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Do you ever feel overwhelmed by how much you have to do? Why we have to do less

Too much to do as parent? How to work smarter, not harder so you can enjoy your kids more. As a working mum, I wish that my brain hadn’t often felt like a computer with too many tabs open. Or that it had not got to the point where an essential visit to my GP seemed self-indulgent. I wish that when my children were growing up, I hadn’t often bitterly observed how ‘having it all’…
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How to stay calm when you don’t feel it using NLP

Do you know people who calmly swan around life without anything bothering them? Child meltdowns just seem to go over their heads. They bounce through a busy day with lightness and humour. Annoying aren’t they? Staying calm when you don’t feel it is an art, and the good news is that, using some techniques from Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), you too can learn this art of serene calmness…
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So, how do you heal anger when you want to rip someone’s head off?

What do you do when you are SO angry you want to rip someone’s head off? You actually think you COULD drown your kids or bash someone with your shopping trolley and you are not sure how to control it. In those moments, if another hippy tells you “you need to relax” or recommends that you try yoga or meditation, you feel like you just might shove a carrot into their mouth and light it. What…
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NO FAULT DIVORCE – what does this mean to us?

The UK laws of divorce have not been reformed since their introduction in 1969. However there was a move and introduction to No – Fault Divorce shortly after 1970. No-fault divorceis a divorce in which the dissolution of a marriage does not require a showing of wrong-doing by either party, and those interested in further reading can look to a resource like this…
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The Ex-Factor – handling your ex after your divorce…

Handling your ex after your divorce can be a tricky business. Here are some tips for some great do’s and dont’s! Ex-Etiquette where there are no children involved – Divorce without children If your divorce does not involve children from the marriage or the relationship, there is technically no reason to maintain contact with your ex. That’s the good and the bad news. The good…
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The benefits of Family mediation…

Between 32-55% of marriages end in divorce. Although this statistic is pretty dreadful, it’s a sad reality about marriages today. The actual process of separating and divorcing is relatively straightforward, and it is possible for a couple to complete the task themselves without professional help, for a small sum of money in court fees. However, VERY few couples manage to do this, because they…
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Your divorce is impacting your child’s exam results, so take action today

Several studies have been done in the past 10 years on the impact of divorce on children, specifically with regard to their academic performance and exam results. The *studies all suggest that although the psychological damage from divorce fades for children within a few years, their academic performance continues to decline. Yongmin Sun, co-author of one of the studies and assistant professor…
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