Life After Divorce
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Divorce and Depression: What to Look for and How to Cope
Divorce and depression are inseparable for almost everyone. The ending of—or even the thought of ending—your marriage is incredibly sad because it’s the death of your dreams of being happy together and basking in the love you thought you had found. But depression caused by divorce is not the same as what we commonly think…
Read MoreTraveling with Another Divorced Woman: 11 Things I Had NOT Anticipated
Don’t’ get me wrong — traveling alone after divorce is wonderful and it shouldn’t be missed. Especially because, you are never really alone when you travel alone, for people talk to you. They walk with you. They take you in. They invite you to their family’s house for dinner. They introduce you to their friends.…
Read MoreAfter Divorce, Are You Destined for Rebound Relationships?
You’ve been warned about them. But here’s what a rebound relationship truly is. It’s any romantic relationship entered into shortly after ending another romantic relationship. Sound vague? That’s because it is. What does “shortly after” even mean? An hour, a week, a year? It’s all a little murky, isn’t it? And then there’s the whole…
Read MoreDating After Divorce Cheat Sheet: The 5 Types of Men You MIGHT Meet
Dating after divorce can be frustrating. While you might remember what dating was like before your marriage, the men you meet after divorce are in a different ballpark—if, they are even in the game. Among them, those who are truly viable, you’ll find a differing assortment of good and bad. The problem is if you…
Read MoreHow to Get Through a Divorce and Heal: The Surprising X Factor of a Divorce Coach
The idea that a divorce coach could help you figure out how to get through a divorce and also heal might surprise you. You’re may have heard of the more practical aspects of working with a divorce coach, because coaches are particularly known for helping you understand and navigate the black and white steps of divorce. Often,…
Read More40 Inspirational Divorce Quotes to Make You Feel Less Alone
At any given time along this path of change, you might be feeling scared, confused, angry, sad, and lonely. You might be feelinged-out, numb. And all those plucky words of chin-up encouragement, or flat-lining platitudes friends and family continue to proffer are falling on your deaf and numb and pained ears. Other times our reaction to another person’s words can…
Read MoreGrief After Divorce: How to Recognize and Move Past It
After Divorce or Post Divorce are words society uses to capture that phase coming after you’ve signed the divorce document. You know, when so many people say, you should be “moving on”? We call this phase Stage 3 (of 4) of Divorce, for indeed it represents all that comes after the contemplation and court proceedings;…
Read MoreHappiness After Divorce: Your Sexual Reawakening
During the last ten years of my marriage, I had zero interest in sex. Actually, it may have even been a negative amount of interest. Ten years is a long time. I chalked my disinterest up to two kids and getting older (I was in my late 30s, so I was clearly trying to rationalize…
Read More5 Simple Tips for Women Starting Over After Divorce
Marriage should be a mutually beneficial arrangement for two people. Love, of course, matters, but historically, women had finances and their future stability to consider when choosing a husband. And over the past hundred years, our concept of marriage has changed—not just in America, but in many parts of the world. Today, women no longer…
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