Hi SD - so sorry you're here, and welcome aboard! As you have read already, there are many very wise people on the boards. And if you look at the numbers of posts for some people, a lot of experience and knowledge. Some names of 'vets' to look out for are Starsky, Wonka. LITB, Cadet, Train, Mr Bond....I'm sure there are others, but these spring to mind. Their advice is generally spot on.
You may want to create yourself a signature, like many people have at the bottom of their posts - gives others an 'at a glance' picture of your sitch.
Sounds like you are off to a good start on the DB front anyway. I didn't discover DB until a few months after BD, and made all kinds of mistakes in the meantime. Keep posting little and often. Read other threads to find others in similar sitches. And settle in for the duration. One thing you learn here is that things take a bunch of time to get resolved. There are no quick fixes.
Can you tell us a bit more about the problems in your R that led to this point? The more we know, the more we can help.
T 13 M 7 Me 48 H 46 SS 15 BD 7.14 PA D final 5.16 (H filed)
We receive & we lose, and must try to achieve gratitude & embrace with whole hearts whatever of life that remains after the losses - Dubus