{"id":257,"date":"2014-12-08T18:17:08","date_gmt":"2014-12-08T18:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.emmaheptonstall.com\/?page_id=257"},"modified":"2026-07-01T20:01:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T19:01:16","slug":"about-me-emma-heptonstall","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.emmaheptonstall.com\/divorce-coaching\/about-me-emma-heptonstall\/","title":{"rendered":"About me"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; next_background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Header Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;gcid-51f97206-39f4-4cf8-bd7e-fa63541b6292 0%|gcid-156bd995-9438-4471-a09b-9ea817e75fdf 100%&#8221; background_color_gradient_overlays_image=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;gcid-51f97206-39f4-4cf8-bd7e-fa63541b6292&#8243; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;gcid-156bd995-9438-4471-a09b-9ea817e75fdf&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/www.emmaheptonstall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/BannerHeader-AboutConsultation.jpg&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; bottom_divider_style=&#8221;curve&#8221; bottom_divider_height=&#8221;50px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-51f97206-39f4-4cf8-bd7e-fa63541b6292%22:%91%22colorStart%22%93,%22gcid-156bd995-9438-4471-a09b-9ea817e75fdf%22:%91%22colorEnd%22%93}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Raleway|300|||||||&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; width=&#8221;65%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;85%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;5%||||false|false&#8221; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;40px&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;26px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Hello, I&#8217;m Emma Heptonstall:<br \/>The Divorce Alchemist.<\/h1>\n<p>Alchemy means transforming something through a seemingly magical process. Iron to gold. Confusion to clarity. Unhealthy marriage to joyful independence. For over a decade I&#8217;ve done exactly that as a divorce coach and strategist, and through my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emmaheptonstall.com\/divorce-coaching\/\"><strong>divorce coaching for women<\/strong> <\/a>I help you move from that lonely, frozen place to a future you&#8217;re genuinely excited about.<\/p>\n<p><em>Let&#8217;s transform your life.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.emmaheptonstall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/BioPic-EmmaHeptonstall-GreenWall.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Emmaheptonstall.com Image&#8221; title_text=&#8221;BioPic-EmmaHeptonstall-GreenWall&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;300px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||-150px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;||-170px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;||-115px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;off|phone&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|50%|50%|50%|50%&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset1&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.7&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;100px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;52px|0px|0|0px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||22px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019ve worked as a divorce coach and strategist for over a decade now, supporting women who are in that lonely, confusing place of divorce, whether:<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s on the horizon because you can\u2019t ignore the reality that your marriage is toxic.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019ve decided to leave, and have no idea what to do next.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019re in the middle of agreeing financial and parenting orders<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You have a high conflict situation on your hands, and a soon-to-be-ex who is making life as complicated as possible\u2026<\/span>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whatever your circumstances, the future feels unknown. Stability and a life you\u2019re excited about feel like a distant dream.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And that\u2019s where I come in.<\/span><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I know that you want answers, and really, you just want this all to go away. I know you feel frozen in fear of what next, and paralysed by indecision.<\/span><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I also know: you can do this. Yes, you need answers, and I can help you find them for yourself. Yes, you want it to be all over, and I can help you get there in a smart way, so you\u2019re not setting yourself up for more damage down the line, instead you\u2019re excited about the future you&#8217;re creating for yourself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;gcid-156bd995-9438-4471-a09b-9ea817e75fdf&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;35px||35px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-156bd995-9438-4471-a09b-9ea817e75fdf%22:%91%22background_color%22%93}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;3%||3%||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;gcid-17db6291-0856-4f73-b197-adfbe690f9f7&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-9c4644bb-6d94-4789-ace5-09644b656884%22:%91%22link_text_color%22,%22link_text_color%22%93,%22gcid-17db6291-0856-4f73-b197-adfbe690f9f7%22:%91%22header_2_text_color%22%93}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"transform_your_relationship_with_yourself_be_the_ceo_of_your_divorce_build_a_future_that_feels_right\"><\/span>Transform your relationship with yourself. Be the CEO of your divorce. Build a future that feels right.\u00a0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;gcid-156bd995-9438-4471-a09b-9ea817e75fdf&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;35px||35px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-156bd995-9438-4471-a09b-9ea817e75fdf%22:%91%22background_color%22%93}&#8221;][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; min_height=&#8221;739.8px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-126px|||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;8px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;-1px|auto||auto||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;40px||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text %91I know, you&#8217;re skeptical right? But coaching isn\u2019t like counselling.