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Top Five Must Have’s for Separated Parents
Out in front there is fresh air, ‘eyes forward’ as the saying goes. So what gets you out in front when it comes to mental health? With the emotional struggle of divorce, depression and anxiety behind me, a new purpose and a selfless partner, I thought it pertinent to share some of the key ingredients I needed in order to move on from the dark past of a marriage breakdown.
Patience
You can conquer the darkest places in your mind if only, you learn to open your eyes… Strength is it that you need? Then learn to control whats inside, what […]
Learning selflessness
Is it a quality we learn, or one we are borne with? Is it a condition we adopt only after having faced our own demons or tragedy’s, or is it […]
Rebuilding Trust
One of the key reasons my marriage failed was a lack of trust. When I should have come home I didn’t, when I should have been there I wasn’t… For […]
Mediation
After nearly six years of separation and divorce my ex-wife and I decided it was time to go to mediation. In what was the culmination of 6-9 months of getting […]
Pennies into Pounds Make
Pennies into Pound make… For some time now I have no longer been a father without a family. In fact I am blessed to have my own blended family. My […]
Rain
Will you ever understand what happened that day? The day that we all fell, we all lunged into the darkness. I feel my self falling through the rain, down the […]
The Written Word
The written word takes us to another place, it can transform our mood, our motivation and our faith. Even with all the electronic gadgetry we have in the ‘modern’ world, […]
Why do men cheat?
There are a multitude of reasons as to why men cheat on their partners. Some would argue that it is a socially learnt behaviour, others would suggest that it is a lack of self control or that there is something wrong within their current relationship that drives a man into the arms of another woman! Does it relate to some gender specific behaviour that goes all the way back to the cave man? Or is it simply a case of having your cake and eating it too?
Depression & Anxiety - A Father Without a Family 