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Happy Holidays from Divorce Source Radio. So what's to be happy about you ask.  I know things may be very rough for you right now, but I want you to understand I have been there and gotten beyond that. I'm re-airing this show I did going on five years ago when I went through my own divorce.  It was all happening during the holidays and I reached out to psychologist, Dr. Larry Friedberg to help others like me cope with our first holiday alone.  This has been one of the most listened to programs on Divorce Source Radio and is my gift to you.  I hope this program helps you.  - Steve Peck, Founder & Host, Divorce Source Radio. The holidays can be a challenging time for families going through divorce. We have these images of perfect family holidays, yet your own family is coping with a situation that is anything but perfect. In this program, psychologist, Dr. Larry Friedberg, provides advice to help get you through the holidays. This Program Covers: ·          Dealing with ALL Holidays including: Christmas, Ha

Domestic violence, also known as domestic abuse, spousal abuse, battering, family violence, and intimate partner violence (IPV), is a pattern of behavior which involves the abuse by one partner against another in an intimate relationship such as marriage, cohabitation, dating or within the family.  There doesn’t need to be physical scars –there is abuse that results in emotional scars too.  There is sexual abuse; emotional abuse; controlling or domineering; intimidation; stalking; passive/covert abuse (e.g., neglect); and economic deprivation. No matter what culture, religion, color, income bracket, profession there is no typical profile of an abuser or an abused. Our guest, Penny Krowitz, is the executive Director of Act To End Violence Against Women.  She talks with Deborah Moskovitch and Steve Peck about domestic violence and what you can do to protect yourself and your loved ones.  Over the years, Penny has played a leadership role in identifying the strategic issues facing Jewish women and their families

Skin expert, Rhonda Nesbitt joins Being Single with Toni & Steve to talk about inexpensive ways you can look better than ever this holiday season. Rhonda Nesbitt, RN, Aesthetic Nurse Specialist and Owner of The Skin Boutique is a professional with over 9 years of experience in the aesthetic field offering a variety of facial rejuvenation treatments and skin care procedures to renew and revitalize your skin. Treatments are customized to help her clients achieve a their desired skin care goals. Steve LOVES his Botox and Rhonda shares his youthful secrets and tells how you can take years off your life in time for the holidays in this most amazing program. For more on Rhonda, visit: www.SkinBoutiqueExperts.com.  For more on Toni Morales, visit: www.YouRiseAbove.com.  And for more free programs on divorce and life after divorce, visit: www.DivorceSourceRadio.com.

You don’t have to be Jewish to appreciate the advice our guest, Dr. Anne Brener, shares about mourning divorce, and developing new rituals and traditions.  Rabbi Brener, LCSW is Director of Spiritual Development at The Academy for Jewish Religion, California. She serves Congregation Makom Ohr Shalom as Rabbi and is a Bereavement Chaplain at Skirball Hospice. She is the author of Mourning & Mitzvah: Walking the Mourner's Path  (Jewish Lights, 1993 & 2001) as well as many other publications and assists institutions in creating caring communities. As a Psychotherapist and Spiritual Director, specializing in grief and healing, she works with people throughout North America. In this episode of The Smart Divorce, Rabbi Brener shares her insights and wisdom on mourning the loss of marriage or significant relationship, finding ways to creatively move on, and the dance that you might learn. Topics include: Grieving divorce and seeking closure Walking the mourner’s path Dealing with ambiguous losses How ritua

On this episode of Being Single, Steve and Toni speak with a long-time Divorce Source Radio listener who has experienced infidelity in his past marriage. As many of our listeners know, Toni was featured on the Oprah Winfrey Network's series titled Unfaithful.  It's interesting to hear both a man's and woman's viewpoint of being cheated on.   Questions arise such as, What would make a partner cheat and how do you deal with this type of situation when you have children? Then their are the lessons of forgiveness and trying to move forward without bringing the baggage of bitterness from the past into the new relationship. Even though Toni and Tren have been to Hell and back, it's refreshing to hear that they have moved on working to rebuild their lives with hope and trust.  If you have ever been cheated on, you're going to relate to this show and hopefully find a sense of comfort in knowing that others have experienced your pain as well. For more on Toni, visit: www.YouRiseAbove.com.  For more programs related to

Being Single is our new show on Divorce Source Radio for singles everywhere.  Regardless of how you got to being single, our show provides what you need to know in a fun and informative way. Join Steve Peck and Toni Morales as they explore all things single.  This program offers encouragement and hope for those who are newly single and topics that all singles can relate to.  As the song says, Breaking Up Is Hard To Do.  The questions is... does it really have to be that hard?  For more information on Toni Morales, visit: www.YouRiseAbove.com.  If you'd like to write the show with questions or suggestions, write: DivorceSourceRadio@gmail.com.  For more programs relater to divorce and life after divorce, visit: www.DivorceSourceRadio.com.

