MEET AMANDA RAFFERTY

As you begin to embark on your Starting Again journey after a relationship breakup shame, guilt, fear, lost and lonely might be just a few of the emotions you are feeling.

I understand because I had to start again at aged 44. It happened after my Dad passed away 7 weeks after he was diagnosed with terminal cancer. I had my 'aha' moment and knew I had to end my 19yr marriage. Some might say it was down to grief but I knew different.

I had mentally and emotionally left my marriage years ago. I always had this little niggle in the back of my mind and the 'what if' thought many times. After the loss of my Dad I realised that life is just too short, too precious and can be taken away in the blink of an eye. I just knew I had to physically leave.

I understand that starting again can be a scary and overwhelming place but for me personally I would rather get to the end of my life and reflect over the changes that I made, the mistakes that I learned from and the chances that I took rather than regret existing instead of living.

Now I coach many women just like you who are starting again after a relationship breakup rebuild confidence and self belief without feeling overwhelmed. It brings me such joy when I see them have their own 'aha' moment of realisation that there is light at the end of the tunnel.