Fear in Divorce

divorce mediation and mental health – an interview with Carla L. Mannino, LCSW

By Jennifer Safian / June 19, 2013

What is the role of a mental health professional during the divorce mediation process?  At what point do you step into the process and help the parties? Divorce is often considered to be one of the greatest stressors an individual can experience. As a mental health professional, I can guide one through this process and…

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how to neutralize the effects of fear

By Jennifer Safian / October 10, 2012

The previous blogs in this series talked about both the negative and positive aspects of fear. In Part III, let’s take a look at the different fears outlined in Part I and think about how we can start making constructive decisions and plans to resolve them. How will I live as a single person again?…

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the positive side of fear

By Jennifer Safian / September 21, 2012

In Part I of this series, we talked about what fear is and its negative impact. In this blog, we are going to look at some of the more positive aspects of the emotion of fear. Fear is a universal emotion; everyone, consciously or unconsciously has experienced fear in some way or another. Though we…

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what are you afraid of?

By Jennifer Safian / September 11, 2012

Your spouse just told you that he/she wants a divorce, or you may be the one who wants a divorce. Suddenly you realize that your life is about to change. Panic sets in, your mind starts racing as you realize that you may be facing a future alone. You begin asking yourself all sorts of…

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