3 reasons it’s hard to receive support and help while you go through your divorce

Going through separation and divorce is hard. It’s complex, painful, often with high conflict and hostility. When someone loses their spouse to a death the community rallies and supports. The family goes to great lengths to comfort and be there for each other and no one judges you for ‘how’ or ‘why’. Asking for help …

Divorce Decisions – the big and the bigger ones

How are you at making decisions? Big decisions that is.. And how are you at making decisions when you are crying several times per day and feel like your world has been flipped upside down? …ya, me too. It’s actually one of the reasons I decided to become a Separation Coach as opposed to Divorce …

A Divorced Mother’s Summer Dance

Summer time. Time with friends, vacation, outdoor fun, patios and trips with the kids. All this used to be with your ex and now you are trying to make plans for yourself and the kids, on your own. I worried so much about not being able to provide them with the fun summer they could …

Managing Changing Relationships

Relationships can feel hard even though we want them to be easy, loving and gentle. All relationships go through changes life circumstances change and as we age. What changes are you experiencing right now that is affecting some of your closest relationships? I’m not only talking about romantic relationships, but rather all those that matter …

Healing, Growth and Sisterhood

As I write this it’s exactly one week since I said goodbye to the 6 beautiful souls that came to the most recent Rising Moon Sisters Retreat (RMS). It has taken me this long to allow the many feelings and experiences to settle in so that I can share with you. There is something extra …

How to win in a divorce

What does "winning" mean to you? If you read that heading and thought this is going to be about legal strategy, then you might be disappointed. However if you are ready to turn this awful life event into a win then keep reading. So many asked me after our divorce ended in a trial if …

Are you truly honest with yourself and others?

How honest are you with yourself? I can feel when something I am choosing to do or say is not aligned with my truth. It doesn’t feel good. I’m not talking about little white lies or simple niceties that we say every day to our children, partners etc.  It’s the feeling I get when I …

Moving forward from emotional and verbal abuse

I really struggled with how to start this article. In fact I have rewritten the first paragraph about 5 times already. In my work with women who are going through separation and divorce there is a lot of conversation around abusive ex-partners and also trauma from a childhood with abuse history. I believe that it …

Imbolc invites you to let go, heal and grow.

I am inviting you to try something different today. To turn inward and tune into the natural energies flowing all around us. To harness these energies to help you heal, grow and create your new life as you move forward from your separation and divorce. So what can we learn from the pagan holiday of …

Being strong through your divorce can feel lonely

I can't remember exactly how long we had been separated but it was during the first 6 months, and I was having a low day. One of those days when you are constantly on the verge of tears and you know if anyone even asks you "how are you?" that you will fall apart. I …