Divorce

downsizing after divorce is hard but a smaller more personal space is the reward — People who divorce are often forced to downsize because they “lost” the house in the divorce or they sold their house as part of the divorce settlement, in which case both parties generally move to smaller places. Forced downsizings seem the most difficult of all, because in addition to the emotional turmoil of moving, there’s the added toll that the emotional roller-coaster of divorce takes on a person. Rather than being overwhelmed with all that is “lost” during an event like divorce, try to focus on a beautiful, tidy new space to call your own. Like this room!

Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse emotionally (you’re divorcing! you’re stressed out!), you find out — BAM! — that you have to move. Many people know months in advance that a divorce is imminent and that a downsizing move is in their near future, so they can do some “think ahead” planning and preparation for the downsizing move. But sometimes separation and divorce occur relatively suddenly, giving the people going through it little time to decide where and how they will live.

Sometimes going on automatic pilot seems the only way forward.

Stay tuned for a few helpful tips on how best to proceed through the trauma of divorce and downsizing.