Surviving the Stress of Family Law Conflict: Tips and Tactics

Divorce is a difficult time for most people, with mixed emotions, feelings of stress, loss, worry, grief, and financial insecurity. If you add legal action to this process, you may feel completely overwhelmed, which can lead to poor decision making and ongoing distress over the outcome. This book is designed to assist you in coping with the stress of divorce and the legal process, by equipping you with various tools and strategies to help reduce the negative impact of this time. Together, we’ll explore techniques for managing and coping with stress and the emotions that arise out of divorce and family law conflict. By managing your stress and emotional state, you will increase your ability to make sound decisions, maintain a quality of life throughout this time, and enjoy the time you have with your children. While this book has been written to help people going through a divorce and the legal action that is often associated with it, many of the activities described here can be applied to any ongoing, high stress situation.