The most iconic social celebration in our culture is the wedding ceremony. It brings together two families and unites them one. It gives birth to the marriage relationship. It begins on high, and the couple promise to remain married to each other until death do them part. Sometimes the spirit may be willing, but the body may be weak, and divorce may well be the best solution. While people enter the marital relationship with the intent of lasting relationship, the reality is that most marriages break down, some within six months or the first five years, for various reasons.

Marital separation, loss of romantic relationship, breakups and divorce can be absolutely heart wrenching, devastating, stressful and painful to both couples and the families and friends involved. Divorce represents a profound and fundamental insult to your health and wellbeing and research shows that they significantly impact the mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical health of both men and women and children. The approach you take to your divorce How you cope with a divorce or cope with a breakup would have a profound effect on your life and the lives of those around you.

So, you may find it absurd to hear that you need to celebrate your divorce. Just as a good funeral ceremony facilitates the grieving process of the bereaved, so also a good divorce ceremony can facilitate the emotional healing process from the divorce and bring to birth the new normal and make you ready for what the future has in stall for you.

Susan J Elliot says, “while the aftermath of a breakup can be a devastating time, unbelievable as it may seem when you it can also be a tremendous opportunity for life-changing growth. Asare in the throes of heartache, this can be a rich and fertile time when you are most open and ready to make your dreams come true. A breakup can actually be a liberating time when you take charge of your life and make positive change happen- instead of waiting around for it to happen to you.”