When I received the unexpected text that ended my marriage, I collapsed along with my entire world. In those moments, I had no answers, no solutions and little hope. I felt gutted, a dry husk discarded after the honeyed insides have been consumed. And then, while my body still remained a quivering mass upon theContinue reading “Five Vows to Make With Yourself After Divorce”
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The Five Kinds of People You Need in Your Life During Divorce
Divorce is an all-hands-on-deck proposition. These are the five types of people you need to make sure you have in your life during divorce: The Never-Married Strangely enough, you may find that your single friends are the best equipped to sit with you through the even the most brutal emotions. That’s because your divorce canContinue reading “The Five Kinds of People You Need in Your Life During Divorce”
How to Stop Feeling Sorry For Yourself (and Start Feeling Better) After Divorce
Do you relate to any of these feelings after divorce? “It’s not fair that my family has been torn apart!” “This sucks! I hate having to start over at this stage of my life.” “My ex seems to be doing just fine. Why am I having such a hard time of this?” “Nobody else getsContinue reading “How to Stop Feeling Sorry For Yourself (and Start Feeling Better) After Divorce”
Divorce: Expectations vs. Reality
Was your divorce anything like you would have expected divorce to be like? I know mine wasn’t. Not. Even. Close. Movies, books, billboards, magazine articles and my own parent’s divorce created certain expectations in my mind about what I could anticipate from divorce. But the reality? Something entirely different. We think we know about divorce.Continue reading “Divorce: Expectations vs. Reality”