When one’s identity was wrapped around the ex, such as being a doctor’s wife, it is especially challenging to reinvent oneself post-divorce. Suddenly the role of being the social director for the office staff and charming sidekick at far flung medical conferences
I was 45 when I married husband number 2 and 50 something when I left. Hardly front page news. But the fact that 66% of UK divorces in 2011 were initiated by women might be. In a recent article I read a
As a coach that works with teenagers and being a child of divorced parents when I was 16, having been parented through a divorce and listening to what my clients tell me, I have a few suggestions of some hotspots to
After the tsunami of stress and paperwork subsides and the air clears the new divorcee can feel like they are clinging to a wreckage of their lives. It is not unusual to feel a visceral sensation of grief for the loss of
Many of us have stress in our lives whether it is with relationships, difficult work experiences or just the pace of life in general using London as an example. We are so used to trying to juggle work, relationships, children etc, etc
“But he’s such a nice bloke!” everyone protested. And they were right. Colin, father of my son, Jamie, was a lovely man, a wonderful friend and a great dad. He still is. Yet much as I appreciated Colin, I was increasingly unhappy
Finding Love TOTNES is full of single mothers and hardly any single men – my new friends in Devon were quite adamant. “I hope you’re not expecting to find a partner down here!” But I wasn’t moving to Totnes to find a
You don’t need permission to leave your marriage. Or if you’re looking for that, then read on. Whether your background and upbringing was drenched in a religious coat or that could not be further from your ideology; maybe there’s something deeply woven
Grieving for the loss To some people it might seem ridiculous or petty to feel upset about the loss of your family home, but research shows moving home is one of the most stressful life experiences you can go through and it’s
The holiday season can be challenging for divorced co-parents, especially when one parent has a more generous budget for gifts. When your ex can spend more lavishly on presents, it can leave you feeling sad or frustrated about holiday arrangements, especially if
It’s the uncomfortable truth that much of society doesn’t want to acknowledge. Staying unhappily married is not good for your kids. It’s the reason that you will fall into a bottomless abyss of guilt when you finally realise you can’t stay living
Not all marriages end in drama and fanfare. In many cases, couples just grow apart. They stop loving each other or simply evolve in different directions. In these kinds of situations, most couples agree that there is no need for war or
