Introduction to the Videos

The Recovery Series is three videos designed to help you through the emotional journey following a separation or divorce. Each video deals with a specific period during the separation process, from when your relationship first breaks down through to the time when you may be ready to meet new people and start a new relationship.

In every video, there are interviews and contributions from some very special people who have generously shared their personal experiences of separation. These people are from all walks of life, and have contributed their very personal stories in an effort to help you understand the separation process. By including real people and their histories we hope that these videos will help you find optimism and solace.

The videos also contain dramatisations of stories as experienced by other people through their separations. The first dramatisation concentrates on an older man's attempts to find a new life after his wife has decided to end their long-term marriage. The second story focuses on a young woman's effort to regain an independent life after her relationship has broken down. She must also learn to manage single motherhood with her young daughter.

Throughout all three videos, Gillian acts as a guide and comfort, explaining the processes and offering help in a straight-forward way. Her experiences in this area make it easy for you to understand her and follow her suggestions throughout the course of your separation. She also provides exercises and activities that you can do, to help you understand and work through your emotions in more depth so that you do not repeat the separation experience.