Ep. 47 - Managing Grief After Divorce with Tracy Nalory Fultz

Divorce signifies the end of a marriage, a relationship, and a shared future, which can be deeply painful and evoke feelings of grief. Society does not always recognize that grief after divorce is real, causing many to keep their pain in the shadows. Listen as Tracy Nalory Fultz, a licensed clinical social worker, and owner of Heartfelt Needs Counseling and Caring Center helps walk us through healing, growth, and wholeness.

It is normal to experience Grief after divorce, as it involves the loss of a relationship, future plans, and a significant part of one's identity. Divorce grief is real and is often experienced as a process of mourning and involving a range of emotions, including sadness, anger, relief, and loneliness. It’s important to give oneself grace to grieve and time to work through the different stages. It's important to acknowledge and allow oneself to grieve, understanding that it's a journey that can take time and involve different stages. Tracy shares:

• Why grief after divorce is sometimes called disenfranchised grief and how it is unique.

• The stages of grief after divorce.

• Some ways we can begin to work through grief.

• What we should avoid when grieving.

• The indicators we should seek professional help.

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Produced by: Whitfield Media Group, Chattanooga, TN

Editing by: Tyler Owens

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About your guest: Tracy Nalory Fultz has a passion to see people delivered, healed, and prospering in their soul and life. She is a licensed clinical social worker, and owner of Heart Felt Needs Counseling and Caring Center.With close to 25 years in the field of social work Tracy worked in the area of child welfare for 22 years and has been in the mental health field for the last 13 years. Tracy's current areas of specialty are grief and loss, childhood and adult relationship trauma and she also enjoys working with single women who need support, education and space to work through loneliness, rejection, and the narratives of why and what if's. You may contact Tracy at www.heartfeltneeds.com.

About your host: I’m Lisa McCluskey, MBA, a retired healthcare executive turned podcaster after being blindsided when my 34-year marriage ended. I interview experts on the Silver Divorce Podcast to help people through the traumatic divorce journey.

This podcast provides education and information and is not intended to replace the advice of a therapist or legal advice.

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