The Adult children of Divorce Series-Lifelong Grief
September 30, 2024We are talking about the major side effects commonly experienced by adults, who experience divorce as children. To conclude our series, this week I would like us to discuss how divorce can translate into a heavy loss, resulting to what feels like a lifelong grief. Definition: Grief is the anguish experienced after significant loss. The operative word being, significant. To children, separation and divorce is something that holds so much weight that it leaves such a big dent in their lives. What’s interesting about grief is that, it is not just one dimensional, it is experienced in many stages. These…
The Adult children of Divorce Series-A Different View of the World
Continuing our series, we are talking about the major side effects commonly experienced by adults, who experience divorce as children. This week we will be discussing how different the world looks for an adult who experienced divorce as a child.…
The Adult children of Divorce Series -Trauma Vs Closure.
Continuing our series, we are talking about the major side effects commonly experienced by adults, who experience divorce as children. This week we will be discussing the grief of losing your first family. For most parents the decision to separate…
The Adult children of Divorce Series -Abandonment.
Continuing our series, I would like to talk about major side effects commonly experienced by adults, who experience divorce as children. One of them is abandonment. Abandonment definition: an act or instance of leaving a person or thing permanently and…
The Adult children of Divorce Series
Divorce definition: separate or dissociate (something) from something else, typically with an undesirable effect. I was born into a broken marriage. My mother would often say that my name (which means God’s answer) was given to me in the hopes…
Pursue Balance
What does it mean to pursue balance? According to Google a balanced life means ‘achieving optimal health in all aspects of your life: relationships, work, fitness, health, and emotional happiness’. So essentially a perfect life right!? Well for most of…
Low-Self Esteem Copying Hacks!
As someone who continues to struggle with feelings of low self-esteem and self-worth, I say this honestly, these emotions don’t completely go away. There really isn’t a formula to overnight confidence especially if years of unworthiness have been your norm.…
Getting In your head? Start planning!
It has been said that humans are creatures of habit, and while we like moments of spontaneity and surprise, we still feel comfortable when we know what to expect and can follow a plan or schedule. I have never been…
Lend A Helping Hand
Kindness matters. Cliché, but true. Kindness matters. Acts of kindness are possibly the easiest and most beneficial ways to find mental healing. It costs us nothing to extend generosity, if anything we gain more than we can possibly imagine. As…
The Healing Behind Creativity
We all have the ability to create. The ultimate Creator, God created us in His image therefore creativity is in our blueprint. However, like any skill or ability consistent cultivation forms a big part in the success of what we…
Are You Feeling Overwhelmed? Write It Down!
Can Writing Improve Your Mental Health? As an avid reader, a lot of people would assume that I am a writer. Before, this assumption would have been way off the mark because I was a very lazy reader. For me,…
