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His·Journey · Sydney est. 2025The Ledger · The Room · The Pledge§ For men in transition

© 2026 HisJourney · Vol. II

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§ 01 · In crisis
A guided journey

Navigating Separation.

The first 90 days of getting through this.

Length
About 6 weeks
Modules
8 · 42m
Done
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8 modules · arc reads left → right
  1. The arc
  2. 01The first 72 hours←
  3. 02Staying functional through it
  4. 03Where you live now
  5. 04Getting out of the house
  6. 05Telling the kids
  7. 06Your first lawyer appointment
  8. 07The money conversation
  9. 08Telling the people in your life

The first ninety days after the conversation. What to do on day one. How to handle the kids without making them choose. The lawyer appointment. The money conversation. How to keep work, food and sleep going while the rest of life is on fire. Built for the version of you who didn't see this coming.

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§ 01What you'll learn
  1. 01What to do in the first 72 hours after the conversation
  2. 02How to set up a separate place to live without burning cash
  3. 03How to handle the kids without making them choose sides
  4. 04When to lawyer up and what a first appointment actually costs
  5. 05How to talk to your parents, your boss, and your mates
  6. 06How to keep yourself functioning at work and at the gym
§ 02Who it's for
  1. 01Just heard the words 'we need to talk' or 'I want a separation'
  2. 02Already moved out (or she has) and the dust hasn't settled
  3. 03Trying to keep work, kids, and your head together at once
§ 03 - The modules

8 sessions, in order.

Begin
  1. 01

    The first 72 hours

    What to do, what to leave alone, and what every man gets wrong in the three days after she says it.

    4 min→
  2. 02

    Staying functional through it

    Sleep, food, training, work. What to drop, what to keep, and the minimum you need to not implode in the first 90 days.

    5 min→
  3. 03

    Where you live now

    The housing question in the first two weeks. Should you move out, what does it signal legally, what it costs, what to negotiate if you stay.

    6 min→
  4. 04

    Getting out of the house

    How to handle the first move, what to take, what to leave, and how to keep the separation civil while one of you sleeps somewhere else.

    5 min→
  5. 05

    Telling the kids

    How to have the conversation with kids of any age, what not to say, and what to do when they cry or go silent.

    5 min→
  6. 06

    Your first lawyer appointment

    What it costs, what to bring, what to ask, and the two questions every first meeting must answer before you walk out.

    5 min→
  7. 07

    The money conversation

    Joint accounts, mortgage, super, what to freeze, what to leave alone, what is actually illegal, and three rules for the next 30 days.

    7 min→
  8. 08

    Telling the people in your life

    Scripts for telling your parents, your siblings, your closest mates, and your boss, in roughly that order.

    5 min→