How to survive divorce with your health intact

One study suggests divorce has a greater short-term impact on wellbeing among men, while the effect on women may extend for years

Polly Dunbar

Jan 10, 2024 – 5.00am

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When solicitor Kate Flounders’ 12-year marriage ended in 2022, she was distraught. She mourned not only the relationship she and her husband once shared, but the future she thought they would have together.

The 42-year-old had to grapple with the stressful practicalities of divorce and finding a new home at the same time as confronting the stark reality of being alone for the first time since she was 22, when she first met her former husband. One of the biggest shocks was the extent to which her inner turmoil manifested itself physically.

The Telegraph London