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Checklist: The Emotional Stages Following Separation
Checklist: The Emotional Stages Following Separation
The emotional stages of separation can be painful but are necessary to help you move on....
Coping With Christmas Without Your Partner
Coping With Christmas Without Your Partner
Christmas can be a difficult time after separation or divorce, both for those with children and those entirely alone....
Dealing With Negative Comments After Separating
Dealing With Negative Comments After Separating
Top tips on realistic comments to make when people make negative comments about your separation...
Enlarging Your Social Circle
Enlarging Your Social Circle
After a split, it’s important to widen your social circle and indulge the hobbies and interests that may have lain dormant....
Explaining Separation to Your Child
Explaining Separation to Your Child
Keeping it simple and positive will help you explain the separation to your child in the most effective way....
Family Mediation After Separation
Family Mediation After Separation
Family mediation can help resolve disputes after separation, so how does it work?...
Finding Acceptance When Divorce Wasn't Your Choice
Finding Acceptance When Divorce Wasn't Your Choice
Finding acceptance means working through the five stages of grief, explained here....
Getting Support From Your Friends
Getting Support From Your Friends
Friends can be vital in the wake of a break up. You’ll lose some, but others will surprise you with their loyalty....
Hosting Parties When Recently Separated
Hosting Parties When Recently Separated
Practical suggestions for inviting an interesting mix of people to your events when you're recently separated....
How to Handle Your First Meeting With Your Ex
How to Handle Your First Meeting With Your Ex
A realistic guide to dealing with a variety of situations where you might have your first meeting with your ex after a recent separation....
Looking to the Future After a Break-Up
Looking to the Future After a Break-Up
At times it can seem impossible to look ahead, if things are bleak. But it’s vital that you do make plans and dreams for the future....
Parenting Alone
Parenting Alone
Becoming a single parent after separation or divorce can be extremely stressful as you try to balance the demands of children and work....
Relationships With Your Ex-Partner's Family
Relationships With Your Ex-Partner's Family
Splitting up with someone will inevitably damage your relationship with their family – but it doesn’t mean it has to end completely....
Relying on Your Family for Support Following a Separation
Relying on Your Family for Support Following a Separation
Your family can be a vital source of support, both emotional and material, after a break up....
The Impact of Separation on Your Mental Health
The Impact of Separation on Your Mental Health
Details of the most common areas of impact on mental health following a recent separation....
The Impact of Separation on Your Teenage Children
The Impact of Separation on Your Teenage Children
Understanding how your recent separation may be affecting your teenage children and how you can deal with the situation in a positive manner....
Tips for Avoiding Difficult Questions About Your Break Up
Tips for Avoiding Difficult Questions About Your Break Up
Quickly deciding what to say when someone asks you a difficult question when you've recently separated is not easy - read these examples and you'll feel more prepared…...
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