Getting a Divorce
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A Quick Online Divorce: Is It Right for You? Interview with Celeb Divorce Attorney Laura Wasser
Divorce is probably not one of your Pinterest boards, but given the hefty cost of dissolving a marriage, a DIY divorce is an option that could save you thousands of dollars, giving you a financial springboard into the next phase of your life instead of opening a drain under it. When you consider that the…
Read MoreAdvice for Women Who Think They Can’t Afford a Divorce
Divorce is expensive. While there is, of course, an emotional toll, there is also a heavy financial toll for which many people are not prepared. Even under the best circumstance, divorce is difficult and costly. And while help is out there, when you’re looking for it, you want advice for women wearing your particular set…
Read More8 Ways to Practice Self Care During & After Divorce
We can never know what life has in store for us. As we live through a historical global pandemic, many of us have been forced to reckon with this reality. But regardless of what’s going on in the world right now (or perhaps exactly because of it), what many of us do know is that…
Read MoreDivorce in the Time of Coronavirus: 30 Ways to Be Prepared and Stay Committed to You
There is a lot of uncertainty right now due to the coronavirus. Things seem to be changing by the hour. But here are 30+ ways women considering or affected by divorce can use extended time at home to take care of themselves — and their families. When the coronavirus (COVID-19) is at last behind us,…
Read MoreThe Apologetic vs. Unapologetic Woman
Look around. There is a tidal swell of social change that’s rising because women are looking at themselves differently. We are putting more value in our own perspective on ourselves, rather than focusing on what others think. Looking at divorce differently, too—as a means of leveraging possibility and coming through the heat of it with…
Read MoreWill the Pain of Divorce Ever Go Away?
Sitting down with this question for the first time, my immediate response was a smile that I felt in my solar plexus. Will the pain of divorce ever go away? Of course it will—no hesitation there. But that doesn’t mean that leaving or being left by a spouse and coming to grips with the aftermath…
Read MoreHow to Stay Calm Managing Conflict in Divorce
Divorce is a stressful process. There are battles—custody, among many others—which take negative emotions to new heights. Managing conflict in divorce is tricky. One wrong turn and you’re headed down resentment road. It’s natural to get frustrated even while trying to be calm and cool. When a marriage ends, you have to make so many…
Read MoreWhy Divorce Hurts
I think if you ask a woman why divorce hurts so much, she’d probably ask you in return, “Um, how much time do you have?” But there’s also the chance that she might recoil from you—unless you’re her close friend or a family member and you have a large tub of ice cream nearby—because of…
Read MoreWhat to Do If You Are Dealing with an Unwanted Divorce
Your husband took you by surprise—but not the good kind. You never saw the end of your marriage coming. For many of us, that’s how it happens. One night you’re looking at Airbnb’s for a trip to Mexico with “Suzy and Ed,” your long-time married friends, your parallel soulmates whom you always travel with now…
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