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 […]
Coping with a Difficult Parental Relationship
Recent headlines, including discussions around Brooklyn Beckham’s distance from his parents, have sparked conversations about difficult parent-child relationships and estrangement. Whilst every family situation is different, many young people and adults find themselves grappling with the reality that a relationship with a parent may not feel as safe, supportive, or healthy as they wish it […]
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 […]
Supporting Young People Experiencing Parental Conflict
Your Direction Workshops with Kent County Council and Medway Council Family life can be complicated. For young people aged 12-17, navigating parental conflict or life after parents have separated can feel overwhelming. Recognising this, Kent County Council and Medway Council are partnering with Your Direction to deliver workshops designed specifically to support young people through […]
How to handle Christmas when your parents have split up
Christmas can be great — food, lights, music, time off — but if your parents aren’t together, it can also be a bit… complicated. Trying to make everyone happy, working out where you’ll be, or juggling different family traditions can get stressful fast. If you’re already overthinking what Christmas will look like this year, take […]
Meet the innovative hub powered by real stories
Introducing Split Happens We’re so excited to announce the launch of Split Happens! Split Happens is a new digital support space for young people affected by parental separation, created through a collaboration between Your Direction’s deep expertise in helping young people navigate and rise above family breakdown and amicable’s innovative, tech-enabled approach to separation. Why […]
What to do when a parent lies: Recovering from your parents’ separation when cheating or lies are involved
When your parents break up, it can feel really confusing and upsetting. It is fairly normal to hear different versions of what happened from each parent. This doesn’t always mean someone is lying—they might just see things differently. But sometimes, one or both parents do lie, especially if cheating was part of the reason they […]
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 […]