Sallyanne Hartnell Sallyanne Hartnell

It's COLD!

A challenging relationship, separation or divorce can be a cold, lonely time.

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Sallyanne Hartnell Sallyanne Hartnell

HOW TO HOLIDAY WITH YOUR EX

How to holiday with your ex. If you’ve got kids, you are connected for life. A family holiday just might work for you. Here’s how we navigated ours.

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Sallyanne Hartnell Sallyanne Hartnell

Questions I Might Ask You...

What would working with me as your Divorce Coach or Separation Strategist actually be like? Here’s a few questions I might ask you if we worked together.

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Laura Coutts Laura Coutts

THE LOVE / HATE DILEMMA OF VALENTINE’S DAY πŸ’š

Love it or hate it, Valentines Day is looming. For many couples, it’s a melting pot of unmet expectations or feelings of inadequacy – what if YOUR relationship doesn’t look like those perfect posts on social media, or sound like the saccharine sweet words in all the cards? What if your partner wants it to be something you don’t?

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Sallyanne Hartnell Sallyanne Hartnell

20 Simple Ways To Reconnect When You Feel Like You're Drifting Apart

if you feel like you’re drifting apart, if you’re in the trough of disconnection, or life’s just so freakin’ busy with kids, work, the dog, family, ALL. THE. THINGS. that you seem to be more flat mates than partners, here are a few simple ways you can reconnect.

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Sallyanne Hartnell Sallyanne Hartnell

The Primary Relationship That Needs Updating... Is The One You Have With Yourself

Update, deepen, strengthen your relationship with yourself.
Tips for building a beautiful, healthy, strong and loving relationship with yourself:
1. Be Committed
2. Choose You
3. Check in With Yourself
4. Tend Your Inner World
5. Surround Yourself With Love
6. Be A Good Friend To Yourself
7. Recognise + Release the Barriers
8. Embrace Imperfections

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Sallyanne Hartnell Sallyanne Hartnell

Is Your Ex A GOPHER PARENT?

A β€œgopher” parent, is one who is often absent or disappears for a time, and reappears or β€œpops up” at times when it is convenient. Tips to help you deal with it if your ex is a gopher.

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Sallyanne Hartnell Sallyanne Hartnell

THREE THINGS I WISH I KNEW...

Way back when I divorced… I thought I knew stuff. But… you don’t know what you don’t know.
YOU on the other hand, can know what I wish I knew.

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Sallyanne Hartnell Sallyanne Hartnell

COMMUNICATING WITH YOUR EX - How To Keep It Calm

  1. Keep Kid Focused

  2. Limit Face-To-Face

  3. Know Your Triggers

  4. Stay Off Social Media

  5. Edit, Edit, Edit

  6. Pick Your Battles

  7. Expectations and Reality

  8. Less Is More

  9. Listen, Hear, Understand

  10. Rules of Engagement

  11. Respect Your Ex

  12. Set Up Support

  13. Say You’re Sorry

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