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Toni is Steve's first co-host to actually come and visit him. In the past, Steve has traveled to Toronto, Atlanta and Boston to meet his other co-hosts. This time the tables were turned as Being Single co-host, Toni Morales can to visit Steve in Detroit, AKA, the "D".

In this episode, you'll hear all the fun Steve and Toni had. They even bring on Steve's sister Lori, who hands over a special cookie recipe just in time for the holidays.

This program gives you a glimpse of Toni and Steve's real world and all that is Being Single.

For more on Toni, visit: www.YourRiseAbove.com. For more programs on divorce and life after divorce, visit: www.DivorceSourceRadio.com.

Happy Holidays from Divorce Source Radio. So what's to be happy about you ask. I know things may be very rough for you right now, but I want you to understand I have been there and gotten beyond that.

I'm re-airing this show I did going on five years ago when I went through my own divorce. It was all happening during the holidays and I reached out to psychologist, Dr. Larry Friedberg to help others like me cope with our first holiday alone. This has been one of the most listened to programs on Divorce Source Radio and is my gift to you. I hope this program helps you. - Steve Peck, Founder & Host, Divorce Source Radio.

The holidays can be a challenging time for families going through divorce. We have these images of perfect family holidays, yet your own family is coping with a situation that is anything but perfect. In this program, psychologist, Dr. Larry Friedberg, provides advice to help get you through the holidays.

This Program Covers:

· Dealing with ALL Holidays including: Christmas, Hanukkah , Easter, Birthdays, Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, Graduations

· How to deal with your feelings and emotions during this trying time

· Understanding issues your children may be dealing with during the Holiday season

· Dividing parenting time between you and your ex

· Tips for Holiday parties and gatherings to ease the stress

· Is it proper to begin dating around the Holidays

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Domestic violence, also known as domestic abuse, spousal abuse, battering, family violence, and intimate partner violence (IPV), is a pattern of behavior which involves the abuse by one partner against another in an intimate relationship such as marriage, cohabitation, dating or within the family. There doesn’t need to be physical scars –there is abuse that results in emotional scars too. There is sexual abuse; emotional abuse; controlling or domineering; intimidation; stalking; passive/covert abuse (e.g., neglect); and economic deprivation.

No matter what culture, religion, color, income bracket, profession there is no typical profile of an abuser or an abused.

Our guest, Penny Krowitz, is the executive Director of Act To End Violence Against Women. She talks with Deborah Moskovitch and Steve Peck about domestic violence and what you can do to protect yourself and your loved ones. Over the years, Penny has played a leadership role in identifying the strategic issues facing Jewish women and their families and developing and implementing programs and projects to strengthen their lives. Developing culturally sensitive shelters for women in select cities in Canada. She has been the driving force for the newest Act To End Violence Against Women project to provide libraries in shelters across Canada for children and their moms.

You don’t need to be Jewish or Canadian to benefit from the important messages, lessons learned, tips and strategies that Penny shares. This is an important show, and offers valuable help.

We discuss:

· What constitutes violence against women?

· Women today are generally very educated and aware – how would they become victims of abuse?

· What are some of the myths and stereotypes about VAW?

· Why do women stay in abusive relationships?

· What are some of the causes of VAW?

· What are some of your organization’s programs to end violence against women?

· What is the vision of Violence Against Women?

Exit Now: Cover Your Tracks - http://www.jwicanada.com/exit-now.php

Violence Against Women – Information and Help - http://www.jwicanada.com/vaw-definition.php

To contact Penny Krowitz or for more information about Act To End Violence Against Women call 1-866-333-5942 or email [email protected] or visit: http://www.acttoendvaw.org/

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Skin expert, Rhonda Nesbitt joins Being Single with Toni & Steve to talk about inexpensive ways you can look better than ever this holiday season.

Rhonda Nesbitt, RN, Aesthetic Nurse Specialist and Owner of The Skin Boutique is a professional with over 9 years of experience in the aesthetic field offering a variety of facial rejuvenation treatments and skin care procedures to renew and revitalize your skin. Treatments are customized to help her clients achieve a their desired skin care goals.

Steve LOVES his Botox and Rhonda shares his youthful secrets and tells how you can take years off your life in time for the holidays in this most amazing program.

For more on Rhonda, visit: www.SkinBoutiqueExperts.com. For more on Toni Morales, visit: www.YouRiseAbove.com. And for more free programs on divorce and life after divorce, visit: www.DivorceSourceRadio.com.

You don’t have to be Jewish to appreciate the advice our guest, Dr. Anne Brener, shares about mourning divorce, and developing new rituals and traditions.

Rabbi Brener, LCSW is Director of Spiritual Development at The Academy for Jewish Religion, California. She serves Congregation Makom Ohr Shalom as Rabbi and is a Bereavement Chaplain at Skirball Hospice. She is the author of Mourning & Mitzvah: Walking the Mourner's Path (Jewish Lights, 1993 & 2001) as well as many other publications and assists institutions in creating caring communities. As a Psychotherapist and Spiritual Director, specializing in grief and healing, she works with people throughout North America. In this episode of The Smart Divorce, Rabbi Brener shares her insights and wisdom on mourning the loss of marriage or significant relationship, finding ways to creatively move on, and the dance that you might learn.

