Reflect Reclaim & Liberate - with Sallyanne Hartnell

The Final Straw (it came on a Tuesday)

Sallyanne Hartnell

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In this episode of Reflect, Reclaim & Liberate, I talk about what my divorce coaching clients say actualllly made them go, and it almost never looked like the dramatic ending you'd expect.

No affair. No blow-up. Just a slow, quiet erosion of hope, trust, and the version of themselves they used to be, often reaching its final, clear moment on the most ordinary of days.

If you're in the hard in-between right now - wondering whether to stay or go, feeling like you can't point to "one big reason," or grieving a relationship you're technically still in - this episode is for you. 

What relationship erosion really looks like, the myths that keep people stuck in unhappy marriages, and how to start trusting your own knowing again.


In this episode:

  • What clients actually said made them finally leave (it's rarely what you'd think)
  • The difference between falling out of love and losing yourself
  • What "grieving a relationship you haven't left yet" really feels like
  • Common myths that keep people stuck in the decision to stay or leave
  • A few reflective questions to sit with, if you're in the in-between


Sallyanne Hartnell - Divorce Coach & Strategist

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