Divorce Counseling
Richard Morden
Divorce can be one of the most stressful and challenging times of your life. It can bring about challenges in your mental, physical, emotional, and financial health. During this trying time, it can be easy to lose control of our feelings and emotions. Divorce counseling is one option to help cope with the many changes you might be experiencing. We’ll discuss some changes to expect after a divorce. We will also discuss divorce counseling and five tips to stay calm during divorce counseling.
Counseling and therapy are helpful tools to help manage emotional and mental health. Counseling sessions can be useful for adults and children to cope with the emotional and mental toll these changes can have on our overall health and wellness.
- Mentor : Richard Morden
- Duration : 2 Hours / Meeting
- Level : Adult
- Format : On-Line
Tips to Stay Calm
It may be challenging to understand and accept difficult feelings and emotions during divorce and divorce counseling. But there are things you can do to make the best of your situation. Here are five tips to stay calm during the process of divorce counseling.
# Visualize Your Calm
Visualization is one option to stay calm throughout counseling as well as the process of divorce. Staying calm is very important to allow our brains to use the tools and strategies given during counseling.
Anxiety, worry, or depression cause our brains to work overtime and can impede our progress during therapy or counseling sessions. We can’t completely eliminate these emotions, but visualizing can help lessen the burden of these feelings.
Prepare yourself before your therapy or counseling session. Try to allow for 10-15 minutes to visualize your calm and peace before you start your session.
Meditation is another option to help quiet your mind and improve your visualization skills. There are many guided meditations or visualization exercises online that you can play and follow along with the instructions by the facilitator.
# Use the Tools
Ask your therapist or counselor for tools to remain calm. Some options could include meditation, journaling, cognitive-behavioral therapy, talk therapy, or others. There are plenty of tips you can follow to reduce stress in your life.
The tools given by your counseling or therapy professional can also help you focus on solutions instead of dwelling on problems. They may also help you retrain your brain so you are more decisive or rational rather than reactive and emotional.
# Remember the End Result
There are many reasons for divorce counseling. Maybe you hope there is a chance for reconciliation after counseling. Perhaps you were unhappy in the marriage and are ready for a new life.
Whatever the reason, keep the end result in mind. This will help you see there is a light at the end of the tunnel, even if the tunnel seems dark sometimes. If you are financially dependent on your spouse and are concerned about custody payments, you might want to recenter and focus on meaningful choices you can make now, such as taking out life insurance on your ex-spouse.
A counselor or therapist can also give you tips to heal after a relationship ends. It may be a difficult road, but taking care of yourself and your children is important to stay on track and look forward to the future.
# Stay Active
It is well-known that exercise can boost your mind and mood. Exercise and physical activity boost endorphins like serotonin. Serotonin is nature’s antidepressant and helps you feel more pleasurable and calm.
Yoga is also a great activity to help you stay calm and feel peaceful. There are streaming or online options for yoga sessions for all different skill levels, from beginner to advanced exercisers.
Try to make a goal of doing some type of physical activity for at least 30 minutes daily. This could be a daily walk, a strength training session, a yoga class, or a short bike ride.
These five tips can help you stay calm during divorce counseling. This can help you navigate this challenging situation and come out on the other side healthy and ready to move on with your life.
- Mentor : Richard Morden
- Duration : 2 Hours / Meeting
- Level : Adult
- Format : On-Line