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Key Points, Top Takeaways and Memorable Quotes -
“If you deviate from what is optimal for kids, it’s going to have a negative impact.” 3:22
“It is difficult to be your best self all the time.” 5:55
“Our home is really where we develop our sense of self, and our sense of what the world is like.” 8:01
“Every challenge presents an opportunity for change.” 9:07
“Our kids need us to admit when we are wrong.” 9:50
“We cannot not communicate.” 15:16
“Infidelity is a symptom of something else going on.” 17:21
“Divorce is a game. I have to have a strategy.” 23:27
“I’m looking at the divorce like the dissolution of a business partnership.” - Ann @ 26:24
“Even to show up better for my kids means I need to show up better for myself.” 32:06
“We all operate best in a village.” 38:37
Guest Bio - Teressa Wilcox, MS, is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She is the owner and founder of The Healing Center for Trauma and Relationships and is currently a doctoral candidate at Hope International University, expected to graduate in December 2023. Since the late 1990s, Teressa has worked with those affected by abuse, trauma, and less than ideal relationships. As her passion for Marriage & Family therapy expanded, so has her career. As a subject matter expert, Teressa has utilized her expertise beyond her practice in higher education as a professor and supervisor training new therapists in Marriage and Family Therapy since 2011. Over the last two decades, Teressa has sustained a successful private practice in Huntington Beach, CA. During this time, her work has continued to expand into international arenas. She has been a guest speaker at international retreats and conferences while additionally providing mental health care to full-time missionaries. Teressa’s passions and expertise center around relationships, trauma care, and mentoring young MFT professionals. Her practice, The Healing Center for Trauma and Relationships, has recently expanded to include offices in both Huntington Beach and Placentia, California. Their goal is to provide quality care for clients and mentored experience and training for therapists.
Show Notes -
0:00 - Divorce Hacker Intro
0:50 - Introducing Guest, Teressa Wilcox
1:56 - Recent Studies on Broken Homes Making Broken Children
4:31 - Disconnection Comes from Being Married, but Living Separate Lives
8:34 - Modeling How to Process Negative Emotions During Divorce
16:03 - Advice for People Dealing with an Unfaithful Spouse
20:21 - Tips for Divorcing a Narcissist
25:48 - The Freezing Tendency of Trauma
32:34 - Tools for Battling Dysregulation
36:35 - Building Community to Overcome Overwhelm During Divorce
40:33 - Synchronicities & Parallels with Recovery Programs
44:15 - Thank You & Divorce Hacker Closing
For more about Ann Grant and MB Family Law, please visit: https://www.mbfamilylawyers.com/
Links & Where to Find Teressa -
IG: @thehctr
FB: @thehctr
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/teressa-wilcox-6247a245
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By Ann GrantKey Points, Top Takeaways and Memorable Quotes -
“If you deviate from what is optimal for kids, it’s going to have a negative impact.” 3:22
“It is difficult to be your best self all the time.” 5:55
“Our home is really where we develop our sense of self, and our sense of what the world is like.” 8:01
“Every challenge presents an opportunity for change.” 9:07
“Our kids need us to admit when we are wrong.” 9:50
“We cannot not communicate.” 15:16
“Infidelity is a symptom of something else going on.” 17:21
“Divorce is a game. I have to have a strategy.” 23:27
“I’m looking at the divorce like the dissolution of a business partnership.” - Ann @ 26:24
“Even to show up better for my kids means I need to show up better for myself.” 32:06
“We all operate best in a village.” 38:37
Guest Bio - Teressa Wilcox, MS, is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She is the owner and founder of The Healing Center for Trauma and Relationships and is currently a doctoral candidate at Hope International University, expected to graduate in December 2023. Since the late 1990s, Teressa has worked with those affected by abuse, trauma, and less than ideal relationships. As her passion for Marriage & Family therapy expanded, so has her career. As a subject matter expert, Teressa has utilized her expertise beyond her practice in higher education as a professor and supervisor training new therapists in Marriage and Family Therapy since 2011. Over the last two decades, Teressa has sustained a successful private practice in Huntington Beach, CA. During this time, her work has continued to expand into international arenas. She has been a guest speaker at international retreats and conferences while additionally providing mental health care to full-time missionaries. Teressa’s passions and expertise center around relationships, trauma care, and mentoring young MFT professionals. Her practice, The Healing Center for Trauma and Relationships, has recently expanded to include offices in both Huntington Beach and Placentia, California. Their goal is to provide quality care for clients and mentored experience and training for therapists.
Show Notes -
0:00 - Divorce Hacker Intro
0:50 - Introducing Guest, Teressa Wilcox
1:56 - Recent Studies on Broken Homes Making Broken Children
4:31 - Disconnection Comes from Being Married, but Living Separate Lives
8:34 - Modeling How to Process Negative Emotions During Divorce
16:03 - Advice for People Dealing with an Unfaithful Spouse
20:21 - Tips for Divorcing a Narcissist
25:48 - The Freezing Tendency of Trauma
32:34 - Tools for Battling Dysregulation
36:35 - Building Community to Overcome Overwhelm During Divorce
40:33 - Synchronicities & Parallels with Recovery Programs
44:15 - Thank You & Divorce Hacker Closing
For more about Ann Grant and MB Family Law, please visit: https://www.mbfamilylawyers.com/
Links & Where to Find Teressa -
IG: @thehctr
FB: @thehctr
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/teressa-wilcox-6247a245