To start the new year off right, Dale welcomes Andy Heller, Author of the book Take the High Road: Divorce with Compassion for Yourself & Your Family, to the show. During this episode we will discuss what taking the high road means and active steps we can take to ensure that we are acting in the best possible way during the divorce process.

Bible Passage Inspiration: “Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, and patience” (Colossians 3:12)

Resources:www.takethehighroaddivorce.com

When your soul is feeling destroyed because the person who vowed to be with you for a lifetime has ended the relationship, the thought of forgiveness can seem like a far off dream. But for our own healing, forgiveness is something that we must find. How do we do this when we are full of rage, anger, sadness? In today’s episode Dale is joined by Dr. Everett Worthington, a psychologist and foremost expert in the field of forgiveness.

Bible Passage Inspiration: Matthew 23-35, The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant

Resources:
http://www.evworthington-forgiveness.com

Divorce tears at the fabric of your heart, but it doesn’t have to tear down the entire world around you. Conscious uncoupling is a term that was coined by Katherine Woodward Thomas in her book on the topic. Today Dale is joined by Greg Wheeler, who is a certified coach on conscious uncoupling to help you think through a better way to detach from your ex both emotionally and with the responsibilities you have in front of you in mind.

Bible Passage Inspiration: Ephesians 4:32 “Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.”

Resources:
https://gregwheelercoaching.com/

How do you cope with the pain and shock that is dealt to you in the early stages of divorce? Have you tried to bargain with God to get your wife back? Do you feel like life will never be ok again? On today’s episode Dale will share the content of Week One in his new Quick Start to Your Divorce Recovery video series. We hope the message in this episode helps to inspire you and provides reassurance that this journey, although tough, is one that you can survive.

Bible Passage Inspiration: Matthew 28:20 “And behold, I am with you always, to the close of the age.”

Resources:
www.988lifeline.org
www.savingcain.org
www.aa.org
www.na.org
www.celebraterecovery.com
www.theresstillhope.org

Going through the pain of divorce can cause even the most faithful to question God’s plan. How do you remain grounded in your faith during these turbulent times and get through the other side of your divorce with a deeper purpose? On today’s episode Dale discusses these topics with Marcus Farris, author of the book No Less Faithful: How the Scars of Divorce Reveal the Heart of God.

Bible Passage Inspiration: 2 Timothy 4:7 “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.”

When you were married parenting responsibilities were split between you and your wife. Following a divorce many of us must learn how to coparent with an ex who is less than cooperative. Even if you and your ex get along well, coparenting presents unique challenges. In today’s episode Dale interviews coparenting coach Julie Beckerman to discuss ways that we can keep focused on what really matters: our children.

Bible Passage Inspiration: Proverbs 22:6 “Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.”

Resources:
https://juliebeckerman.com
https://www.instagram.com/juliebeckermancoach/

One of the most common traps men fall into when going through a divorce is the pathway of pornography. We are often leaving a marriage that was absent of physical affection for an extended period of time and we turn to this habit to ease our pain and fill a void. But what happens when this behavior becomes an addiction? In the first of our series on breaking addictive patterns Dale will be joined by Dr. Mark Denison, who is the founder of There’s Still Hope, an organization dedicated to recovery from porn addiction.

Podcast Resources
Dr. Mark Denison, www.theresstillhope.org

Bible Verses
John 5
John 11
Luke 7
Matthew 6

Mourning the loss of someone you love is one of the most difficult things a human being has to go through. But what if the person you are mourning is still alive? The death of a relationship caused by divorce comes with a unique type of grief. Ambiguous grief is the grief experienced from the loss of a loved one, who is still alive, accompanied by a change or death of the relationship. In this episode Dale is joined by Steph Sarazin who is an author and expert on the topic of ambiguous grief.

Steph Sarazin is the founder of the Rise Up Rooted Community and her book, SoulBroken, is available this fall and can be pre-ordered on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and IndieBound. You can find more information on Steph and her work at www.StephanieSarazin.com.

While in the midst of our pain it's easy to ignore some of the most important and fundamental aspects of the process. Today we interview a family attorney to discuss the unique legal aspects of a divorce for a man. We will also discuss how young boys react when their parents go through divorce and ways to support them through this challenging time.

The Bible verse that inspired this episode is Proverbs 11:14 - “Where there is no guidance, a people falls; but in an abundance of counselors there is safety.”


You can reach Jason Pica at www.dwkllp.com.