Going through a divorce? Here's expert help on how to let go of toxic thoughts

His job was to help his clients through the legal process of getting divorced, but the emotional suffering he saw them going through had a huge impact on him.

So much so that lawyer William Henry decided to write a book to help people deal with the emotional pain that comes with divorce. Then, a year into writing it, his own marriage fell apart and his clients’ suffering became very real and deeply personal.

It made him even more determined to write a book to help people overcome the paralysing thoughts and destructive patterns of behaviour that continue their suffering. “Despite the title, DivorceZen, this is not a Buddhist guide to divorce,” Henry says. “I just like the word ‘zen’ because in my mind it conjures up images of peace and serenity, like a tree by a stream on a clear summer’s day.”