Self Care and Support | Divorce Flu - Can You Catch It?

Have you ever had someone close to you separate and suddenly started looking at your own relationship differently? Maybe it was a friend, a sister, someone at school, work or in your friendship circle.

One minute you are supporting them. The next, you are lying awake wondering:

Are we actually okay? Have I been ignoring things? Could I leave too?

In this solo episode, I talk about "divorce flu" — the idea that divorce can ripple through social circles and make other people question their own relationships. But can you really catch divorce like the flu?

Not exactly.

I explore the research around divorce and social networks, while making it clear that someone else's divorce does not cause yours. But it can bring up feelings, questions and truths that may have already been sitting under the surface.

This episode is about curiosity, not panic.

Host: Nikki Parkinson, TEDx Speaker, Divorce Doula, Coach and Founder of The Divorce and Separation Hub.

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