How to Survive (and Reclaim) Mother's Day After Divorce with Dr. Elana Hoffman
About this episode
This episode discusses navigating the emotional complexities of Mother's Day after divorce with insights from Dr. Elana Hoffman.
Nobody warns you that your first Mother's Day after divorce might be the hardest Sunday of your year. You might have your kids — and still feel completely alone. You might be kid-free for the holiday and have absolutely no idea what to do with yourself. You might scroll through social media, watch the flower deliveries and the brunches and the gratitude posts, and feel something you can't quite name — something between grief and relief and guilt all braided together. In this warm, honest, and genuinely helpful episode of Divorce Happens, host Olivia Howell opens the conversation with a confession of her own: on her first Mother's Day as a newly divorced woman, her girlfriend sent her flowers. And it was sweet, and she was grateful — and it was also one of the most emotionally awkward days she'd ever had. If you've been there, or you're about to be there, this episode is your company for that day. To help make sense of it all, Olivia sits down with Dr. Elana Hoffman , a licensed clinical psychologist and divorce coach based in Washington, D.C. Dr. Hoffman runs a fully telehealth practice, working with clients in PSYPACT states across the country, and specializes in the emotional…
People in this episode
Host: Olivia Howell
Guest: Dr. Elana Hoffman
Topics covered
- Mother's Day
- divorce
- emotional support
- psychology
- self-care
Keywords
- Mother's Day
- divorce
- emotional challenges
- self-care
- psychology
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Fresh Starts Registry
Places: Washington, D.C.
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