How to Choose the Right Counsellor After Your Parents Separate

Finding support through counselling if your parents have separated is a great way to get some additional independent support but how do you choose a counsellor and how does this fit with Your Direction? In this blog we explain all this and the differences between popular types of counselling so you can find the best […]

A Guide to Navigating Life In Two Homes

For many young people, one of the biggest changes after parental separation isn’t the separation itself, it’s navigating life in two homes. One week you may be settling into one routine, only to switch to another a few days later. There may be different rules, different expectations, different family dynamics, and sometimes the feeling that […]

Juggling School, Friends and Parents Separating

When Life Doesn’t Slow Down When parents separate, it can feel like a major chapter of your life is being rewritten. This blog explores what it’s like juggling school and parents separating. It’s strange even though things at home may feel uncertain, the rest of life often carries on at the same pace. Lessons still […]

Reclaiming Your Identity After Your Parents’ Divorce

How can you reclaim your identity after parents’ divorce? When parents separate, people often focus on the practical changes. Where you’ll live, how often you’ll see each parent, or what family life will look like moving forward. Whilst these changes can be significant, there is often another impact that receives far less attention: the effect […]

8 tips to help get back in touch with you 

Reclaiming your identity after your parents split We know that when your parents separate, it can feel as though the ground has been pulled out from beneath you. One young person told us, “My whole sense of self shattered… suddenly that was gone, and with it I felt as though my sense of self had […]

Dealing with difficult or unexpected feelings

How to cope with all the feelings from your parents’ separation When your parents separate, it’s completely normal to experience a flood of thoughts and feelings. Even if you found out a long time ago. Some feelings are uncomfortable, but there are some things you can do to sort out your thoughts and feelings so […]