{"id":4243,"date":"2018-09-17T16:21:57","date_gmt":"2018-09-17T15:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.emmaheptonstall.com\/divorce-coaching\/?p=4243"},"modified":"2018-09-17T16:21:57","modified_gmt":"2018-09-17T15:21:57","slug":"when-is-the-best-time-to-plan-for-divorce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.emmaheptonstall.com\/divorce-coaching\/when-is-the-best-time-to-plan-for-divorce\/","title":{"rendered":"When is the best time to plan for divorce?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243;][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.15&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;justify&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#c5b2b1&#8243; header_2_text_align=&#8221;justify&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#c984a4&#8243; text_orientation=&#8221;justified&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>When is the best time to plan for divorce?<\/h1>\n<p><em>When is the best time to plan for divorce?<\/em>\u00a0 I get asked this a lot. There&#8217;s\u00a0<em>always\u00a0<\/em>a reason why now isn&#8217;t the best time. It&#8217;s nearly summer, it&#8217;s nearly &#8216;back to school&#8217; it&#8217;s nearly Christmas! You name it, I&#8217;ve heard it and a few more besides. The truth is, you can always plan. Planning is just planning. It isn&#8217;t doing. Planning is sensible, it&#8217;s preparation and ground work. It&#8217;s making sure that when the time is right you can act.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"make_autumn_work_for_you_this_year\"><\/span><span class=\"s1\"><b>Make Autumn Work For You This Year<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">There\u2019s a constant refrain amongst my friends, clients and business colleagues at the moment \u2013 one I\u2019m feeling too, if I\u2019m honest.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201c<i>How<\/i> is it mid September already? How are we more than three quarters through the year?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Before we know it, it\u2019s half term, then the run-up to Christmas. If you have children, it\u2019s an incredibly busy time of year for activities, with harvest, Halloween, Bonfire Night, Advent and Christmas activities cropping up. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">And whether you have children or not, this is often the time of year when we look back at what we\u2019ve achieved so far, what we haven\u2019t and what we want to get out of the rest of the year. Which can be an energising thing to do, but it can also feel overwhelming and dispiriting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">If divorce has been on your mind, it might feel like too much to add to the list \u2013 a giant task to accomplish with everything else going on. Plus there\u2019s the guilt of even thinking of leaving with Christmas coming up. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">But can you bear to go through the motions this year, when you\u2019re just not feeling it? Does the thought of lunch with his mother turn your stomach?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Here\u2019s the thing. You don\u2019t have to just grin and bear it. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"now_is_exactly_the_time_to_get_divorce_ready\"><\/span><span class=\"s1\"><b>Now is exactly the time to get divorce ready<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Why?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Because it gives you options. It puts you in control. Get Divorce Ready provides you with everything you need to know to handle your divorce confidently, your way. It&#8217;s creating a plan, a strategy that you are in control of. That you get to craft your way.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not winter yet, but as the leaves begin to fall, the squirrels are preparing. They&#8217;re gathering nuts to see them through. They are doing what they need to do now to make sure they can survive.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not Christmas yet, but, if you&#8217;re anything like me, you&#8217;ve got a few gifts already bought because you like to plan. You don&#8217;t want to be rushed or feel pressure. You like to have the preparations under control.<\/p>\n<p>When you plan your divorce, the same thing can happen. It&#8217;s not about actually leaving at any particular time, it&#8217;s about being prepared, being ready in a calm and confident way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">If you join the Get Divorce Ready programme this Autumn you will have the answers you need by mid-November, well before the festive season takes full hold. And that means you can make informed choices. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">More than that, it means you can make informed choices with a small group of women who know what it\u2019s like, are in similar positions and have your back. You won\u2019t be doing it alone.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"joining_get_divorce_ready_this_autumn_means_that_ahead_of_the_christmas_frenzy_you_will\"><\/span><span class=\"s1\"><b>Joining Get Divorce Ready this Autumn means that ahead of the Christmas frenzy you will:<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Understand all of the divorce process<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Have practiced completing all the forms (with follow along videos)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Know when to get legal help (and when to save money by not!)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>How to manage co-parenting<\/li>\n<li>When to use parallel parenting<\/li>\n<li>How to cope in a high conflict situation<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Have strategies for communicating with your soon to be ex<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Know your numbers \u2013 how to navigate the financial knowledge you need to negotiate the divorce you want.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Have a ready-made support network of women to keep you motivated.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Click through here to <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/GDROct18\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">find out more and book your place. <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">It doesn\u2019t mean you need to leave before Christmas if that\u2019s not right for you. When I ran this programme in 2017, the ladies chose to wait until spring before issuing their divorce petitions. But what it does mean is that you\u2019ll spend this Autumn gaining new knowledge and skills that you know could be life-changing. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">And you\u2019ll be confident that when you decide to leave, you\u2019ll have strategies to do it in as low-conflict, low-cost way as possible. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"knowledge_is_power\"><\/span><span class=\"s1\"><b>Knowledge is power<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Having this in place before Christmas means you won\u2019t just spend this Autumn looking after everyone else\u2019s needs and feeling like life is passing you by. You\u2019ll be making massive strides to creating the future life you want. And who could wish for a better Christmas present than that?! <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">So don\u2019t let Autumn slip by in the same routines. Go after what you want and need and sign up for <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/GDROct18\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Get Divorce Ready<\/span><\/a><span class=\"s1\"> today!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emmaheptonstall.com\/divorce-coaching\/about-me-emma-heptonstall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Emma Heptonstall,<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0the Divorce Alchemist is author of the Amazon best selling book\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/How-Be-Lady-Who-Leaves\/dp\/1999631501\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>How to be a Lady Who Leaves, the Ultimate Guide to Getting Divorce Ready<\/strong><\/a>. A former lawyer, Emma is a practising family mediator and founder of Get Divorce Ready the online self study and group programmes. Emma has been featured on BBC Radio, The Telegraph, the iPaper and in Marie Claire Magazine. To find out more visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.emmaheptonstall.com\/divorce-coaching\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>www.emmaheptonstall.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row_empty\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> When is the best time to plan for divorce? When is the best time to plan for divorce?\u00a0 I get asked this a lot. There&#8217;s\u00a0always\u00a0a reason why now isn&#8217;t the best time. It&#8217;s nearly summer, it&#8217;s nearly &#8216;back to school&#8217; it&#8217;s nearly Christmas! You name it, I&#8217;ve heard it and a few more besides. 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