Worried thoughts about the future generate anxiety. And divorce begets an uncertain future.

So, it’s no surprise that anxiety is such a common emotion in divorce

But how do you navigate that anxiety without getting overwhelmed in the process?

Bernadette Purcell is Founder of Shore Behavioral Health, a practice that helps patients with anxiety disorders enjoy more fulfilling lives and supports individuals and couples through all phases of divorce. A licensed clinical social worker in private practice since 2008, Bernadette is also the author of Divorced as F* in Seven Spiritual Steps.

On this episode of Divorce Dialogues, Bernadette joins Katherine to discuss how worry impacts the divorce process and what to do about it. Bernadette explains how to prevent worry from turning into anxiety, challenging you to surrender to the fact that divorce is happening and leverage acceptance to take the next right step for you.

Listen in for insight on getting comfortable with uncertainty and learn Bernadette’s top stress management interventions for managing the anxiety of divorce.

Topics Covered

• How thoughts about the future generate anxiety
• Bernadette’s strategy for bringing yourself back to the present moment
• How to prevent worry from turning into anxiety
• What inspired Bernadette to write Divorced as F*
• How Bernadette defines spirituality as learning something that resonates and then truly living it
• Why it’s crucial to surrender to the fact that divorce is happening
• Why it’s a mistake to discontinue stress management interventions when you start to feel better
• How anxiety impacts the divorce process
• Bernadette’s advice for getting comfortable with uncertainty
• What to do if divorce is making you anxious about the future

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