Lynette Hoy

Life After Divorce

You don't have to do this alone. We're here for you. Talk to a mentor today. Divorce is a great loss and a crisis which has a huge impact the lives of everyone involved. If you have experienced, or are experiencing divorce, my heart goes out to you. I know about divorce. My parents were divorced when I was 12 years old. It was painful. It...

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My husband is meeting women online
My husband is meeting women online

A year ago my husband started chatting with women on the Internet. All his free time is spent chatting with these women. I have become very jealous and hurt over this. We argue about it all the time. He says that the women don't mean anything to him but he won't quit. There is one woman that he seems very close to they talk everyday. He is very...

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Returning Home after Separation
Returning Home after Separation

My husband and I have been separated for a while now and he is thinking of returning home. On one hand I want him to and on the other I am not sure because of many fears I have. What would be your advice in handling this? What should I do and/or what should I not do? Advice: Thank you for writing. I would suggest that now is the best time for...

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Givers vs. Takers
Givers vs. Takers

Many marriages and relationships are not violent, but they are not healthy or happy and far from the ideal of great. Why? Often, it's because one person in the relationship becomes a giver, and the other a taker. Here's an example of such a relationship described by a young woman who wrote to me for counsel. Q: This summer I found out from...

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Moving from Anger to Healthy Assertiveness
Moving from Anger to Healthy Assertiveness

All of us have experienced anger. Some of us have cringed under the rage in our families, struggled with it in our souls, felt it toward our friends, co-workers and loved ones. Some of us have shocked others with volcanoes of anger. The evidence abounds that we live in a mad, mad, mad world. A recent study showed: 23% of Americans openly express...

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Life After Divorce: Now What?
Life After Divorce: Now What?

Have you been through a divorce? Confide in an online mentor and let them walk with you. Divorce is a great loss and a crisis that has a huge impact the lives of everyone involved. If you have experienced, or are experiencing divorce, my heart goes out to you. I know about divorce. My parents were divorced when I was 12 years old. It was painful....

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