Controlling Ex My divorce set-up looks perfect to you. He changed his career to something with fewer office hours and more availability. Now he works from home on the days he has her which is 50% of the year.
Financial Advice When divorce needs Insurance and Financial Planning. There is the other possibility that people don't say out loud enough, 'What if my ex stops paying or dies?'
Divorce Mediation What are the benefits of Divorce Mediation? Meetings today are in person or online, and it doesn't matter as long as both agree on the format. For some this can be beneficial, such as people who feel distressed in the presence of their soon-to-be ex-spouse
Family Expectations How did I not know? I met my husband at a work event, American-born with Iranian parents. It was as though we spoke the same language. He understood my ways, and I learnt the American ways through him. He was privileged and seemed to know everything about anything.
Children of Divorce I needed him to be my daddy, not his. With daddy in another city, my brother and I got to fly as unaccompanied minors- I loved it, the tags around our necks, the air stewardesses making a fuss of us, and then turning up to his home and enjoying the lack of rules, the lack of healthy food and the unrestricted bedtime.
Expert Series Matthew Pruen Relationship Coach Part II Divorce can be traumatic, the death of a dream once created during the high of falling in love is now painful and unbearable. This trauma is no different from a bereavement, and with it comes the perceived threat of survival.
Happily Married I found my wife interesting at first sight. I was nearing 40 and I had already dated enough women to know what wasn't right for me and I knew what I wanted for my future.
Expert Series Featured Divorce is a Baptism of Fire People can't understand divorce until they have to go through it, and when they do, it's an absolute baptism of fire. Dante's Inferno.
Expert Series Accountants & Divorce in the UK. We all hear stories about someone's ex hiding money or assets - this is illegal. If you havent started your divorce, now is the time to gather as much information as possible
Expert Series Are you divorcing a CEO or a Multi-Millionaire in the UK? Women turn up feeling shame, regret, and embarrassed that they have let things slide or have very little knowledge of the finances. They are incredibly fearful of the future.
Valentine's Day Re-design your Valentine's Day. Divorce awakens a spectrum of emotions that can leave you feeling out of control and somewhat irrational. A reminder of what was, even if you called it quits. It can be even more challenging when your ex appears to have swiftly moved on.
Abusive Fathers Featured My father used me to stay close to my mother. I learnt to sit quietly, not make a nuisance of myself and daydream. I went from being very bright and curious to having 'learning issues'. Society was cruel, and I was punished for having divorced parents.
Expert Series Matthew Pruen, Relationship Coach Part I When we start to see aspects that don't fit with the perfect person we fell in love with, it can feel like betrayal.
Expert Series Caron Kipping, Divorce & Separation Coach. a person continuously adjusts themself to suit their spouse and as time passes by, their sense of self has faded away.
Children of Divorce This was my Christmas after they divorced. Christmas marketing reminding me that my life was already a failure, that I was an outcast from societal norms. One celebrated the idea of Christmas and the other thought it was nonsense.
Divorce & Finances He is not the man I married. No longer telling her she hadn't achieved anything in her life, he started to assure her she was a crap mother. He began to undermine every single decision she made.
Expert Series How Sara Davison's divorce shaped her career. Sara wrongly expected he would want a quick and easy divorce, considering his betrayal and a baby on the way.
Controlling Ex This is my future, try me. We did attempt therapy, and when I raised the topic of his affairs he laughed and assured the therapist he had left no evidence.
Abusive Divorce I was ambitious, my wife didn't want me to be. We tried multiple therapists, but she wouldn't see her role in the demise of us. She focused on every minute detail of what I didn't do, she was a pit bull with her anger and sensitive to everything.
Abusive Marriage Featured Abuse can catch you by surprise. Leaving an abusive relationship takes careful planning, logistics, and support. Without that support and protection, the abused often return, or worse.
Expert Series Free Divorce Advice and Support from The ExExperts Two best friends, two cheating husbands, two very different divorce experiences; one easy and one that took four years. They quickly learnt how hard it was to navigate and created The ExExperts.
Abusive Step-Father Featured Divorce shattered my youth. The psychologist had shared my private sessions with Mum, who weaponised my private struggles to paint Dad as an abuser!
Children of Divorce Divorce took a chunk out of me I hated going to my dad and I dreaded coming home to my mum. Neither home was emotionally safe for me,
Divorce Dynamics The Timing was Right until it wasn't. My children have suffered and continue to suffer and it hurts me that I can't shield them from this madness. Each one has reacted differently and at different times
Addiction The cost of gambling is always more than money. ‘I am a gambler, I have an addiction, I have hurt the people I love, I have stolen and I have paid for all of it financially and today I am still paying emotionally for my actions. Vanessa had a right to be hurt and angry, but the kids did not deserve the pain and anger she pushed upon them.’
