Divorce can be an extremely challenging and stressful time, and it can be emotionally draining, leaving you feeling like you don't have the strength to keep going.

Resilience gives people the strength to tackle difficult situations like divorce, overcome heartache, and move on with their lives. So, resilience is an important skill you can build during your divorce to help you get through this tough time and make you stronger.

Being resilient means that you are able to respond to the challenge you are facing, while remaining calm and in control in the process, in a way that not just helps you survive but also bounce back.

In this blog, I share some tips on how to build your inner strength and resilience.

Whether for financial reasons or to offer stability to your children, you may find yourself living under the same roof after splitting up while the final divorce is pending.

There is much-outdated advice online about what you should or shouldn’t do in the eyes of the law if your relationship has ended but you remain living in the same family home. Since the introduction of the new divorce legislation in England and Wales on 6 April 2022, known as the “no-fault” divorce law, there are no longer requirements to be separated for a minimum period before issuing a divorce or to prove that you are “under the same roof but living apart”. The only current requirement for divorce is a statement that the marriage has irretrievably broken down. This positive change offers separated couples the freedom and flexibility to decide how they wish to organise their new relationship and lives.

Parenting during a healthy relationship is not easy. However, co-parenting after a separation or divorce can be even more challenging and feel impossible, especially when you bring into the mix the high emotions, relationship issues and the wish to cut ties with your ex. You are bound to face some challenges.

Today I’m going to share with you some practical tips to help you improve the quality of your co-parenting relationship and, consequently, offer your children the stability, security, and love they need. How you and your ex, as parents, behave can strongly influence your children's mental and emotional wellbeing and how they adjust to this new chapter of your lives.