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”
6 Unique Ways to Use Journaling For Divorce Recovery
The need for me was primal. My mind was overfull of questioning and virulent thoughts. At first, I tried to hold them in, but their toxic and tenacious nature burned further holes into my heart. They weren’t meant for public consumption, yet I knew I had to find some way to purge them from myContinue reading “6 Unique Ways to Use Journaling For Divorce Recovery”
After Divorce: Is This Your New Normal?
In response to my video, The Three Things I Hated to Hear During Divorce, one reader shared her pet-peeve phrase about adjusting to life after a break up – “It’s your new normal.” And even though that phrase didn’t make my hair stand on end, I could understand her ire. After all, nothing about lifeContinue reading “After Divorce: Is This Your New Normal?”