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Divorce
A Happier New Year — 2022
January 6, 2022 - by Rachel Alexander, Esq.
The New Year brings the opportunity to look ahead with a clean slate. For divorcing couples this can be an…

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Communication
The Lies Divorcing People Tell … And What to Do About Them
January 27, 2021 - by Rachel Alexander, Esq.
{4 minutes to read} Early conversations about divorce can be inflammatory and emotional. In fact, they often are not conversations…

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Divorce
Re-Entering the Workforce Post Divorce Part I of 4
September 16, 2020 - by Rachel Alexander, Esq.
{3 minutes to read} Reentering the workforce can be among the most daunting tasks arising out of a divorce. Typically…

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Communication
Mediating Your Divorce Online: A Good Option in this Time of Court Closures and Social Distancing
May 8, 2020 - by Rachel Alexander, Esq.
{4 minutes to read} In the midst of the Covid crisis, what are divorcing couples — and would-be divorcing couples…

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Communication
A COVID-19 Tale: From Social Isolation to Social Responsibility
April 22, 2020 - by Rachel Alexander, Esq.
Recently, in this time of COVID-19, I had an experience which I’m sharing as I think it might be useful…

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Focusing
Focusing Attunement: The Inner Critic
December 12, 2018 - by Rachel Alexander, Esq.
In this attunement we’re going to experiment with a first, deliberate interaction with our inner critic. This…

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Focusing
How Could You Do That? The Inner Critic Speaks, and This Time We’re Listening
November 28, 2018 - by Rachel Alexander, Esq.
“What were you thinking? Did you just say that? Out loud?” {8 minutes to read} That’s not a nice way…

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Divorce General Well-Being
Holiday First Aid for Hurt Hearts
November 14, 2018 - by Rachel Alexander, Esq.
{2 minutes to read} Divorce can reshape our holiday celebrations into something disordered, gloomy and sad. In the midst of…

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Focusing
Focusing Attunement: The 5 Foundations — Standing and Walking
October 23, 2018 - by Rachel Alexander, Esq.
{4 minutes to read} It’s my pleasure to share the second of two attunements from a dear Focusing colleague, Jocelyn…

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Communication
Does Your Attorney Fit Your Particular Genotype? Part II
August 22, 2018 - by Rachel Alexander, Esq.
{4:12 minutes to read} In my last blog , I looked at…

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Divorce
When it All Comes Down to the Blender: The Value of Personal Property in Divorce
July 26, 2018 - by Rachel Alexander, Esq.
{6 minutes to read} Personal property, furnishings and personality are typically encompassed by the objects that reside in marital (and…

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Focusing
“Going In” Doesn’t Mean Going Deep – Part II
June 5, 2018 - by Rachel Alexander, Esq.
{5 minutes to read} Part II picks up where we left off, providing the last three elements of how…

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Focusing
Positive Psychology
May 23, 2018 - by Rachel Alexander, Esq.
Balance the pH of Your Psyche with Positive Psychology and Focusing Positive psychology tells us that it only takes a…

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Focusing
Why Open the Door? And Why Do You Still Have that Hideous Bedspread?
May 10, 2018 - by Rachel Alexander, Esq.
{6 minutes to read} Avoidance. Numbing. Most of us are adept at coping through these mechanisms also called (by me…

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Focusing General Well-Being
Inner Architecture — The Resource of Your Own Imagination
April 26, 2018 - by Rachel Alexander, Esq.
Transcript of Attunement Just taking a moment to find a comfortable place to sit or stand. In this…

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Focusing
A 3-Minute Attunement (Reconnecting Within)
March 26, 2018 - by Rachel Alexander, Esq.
{2:30 minutes to read} 3-Minute Attunement Transcription Let’s begin by just slowing down. Finding a comfortable seat. Coming…

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Children
A Triumph for the Best Interests of the Child
February 26, 2018 - by Rachel Alexander, Esq.
The Overruling of Baures by the NJ Appellate Court {7:12 minutes to read} Relocation is among the most difficult family…

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General
What is an Attunement? (And is an Oil Change Included?)
February 14, 2018 - by Rachel Alexander, Esq.
{4:30 minutes to read} A focusing session usually begins with a “lead-in” or something called an “attunement.” An attunement, much…

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Finance
If I Can Waive Alimony, Why Can’t I Waive Child Support?
February 5, 2018 - by Rachel Alexander, Esq.
{5:45 minutes to read} If I can waive alimony, why can’t I waive child support? Fair question. Here’s why: Alimony…

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Divorce
Ungrateful and Pissed Off? A Curmudgeon’s Survival Guide for Thanksgiving
November 20, 2017 - by Rachel Alexander, Esq.
{6:00 minutes to read} Don’t look now, but here comes Thanksgiving! When you are already in survival mode, a holiday…

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Divorce
The “We Space”
October 24, 2017 - by Rachel Alexander, Esq.
{4:12 minutes to read} The “we space” is what is created when two or more people are in a relationship.…

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Focusing
Mindfulness and “Self-in-Presence”: A Tool for Divorce Mediation?
October 11, 2017 - by Rachel Alexander, Esq.
{5:18 minutes to read} How do we get present? Last time we looked at the importance of mindfulness and getting…

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Focusing
Mindfulness and Mediation
October 3, 2017 - by Rachel Alexander, Esq.
{3:30 minutes to read} In some spiritual practices, a bell sounds several times a day calling the observant to prayer.…

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