{"id":5097,"date":"2024-04-26T09:04:24","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T09:04:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=5097"},"modified":"2024-04-26T09:23:59","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T09:23:59","slug":"5-ways-to-support-a-friend-through-a-divorce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=5097","title":{"rendered":"5 Ways to Support a Friend Through a Divorce"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The end of a marriage can be incredibly isolating. But small gestures from loved ones can provide some relief.<\/p>\n

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When my sister Dinah\u2019s marriage ended after 25 years, one of her friends set up twice weekly \u201cvent walks,\u201d where my sister could say anything she wanted about her divorce \u2014 with no fear she was being a burden.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter a while, you feel self-conscious talking about it,\u201d Dinah told me, \u201clike people want you to move on.\u201d<\/p>\n

About a third of American adults who marry end up getting a divorce<\/a>. But for such a common experience, divorce can feel incredibly isolating, said Jeffrey Gardere, a clinical psychologist in Manhattan.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt completely changes your life direction,\u201d said Dr. Gardere, who is divorced himself. \u201cYou feel rudderless.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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A thoughtful, specific gesture like a \u201cvent walk\u201d can be a gift, he said. So I asked experts for other ideas to help a loved one who is going through a divorce.<\/p>\n