Category: * Divorce for women
A Rant About Having Sex With an Ex Whilst Healing
There is an article in the Daily Mail today entitled “Why ‘ex-sex’ can be a good idea: Sleeping with an old lover lessens psychological distress of break-up… if you’re not over him” You can read all about it here: Apparently research from the University of Arizona (published in the Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology) found […]
How Does Divorce Impact Your Brain’s Function?
We all know what’s meant by trauma, don’t we? A divorce, miscarriage, a bereavement, serious road accident or being caught up in a natural disaster can destroy a person’s sense of who they are and what it means to be in the world. Any physical damage may or may not heal over time, but psychologically, […]
Divorce New Years Resolutions Busted Already? Try This
How are your new year’s resolutions going? We are 3 weeks in and by now 56% would have given up on the goals they set for themselves. Sad statistics indeed! What separates the ones who achieve their goals from those who resign and quit? This year has started completely differently for me to other years. I […]
Are you single or living alone? You’re not alone on that one!
Single life: What it really is Claudia Connell on Mail Online gives a painfully honest account of how she came to be living alone in middle-age. Now in her 40’s, Claudia talks of how her single life, once embraced and celebrated for its exciting perks, has lost its gloss. Claudia wrote in Mail online: “I […]
Dating Post Divorce: Should we fake it till we make it?
According to Mail Online there was an article written on why acting like you are in love can lead to the real thing. If you want to feel in love, perhaps you should fake it until you make it. The article suggested that if you behave in the way you want to be perceived by […]
You Cannot Solve a Problem with the Same Thinking that Got You There
Ever been stuck in a situation or a problem but not know how to get out of it? Life throws us lots of different hurdles and hiccups along the way. People disappoint us; we disappoint ourselves. But our biggest mistake is not that we made the mistake in the first place. Our past can determine who […]
Trying to Score Against Your Ex vs Focusing on Winning the Overall Game
Chess is a game of strategy and tactics. It’s a game in which you take out your opponents pieces until you capture them all and then attack their king. This is in no way what break ups or divorce should ever be about; yet sadly enough it is the reality of so many couples today. […]
Instant Gratification Part 2: What’s Best for Me?
This article is a follow on from part 1. Read that here What is instant gratification? As human beings we tend to become fascinated by ourselves and our stories. We may allow ourselves to become too self-indulgent and it can be destructive. As long as we recognise the vision of where we want and need to be […]
I just spent £5,689 on my therapist and I am STILL not over my divorce!!
The NEVER-ENDING cost of therapy in healing from divorce I was skimming through the web reading up on people testimonials on “Therapy” and came across one particular case, where a 39-year-old professional woman is being treated for major depression. She has been with the same therapist/psychologist for 9 years and has made progress, healing from […]
Navigating Family and Friends During Divorce
Learn all about… Normal feelings after the humiliation of divorce and what to expect from family and friends Talking over and over again to family and friends and the dangers of doing that The problems associated with intellectualisation The benefits of getting support elsewhere If you enjoyed this post, I’d be very grateful if you’d […]
