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Serena Varendorff

Serena Varendorff

I am a mid forties CEO and academic, mum to two, partner to one, step-pal to two, ex-wife to one as well as supposedly juggling a pile of other personal and professional relationships. Some days I love myself sick and think I am nailing all this craziness like a boss, other days I appall myself with just how chronically I am screwing up the minefield that is my life.

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Hey gorgeous, Gillian here. I know in the early da Hey gorgeous, Gillian here. I know in the early days after my husband left I could not even imagine what my life would look like a year on. And I DEFINITELY couldn't imagine that I'd be loving my life and even be grateful that it all happened. But OMG it's true! What I realised as the days ticked by was that this needed to happen to make room for my own dreams to flourish, and for me to take charge of my life. Gradually over 16 years of being partnered up, I had fallen into the trap of thinking in the collective, believing that everything in life was about “us” = me + my husband + my kids. I’d completely lost myself, my identity was mum and wife. Don’t get me wrong I was absolutely proud to be mum and wife, but that’s where the rub was, the more I lived it, loved it and lost myself in “us”, the less I knew who I was. Helloooo Gillian, are you in there? I was - and I was ready to live again. No matter where you are in this journey, life CAN be wonderful again. Don't forget it. xxx #divorcesupport #divorce #womensdivorcecoach #divorceadvice #divorcecoach #divorcerecovery #divorcesucks
It's such a gift to hear wonderful feedback from o It's such a gift to hear wonderful feedback from our Women's Divorce Academy members. After going through our own brutal divorces we realised there must be a better way and it put us on a mission to end divorce disadvantage for women. Do you need a helping hand navigating the rocky world that is separation and divorce? We have a FREE webinar How to Take the Struggle Out of Separation & Divorce via link in bio. #divorcesupport #divorce #womensdivorcecoach #divorceadvice #divorcecoach #divorcerecovery #divorcesucks
It's an opportunity if you decide it is. xx #div It's an opportunity if you decide it is. xx #divorcesupport #divorce #womensdivorcecoach #divorceadvice #divorcecoach #divorcerecovery #divorcesucks
You deserve fresh fries, lady. xx #divorcesuppor You deserve fresh fries, lady. xx #divorcesupport #divorce #womensdivorcecoach #divorceadvice #divorcecoach #divorcerecovery #divorcesucks
It's not all doom and gloom, we promise. xxx #d It's not all doom and gloom, we promise. xxx #divorce #divorceadvice #divorcecoach #divorcesupport #divorcecommunity #divorcerecovery #divorcequotes
We're working to change this disadvantage, one wom We're working to change this disadvantage, one woman at a time at Women's Divorce Academy. Join us via link in bio.
We love getting such amazing feedback from our Wom We love getting such amazing feedback from our Women's Divorce Club members! Struggling with separation or divorce? We’ve been there and we know how hard it is. So we’ve created a free resource so you can take action and feel like a divorce survivor, NOT a divorce victim. This FREE webinar is for women who want to: ✔ Stop feeling stuck and powerless ✔ Feel stronger and not give in to pressure to rush your divorce if you aren’t ready ✔ Build your support network so you don’t feel so alone ✔ Protect your kids from unnecessary trauma We are going to share: ✔ The #1 way to build your support network so you can stop feeling alone. ✔ Why agreeing to a quick and easy divorce (so tempting, we know!) could be the biggest mistake you ever make. ✔ The one person you should NEVER take legal advice from, like EVER! ✔ Join us for a whole lot of tips and expert advice you can put into action today. If you are going through separation or divorce, or you know someone who is, check out our FREE webinar How to Take the Struggle Out of Separation & Divorce via link in bio. #divorce #divorcecoach #divorceadvice #divorcequotes #divorcesupport #divorcerecovery #divorcecommunity
If you're going through a break up, it's tough eno If you're going through a break up, it's tough enough. But divorcing a narcissist is a special kind of hell that seems to go on and on. We've seen dozens of women come through Women's Divorce Academy with this challenge, and we've spoken to our resident psychologist Donna Cameron about this at length. One quick tip is to employ the 'grey rock' technique, which means acting as interesting as a grey rock when you're interacting with them. Answering questions with minimal detail, giving them nothing to latch onto. But there's a whole lot more to it than that. True narcissistic personality disorder is tough to deal with, especially when you're in that person's firing line. But there is help available. Check out our free webinar for more tips on how to take the struggle out of divorce. We've got loads of tips and handy advice to share. Join us via the link in our bio today. #divorce #divorcecoach #divorceadvice #divorcesupport #divorcerecovery #divorcecommunity

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