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16Oct

Your Parents' Divorce is Always Painful

Ian Argent

couple, divorce, family, father, home, marriage, mother, self

Therapists

Ian Argent was 38 when his parents divorced; being an adult did not protect him against feelings of grief and confusion as he was forced to reassess the narrative of his childhood.
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08Oct

Why Doctor Foster had us Gripped

Kate Figes

divorce, love, marriage, men, women

Relationships

Author of Our Cheating Hearts, Kate Figes understands why so many women loved the bitter end of BBC One's adultery drama Doctor Foster
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22Sep

Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word

Sue Cowan-Jenssen

couple, divorce, emotions, empathy, family, father, love, mother, self, therapy

Therapists

Therapist Sue Cowan-Jenssen explores why saying sorry is so difficult and the positive power of a deeply felt apology.
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17Sep

Why Relationship Counselling Needs Better Funding

Tavistock Relationships

couple, divorce, family, father, home, marriage, mother, society

Relationships

The cost of relationship and family breakdown to the UK is £47 billion, yet government funding for services to help is only £7.5 million. Tavistock Relationships, Relate and more than 70 other organisations (including welldoing.org) signed a letter calling for it to treble.
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26Aug

​Should I Leave My Relationship?

Susan Quilliam

breakups, couples, divorce, love, marriage

Therapists

Whether or not we stay in a relationship depends on many complex factors. Relationship coach Susan Quilliam suggests steps for deciding what to do about a relationship that appears to be on the rocks
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16Mar

Being an Adult Child of Divorce

Sue Cowan-Jenssen

counselling, divorce, family, loneliness, stress, therapy

Therapists

What's it like when your parents divorce when you yourself are grown up and out of the house?
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22Dec

5 TIPS FOR DIVORCED AND BLENDED FAMILIES AT CHRISTMAS

Louise Chunn

Christmas, divorce, family, tips

Relationships

Christmas is a notoriously difficult time for families who are no longer living together as a unit. Sometimes children go from one parent’s house to the other on the day; others take it in turns to spend Christmas day with their children; some celebrate on consecutive days with each parent; and there are some who get together for the day, even with new partners and children born post-the breakup. Whatever the way you decide to handle this situation, there is no doubt that it is complicated, and things can go badly wrong. In the run-up to the festive...
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02Dec

Breaking Up With A Sociopath

Jane McGregor

couple, divorce, sociopath

Relationships

The end of a relationship presents challenges in most circumstances, let alone if you're breaking up with a sociopath.
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09Jun

"Breaking up is Hard To Do"

Susan Quilliam

couple, divorce, love, marriage, single

Therapists

The moment when we end a relationship - or have an ending thrust upon us - is almost always exquisitely painful. But of course it's not just the moment of break up that hurts. The aftermath, as we recover, is arguably just as painful not least because it lasts longer - sometimes for years. After the early 'phoney war' of feeling convinced that reconciliation is just around the corner, or of feeling relieved that the vicious arguments are now over, it is then that the long-term suffering begins. Yes, some of us 'keep calm and carry on', and parting...
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07Jun

Couples Therapy: Taking Sides

Susanna Abse

couples, divorce, love, marriage, therapy

Relationships

Are people more embarrassed to say they’ve been to see a couple’s counsellor than an individual one? At least 110,000 people had couples therapy last year reports head of the Tavistock Centre for Couple Relationships
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