There is no better time to be your own life coach than when going through separation and divorce. This is about taking responsibility and embracing new approaches to your future because being single means your choices are your own. With the following
This is the 5th instalment in a series I have written for The Divorce Magazine UK. These articles give you the tools to use the social-emotional learning principles of self-awareness, self-management, relationship skills, responsible decision-making, and social awareness as a path forward
Now is the time to assess and celebrate your relationship skills. Why? Divorce always comes with a cost to our self-worth and self-esteem. You have no doubt heard a litany of your perceived personal flaws. It is time to reclaim the real
What do I do with all the pictures? For twenty-four years I have been the one to keep a record of our family life. I was the one always taking pictures. We were a picture-taking family. I have frames full of pictures
There are many truths that come with divorce proceedings. One of them is that you will very quickly be thrust into a marathon of serious decision -making, some of which could impact the rest of your life. You need to clear your
Self-Management You probably did not know you could feel such rage. I certainly did not. Secrets and lies are almost always central to a divorce. That loss of control over our personal life leaves us crushed, defeated and angry. Not only is
There are moments in life that we never forget. They are markers -there was a before and an after and life was never the same. That night many years ago when my marriage ended was just such a moment in my life.
‘fame is no talisman against human pain ..adultery is still adultery’ wrote Julia Cameron in her book The Right to Write. It was in reference to her very public divorce from Martin Scorsese in the 1970s and his very public affair with
Your partner has asked for a divorce and this great void called the future you didn’t expect is swallowing you up. You feel like every part of your life is crumbling. There are more questions than answers. Perhaps the most important task
The end of many marriages can be very traumatic. So traumatic in fact, that were you to visit a doctor and describe your symptoms they might say you have a form of PTSD. I term it– PTMD (Post Traumatic Marriage Disorder). Many
