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How to Help a Friend Going Through Divorce with Dr. Ann Gold Buscho
A Better Divorce Podcast with Andrea Vacca, Episode 59
In this episode of A Better Divorce Podcast, Andrea Vacca welcomes back Dr. Ann Gold Buscho to provide our listeners with valuable tips on how to best support a friend during their divorce—and how not to. As a semi-retired Clinical Psychologist and Collaborative Divorce Coach, Dr. Buscho specializes in family issues related to divorce and parenting. She also writes a regular column for Psychology Today, also titled “A Better Divorce”.
Tune in to the episode to hear about:
- Mindful ways to support a friend going through a divorce.
- The importance of avoiding destructive behavior such as providing unsolicited advice or villainizing a friend’s soon-to-be-ex spouse.
- The pressure to choose sides when you’re friends with both parties of a divorcing couple and tips on how to preserve both friendships.
- Engaging your friend in activities they enjoy as a healthy way of distracting them from their divorce and guiding them toward self-discovery .
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A Better Divorce Podcast with Andrea Vacca
A Better Divorce with Andrea Vacca is for those contemplating divorce or in the middle of the process and want to hear expert advice about how to navigate the emotional, legal, and financial issues in a more positive way, so they not only survive, but THRIVE after their divorce.
Andrea Vacca is a Collaborative Divorce Attorney and Mediator with more than 30 years of legal experience. A former President of the New York Association of Collaborative Professionals, she is a member of numerous family law and dispute resolution organizations, including the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals, the NYS Council on Divorce Mediation, and the Family and Divorce Mediation Council of Greater New York. Andrea is also the host of A Better Divorce Podcast, which offers expert insights to help individuals approach divorce with less conflict and more intention.