Beth Proudfoot, LMFT

This is an important question...and the answer is complicated! Video below.

Here's a link to a lovely article in Good Housekeeping Magazine. I was honored to be asked to contribute! https://www.goodhousekeeping.co...

Yes, it is possible to get divorced despite the challenges of the pandemic and economy. Added bonus: the creativity needed right now can...

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...

COVID-19 has changed everything, including how couples proceed with their divorces in California. With the courts closed, mediation and...

Here's the second video in this series. :-)

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...

Collaborative divorce is all about having a great team.

For me, it's all about the kids.

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...

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...

I see the destructive cycle of shame almost every day as a child therapist. Example: One of my young clients was traumatized by a...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

I visited my doctor recently, and she shared with me her frustration about the new regulations requiring doctors to keep electronic...

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...

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...