Parenting

What Is Collaborative Divorce—and How Can Couples Counseling Help?

by : Dr. Lagrotte

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Divorce doesn’t have to mean chaos in the courtroom or years of resentment. For couples who want to separate with mutual respect and minimal damage—especially when children are involved—collaborative divorce offers a healthier, more human-centered path.

Co-Parenting After a Divorce: How Therapy Can Guide You

by : Dr. Lagrotte

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Co-parenting after a divorce isn’t easy—but it doesn’t have to be a war zone. Learn how therapy can help you communicate better, reduce conflict, and prioritize your child’s emotional health.

Parenting Without Losing Your Relationship: Real Talk from a Couples Counseling Perspective

by : Dr. Lagrotte

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Parenting is no joke. Between sleepless nights, endless messes, and constantly being “on,” it’s easy for your relationship to take a backseat. And if you’re starting to feel more like roommates than romantic partners? You’re not alone.

Let’s stick with the sticky stuff

by : Dr. Lagrotte

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Are you doing okay? Lots to read lately I’m sure. We recently had our spring break and we took a family vacation!!! I’m excited and the best part is that it was budgeted beforehand. Yep, that’s right we have a budget and we talk about our budget twice a month. It’s a hard thing to…
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Staying in the Moment

by : Dr. Lagrotte

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First day of school thoughts, and there are a lot of them. This is something I’ve been working on for a while now and I wanted to take the time to write about it and share with you how I’m doing with it. Too many times in my life, I have these great things happen…
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Are You Organized?

by : Dr. Lagrotte

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Hoorary!  Back to school today for us! Do I really mean hoorary? I think so.  We got our girls off to school this morning.  It was enjoyable and fun this morning. We left early and had lots of time to get them settled in their classrooms. How is this possible? Let’s talk about organization to…
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Compatibility 101

by : Dr. Lagrotte

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Compatibility Hello everyone! Because of my flexible schedule of working evenings and weekends, I get the chance to volunteer for my girls classes. I do art projects once a month and as the school year dwindles down, they’re coming to an end

Choices, choices and more choices

by : Dr. Lagrotte

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Life is Full of Choices Ok, life is full of choices and it’s very confusing what choices you should make on a day to day basis. What if I told you that you make so many choices a day and that the ones you are making are the right ones! Hooray right? Well, they might…
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Make Some Couples Time

by : Dr. Lagrotte

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Yes, you can make couples time Have you ever heard the phrase, “You know you have children when having a 5 minute conversation takes all day.”  This is a joke of course, but is it?  We spend so much time on our children and what time we have left we spend on what?  Umm, that’s…
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