Life After Divorce

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Updating Your Will and Estate Plan After Divorce

Updating Your Will and Estate Plan After Divorce

Navigating a divorce is already a challenging endeavor, and updating your estate planning documents might be the last thing on your mind. However, revising these documents after or even during the divorce process is crucial for your protection. It is essential to ensure that your soon-to-be ex is not designated in your Will as the…

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Divorced and Dating After 50: What Women Must Know

Divorced and Dating After 50: What Women Must Know

Embarking on the journey of being divorced and dating after 50 can be a blend of exhilaration and introspection. This chapter in your life is about much more than finding someone new. It’s about rediscovering who you are and embracing the future with (growing) confidence and curiosity. Whether you’re eagerly stepping into the dating scene…

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How to Tell Your Child You’re Dating After Divorce

How to Tell Your Child You’re Dating After Divorce

If some children had it their way, they might wish for their parents to reunite, or for each to remain single indefinitely. However, not only is this unfair to you, it’s an unrealistic expectation. Reentering the dating scene after a divorce can be daunting, especially when things start to get serious with a new partner,…

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Leaving the Divorce Behind with Solo Travel

Leaving the Divorce Behind with Solo Travel

I got divorced in 2011. It was difficult, painful, and uncomfortable. Like most people, I wanted to focus on leaving the divorce behind after it was over. I’ve always loved traveling, since long before I was married. I’m no stranger to traveling solo, but it was still an adjustment to travel without my husband. While…

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The Decisive Value of Decentering Men from Your Life

The Decisive Value of Decentering Men from Your Life

I feel the buzz of excitement from within, in anticipation of the evening fast approaching. Anticipating a great date! I bought a new dress, a stash of alluring makeup, and even tried a new makeup technique. Despite hating it, I also plucked my eyebrows for the occasion. And oh, that perfume with the floral undertones…

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The Single Woman’s Guide to Surviving the Holidays

The Single Woman's Guide to Surviving the Holidays

Well, single ladies, we’ve only got about 6 weeks to get ready for Christmas and 2 weeks for Thanksgiving. Since we’re flying solo, with kids or without, divorced or just solitary, it’s time to dive into the Single Woman’s Guide to Surviving the Holidays. Break out your Excel sheets, budget planners, and the Xanax. Oh,…

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Do Women Regret Divorce?

Do Women Regret Divorce?

Regret is paying a toll over and over again to drive back onto a bridge we’ve already crossed and park there, staring in the rearview mirror at a lane we could have taken.  That doesn’t stop most of us from doing exactly that, though, especially after a divorce. There are countless ways to second-guess ourselves…

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Dating a Man Who is Going Through a Divorce

Dating a Man Who is Going Through a Divorce

This is one of those relationship scenarios for which I may not have set a great example, but I did become an excellent cautionary tale. I just didn’t realize I’d be telling it that way 30 years later. Date a man going through a divorce? Yep, I sure did. And that was before the term…

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How to Save Money When Traveling Solo After a Divorce

How to Save Money When Travelling Solo After a Divorce

Traveling solo after a divorce can be a healing and empowering experience. It offers the opportunity for self-reflection, growth, and the chance to explore the world at your own pace. While traveling alone may seem more expensive without a partner to share costs, it doesn’t have to be. With careful planning, creativity, and consideration of…

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