Restored: Helping Children of Divorce
When your parents separate or divorce, it hurts. You feel alone and uncertain of how to deal with it all. If you feel that way, the Restored podcast is for you. On it, we feature expert interviews and stories that offer practical advice on how to cope and heal after the trauma of your parents' divorce or separation, so you can feel whole again and become the person you were born to be.
Restored: Helping Children of Divorce
#131: Family Felt Stressful, Tense, & Unstable | Jordana
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After 24 years of marriage, Jordana’s parents divorced. Overall, her experience of family felt tense, stressful, and unstable. Once she learned of her parents’ divorce, she went into problem-solver mode, taking on the role of mother for her siblings.
In this episode, you’ll hear us discuss all of that, plus:
- How filling a parent role isn’t ideal, but sometimes necessary for a season, and how to handle the guilt about moving forward in your life.
- Her struggles with communicating in relationships and with anxiety overall
- Why it’s so helpful to put your feelings into words, even though it seems too simple to help