Divorce the Collaborative Way
by Peggy Thompson, Ph.D.
The idea of collaboration sounds crazy when you are in the thick of the intense and often confusing emotions accompanying divorce. This was true for Karen when she called for help. Her husband of 12 years had left her for another woman.
Although Karen had had a profession, she and Jim had agreed that she should be a full-time mom, dedicated to taking care of the family.
Karen, now working full-time, was exhausted, confused and depressed. Her dreams shattered by some "sleazy woman" and the "stupid, selfish" man, Karen was angry and hurt. Karen did not want her children exposed to "that other woman," so they had never visited their father's new home.
