As you move on and start making a new start after your divorce, you will also want to avoid repeating history. You want the pain to end but you don't want the situation to return in 'different clothes'. You want to feels secure, and for your life to be more…
Feeling rejected by divorce is common, but we don't have to stay there. It's true that a relationship breakup can press that ‘Rejected And Unworthy’ button very hard indeed! And once triggered, the insecurities and all those painful feelings of not being good enough come out in force. The thing…
Losing friends during a divorce is very common. If you are experiencing this you are certainly not the first and you won’t be the last. Many find it a painful shock to realise their friendship group is changing, and perhaps changing quite dramatically. It can be confusing when people you…
To move past those feelings of guilt and shame around divorce, I first had to get past the idea that my life was a failure that I'd brought on myself. There is a notion that a successful life is tied up with having a successful marriage or partnership and a…
When the bottom fell out of my world, I remember very clearly feeling overwhelmed by my divorce and everything that went with it. Those who have not experienced the ending of a marriage or partnership may never fully understand the feelings of desperation by those faced with such a total…
Fear of loneliness around divorce is often one of the reasons that people stay in an unhappy relationship. Many fear that they're going to be lonely if they part ways. And so they are prepared to have just a little bit of human contact rather than risk being lonely. Loneliness…
How to start to rebuild your life after divorce Divorce or the breakup of a committed long-term relationship can be incredibly difficult and very painful. One of the reasons it's so hard is because everything is up in the air, everything is uncertain. Everything that we've come to accept as…
Guest blog by Jo Le-Rose Why forgiveness? "I wrote this post on forgiveness because of its ability to bring incredible freedom to the spiritual aspect of your being that animates the human body. Most of us have heard how we must forgive ourselves and others and that this releases us…