10 Tips About How To Recover From Divorce

Top 10 Ways To Recover From Divorce

 

We live in a disposable society.  From cars to household appliances to telephones to computers it seems that built in redundancy is now the norm, literally nothing is designed to last.  We have got so used to this that it seems normal and natural to us. Where our grandparents would have ‘made do and mend’ we just chuck at the first sign that a product is no longer perfect.  Whether or not this trend is nothing more than the sign of a healthy and wealthy society or whether it is rampant consumerism gone

mad is a debate for another time and place.  We can all agree, however, that while this trend is one thing when applied to things it is certainly something very different and less desirable when applied to people.

Divorce rates in the USA are extremely high and are even approaching 50% of all marriages and, it seems, the younger the couple marry the more likely they are to want to separate.  So if you are married you stand a good chance of either getting divorced or contemplating it very seriously indeed at some point during your marriage.

Divorcees go through a whole range of feelings post-divorce.  When that decree comes through some people celebrate, those who have left abusive relationships will heave a sigh of relief and those without children can walk away without ever a backwards glance.  Almost everyone, however, whatever their circumstances and however much they are celebrating the moment will find it tinged with sadness.

After divorce it is time to start a new life, to reinvent who you are and what your life, career and relationships mean to you.  It is almost inevitable that at the start you will be defined by the person you were in your old relationship.  You may be financially tied to your former spouse or have emotional connections through children.  You do not, however, have to let your old relationship and the fact of your divorce define you for the rest of your life.  Take the time to recover, and find out who you are and who you want to be.  Here are our top 10 tips to help you along the way.