Do You Need a Divorce Doula?

Divorce is one of the most difficult times in anyone’s life and, if it touches yours, there is a forever mark left behind. The fear and scarcity around re-learning how to become an individual player in a team sport is enormous. Add in kids under 18 and the intensity triples. 

Looking back at my own divorce over a decade ago, the only clarity I felt was the need and desire for “the process” to be different for my young children. I didn’t want to hate my ex or have my children grow up in a home where there was constant strife. We were splitting up because of those reasons, and certainly didn’t want to continue to live in those unhealthy behaviors. I knew there had to be a better way.

After a frustrating decade of watching difficult divorces play out in many friends’ lives, I went on a quest to find the best way to help others through theirs. I received the Rule 114 Neutral with the State of MN and can mediate divorce cases here in MN. Nationally, I am working on my Coaching Certification and am also working within the Collaborative Practice field in an effort to guide couples through the process of separating/divorcing with less conflict.