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Divorce Coach Maria Akopyan: 5 Things You Need to Know to Survive and Thrive After A Divorce”
An interview with Ilyssa Panitz
Divorce changes, even strengthens, you. It can feel like rock bottom for many. However, the beauty of these major life changes is that it has a potential to be the biggest catalyst for your growth. All challenges serve to make you better and stronger if you allow it to.
I compare divorce to boxing. Two sides on opposite sides of ring, putting on their gloves to do battle. If you watch the sport you know that in real life, the champion is declared after the match ends and there’s one person left standing. However, with divorce, the longer you keep fighting your opponent and take swings, the more you lose. Rule #1 in divorce, there are no winners! This is a scene that has played out one too many times for Attorney and Divorce Coach Maria Akopyan. Her mantra is, “Rock bottom will teach you lessons that mountain tops never will.” Divorce is one of the major adjustments that will dramatically alter your life emotionally, mentally, financially and spiritually because everything you once knew will be shifted in a different direction. But…