Sex & Relationships

By Donna Burfield - Joy & Purpose Coaching   Dating again, whether after divorce, bereavement, a long relationship, or simply a long season of being happily single, can feel like stepping into a world that has completely reinvented itself while you were busy living real life.   Suddenly, there are apps, acronyms, voice notes, “soft launches,” and people who think holding a fish in a profile photo is somehow attractive. It’s a lot.   Dating later in life also has a beautiful,

By Donna Burfield - Joy & Purpose Coaching   Separation and divorce are not simply legal processes; they are emotional earthquakes. They shake your identity, your routines, your plans, your confidence, and every corner of your life you thought was stable.   Even if the ending was expected, mutual, or necessary… it still hurts, because relationships don’t end at the moment of signing papers. They end slowly, in conversations that never happened, in needs that weren’t met, in m

By Donna Burfield - Joy & Purpose Coaching   Let’s talk about something most people don’t: sex after a long break.   Whether it’s been months, years, or even decades… Whether you’ve been widowed, divorced, separated, focused on raising children, healing from illness, or simply prioritising everything except intimacy…The idea of having sex again later in life can feel exciting, nerve-racking, hopeful, awkward, liberating, emotional, or all of those at once.   You may feel uns

By Donna Burfield - Joy & Purpose Coaching   Separation and divorce are among the most emotionally complex and life-altering experiences anyone can go through. They shake your identity, your routines, your confidence, and your sense of what the future looks like.   This guide is here to support you gently through the practical, emotional, and relational challenges that come with the end of a relationship. It’s not about rushing healing or pretending you’re fine; it’s about he