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    How Much Will My Collaborative Divorce Cost?
    Beth Proudfoot, LMFT
    • Sep 15, 2021
    • 1 min

    How Much Will My Collaborative Divorce Cost?

    This is an important question...and the answer is complicated! Video below.
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    Is It Okay to Cry in Front of Your Kids?
    Beth Proudfoot, LMFT
    • Jan 28, 2021
    • 1 min

    Is It Okay to Cry in Front of Your Kids?

    Here's a link to a lovely article in Good Housekeeping Magazine. I was honored to be asked to contribute! https://www.goodhousekeeping.co...
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    Thinking About Getting a "Corona Divorce?
    Beth Proudfoot, LMFT
    • Jan 27, 2021
    • 3 min

    Thinking About Getting a "Corona Divorce?

    Yes, it is possible to get divorced despite the challenges of the pandemic and economy. Added bonus: the creativity needed right now can...
    61 views0 comments
    Can't Sleep? Try These 10 Things
    Beth Proudfoot, LMFT
    • May 26, 2020
    • 4 min

    Can't Sleep? Try These 10 Things

    When you are stressed to the max, your body thinks you’re in danger and keeps you awake. Your logical mind knows, of course, that you...
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    It's Possible to Get Divorced in California This Year
    Beth Proudfoot, LMFT
    • Apr 25, 2020
    • 1 min

    It's Possible to Get Divorced in California This Year

    COVID-19 has changed everything, including how couples proceed with their divorces in California. With the courts closed, mediation and...
    37 views0 comments
    Random Acts of Kindness Christmas Tree II - What is an ROAK?
    Beth Proudfoot, LMFT
    • Dec 7, 2019
    • 1 min

    Random Acts of Kindness Christmas Tree II - What is an ROAK?

    Here's the second video in this series. :-)
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    The Random Acts of Kindness Christmas Tree
    Beth Proudfoot, LMFT
    • Nov 30, 2019
    • 1 min

    The Random Acts of Kindness Christmas Tree

    Word has gotten out about this tradition, which I started during my own divorce. So many people have asked me to say more about it! So, I...
    20 views0 comments
    "Why Do I Need Such a BIG Team for my Collaborative Divorce??"
    Beth Proudfoot, LMFT
    • Oct 9, 2019
    • 2 min

    "Why Do I Need Such a BIG Team for my Collaborative Divorce??"

    Collaborative divorce is all about having a great team.
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    Why I Work in Collaborative Divorce
    Beth Proudfoot, LMFT
    • May 28, 2019
    • 1 min

    Why I Work in Collaborative Divorce

    For me, it's all about the kids.
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    Feeling Stressed about the Holidays?
    Beth Proudfoot, LMFT
    • Oct 31, 2018
    • 3 min

    Feeling Stressed about the Holidays?

    One helpful way to look at stress is to think of it as a buildup in your body of the chemicals your brain puts out every time you have to...
    14 views0 comments
    Building Trust About Money in Divorce
    Beth Proudfoot, LMFT
    • Oct 18, 2018
    • 1 min

    Building Trust About Money in Divorce

    Are you afraid your ex will hide assets or use other tricks to cheat you out of your share of your community property? If so, you're not...
    22 views0 comments
    You Should Be...Guilty! How to Break the Cycle of Shame
    Beth Proudfoot, LMFT
    • Sep 21, 2018
    • 3 min

    You Should Be...Guilty! How to Break the Cycle of Shame

    I see the destructive cycle of shame almost every day as a child therapist. Example: One of my young clients was traumatized by a...
    270 views0 comments
    Divorce is Stressful! Here’s How to Take Care of Yourself
    Beth Proudfoot, LMFT
    • Sep 6, 2018
    • 3 min

    Divorce is Stressful! Here’s How to Take Care of Yourself

    Every time you have to make a decision, or experience a strong feeling, your brain sends out "stress hormones" to the rest of your body....
    28 views0 comments
    Helping Children to Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway
    Beth Proudfoot, LMFT
    • Jun 8, 2018
    • 2 min

    Helping Children to Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway

    So, I went zip-lining in the redwoods recently. Imagine me with hands on hips, like a cowboy in chaps, cooling surveying the toe of my...
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    Rebuilding After Divorce: How Children Overcome Trauma
    Beth Proudfoot, LMFT
    • Apr 14, 2018
    • 2 min

    Rebuilding After Divorce: How Children Overcome Trauma

    Children can be quite resilience. After a major change or loss, though, they need time and space to play and rebuild. About a year ago, I...
    49 views0 comments
    Betrayal: How Can I Feel Right Again After What I've Done?
    Beth Proudfoot, LMFT
    • Apr 13, 2018
    • 3 min

    Betrayal: How Can I Feel Right Again After What I've Done?

    So, you blew it. You made a mistake which has deeply hurt someone you once loved. There were all kinds of good reasons why you did what...
    84 views0 comments
    How Could You Do This To Me?
Healing after Betrayal
    Beth Proudfoot, LMFT
    • Apr 12, 2018
    • 2 min

    How Could You Do This To Me? Healing after Betrayal

    Even small betrayals are felt deep in the soul. Big betrayals, betrayals by the people we care the most about or are the most committed...
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    On Love and Screens and Whether They Can Coexist
    Beth Proudfoot, LMFT
    • Apr 7, 2018
    • 2 min

    On Love and Screens and Whether They Can Coexist

    I visited my doctor recently, and she shared with me her frustration about the new regulations requiring doctors to keep electronic...
    15 views0 comments
    Playing With Death
    Beth Proudfoot, LMFT
    • Apr 7, 2018
    • 5 min

    Playing With Death

    We don’t have a good way of explaining death to children in our culture anymore. We don’t talk about death. We try to pretend that it...
    18 views0 comments
    Everything Changes
    Beth Proudfoot, LMFT
    • Apr 2, 2018
    • 2 min

    Everything Changes

    The yoga guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar describes life’s journey as a bus ride. We don’t get a group ticket. Each of us has our own point of...
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