Divorce is not a dead end

At the recent WORTH Retreat I taught a class on “Finding Hope in Divorce: A Brand New Beginning.”

The top 5 reasons for divorce are:

Infidelity (Cheating on your spouse not only breaks a vow-it breaks the trust in a relationship)

Lack of intimacy

Communication

Money

Addiction

Most of us had experienced every single one of these in our marriages yet we still fought for our partner. And divorce was a forced choice where we felt disposable, worthless and even a failure.

Divorce for me brought grief, abandonment, loss of ideals, tears, exhaustion, nightmares, therapy, PTSD symptoms, betrayal trauma, so many knots in my stomach and a broken heart from the 21 years I was married to someone I didn’t really know.

What a blessing divorce has been as it has unveiled a bright path with healing and opportunity.

I have learned that it is the hardest times in my life that has made me stronger. I have had to be more dependent on God and am closer to Him because of it.

Being divorced I am faced with so many new situations and I have had to be patient with myself as I am still learning.

I was recently reminded from a dear friend that told me as my divorce was final that one day I would look back and be thankful he didn’t choose me and walked away. I couldn’t even imagine it then because my life looked like the edge of a cliff.

It didn’t take long once he was gone and I could see clearer and relearn who I really am without his gaslighting that divorce has been one of the greatest blessings of my life.

Divorce is not a dead end but instead a detour.

What new opportunities has divorce brought for you?

I wouldn’t be Life Coach if it weren’t for divorce.

I would love to help you see your new path.