Tag: Resilience
7 Reasons to Become an Entrepreneur after Divorce
You’re never too old to start a new venture. Three years ago almost to the day, I returned to work after being a stay-at-home wife and mother for more than a decade. My marriage had abruptly ended about a year earlier, even though looking back I realized our relationship had begun unravelling long before that. […]
Ex-Valentines Day Cards
In the spirit of civilised, fair divorce, I created some Ex-Valentine’s Day Cards. If you need a bit of humour to lighten up, something inspiring to cheer you up, or really want to wish your ex well, you are welcome to share these complimentary cards from our social media pages. Read 10 Ways to Cure Valentine’s […]
Two Books about Divorce
. Recognised as an Exemplary Christian Self-Help Book by the Illumination Book Awards, Peace after Divorce: Choosing Concrete Actions Rooted in Faith, helps you with real-life issues to change your life for the better. . Author Renee Smith Ettline, founder of After Divorce Ministries, shares her own painful experiences of divorce and her journey to […]
Indulge the Joy – it’s the Best Therapy
When we decide to get divorced, we often go to extremes to secure the best possible advice and counselling money can buy and then we take comfort in the perception that we are acting in the best interest of all involved. Family is after all, the most important thing in this world and we’ll stop […]
10 Ways to Cure Valentine’s Blues
. . The dreaded day is around the corner and you are wondering how horrible you are going to feel again this year… Chances are, if you are considering divorce, going through it right now or recently divorced, the last Valentine’s Day probably left you disillusioned, disappointed and terribly hurt. Vow to make that your […]
Tear Up The Victim Card
We’ve all encountered this person: they are firmly stuck in the mire of their past. They have 101 reasons to be lonely, miserable, sick, sad, broke, and hopeless. And, by most standards, they would be justified to feel that way. They are certainly entitled to choose this life in the role of the victim, and all […]
How badly will Divorce hurt your Kids?
If you believe your children will be unaffected by your divorce, you’ll be surprised to learn that all children of divorce suffer emotional injuries. So the question is not whether they’ll be hurt, but how badly they’ll be hurt. Here’s how to minimise the damage: When Linda and Steve (names have been changed to […]
Divorce Recovery Therapy
Sometimes, marriages do not succeed. The end of a marriage can be a relief to some people, but it can also be an extremely stressful event. Even the partner who chooses to leave may experience a wide range of emotions and intense feelings that may be painful or difficult, such as grief, guilt, anger, confusion, […]
The 5 Stages of Recovery following Divorce
The process that comes after a divorce can be broken into five primary steps. Each of the five stages of a divorce are vital to the recovery process if you really want to begin the next phase of your life in a healthy way. How long each phase will last varies significantly, depending on the depth […]
Resilience: Attitudes and Skills
Resilience depends on supportive, responsive relationships and mastering a set of capabilities that can help us respond and adapt to adversity in healthy ways: . . Personal Control Resilient people focus on events over which they have some influence or control rather than adopting what researchers have referred to as a “victim’s mentality” and constantly […]
