As a couples therapist, I have helped many couples navigate the choppy waters of separation and divorce with love, respect, and intention for themselves and each other. I really like Adriana Velez’s idea of a bucket list for after her divorce. She married young as a Mormon bride and didn’t experience much life and love before getting hitched so her personal to-do list after divorce is rich with self-affirming and nourishing actions that are good for her body, mind, and soul. I think this is a wonderful idea for anyone facing a major life change (marriage, a new baby, divorce, career change, empty nest, etc). Change of all kinds, whether it’s a wonderful thing or not, can be stressful and scary. Creating a bucket list, a to-do list of sorts, can be the inspiration and the reminder to treat yourself well through the stressors of life.
Check out Adriana’s divorce bucket list on huffingtonpost.com
For more advice on weathering major changes in life, check out my series of videos at KidsInTheHouse.com
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