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Jesse Fink

Author. On divorce, drinking and writing his way back.

13conversations

1,886views

4topics

The initial break-up, and dealing with the realisation

Separation642 views
OCD, the anguish, and the stigma of starting again

Separation257 views
Cycles of emotion — life begins again after divorce

Separation167 views
Regret, guilt, and longing for the past

Fatherhood166 views
Defining your role — the player or the father?

Fatherhood120 views
The day-to-day, and the financial stress

Fatherhood118 views
Our relationships are shaped by our parents

Relationships105 views
Anxiety, and getting out of your own head

Mental health90 views
Coming to terms with feeling like a failure

Mental health81 views
Back on track — coping, gratitude, falling in love again

Mental health80 views
Asking for help — the parallels between father and son

Fatherhood57 views
Not thinking clearly, making mistakes, confronting it all

Separation2 views
The initial break-up

Separation1 views

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