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Ten Tips for Surviving the Trauma of Divorce and Separation

  • Writer: Alan Jacobs
    Alan Jacobs
  • Feb 16, 2016
  • 1 min read

In this excellent blog posting, Mary Banham-Hall offers 10 tips for surviving the trauma of divorce and separation:

  • Mediate.

  • Recognise the different stages of grief.

  • Beware the human instinct to fight.

  • Listen hard to each other.

  • Avoid demonising each other.

  • If you have children, put them first.

  • Set boundaries.

  • Be aware of transference.

  • Know your WATNAS from your BATNAS.

  • Keep a sense of proportion.

 
 
 

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