I don’t think it is a “turnaround”... it is just another step. I can totally relate Hurt. Most of the time, I am okay. Lack of contact with my H helps at this stage but I am looking forward to the day when no contact or some contact is irrelevant to my emotional stability. The sign of true detachment. I think feeling better with no contact is the next step toward feeling better with contact. I don’t think there are hard and fast rules for the R you have with your “ex” when you have kids together. A good relationship can only help the kids and a bad relationship will ultimately be stressful and uncomfortable for them. I was unable to stop my kids from experiencing divorce of their parents but I can stop them from being irreparably damaged by it.
