.Practical Help for Divorcing Parents: Tips and Case Studies

Meeting your ex’s new partner.

20th July 2024

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 […]

The courage to leave an unhappy marriage.

18th July 2024

One of the saddest statements I ever heard in my adult life was from a lady who said that she wished that she loved herself enough to leave her marriage. Her name was Paula, and she was in her late forties when we met. Paula’s statement has stayed with me and returns and surfaces to […]

What happens to the chores after divorce?

23rd June 2024

A year ago, I turned fifty. My gift to myself was a two-month hiatus from my life. I recognised that I needed time out to reset. Lucky for me, I have an amazingly supportive husband and he was willing to accept that I needed to escape for a while. My children were also fully on-board […]

Are you in a rebound relationship?

20th June 2024

After a marriage ends, when is it too soon to date again? How do you prevent being in a rebound relationship? I have checked on the internet, it’s official – My name is Jo, and I am a reboundee! My husband and I started dating soon after his marriage ended. He hadn’t wanted his marriage […]

Are you on the verge of abandoning your family?

10th June 2024

Are you on the verge of abandoning your family?

Are you on the verge of becoming a walkaway wife?

2nd June 2024

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. […]

Taking your first solo holiday after divorce

Help – I want to take my children on my first solo parent holiday.

30th May 2024

The situation. Sam first made contact a year after he separated from his wife (Lou). He wanted specific help. He wanted to take his two girls (ages 9 and 11 years) on a foreign holiday. This was to be his first solo / single parent holiday with the girls, and he was slightly nervous and […]