Ten Tips for Surviving the Trauma of Divorce and Separation

In this excellent blog posting, Mary Banham-Hall offers 10 tips for surviving the trauma of divorce and separation:

• Mediate.
• Recognise the different stages of grief.
• Beware the human instinct to fight. 
• Listen hard to each other.
• Avoid demonising each other.
• If you have children, put them first.
• Set boundaries.
• Be aware of transference.
• Know your WATNAS from your BATNAS.
• Keep a sense of proportion.