On this episode of Single Again! Now What?, Elliott Connie, author of The Solution Focused Marriage joins us. Perhaps you've  been through a divorce or a relationship breakup and are looking for a way to have better relationships in the future.  You've found the right show as Elliott shares 5 simple habits designed to bring out the best in your future relationships. If you're like most of us, hearing the following four words from your partner is akin to getting punched in the stomach: "We need to talk."  That's because we're conditioned to expect conversations to be about problems rather than solutions.. Amazingly, it only takes a few simple behavioral shifts to flip problem-focused talk into its counterpart: solution-focused communication. Topics in the program include: Setting a goal for your new relationship Recalling the "honeymoon" phase of your relationship How to communicate the positive progress you've made with your partner The importance of dating your mate Functioning as a partnership And much mor

Have you heard about the new organization, Leading Women for Shared Parenting or LW4SP?  This is a group of prominent women who recognize that absent issues of abuse, neglect or abandonment, government policy and laws must be structured in such a way as to maximize the opportunity of all parents to contribute to the social, emotional, intellectual, physical, moral and spiritual development of their children. According to Pew Research on the Huffington Post, there is yet another data point to add to the changing portrait of American parents: the number of single fathers has risen ninefold since demographers began measuring it more than 50 years ago. Back in 1960 there were fewer than 300,000 households headed by single dads, according to an analysis of Census Bureau data released by the Pew Research Center. By 2011 that had grown to more than 2.6 million. That’s more than twice the rate of growth of single mother-led households, which quadrupled in the same period, to 8.6 million from 1.9 million. Our guest, o

On this episode of Single Again! Now What? Lisa LaBelle rejoins Joanie and Steve to discuss of all things, your granny's panties! Yep, you heard us right.  The author of From Granny Panties to Thongs, Penny Burke joins the show to share how even your elder parents might still have a desire to get their Mojo on after divorce or the loss of a spouse. As kids, we've always had a hard time thinking about our parents having sex.  Imagine how it must feel to discover your elder mom's red thong in the washing hamper.  This couldn't be my mom's could it?  This is a true story and the inspiration for Penny's new book. For more on Penny Burke's new book, visit: www.FromGrannyPantiesToThongs.com. For more on Lisa, Amy and Hope After Divorce, visit: www.HopeAfterDivorce.org. For more on Joanie, visit: www.FreshStartAfterDivorce.com. And for more programs on divorce and life after divorce, visit: www.DivorceSourceRadio.com.  

Divorce is never easy, and most of us aren't prepared to handle all that comes along with it. How will you deal with being alone after years of marriage?  What do you tell your children and how can you be a role model to them during this very tough time?  How can you make ends meet with half the money you used to have?  And how will you pick up the pieces and move on to a new life with healthier relationships? These are just a few of the questions one faces when going through divorce.  On this episode of Single Again! Now What? Joanie Winberg and Steve Peck introduce you to a new website designed to help you survive your divorce.  It's the Divorce Support Center at: www.HopeAfterDivorce.org. Co founders Lisa LaBelle and Amy Osmond Cook join us to introduce their new website and most importantly, offer hope. If you're thinking the name Osmond sounds familiar and wondering if Amy is any relation to the famous Donny and Marie Osmond you're spot on.  Amy Osmond Cook is their niece and like Lisa, has experienced

On this episode of Single Again! Now What? Joanie Winberg and Steve Peck tackle the tough topic of affairs. Have you ever been cheated on?  Perhaps you were the one that cheated.  The question is, why do lovers stray and if they do so, is it possible to save your relationship? Our program is titled "Can A Relationship Be Saved After An Affair" and our guest is a therapist whose practice deals exclusively with couples who have experienced an infidelity.  David Feder is based out of Toronto and he helps clients all over the world heal after an affair. Not everyone will want to stay together after an affair but David has created a program called VISION that helps people make a choice that is right for them.  Although not all couples are able to stay together after infidelity, David has helped many work through an affair, stay together and experience a loving relationship. David helps couples grieve the loss of their “old” relationship, rebuild the trust that was lost and assists couples in building a new relatio

On this episode of Single Again! Now What? Joanie and Steve feature attorney and author David Pisarra to discuss Co-Parenting a Pet. Using his own life story as a backdrop, David T. Pisarra, shares his experience of sharing a dog in What About Wally? and how it helped bring closure and healed the hurt of a broken heart. Breaking up is difficult, and when you share a dog, (or cat for that matter), with another person, how your ex treats the dog is a major concern. Our dogs become like our children, and we want "the ex" to treat them with the same love, respect and care that we do. Combining the life experiences of a divorce lawyer and a pet expert, David teaches the vital principles of co-parenting, mutual respect and the value of a clear parenting plan. Other topics include: Joanie's Cancer Retreat Parental Alination Personal Protection & Restraining Orders How Divorce Ramps Up Anger  For more on David Pisarra and his new book What About Wally, visit: www.WhatAboutWally.com. For more programs on divor

Joanie and Steve are back with Single Again! Now What? and the show opens with a gross topic of bed bugs.  Steve is facing a devastating problem at his apartment complex and may be forced to move and trash all of his new furniture.  Joanie then shares her story of bugs in her bed. On a lighter note, it's time for some world divorce trivia and Joanie is surprised that steve gets so many questions correct. The dynamic duo then moves on to answer a listener question of how to deal with his girlfriend's jealousy of his relationship with his ex. Finally, Steve shares that his on again/off again relationship is off again. And this time, it looks like for good.  This begins the topic, what do when your lover can't commit to you? For more programs on divorce and life after divorce, visit: www.DivorceSourceRadio.com.  For more on Joanie, visit: www.FreshStartAfterDivorce.com

