Psychotherapist, Divorce Coach, Child Specialist, and Mediator Dr. Carol Hughes was recently featured on the website Bottom Line Inc., in the article “What To Do When Your Parents Divorce – And You’re Already a Grown Up.”
With the holidays ahead, Dr. Hughes explains what the adult children of divorced or divorcing parents need to know to respond to common situations, including:
- Feelings of abandonment are normal, even for adult children
- Divorcing parents may lean on adult children for support, and why it can hurt your OWN marriage
- Divorce parents may battle each other through their adult children, causing conflict between parent and child, or among siblings
- Old holiday traditions may be broken; consider establishing new holiday traditions
- It’s normal and it’s OK to feel relieved about your parents’ divorce
- Four ways divorcing parents can limit the fallout from their divorce for their adult children
The website Bottom Line provides wellness and wealth advice from experts, including Dr. Hughes. Its approach offers “useful, expert, actionable information to help you navigate your world, saving time and money along the way.”
Read the entire article at this link.