Category Archives: Blog Entries

The Mouse In My House

By Alison Patton | Published: March 31, 2013
We have four cats—all hunters who, despite the bell we affix to their collars, regularly bring us catches from the canyon:  mice, rats, birds, lizards, even an occasional baby rabbit and King snake.  As early as six-years old, my kids became adept at either rescuing a still-live animal from the cat’s mouth (which they’d release [...]
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Happy Thanksgiving, and as we officially launch the holiday season . . .

By Alison Patton | Published: November 22, 2012
I am reminded of a quote by Matt Groening (creator of The Simpsons): “Families are about love overcoming emotional torture.” (And this applies whether you’re married, separated, divorced or single.) Good luck and hang in there!
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“Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.” (My advice: try mediation first)

By Alison Patton | Published: October 2, 2012
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Feed the Love, Starve the Anger

By Alison Patton | Published: May 3, 2012
(photo by Anant N S) You never know where you’re going to get the next piece of wisdom. Yesterday my son and I were at Trader Joe’s grocery store, enjoying a quick morning chat with a store employee named Wendy who runs the sample station. Wendy is one of those persons who knows how to [...]
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The Pursuit of Happiness

By Alison Patton | Published: March 1, 2012
I just finished The Happiness Project, a book by Gretchen Rubin based on her year-long project to make her life happier. It was a good read with tips I’m going to integrate into my own life. When this book came out in 2009, book clubs started their own happiness projects based on Rubin’s formula. As [...]
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Brene Brown: The power of vulnerability

By Alison Patton | Published: January 3, 2012
Very inspirational and thought-provoking – a good way to start a new year with a new vision.
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Surviving the Holidays

By Alison Patton | Published: November 12, 2011
(This blog post ran in 2010. I’m posting it again this holiday season due to positive feedback from readers last year. If this is your first holiday season separated/ divorced, don’t lose heart. You can do it! Read on!) The child in me will always love the holidays. I take such pleasure in traditions–hanging our [...]
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Sabbatical

By Alison Patton | Published: June 20, 2011
The Divorce Doc will be taking a sabbatical! Yes, after a wonderful year and a half of blogging and writing, I am taking a leave to spend time with my family and to travel. I will be out of the country for part of the time, so please forgive any delayed response to emails and [...]
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