On this episode of The Smart Divorce with Deborah Moskovitch we discuss Real Soloutions for Stepfamilies. Did you know that the divorce rate for remarriages with children is at a whopping 62-70%? Did you know that most stepfamilies take years (four to six) before family members even begin to feel comfortable with one another, let alone love one another? Did you know that the research shows that only approximately 20% of adult stepchildren report positive feelings about their stepmothers, despite the years of effort and kindness so many of them have shown their stepchildren? As you may imagine, there are many conversations that couples need to have before combining their families.   Our guest, Mary Kelly provides us with a framework for considerations when having the important conversations when merging families.  She provides the do’s and don’ts for making this new family more likely to work.  Ms. Kelly is a therapist who has been working with and writing about stepcouples, stepfamilies, step kids, stepmoms a

Steve and Joanie are back with another fun-filled and informative episode of Single Again! Now What? on Divorce Source Radio. This shows topics include: Joanie's Cancer Retreat Will Joanie Go to Texas Next Week? Steve's Trip to Boston The ridiculous cost of vacations Real Estate Values Rising Which is best, Renting or Owning Your Home? Steve's Ex Gets Rid of All His Valuable Stuff For more programs on divorce and life after divorce, visit: www.DivorceSourceRadio.com.  For more on Joanie, visit: www.FreshStartAfterDivorce.com.

On this episode of Single Again! Now What? Joanie and Steve are trying their hand at doing the show "live" on Google Hangout. This technology provides our listeners the opportunity to watch us do the show and and interact with us.   To watch this show on Google Hangout, visit www.Facebook.com/SingleAgainNowWhat. Our topic for this show is Parental Alienation, a horrible situation where one parent turns their child against the other parent. Listener Kev joins us on the broadcast to tell  of his experience with parental alienation. For more programs on divorce and life after divorce, visit: www.DivorceSourceRadio.com.  For more on Joanie, visit: www.FreshStartAfterDivorce.com.

Now more than ever it’s time to consider a Prenuptial Agreement if you’re getting married, or a Cohabitation Agreement if you’re living together.   The prenup seems so utterly unromantic — or just plain wrong — but it's also become so right for so many these days: those keenly aware that a marriage may end up in a legal separation, divorce or death. Most prenups tackle financial issues such as real estate, division of bank accounts and potential spousal support in the case of divorce or separation.  It’s not just for the rich and famous, but for anyone that wants to protect assets. Mapping out a pre-nuptial agreement is never particularly romantic. But it can be especially tricky when children from previous relationships are involved. It’s also a good time to explore your financial values and ideals with your partner so that you better understand each others expectations.  Our guest, lawyer Ed Winer, is one of the top ten divorce lawyers in the United States.  Mr. Winer has practiced family law for four deca

If you're going through a divorce or post divorce and finding it hard to sleep and having a hard time understanding your dreams, you're not alone.  On this episode of Divorce Source Radio with Steve Peck, Dream analyst, Patricia Baker joins us to help us better understand what's happening in our dream world. Patricia helps us understand our dreams and shows us how we can use them to learn from our past and empower our future. Patricia studied with numerous dream experts including Native American Medicine men and women, and was in private practice for twenty years.  Her new book titled Dream Comm is now available and a "must read" to help you understand your dream state. For more on Patricia Baker, visit: www.supernaturalgirlz.com. For more programs related to divorce and life after divorce, visit: www.DivorceSourceRadio.com.

Transformation from a Participating Partner to a Successful Rebuilder In this episode David Feder focuses on the PARTICIPATING PARTNER and the guidelines the person who cheated MUST follow in order to become a SUCCESSFUL REBUILDER. The difference between the IMPOSTER who says he or she wants to heal and the PARTICIPATING PARTNER who doesn’t just talk but is willing to WALK THE TALK is committing to a series of guidelines that makes recovery possible. In this episode we discuss: Do lie detector tests work and should they be used How to help your spouse heal from an affair How to become a successful relationship REBUILDER For more on David Feder, visit: www.MyLifeAfterAn Affair.com.

Our guest, Dr. Donald Gordon, is a Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Center for Divorce Education.  The Center for Divorce Education is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating the public, and family justice professionals on the effects of divorce and parenting plans on the emotional and social development of children. Dr. Gordon is a 40+ year clinical psychologist and researcher with an area of expertise targeting the reduction and prevention of juvenile delinquency. During his 40 years of working with families, Dr. Gordon has studied the effects that different strategies have on reducing conflict within a family (both with parents and children). In this episode of The Smart Divorce, Dr. Gordon shares his insights and wisdom on developing a healthy, happy relationship with your children and co-parent.  He explains how to communicate effectively, minimize stress, reduce conflict, and take your children out of the middle of the crossfire.  We explore the cost effective education programs for p