So, here is how it all began, "New Beginnings" I mean. I had this perfect life, at least I thought I had. Living in my perfect little bubble! Nice home, nice car, great kids, perfect job and a really happy solid marriage of 20 odd years! I feel like I should be starting this story with the words "Once upon a time....", yes my own little fairy tale, just like we all dream of when we are young girls
looking for that Knight in Shining Armour. Damn Mills & Boon. We should all be doing the Class Action thing and suing Barbara bloody Cartland! Needless to say, a short while ago my Bubble Burst. Actually that is putting it mildly, it exploded all over the place. There was blood and guts everywhere. What a mess! My Knight in shining Armour decided he was someone else's Knight, and then someone else's Knight and then...........you get the idea right! Just to put the cherry on top, there always has to be a cherry don't you know! I was retrenched and shortly there after found out I had cancer. When the proverbial S**t hits the fan, it really splatters. Seriously, it has been a very hard journey so far and it is not over by any means. I have a very good friend who has been through and is still going through her own version of Hell, but I won't spoil it for you, I'll let Ursula tell you her story all in good time. Anyway Ursula and I were sitting around one day chatting about everything and nothing. Everything being the state of our affairs and nothing being the Ex'es! We realized how difficult this divorce trip has been and will continue to be. Why you ask? because there is no "one" place where you can go to find out all the information you need in order to avoid the minefields you might step into whilst going through this process. Never mind all the other stuff that nobody seems to think about like the emotions you will go through and the issues you will have with your children etc. Divorce is not one dimensional. There are so many things that you don't think about when you utter those 4 little words or perhaps hear them uttered, "I WANT A DIVORCE". Both Ursula and I have always been the kind of people who want to reach out and help others, so we immediately jumped at the idea of putting together a central place where woman could go to get all the information and support they need. That Hub turned out to be this Magazine! We want this to be a place you can get help and support. We want it to be a positive influence in your life. We want to arm you with as much information, inspiration and happiness as we can! We discussed the idea with many friends and a couple of professionals. We also did some research and found out there is nothing out there quite like this Magazine. All in all, everyone thinks its a great idea and so do we. We really hope you think it is a great idea too, and that we are able to assist you on this journey. Your NEW BEGINNING! In our first issue, we aim to bring you many fantastic articles. Some of them will be regulars like our "What the Law says about Divorce", which will give you a look into the legal aspects of divorce one important fact at a time. We also have our resident Psychologist who will guide us through the emotional pitfalls of the big "D" and our feature interview with a real woman who has been there and got the T-Shirt. We want to have a feature interview each issue so talk to us, tell us your story, or let us know what you would like to see in this Mag! We want to hear from you! Your participation will be this magazines success! lets all help each other......you are not alone! Your Editors,
Kate and Ursula
