LIFE AFTER + 1

Breakups have a way of bringing out emotions that people don’t always realise are there. They can trigger fears, insecurities, old wounds, anger, resentment, and pain that someone may have been carrying long before the relationship even ended. And when those emotions come to the surface, people can sometimes react in ways that don’t reflect who they truly are, but instead reflect where they are emotionally at that moment. A breakup is one of those experiences that can bring p

One of the hardest parts of going through a breakup is not always the breakup itself. It’s the process of letting go afterwards. And when I say letting go, I don’t just mean letting go of the person. I mean letting go of everything that came with that relationship and the life you thought you were going to have. As a single parent coach, this is something I see time and time again. People often believe they are struggling to move on because they still love their ex, because t

When people talk about narcissistic relationships, the focus is often on the ex partner. But what many single parents struggle with is watching the same behaviours show up in the way their children are treated. Not every difficult parent is a narcissist, and not every person with narcissistic traits behaves the same way. However, there are some common patterns that many coparents report experiencing. If any of these sound familiar, know that you're not imagining things, and y