Hi, today we're going to talk about what to do when we feel overwhelmed.

So when I was married to a good man who suffered from addiction, I was terrified of leaving him. I thought about leaving him all the time. I think part of me always knew we would end up in divorce, but the idea of actually leaving paralyzed me with fear.

There were times that I was so upset.

I would try to will myself to leave,

but for so many reasons I was always unable to walk away from a very unhealthy relationship.

I thought, am I stuck in this marriage forever? Do I really have the courage to take my kids and leave?

There was a day when I made a tough decision to plan my divorce.

Although I didn't have everything figured out,

I believed in myself enough to take a leap of faith

and to start the process.

I knew that I had to trust that everything would be all right and

that I'd be able to figure out the details along the way. Despite not having a complete plan, I had enough of a plan to know that leaving was my best option,

and that I would handle the rest as it came.

I chose to trust that things would be okay

if I just took the leap of faith and started planning my divorce.

Again, I didn't have any and every detail mapped out,

but I had enough of a plan to know

that I had an option to leave

and I would figure out the rest as I went along.

One of the things I had to figure out was money.

I was a stay-at-home mom. I had not worked for seven years and we were broke.

So when I was preparing for the divorce I had a therapist and I always highly recommend a therapist.

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