Project HELP: Mental Health

Divorce is considered one of the most stressful events a person can experience. It is not an easy subject to talk about whether you are experiencing it personally or it affects a loved one. Every divorce represents shattered expectations and uncertainty.

Sarah came into my counseling office perplexed. “I don’t understand. My life is great. I have a loving husband, two wonderful children, close friends. Why do I feel anxious all the time? Why do I have knots in my stomach? Why do I yell at my children so easily?” When Sarah and I began to walk through her life story, she revealed traumatic events from her childhood, events she thought she had left in the past but that were actually wreaking havoc on her present life.