Andrew Storey
My name is Andrew Storey and I am a 48-year-old social entrepreneur. I have been my dad’s carer for five years and in a long-distance relationship with my partner, Sara, who lives in Sardinia where she...
View ArticleMending broken plates
Wow – what a few months I’ve had! My dad died at the end of January and I’ve had to deal with so much stuff, being an only child and all. It certainly put my relationship with Sara under huge pressure,...
View ArticleWhat makes us who we are
It has been a long few months, but thankfully things are starting to calm down and there is more time to think about life and how to make the most of it. My relationship with Sara has moved forward...
View ArticleBalancing
There are so many different ways of looking at our situation, and, if you’re not careful, you can get lost in it all. When there is too much of something, it can be difficult to keep things under...
View ArticleBloghoppers
Well that’s the summer done and what a contrast of weather and worlds! Sara and I seemed to arrive at a plateau of sorts, which was comfortable, insofar as we found a ‘place’ more quickly than we...
View ArticleRosanne Cubitt: Enduring conflict more upsetting for kids than a well managed...
January is a time of year when many people who have realised that their relationship is over, start the process of leaving their partner. They might have been thinking of divorcing for a while, but...
View ArticleKids have opinions too – listen to what they want when a family breaks up
Ensuring that the best interests of the child are at the centre of decisions that adults make which affect them is a key principle enshrined in Scottish law since the Children (Scotland) Act 1995. But...
View ArticleSeparating parents urged to avoid courtroom conflict as Family Mediation Week...
Parents living in Scotland who have decided to separate or divorce in 2023 are being urged to find out how to avoid courtroom confrontation to settle parenting arrangements, with the launch of Family...
View ArticleTop tips for communicating – with your child’s other parent, your children...
Communicating effectively has a massive impact on relationships – whether that’s with your life partner, your children, their other parent, your friends or at work. You need to find a way to get on,...
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