Hi Shelby,

I’m glad you had a good time at your Christmas party! That is a start!

You’ve done brilliantly by not contacting him so far, give yourself a big pat on the back for that alone as that is an incredible achievement! You are a very strong individual, whether you see that at the moment or not.

The next few weeks are due to be extremely difficult with Christmas fast approaching etc. But I try to look at it as a new start as cliché as that sounds! New year, fresh start, new goals etc. Why don’t you try to do the same?

I remember you mentioned being unhappy at work, why not set yourself a goal to ensure that this time next year you are in a happy place at work?! Use your time in the oncoming year to do everything you possibly can to make that happen! Set yourself some goals and keep focused on those!