Starting Over After Divorce

And to ensure a fresh, new beginning. Keep reading as we help you through navigating your new life and overcoming the challenges of divorce.

• Freely experience your emotions
• Build a support system
• Discover a new side to yourself
• Reassess your finances
• Embrace your new life

 

Freely Experience Your Emotions

It is important to be kind to yourself after divorce. During this time you may be expiring grief, anger, betrayal, sadness and a wide range of other painful emotions. Psychotherapist Florence Falk stated, “You may feel remorse for what you did or didn’t do, or wonder what you did wrong. Don’t dwell on those feelings, but make room for them.”

Allowing yourself to freely experience these emotions as they come is part of the healing process for starting over after divorce. If you suppress these feelings you may be hindering your ability to move on. By processing these lingering emotions you will be a step closer towards letting go of emotional baggage.

 

Build A Support System

By surrounding yourself with close friends and family you can create a support system which is critical for starting over after divorce. Being with loved ones serves as a reminder of how much you are cared for by people who want you to help you heal. If you know someone who has gone through a divorce, don’t be scared to ask what resources and advice helped them. You may want to consider joining a divorce group, whether it meets in-person or online, to be with a supportive community of others also navigating divorce. Meeting with a licensed therapist who can provide you with tailored resources can also provide emotional support and structure.

 

Discover A New Side To Yourself

While divorce is an undeniably a challenging time, you now have the freedom and opportunity to discover more about yourself and even reinvent yourself. Some people may choose to don a new hair style or change up their wardrobe when they are starting over after divorce. Psychologist Robert Alberti wrote, “As long as the changes you make are healthy and constructive, these are very appropriate.” Take this opportunity to change anything you are not happy about and create your new beginning.

There are endless things you can do to keep busy and even find a new hobby you may love. You could opt to join a workout group as a form of stress release. This doesn’t mean that you need to sign up for a gym membership, there are plenty of hiking, cycling, pilates and yoga groups you can join to work up a sweat and have some fun. If you’d rather keep things calm you could join painting classes, meditation retreats, literary groups or head to the craft store and try some self-guided craft projects. As long as you keep your mind and body busy doing something positive and enjoyable, you are taking positive steps towards starting over after divorce.

 

Reassess Your Finances

After divorce, you may need to re-examine your finances. It is important to be realistic as you reassess your finances as you will most likely now be living on one income and may have divorce related expenses.

If you have established that you will need to make some budget adjustments, the first step is to review your income and expenses. This includes housing costs, transportation, remaining divorce expenses and any other bills. Doing so will help you determine where you can cut back. For example, if you buy lunch every day you can start packing lunch for work, you might want to switch to public transportation or consider moving to a more affordable area.

Once you have established where you can cut back, next look at where you can make more money. This could be the perfect time to start a new career or seek advancement in your current job. Perhaps you have been holding onto valuable jewellery related to your past relationship, such as your engagement ring, unsure of what to do with it. A popular way to raise money after divorce is to sell your ring to a reputable engagement ring buyer. Selling your engagement ring allows you to not only earn funds but also helps you emotionally let go to the past and all of the memories attached to the ring.

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Embrace Your New Life

Celebrate how far you have come since your divorce. Even if life seems incredibly difficult, know that things will get better. By giving yourself the freedom to heal and take care of yourself emotionally, physically and financially, you have taken positive steps forward in starting over after divorce. Divorce coach Emma Heptonstall stated, “Recovering from divorce is ultimately about being willing to let go. Letting go frees up emotional space, physical space and creates a path on which you can move forward.” By recognizing all of your accomplishments and planning goals for the future, you will be creating the perfect foundation for your new life.