Edna Ferman

Every ending is really an invitation to begin again. When my marriage ended, I didn’t see it that way. I saw emptiness, loss, and uncertainty. But over time, I discovered something extraordinary: endings create space for new beginnings.

Life has a way of knocking us flat. Divorce was my fall—it shattered my confidence, my plans, and my sense of who I was. For a while, I lived in survival mode, convinced the best of life was behind me.

Healing isn’t a straight line. When my marriage ended, I thought healing would be neat and predictable. Step one: grieve. Step two: move on. Step three: feel happy again.

Fresh starts can feel overwhelming — divorce, loss, kids leaving, change of life direction, or simply realising life isn’t what you expected.

Starting a new chapter in life can feel overwhelming, especially when it isn’t by choice.

Let’s talk about the pause—the space between what ended and what’s not yet begun, and the gift in the pause.