The Journey of Divorce ~ Overview

 

Divorce can be painful.  Gut-wrenching.  Confusing.  A time of dramatic ambivalence.  Relief one moment, guilt and regret the next.  It can be one of the most difficult personal passages one can travel.

And, divorce can also be the catalyst for traveling a new path, a path that can lead you to the life you truly want. 

Traveled intentionally, divorce can be a powerful path to personal renewal and rediscovery.  Faced with the confusion and chaos and disappointment of divorce, we have choices. We can allow this experience to make us small, angry, bitter, hopeless. Or, we can use the lessons within the experience to become wiser, more compassionate, more deeply connected to ourselves and to others.  We can use the pain to grow.

In order to reap the benefits of the Journey, we must travel consciously and with intention. There is work to be done, and hurts to be healed, and lessons to be learned. This journey is not for the timid.

The payoff, however, can be life-changing.  Out of this Journey can emerge a sense of personal power and peace and freedom that comes with forgiveness (of yourself and your ex), with learning to love yourself, and learning to speak your voice with truth and compassion.

Let's look at the Map that this Journey follows.