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In the high-stakes environment of divorce, decision-making isn't just difficult—neurologically, it is nearly impossible. When the brain is under the extreme stress of litigation, it defaults to shortcuts, avoids trade-offs, and succumbs to "ego depletion," leading even the most successful professionals to make impulsive or illogical decisions. This "fog" creates two dangerous extremes: the spouse who stays silent out of fear, and the spouse who makes unrealistic demands.

When Dr. S. came to me, he was four years into a divorce process that had drained him, financially, emotionally, mentally. He’s a...