Illinois Divorce: Dealing with a Narcissist Ex-Spouse
In my practice, aside from managing my client’s important cases, I have some role as a “coach” to help my clients manage interactions with a former spouse with BPD, NPD, or traits thereof, that make...
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Illinois Divorce: High Conflict PD Cases and Divorce
I came across this podcast that features Megan Hunter, and offers some useful information about Personality Disorders and Divorce. A significant of my practice involves divorces and child custody...
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” Is your partner emotionally explosive, regularly picking fights, and blaming others for all their troubles? Bill Eddy sheds light on how to manage conflict and communication with a high conflict...
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Illinois Divorce: Personality awareness: The key skill to dealing with...
“Could you become a high-conflict person’s (HCP’s) Target of Blame? If you’re not watchful and careful, yes. HCPs generally pick on people they are close to or people in authority positions. These...
View ArticleIllinois Divorce; High Conflict Cases and Splitting
Many years ago, I helped a bit with Bill Eddy’s first book, a landmark publication called Splitting that discussed and defined for the first time what it can be like to go through a divorce with a High...
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Illinois Divorce: Psychological Projection
With my work as a lawyer on complex child custody cases, I have seen in many of these cases the phenomenon of “projection.” My work as a member of APA and a frequent researcher and contributor on...
View ArticleDivorce and the Narcissist
My Illinois Divorce Blog focuses on a variety of subjects, including the means by which to manage divorce and child custody with a toxic narcissist. I can say that almost every day, I receive a message...
View ArticleIllinois Divorce: Managing Personality Disorders in Divorce
People with personality disorders often seem to have variable personalities. They might be quite charming and reasonable at work and with neighbors and friends, but then transition to chaotic, extreme...
View ArticleIllinois Divorce: Bill Eddy on the Depp vs Heard Case
Facebook repost…. Depp vs Heard Case Provides Teaching Moment What should a jury consider in the defamation case of Johnny Depp vs Amber Heard and her countersuit against him? Who’s telling the truth...
View ArticleIllinois Divorce: Parental Alienation Topics
As a long-term member of the Parental Alienation Study Group, I am pleased to see that there is going to be an excellent seminar this summer on new developments in the field. See the recent post from...
View ArticleThe Borderline Personality Disordered Parent: A Challenge for Courts
The Borderline Personality Disordered Parent: A Challenge for Courts, Professionals, the Target Parent, and the Child Mary Alvarez, PhD, Psychologist WHY WOULD A PARENT weaponize a child in order to...
View ArticleIllinois Divorce: Surviving a spouse who has narcissistic personality traits
Surviving a marriage with a spouse who has narcissistic personality traits can be incredibly challenging. Many of my cases through the years have involved the opposing spouse with traits of NPD, or...
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