by Dr.Anne | Dec 6, 2022 | Abuse, Conflict Divorce, Difficult Divorce, Divorce
I felt like a hypocrite. I would regularly tell my clients, corporate and stay-at-home mums alike ‘do not fear stigma, or stereotype, or being branded psychologically suspect – your experiences do not demean your capacity; they enrich it.’ I knew from my work,...
by Dr.Anne | Nov 24, 2022 | Conflict Divorce, Difficult Divorce, Divorce, Professional Wellbeing, Unhealthy Relationships
Almost immediately, the lawyers started sending me their clients. It became clear that there was a real, tangible need here. Then, something totally unforeseen happened. The lawyers started to share the impact these cases were having on their own mental health. I was...
by Dr.Anne | Nov 24, 2022 | Conflict Divorce, Difficult Divorce, Divorce, Law Firms, Professional Wellbeing, Unhealthy Relationships
Being bare, lays the foundation of a community, creates a safe space where having a degree or a good job or being a mother doesn’t justify being told, ‘you should have known better’. Knowing the ongoing, visceral truth of these types of separations, means I can speak...
by Dr.Anne | Nov 24, 2022 | Conflict Divorce, Difficult Divorce, Divorce, Law Firms, Professional Wellbeing, Unhealthy Relationships
Then I started to wonder, ‘Is it only me? Am I the only unlucky woman trapped in this type of incomprehensible, complicated and difficult divorce?’ I reached out to lawyers in the UK and started presenting the psychological findings of my research. I half-hoped they...
by Dr.Anne | Nov 22, 2022 | Conflict Divorce, Difficult Divorce, Divorce, Professional Wellbeing, Unhealthy Relationships
Then out of the blue, another girl friend sent me a link for an article about Domestic Abuse. I can remember thinking, ‘why the hell has she sent me this?’ I was completely baffled. I scrolled down the list of points outlining abuse, completely lost as to their...
by Dr.Anne | Nov 21, 2022 | Conflict Divorce, Difficult Divorce, Divorce, Narcissism, Unhealthy Relationships
I get asked ‘Dr. Anne why do you work with women in difficult divorces?’ Here’s my story… I was so lonely that I felt like I was the last woman alive. How could it be that I was married and yet so completely alone? And why was I so scared? In my head, I continually...
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