How to Survive a Divorce

Video Transcript

"Hello have you wondered how to survive divorce? Well, I'm Dr. Felicia I have a few tips for you. The first thing you want to do after a divorce is kind of pamper yourself, everyone has wondered feelings so it's important that you indulge yourself and do something that you like. Whether you're a female and you want to go for a beauty make up and you want to get some facials, maybe massages, do activities that you like. For the fellows, you know, whatever maybe they been putting off a long golfing trip for a long time, maybe they need to just go out with their friends and hang out for awhile, that's all pretty natural kind of a, you're going to be in a little bit of a funk so you want to do things that are going to pick you up quite a bit. The other thing you want to to do is remember that from this day forward, you're moving forward, looking back is only hurtful. If you look back on the past, try to remember the good parts of the relationship. Try to remember the goods and minimize the bad. Don't dwell on the bad because that's not all of you. Your future is coming and that will be better. The other thing you want to do is stay positive, stay active, surround yourself with supportive friends and family and just to get into activities whether it's an art class or some other activity that you've been putting off and keeping yourself busy. That's the best way to do it. Many people travel, many people change residences to new location, all those things are different ways to coping. But remember, by the two year process, you should be through the grieving process and should well be moved on to a new life. If not, there's some personal things you might need to look at for yourself. In the meantime, good luck with you all. I'm Dr. Felicia. Bye now."