Working through Divorce with Oona Metz
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Psychotherapist and host Jessica Fowler interviews therapist Oona Metz about divorce and her book “Unhitched: The Essential Divorce Guide for Women.” For the past 15 years, Metz has specialized with working with women going through divorce and during todays episode, shares what she has learned and how to support women going through this transition. Previously, rates of divorce often surrounded addiction, affairs and abuse. Metz shares that the reasons are more nuanced now. Metz shares ways that women can grow through this difficult time.
Show Highlights:
Divorced today explained and why marriage end
Parenthood and the mental load
Emotional journey of divorce
Rebuilding identity
About the author:
Oona Metz is the author of Unhitched: The Essential Divorce Guide for Women. Her book has been featured on The CBS Morning Show, in Time Magazine and on NPR’s Morning Edition. She is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, a Certified Group Psychotherapist and a Fellow of the American Group Psychotherapy Association. Her writing has appeared in outlets including The Psychotherapy Networker, Psychology Today, Social Work Voice and the Los Angeles Review. She has 30 years of clinical experience and specializes in treating women navigating divorce. Oona leads three weekly Divorce Support Groups for Women and is the founder of the Beacon Group Fellowship, a program which trains mental health professionals across the country to lead divorce groups.