Topics include:

• Grieving divorce and seeking closure
• Walking the mourner’s path
• Dealing with ambiguous losses
• How rituals make the intangible tangible
• Creative ways to obtain closure and moving on from divorce
• How Earth, Wind, Fire and Water can help you find inner peace

To contact Rabbi Brener, please email her at [email protected].

Rabbi Brener’s highly acclaimed book Mourning & Mitzvah: Walking the Mourner’s Path can be purchased through amazon.com at http://www.amazon.com/Mourning-Mitzvah-Journal-Walking-Mourners/dp/1580231136

Listen in to find out how to find closure, start anew, and develop fresh rituals for an enriching future.

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On this episode of Being Single, Steve and Toni speak with a long-time Divorce Source Radio listener who has experienced infidelity in his past marriage.

As many of our listeners know, Toni was featured on the Oprah Winfrey Network's series titled Unfaithful. It's interesting to hear both a man's and woman's viewpoint of being cheated on.

Questions arise such as, What would make a partner cheat and how do you deal with this type of situation when you have children? Then their are the lessons of forgiveness and trying to move forward without bringing the baggage of bitterness from the past into the new relationship.

Even though Toni and Tren have been to Hell and back, it's refreshing to hear that they have moved on working to rebuild their lives with hope and trust. If you have ever been cheated on, you're going to relate to this show and hopefully find a sense of comfort in knowing that others have experienced your pain as well.

For more on Toni, visit: www.YouRiseAbove.com. For more programs related to divorce and life after divorce, visit, www.DivorceSourceRadio.com.

Being Single is our new show on Divorce Source Radio for singles everywhere. Regardless of how you got to being single, our show provides what you need to know in a fun and informative way.

Join Steve Peck and Toni Morales as they explore all things single. This program offers encouragement and hope for those who are newly single and topics that all singles can relate to. As the song says, Breaking Up Is Hard To Do. The questions is... does it really have to be that hard?

For more information on Toni Morales, visit: www.YouRiseAbove.com. If you'd like to write the show with questions or suggestions, write: [email protected]. For more programs relater to divorce and life after divorce, visit: www.DivorceSourceRadio.com.

On this episode of Single Again! Now What?, Elliott Connie, author of The Solution Focused Marriage joins us.

Perhaps you've been through a divorce or a relationship breakup and are looking for a way to have better relationships in the future. You've found the right show as Elliott shares 5 simple habits designed to bring out the best in your future relationships.

If you're like most of us, hearing the following four words from your partner is akin to getting punched in the stomach: "We need to talk." That's because we're conditioned to expect conversations to be about problems rather than solutions..

Amazingly, it only takes a few simple behavioral shifts to flip problem-focused talk into its counterpart: solution-focused communication.

Topics in the program include:

• Setting a goal for your new relationship
• Recalling the "honeymoon" phase of your relationship
• How to communicate the positive progress you've made with your partner
• The importance of dating your mate
• Functioning as a partnership
• And much more.

For more on Elliott Connie, visit: www.ElliottSpeaks.com

For more on Joanie, visit: www.FreshStartAfterDivorce.com. And for more programs on divorce and life after divorce, visit: www.DivorceSourceRadio.com.

Have you heard about the new organization, Leading Women for Shared Parenting or LW4SP? This is a group of prominent women who recognize that absent issues of abuse, neglect or abandonment, government policy and laws must be structured in such a way as to maximize the opportunity of all parents to contribute to the social, emotional, intellectual, physical, moral and spiritual development of their children.

According to Pew Research on the Huffington Post, there is yet another data point to add to the changing portrait of American parents: the number of single fathers has risen ninefold since demographers began measuring it more than 50 years ago.

Back in 1960 there were fewer than 300,000 households headed by single dads, according to an analysis of Census Bureau data released by the Pew Research Center. By 2011 that had grown to more than 2.6 million. That’s more than twice the rate of growth of single mother-led households, which quadrupled in the same period, to 8.6 million from 1.9 million.

Our guest, one of the exceptional Leading Women, Barbara Kay, a prominent Canadian journalist, shares with us her perspective on shared parenting. “Without a presumption of equal shared parenting, the system will continue to fail children and non-custodial parents. Women are better placed to make this argument than men.”

In this episode of The Smart Divorce we discuss many issues such as:

• What does LW4SP stand for, and what they want you to know
• The difference between shared parenting and joint custody
• What the current research shows about Equally Shared Parenting
• Considerations when developing your parenting plan
• Lots of great information about LW4SP

For more information and to find out more about Leading Women for Shared Parenting, visit http://lw4sp.org

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On this episode of Single Again! Now What? Lisa LaBelle rejoins Joanie and Steve to discuss of all things, your granny's panties!

Yep, you heard us right. The author of From Granny Panties to Thongs, Penny Burke joins the show to share how even your elder parents might still have a desire to get their Mojo on after divorce or the loss of a spouse.

As kids, we've always had a hard time thinking about our parents having sex. Imagine how it must feel to discover your elder mom's red thong in the washing hamper. This couldn't be my mom's could it? This is a true story and the inspiration for Penny's new book.

For more on Penny Burke's new book, visit: www.FromGrannyPantiesToThongs.com.

For more on Lisa, Amy and Hope After Divorce, visit: www.HopeAfterDivorce.org. For more on Joanie, visit: www.FreshStartAfterDivorce.com. And for more programs on divorce and life after divorce, visit: www.DivorceSourceRadio.com.