Like many people, I suffered a marriage breakup. This was over 30 years ago, and I am happily remarried for the past 25 years. It was not the breakup that destroyed what little confidence I had though, the breakup was welcomed I can promise you that. It was the years of mental abuse that led up to the final split that made me feel worthless.
Rather than stay the shattered soul I felt I was, I chose to pick myself up and start to rebuild my self-confidence from the bottom upwards. When I think back now to the main steps I…