How Divorce Affects Your Mental Health and How to Cope
Your mental health matters during your divorce. Simple self-care steps, such as maintaining a regular sleep schedule, engaging in gentle exercise, and limiting well-meaning but unhelpful advice from friends, can make a huge difference in how you cope day-to-day.
But here’s what many people don’t realize: how you choose to divorce makes all the difference in your mental health journey. Traditional court battles turn spouses into enemies, forcing you to relive painful details in front of strangers while lawyers fight over every decision.
Collaborative divorce works differently because it keeps you in control of the process. Instead of handing your life over to judges who don’t know your family, you work with a supportive team that includes mental health professionals specifically trained in divorce transitions.
This team approach means you have a divorce coach helping you process emotions while making important decisions. You’re not just surviving the legal process—you’re actually healing and learning healthy communication skills that will serve you long after the divorce is final.
The collaborative process recognizes that you’re dealing with grief, fear, and major life changes. Rather than rushing through court deadlines, you can take the time needed to make thoughtful decisions that truly work for your family’s unique situation.
Remember, this difficult chapter doesn’t define your future. When you choose collaborative divorce, you’re choosing to prioritize your family’s emotional well-being alongside the practical details. You can emerge from this process with your dignity intact and healthy co-parenting relationships that benefit everyone, especially your children.
Healing takes time, and collaborative divorce respects that timeline while giving you the professional support you need to move forward with hope.
Collaborative Practice San Diego is a nonprofit, multi-disciplinary referral network of independent professionals of attorneys, mental health professionals and financial advisors working together to learn, practice, and promote Collaborative Processes for problem solving and the peaceful resolution of family law issues in regard to co-parenting, with an eye toward preserving the emotional, as well as the financial assets of the family. Contact us today!
Note: This information is general in nature and should not be construed as legal/financial/tax/or mental health advice. You should work with your attorney, financial, mental health or tax professional to determine what will work best for your situation.
