Telling my spouse I want a divorce
In this episode of The Candid Divorce Lawyer, Divorce Coach and Relationship & Psychosexual Therapist Elinor Harvey talks to host Kimberley Davies about one of the toughest conversations you can have: telling your partner you want a divorce.
Elinor explains:
- How you can be both firm and kind when delivering the difficult news
- What steps can help you emotionally prepare for the conversation
- Are you ready for a range of reactions – fight, flight, freeze or fawn?
- How might you feel after the conversation and are you prepared for that
- What’s the best way to talk to your children about divorce while reassuring them its not their fault
In this episode:
- 00:00 Introducing Elinor Harvey
- 3:43 The benefits of independent divorce coaching
- 6:43 Combining legal and therapeutic services
- 9:29 How to prepare for the difficult divorce conversation
- 15:28 Navigating threat responses
- 21:12 De-escalating anger and processing post-divorce feelings
- 30:49 Discussing divorce with children
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