Emotional Healing & Mental Health

Divorce doesn't just end a marriage, it can unravel your sense of self. These articles explore the emotional aftermath you may experience. The grief, the anxiety, the anger and the often difficult journey that comes with building a new life.

Men of Divorce

I Am Madly in Love With My Ex-Wife

Life got harder and we couldn't catch our breath to repair the cracks that were forming under the extreme pressure of life.

Infidelity & Betrayal

She Told Me Her Divorce Was Simple. I Learnt Otherwise

The wedding was beautiful, the party was fun, and still there lingered a sense of why did he wait so long?

Men of Divorce

My Ex-Wife Set the Visitation Rules and I Didn't Fight Her

I did not go to court to put my little girl through watching her parents fight over her.

Love & Marriage

I Fell in Love With My Ex-Husband

There were many first dates, 'the men were nice enough,' but she never felt any connection until she met Mark.

Co-Parenting

He Cared Even Less After We Divorced

It took another two years for me to say out loud to myself 'I want a divorce' and to actually call a lawyer.

Co-Parenting

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.

Personal Story

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.

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

This trauma is no different from a bereavement, and with it comes the perceived threat of survival.

Life after Divorce

Re-design Your Valentine's Day

Divorce awakens a spectrum of emotions that can leave you feeling out of control and somewhat irrational.

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.

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.

Abuse & High Conflict

He Is Not the Man I Married

He started to assure her she was a crap mother and undermine every single decision she made

Abuse & High Conflict 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.

Personal Story

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.

Personal Story

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

Personal Story

We Were Crazy in Love For 7 Years, and then We Weren't

Their relationship was true romance.

Expert Series

You May Need A Relationship Coach After Your Divorce

How we are in relationships is learnt behaviour from watching our parents from the day we are born to 5yrs.

Finance

He Lied About the Money He Stole From Our Children

He lied about money, he lied about what he ate for lunch.

Personal Story

Adultery Was the Easy Route Out

"It was great until I got caught."

Abuse & High Conflict

Interview Me! I Am the Angry Ex-Wife

Dani is a vibrant powerhouse of a woman. She has a very honest and direct way about her and I couldn’t imagine her story would be so awful, especially as they never had a child together.