Life After Divorce
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My Life After Divorce: The Unexpected Gifts
For me, life after divorce is when time shifted. In fact, I measure things now in terms of “A.D.” (after divorce) as opposed to “W.H.” ( — while I was “with him”). And A.D.? It’s my current epoch, and let me reassure you, A.D. is good. But, you might be in another place right now, and…
Read MoreSelf Care after Divorce: Loving Our Bodies, Ourselves
Taking care of ourselves can be challenging on our best days. Work, children, aging parents, pets, email, the car, smartphones—all of them competing in a dizzying buzz for our attention. Yet, self care after divorce is crucial. There’s no one around to casually remind you it’s time for another teeth cleaning or that you seem…
Read MoreHow to Recover from Divorce Emotionally
You’ve heard it before, divorce can be as stressful as losing someone to death. Except death is final. The person is gone. So for those who never wanted the divorce, who continue to struggle, trying to recover from divorce emotionally, that lack of closure — still knowing your ex is around — can be more…
Read More100 Must Do’s for the Newly Divorced, Independent Woman
How do you rebuild your life after divorce? Ah, a very good question, my dear Ms. Watson. So good … or so daunting … that the answer and its blinding array of what ifs and unknowns make most people shrink and stop. They never find out for themselves. But that’s not you. Because here you…
Read MoreWhy Is Going Back to Work So Hard?
Perhaps it’s because the finances are getting tight … or the kids have gone off to college (and that was always the plan anyways); or maybe you’ve taken a break for medical reasons. Or, you have to go back to work, because you got divorced, and you have to support yourself now. Or maybe you’ve…
Read MoreLife After Divorce: 6 Dating Tips on How to Show Up
You might be thinking about dating now that you’ve arrived here in this land of the unknown, your life after divorce; and this particular aspect of it can be intimidating, exciting, and frankly, straight-up terrifying. When my marriage ended I was, or so I thought, eager to start dating, and I set up an online…
Read MoreLife After Divorce: 5 Steps After the Divorce Document is Signed
Once the divorce paperwork is finalized, it’s time. Time to begin metabolizing all you’ve been through; time for you to breath and shift your head to consider what your life after divorce will truly mean. Where do you begin? You’ve just navigated — nay, survived! one of the toughest experiences someone could ever go through.…
Read MoreLife After Divorce: The 7 Surprising Myths About STDs
As a medical writer, one of my most gratifying roles is that of educator. I may be writing pieces that teach doctors about a new drug or how to take care of a poisoned patient (since I’m also a toxicologist), or teaching veterinary medicine students about antidotes for poisoned animals. I also write to educate…
Read MoreMidlife Volunteering for Women: Listening for the Wild Things
The air felt hot and dry against my face, but the breeze felt cool and fresh. I listened to the steam of air released and watched what unfolded below. A long time ago, I flew over Kenya’s Masai Mara — in a hot air balloon. Aloft the wind currents, my new husband and I marveled…
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