Children are great at adapting; they soon learn how to live in two homes with two sets of rules. They know what to expect when they are with their dad, and they know what not to do at their mum’s house etc. Most children manage to comfortably slot into both homes with ease, even if […]
‘We don’t get wounded alone and we don’t heal alone’ – Carl Jung I have previously spoken about the loneliness of an unhappy marriage but there is another type of loneliness that I want to mention – the loneliness of separation. There’s the emptiness of spending the first Christmas without your daughter or the isolation […]
After divorce and separation there are many hurdles to jump and many firsts to experience. There’s the first holiday alone, the first away weekend as well as the first time you get to officially meet your ex’s new partner. The list is endless. Meeting your ex’s new partner can be a daunting experience. Perhaps their […]
This article isn’t just a case study on one woman. It could be argued that I am writing about many women especially women hitting or surpassing mid-life. For the sake of the article, we will call her Sara. Sara has been married for years, silently stewing whilst she feels unloved, ignored and taken for granted. […]
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