Barb Greenberg is a Divorce Coach for Women, an Author & Speaker
(based in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota)
COMING IN FALL 2010! - An All Day "Divorcing Divas" Event
Featuring speakers, resources, workshops and more
Saturday, September 25 / 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Presented by Divorcing Divas, LLC - www.divorcingdivas.net
Daisy Camp (for divorcing women)
Recommended Reading for Women in Transition at www.yourlifecraft.com
Web Site for Constance Ahrons, author of the books The Good Divorce and We're Still Family
Divorce Recovery (http://www.divorceguidelines.com/recovery.html)
"In their book "Divorcing" Melvin Belli and Mel Kranztler point out that the mourning stage for divorce can last up to two years.
This is the case for many people, but not for everyone. For some people it can take much longer.
For most people, the grieving process begins with separation.
But some individuals focus so much on the legal and financial aspects of divorce, that the emotional problems do not hit them until after the settlement is final.
Finally, for some people these stages begin long before the separation itself. If you have been emotionally distant from your spouse for a long time, particularly if you have moved into separate bedrooms and stopped living as husband wife, your mourning process might have begun long before the divorce itself.
You may feel an initial sense of relief and freedom after separation and think that you have recovered from the end of the marriage.
But don't be surprised if the feelings of sadness or depression return after the divorce, if you move between these stages more than once, or if you occasionally feel that you have regressed.
This is normal.
Of course, if as the months pass, you don't feel any improvement, if you are stuck in one stage indefinitely, or if you fear you need help recovering from the divorce, it may be wise to seek out professional counseling."
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