Dr. Patricia Celan: 5 Things You Need To Know To Survive And Thrive After A Divorce

An Interview With Ilyssa Panitz

Dr. Patricia Celan hasdedicated her life to helping others after experiencing many personal challenges at the hands of her father when she was a child.

This is your time to shine! Now that you are divorced, you can let go of the relationship that was not working and was likely dragging you down — now you can focus on living your best life. Brainstorm a few ideas of what your dream life looks like and start to take action.

As part of our series about the “5 Things You Need To Know To Survive And Thrive After A Divorce Or Breakup” I had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Patricia Celan.

Dr. Patricia Celan is a postgraduate physician in psychiatry with specialty training at Dalhousie University in Canada. She completed her M.D. at the University of British Columbia. Prior to that, she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology and also spent time as a research assistant in a Close Relationships Research Lab.

Ilyssa Panitz: Before we get started, it would be great if our readers could get to know you a bit better. Can you tell us where you grew up?

Dr. Celan: I was born in Europe and moved to the Vancouver, Canada area when I was a toddler. My…