Happily Ever After?

I think is a great example and I totally agree with you. Relationships does not have to end just because a formal marriage ends or because of some personal incomparability of expression. I also think that are individuals culture and spirituality that united them more than formal social impositions. The best relationship is when ones conquer jealous behavior and the need for possession. Many people do not understand how difficult is to graduate to that level because they do not have or do not want to accept GOD's spiritual teachings in their lives.

great work. Thanks for uploading!

I also come from a functioning/disfunctional, divorced, happy family! This was actually due to the fact that us kids took a stand, saying...too bad we're not having two Christmas's and we took it as far as continuing family vacations and family dinners. Flash forward to 20 years later and we're still one big family which includes my mom's husband. A lot of parents aren't in the state of mind to create a dynamic like this on their own accord. It's commendable to see the examples of those who work to make this happen. My advice to all the children effected by divorce is to not give up! Keep communicating the fact that it's detrimental to you that your parents get along and try to maintain a family dynamic. Your influence on your parents is probably stronger than you realize. :)

Smokin' Yogi Visions redefines the meaning of divorce. As common as divorce occurs this video demonstrates the benefits of that experience rather than placing it at a lower value of morals and beliefs. Regardless of stereotypes and religions, "Happily Ever After?" proves a better family outcome for individual progression to success and happiness.

Wow, great work and poignant story. Thanks for sharing and I look forward to seeing the demo-pilot for your show, where can i get it?

Great video!

With the foundation of society, being that of marriage and family, growing weaker than ever before, "Happily Ever After? and its complimentary material serve an incredible, vital purpose.

Notable is the fact that you are leading by example--as a family.

You’re coming together, recounting struggles and hardships you've collectively and individually experienced, but equally demonstrating to others that there is a positive alternative and “tools” to use when shifts, like divorce, happen.

That being said, you’re doing so to selflessly help heal the suffering that so often accompanies such a life shift.

Thank you Julie, Lee & Tasha for putting your energies into creating such powerful resources for others and for giving yourselves as much as you have thus far on this journey.

A nice story that ranked above Britney's sad divorce. Looks like peeps want to see a better side of the story. Check it out! This should make it to SLAMDANCE! It's a "current" topic globally. Marriages are historically contracts about property, and 'love' only came into the story during the industrial revolution when Jane wrote of romance, and a woman choosing her best suitor or her love. Now, cultures are moving away from 'arranged' marriages and deferring to 'love' marriages, both still ending in divorce. Why? Because many people in the world have come to have the privilege of being dissatisfied, of saying they want better than they've had. Never before have women had the rights to own their own homes, and choose whether to marry, or not. It's a global epidemic. What we all need to learn, is how to SHIFT with grace. Love and Balance will be the key, but we might have to re-define what love really means, and how do we teach our children to love themselves. Can we model that for them?

This is about as interesting as sitting in a suburban psychiatrist's office listening to people talk about their feelings... yawn....

Great documentary! As a therapist working with families that go through such challenging changes like this it is a refreshing view. Also looks like some great resources for other families to be inspired are in the process of being created. Nicely done!

Video was well done and interesting, I especially liked how you edited between the three different perspectives. Great little piece and great that you think of your child first!

You are so brave and generous to share such personal details of your lives with the public. You are an inspiration not only to other families going through divorce, but to anyone in any relationship. Thank you.

Thank you.
Thank you for your the real and raw, for your openess, for your vunerablity. Sharing such a journey, empowering others to honor their process in life, wherever it takes them.
We need more of this type of honest & healthy dialogue. We can all learn so much more from one another if we only take the risk to be vulnerable.
This video, this project as a whole, further inspires me in raising our new daughter in an a loving environment of openess and understanding. Where the complexities of our relationships are embraced and honored, not supressed.
Thank you for sharing this passion and your life experience.

Great video...i can totally relate and am glad to say that I have lived happily as a child of divorced parents. It is crucial for the kids to be involved in keeping the lines of divorce open and peaceful. I was fortunate to have come from a Christian family and my parents values were focused on God which has kept us aligned as a HAPPY family even through a divorce.

I think this is great. I honestly believe that when raising a child both parents, whether together or not, need to be together as parents in order to raise strong children. I think people need an example of this type of parenting to show them that it does work..... kudos to you!

what a great perspective on a situation that is occurring so frequently these days. it's nice to see a positive approach to an "alternative style" family.

This "family" should be an example to all families going through and living with divorce. They chose to love nad teach their daughter what love is rather than succumb to the hatred and fighting that seems to usually follow divorce. I applaud them and their continuing efforts.

Very inspiring and I love the concept of breeding love rather than hate! beautiful!

I am just curious, why is this the "most popular piece" on the list when the majority of viewers dislike it? It has the LOWEST popularity rating, not the highest...?

Hi Reort22,
It's great to have curiosity, and question statistics. Statistics show that people who get divorced mess their children up. Statistics show that this 'drug' works, until the next set of statistics show that 'drug' is killing people... until the next statistic shows that it only kills people who... If we decided we had to live by statistics, our child would be a statistic... and she's not... she's an abnormally, normal kid who happens to be darn well adjusted, despite statistics... so, we're choosing to live our own way, and let the numbers of people who are giving positive feedback tell us what people really want to hear. If we look at 500 views, and 20 responses, and out of those, one is a 'yawn' and another is curious, and the last 18 are 'thank you's'... well, those are statistics I will work with. And those are the people we are talking to. Our story is NOT for everyone. I'm theorizing that there are many more people threatened by this story than are inspired by it because they are unable to stop blaming/shaming outwards and take responsibility for their own doings... , but we knew those numbers way before we ever started this process. Look at the numbers for GLBT, and tell me those folks don't have to deal with people constantly telling them that they "CANNOT" be happy if they aren't "Normal"... well, we aren't normal, and we're pretty darn happy about it. Best to you, and I hope your own message makes it worldwide... as do we. Neither message is for everybody, but for the people that want to hear it, WELCOME!

Wow, mesmerising. Could not stop looking at it. What a story. These are some brave, wonderful people who share thier story. Brutely honest. Great and a MUST SEE.

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Hi Julie, Lee & Tasha!
I have always thought you had a wonderful and inspiring story to share with the world and I'm so happy to see your continued success in getting it out there! This is a great video...job WELL DONE! I wish you all of the success in the world. Continue on this wonderful journey and I wish you much blessings!
Christine O

It is great to see a family that really loves. I have never understood how love can turn into hate. I think if you can not continue a friendship & good relationship after an intimate relationship with someone, you never really loved them, rather you loved the idea of them or of yourself with them. It is wonderful to see people not let pride or other people's expectations for them take over. Kudos!

I just want to say I really enjoyed this pod The issue is very important for everybody good to know someone is putting a message about out there.

I think the video has a great message and was well done! On the other hand I hope it doesn't inspire those who are concidering divorce to go ahead and do it, based on the image of this "out of the ordinary" family. Because in most cases, a civil divorce can be a lot harder to achieve than a working marriage. The example of this family is tremendous but I beleive you can apply the same principles to you marriage and be greatly blessed for it!

great work, can't wait to see more.