Mental Health Counselor Anne Lucas: “5 Things You Need to Know to Survive and Thrive During and After A Divorce”

One: Practice self-care and mental wellness for yourself and your kids. Do not let fear be your driver.

Two: Act as if there will be a future even though you cannot see or feel it. Allow yourself to grieve.

Three: If you have children, it is extremely important to choose a divorce process that allows for a healthy post-divorce relationship.

Four: Just as you shared the building of the marriage, regardless of how that looked or felt, choose to share the closing of the marriage with the knowledge that at one point in time, you were one another’s beloveds. Act thoughtfully, with the respect and dignity that a beloved deserves. Allow your emotions to be reactive, but only make decisions when…