Brighter Days Blog

If you're in the middle of a high-conflict separation, you'll recognise this without me having to describe it in detail. You check your phone for messages from them. You replay conversations. You anticipate the next problem before it arrives. And somewhere in all of that, you get lost. At some point, almost every client I work with asks the same question: when does this stop being my whole life?

Divorce and relationship breakdown are estimated to cost the UK economy up to £50 billion every year. So why is it, when one in three UK marriages ends in divorce, one of the most financially and emotionally destabilising experiences a person can go through, is the workplace response still largely: nothing?

As the year draws to a close, many of us naturally take a moment to pause, reflect, and plan for what lies ahead. For those navigating separation or divorce, this time of year can bring mixed emotions - relief, uncertainty, hope and sometimes grief. It’s a moment to acknowledge the progress made, however small, and to set intentions for the year ahead.

Divorce coaching is for everyone - men included. And if you’re a man facing the stress, confusion and big decisions that divorce brings, it might just be one of the smartest moves you can make.

Divorce is regularly described as being one of life’s most stressful experiences - second only to the death of a loved one. If you’re in the middle of it right now, you're probably reading this and nodding in agreement. It’s not just the reams of legal paperwork, the questions around finances or your custody arrangements. It’s the emotional toll that weighs on you every day: the uncertainty, the fear of the unknown and the constant inner voice asking, “Am I doing the right th