birth is NOT an acceptable practice for anyone, regardless of circumstance. NO EXC-- USES EXIST. Regardless of circumstance, as painful as it may … [Read more...]
