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 this 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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