What Stories and Beliefs Do You Hold About Divorce?

So often, those going through a divorce feel like they have failed because the marriage/partnership has ended. Family, religions, and society program us to stay in marriages, no matter what. We are deemed misfits, failures by many for choosing a healthy step for us versus staying in a relationship that isn’t aligned for us, maybe dysfunctional, or may physically harm us.

Take a look at all those beliefs and stories. Are they running your choices, or are you doing that? Are there stories and beliefs from childhood that no longer fit? Are you ready to grieve and release? If you choose not to, how much more damage do you feel those stories and beliefs will do to you. Will you get sick? What about the damage to your well-being, your children?

Choosing to be healthy is never a failure. Staying in a relationship that doesn’t honor our soul or allow us to heal our wounds and be as God intended for us is. What is holding you back from being your highest self?

Take charge of your life. Divorce only defines you if you let it. Who cares? Look at all the lessons you gained in your relationship and heal all that needs to be healed. Grieve what needs to be grieved, and then let it all go.