%93&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;11px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"divorce_coaching_empowers_you\"><\/span><span>Divorce coaching empowers you<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"_your_bank_balance\"><\/span><span>(&amp; your bank balance)<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019m not here to tell you what to do, as much as you might want someone to give you all the answers right now. Every divorce is different, and you\u2019re the expert in your own life. But I do bring my years of legal experience, my high conflict training and my trauma-responsive coaching expertise to play. I empower you to know what\u2019s right for you. And then have the confidence to act on it. This changes everything. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t use a solicitor to figure out your plan. When you instruct a solicitor you get billed for every six minutes of their time. Use them to do their job (getting on with the legal process) and put yourself in charge of your own divorce and work in partnership with the legal professionals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.emmaheptonstall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/EH-TheDivorceAlchemist-LogoSymbol.svg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;EH-TheDivorceAlchemist-LogoSymbol&#8221; align_tablet=&#8221;center&#8221; align_phone=&#8221;&#8221; align_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Image %91A logo%93&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; max_width=&#8221;200px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;40px|||||&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; width__hover_enabled=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019m here to help you resolve your divorce as swiftly and as amicably as possible, with the least possible emotional harm all round. If you\u2019re in a high conflict situation and amicable divorce isn\u2019t an option, don\u2019t worry. I\u2019m a trained high conflict diversion specialist and trauma-responsive, therapeutic coach. I know that divorcing a narcissistic personality is a whole different ball game. I can help you plan and act in a way that protects you, now and in the future.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is no getting away from the fact that divorce is stressful. That it\u2019s life-changing. But what if you could navigate this stressful, life-changing process with self-trust, and come out stronger? What if your divorce is the gateway to a new, confident future full of hope and possibility? <strong>What if this is not an end, but a beginning?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#f9ecec&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;5%|0px|0.1%|0px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;What happens when you work with a trauma responsive coach&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_2_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#4F4D4E&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;40px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||29px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what_do_you_get_when_you_work_with_a_trauma-responsive_divorce_strategist\"><\/span>What do you get when you work with a trauma-responsive divorce strategist?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,1_3,1_3&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1200px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Trauma-responsive support&#8221; image=&#8221;https:\/\/www.emmaheptonstall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/AlchemyBottles-1.png&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Trauma Responsive support&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; header_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;gcid-f24d6194-a16d-4608-83e3-e495ba92111e&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;26px&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; min_height=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;25px|25px|25px|25px|true|true&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;3px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;gcid-17db6291-0856-4f73-b197-adfbe690f9f7&#8243; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset4&#8243; box_shadow_horizontal=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_vertical=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_spread=&#8221;5px&#8221; box_shadow_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-17db6291-0856-4f73-b197-adfbe690f9f7%22:%91%22border_color_all%22,%22border_color_all%22,%22border_color_all%22,%22border_color_all%22,%22border_color_all%22,%22border_color_all%22%93,%22gcid-2d1ff7ee-97ee-4d4c-a719-18f8c442da35%22:%91%22background_color%22,%22background_color%22,%22background_color%22,%22background_color%22,%22background_color%22,%22background_color%22,%22background_color%22,%22background_color%22,%22background_color%22%93,%22gcid-f24d6194-a16d-4608-83e3-e495ba92111e%22:%91%22header_text_color%22,%22header_text_color%22,%22header_text_color%22,%22header_text_color%22,%22header_text_color%22,%22header_text_color%22,%22header_text_color%22,%22header_text_color%22,%22header_text_color%22,%22header_text_color%22,%22header_text_color%22,%22header_text_color%22%93,%22gcid-63ef032b-2c6c-44ef-9cef-8e818f25c3f1%22:%91%22background_color%22,%22background_color%22,%22background_color%22%93}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most of the women I work with are carrying trauma. Many don\u2019t realise it. That\u2019s because trauma doesn\u2019t always come from a big, horrific event. Trauma is the response you have to what happens to you &#8211; the wounds you carry.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And unhealthy marriage wounds you. For some, it can feel more like death by a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">thousand, silent cuts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trauma-responsiveness is embedded in all my coaching work, to help you have time and space to process what you need to, and, crucially, move through it. 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