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A relationship break up can be the perfect time to make positive changes whether that’s starting up the business you always dreamed of, getting your pension sorted, or losing weight and taking more care of your health.
The Starting Over Show was the first UK event to help people bounce back from relationship break ups and life crises.
On the day of the live SOS events, we create a safe haven in which soon-to-be singletons can take professional advice to build the confidence and skills they need to go it alone.
The Reverend Morley was dubious when he heard about a ‘divorce fair’ in Brighton, so he visited our first event in 2009 – and made it the very positive subject of his Thought For the Day on Radio 2’s Wogan Show…..
Over 140,000 UK couples divorce each year, not to mention the thousands of co-habiting couples who need to extricate themselves from shared mortgages and lives. Some civil partnerships are now breaking down too.
Since south coast towns suffer from some of the UK’s highest divorce rates, Brighton is a fitting setting for a ‘divorce fair’, and we are also putting on the first ever London SOS as well in 2010.
The Starting Over Show has been designed to serve people who have experienced a relationship break up, life crisis or significant change to their circumstances and who want to turn their life around. The show will bring together a wide range of services, products and organisations designed to help visitors move forward in their lives.
“With the credit crunch starting to hit, quality professional advice and a vision of a better future are more important than ever. That’s why we have counselors and life coaches as well as financial mediators and lawyers attending the show.
“We want the show to demonstrate how to seek the right support and the benefits of taking positive action, rather than succumbing to a negative or resentful feelings or feeling constantly overwhelmed at the thought of ‘what do I do now?’ The show will give people access to all the resources that can help them to really start over, all under one roof.”
Suzy Miller: Creator and Producer of the Starting Over Show
We also have created an independent resource site – the SOS VIllage – where you can get access to many free and valuable sources of information and help. We welcome contributions to the content of the site from people who are ‘starting over’ – email suzy (at) startingovershow.co.uk.
The fact that SOS is a real resource is reflected in the fact that organizations like BT and the South East Fire Brigades’ Union gave out the code for free tickets to their staff prior to the Brighton 2009 event.
And now we have the Starting Over Road Shows:
An empowering resource for people going through divorce and breakup
Free legal, financial and relationship advice, parenting coaches, holistic healers – all in one place to drop in and experience on a Thursday night in your local town. More about the SOS Road Shows here…..
And a couple of our visitors comments for good measure……
“Thank you so much for arranging this – it was excellent…… I will certainly be contacting one or two of the advisers I met. Thank you again.”
I.B. Visitor
“I was at the show and I thought the atmosphere was fantastic – relaxed, friendly, helpful and brilliantly organised – well done.”
A. O’Neill, Visitor
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