What Does A Good Divorce Look Like?

The word alone carries tremendous negativity, judgment and fear and divorce is commonly portrayed in the media as hostile and high-conflict. Amicable or civil divorces aren’t considered news unless there’s a novelty factor associated with them like Gynweth Paltrow’s “conscious uncoupling.”Often, our own beliefs and expectations around divorce pushes us to stay in unhealthy relationships and we procrastinate or delay ending our marriage.What if there was another way?What if there was a way you could break up without hostility?What if you could get divorced without spending a ton on legal fees and without it consuming all your emotional energy?Well, it’s possible and there are loads of resources readily available to help you do that. It starts by setting the intention to have a good divorce.Joining Mandy to discuss the good divorce is Wendy Paris, journalist, communications professional and author of Splitopia: Dispatches From Today’s Good Divorce and How To Part Well. Wendy is also the creator of the website Splitopia – a comprehensive divorce wellness website. You can also learn how to manage the practicalities and logistics of getting divorced from Mandy’s online divorce coaching program, MyDivorcePal.com. And check out Mandy’s blog – SinceMyDivorce.com where you’ll find a write of this show.