Channel 4 Documentary

Channel 4 are currently researching making a documentary for their ‘Cutting Edge’ series about couples who are divorcing but still living in the same house.  If you are in that situation they would like to talk to you and perhaps feature you in the documentary. If you are interested please e-mail me:  annie.oneill@newhorizons.uk.com

Living together during Divorce

Unfortunately, in these times of recession, more and more couples are having to stay living in the same house even though they’ve split up and may be going through a divorce. This can increase the stress of going through a divorce to unbearable levels.
There are a few things you can do to try and make [...]

Top Tips for staying Positive

Inspired by Mr Positive! aka David Boufford but ‘tweaked’ by me. Mr Positive sends me daily inspirational quotes and monthly newsletters and you can subscribe to him here. 
1.  Turn off the news (if something really important happens you’ll find out).
2.  Find and indulge in your passions (Ask yourself “what brings me joy?” then do it.)
3.  [...]

Shine

There is nothing enlightening about shrinking so that other people won’t feel unsure around you. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone. As we let our own Light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to [...]

Looking after No. 1

So many people are so busy looking after other people or pursing careers that they forget to look after themselves. But if you don’t look after yourself who will?
Take some time to look after YOU. After all, if you’re feeling great you’ll be better placed to look after others or do a good job. We [...]

Eat Pray Love

A brilliant book – Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert is the author’s account of her (physical and spiritual) journey following her bitter divorce and disastrous rebound fling.  She travels to Italy (Eat), India (Pray) and Indonesia (Love). 
Whilst in India she realises that Destiny is “a play between divine grace and wilful self-effort.  Half of [...]

Go for it!

It is important to take responsibility for our thoughts and actions.    Nobody else is responsible for your happiness or your feelings, as you are not responsible for the happiness of others or the way they feel.
Many people laugh at ‘The Law of Attraction’ (LOA) but it is true that we attract what we think about.  [...]

Loving again after Divorce

I was recently asked if it is true that everyone must have a ‘rebound’ relationship, one that helps restore confidence but is short lived.  I replied that I didn’t think there had to be a rebound relationship, although it is quite common.
For some people a rebound relationship is just what they need (as long as [...]

Guest Post – Beautiful Moments Are To Be Found Much Closer To Home Than You Realise!

By Garth Delikan, The Lifestyle Guy
I just had my 18 year old son stay with me for the last four days and I have to say I had the absolute best time for ages!
When you’ve been through a divorce or had a painful ending to a long standing relationship, in many cases it’s difficult to [...]

Do we pretend Divorce is an easy option?

There was an article in the Daily Mail (Femail – onliine) today – ‘Yes, of course, divorce shatters lives. So why DO we pretend it’s an easy option?’ by Yasmin Alibhai-Brown. In my opinion this is a controversial article.
My comment to the article was as follows:
“I don’t think most people look at divorce as an [...]