Sometimes relationships change so gradually that it’s difficult to know when things started to feel different.
Life carries on. Work, children, routines and responsibilities continue as normal.
But quietly, questions begin to appear.
In this episode, relationship coach Kate Nestor joins host Liza Gatrell to explore why relationship doubts can feel so difficult to acknowledge, how uncertainty often builds quietly over time, and why giving yourself permission to explore those feelings doesn’t mean you have to make a decision.
At Stowe, we’ve spent decades supporting people through relationship and family change. One thing we’ve learnt is that legal advice is rarely the beginning of the story.
read moreLong before any decisions are made, people often live with quiet uncertainty. They question themselves, wonder whether what they’re feeling is normal, and carry thoughts they haven’t quite put into words.
That’s why we’ve created resources that explore these experiences to help people better understand what they may be feeling, without pressure or expectation.
We acted for a client whose divorce had serious financial concerns. The financial settlement required careful scrutiny and we successfully negotiated a divorce settlement that provided our client with 85% of the proceeds of the sale of the family home.
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We supported a client who had left her marriage following domestic abuse. By the time we were contacted, our client had already gone to the repossession hearing without legal representation, and the court had ordered that the property should be sold. After much negotiating, the case concluded with a final order securing payment of the outstanding lump sum owed to our client.
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We worked on behalf of a client who was leaving a long marriage that had involved coercive control and exclusion from financial decision-making. Our experts secured a divorce settlement that included a 50/50 division of the £4.4m matrimonial assets, full repayment of our client’s legal fees, a costs order against the spouse recognising their unreasonable conduct, and ongoing maintenance that was payable until the sale and division of the property assets.
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A client instructed us in this high-net-worth divorce case marked by complex international property, business, and tax issues. The issues around jurisdiction, enforcement, asset tracing, and tax all required careful handling by our London high-net-worth experts. Our client was awarded 100% of the liquid assets, a secure school fund for the children, the family home, and ongoing maintenance.
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We acted for a client after partway through their case, following an FDR hearing. The dispute concerned a financial settlement valued at about £1 million, with the majority of assets held in the spouse’s name. Discover how we achieved a fair financial settlement that secured a significant lump sum payment, plus spousal maintenance for three years.
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We acted for the less well-off future spouse in a prenup involving £8 million of assets. The imbalance of wealth was a clear risk to our client’s long-term financial security. We approached the matter with care and discretion, leading to the new terms of the prenup with much better protection and financial security for our client.
Read full storyOur free, interactive guide will help you explore your emotions and self-reflect.
You can either download and type directly into the document, or print a copy and write by hand.
It’s a useful place to start when you don’t really know if you even want to make any decisions.
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