Life After Divorce
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The Financial Fallout of Divorce on a Woman: Its Emotional Impact
Divorce is never an easy journey, and the financial fallout can be tough, especially for women. As a strong, educated woman, you might find yourself grappling with new financial responsibilities and the emotional impact that comes with it. We’re here to offer you advice, insights, and, most importantly, hope for coping and thriving beyond divorce.…
Read MoreDivorce Rituals: Honoring Your Big Change
When struggling through a divorce, many women look down the road and envision their final divorce decree as their ultimate goal, the culminating prize, the fabled finish line that will signal they have done it: they survived the divorce marathon! It’s natural that this is the case, as so many steps are procedural with divorce.…
Read MoreReinventing After Divorce: How NOT to Date a Married Man
If you are reinventing after divorce and considering the prospect of “getting back out there,” dipping your toes in the exciting and terrifying world of DATING, you might discover you don’t know the first thing about how to begin. What you do know is that we are no longer kids. And we no longer live…
Read MoreA Single Woman on Holiday: 6 Must Do’s for Meeting Yourself
We don’t know what we’ve got till it’s gone. This is true for so many things after divorce, but in this case, I am referring to family vacations, those idealized holidays we took with our children and our husband. Those rare two weeks, where away from the home front, and the grind of our jobs,…
Read MoreDivorce Anniversary: My Third Year of Being Imperfect but Free
It is common for divorced women to underestimate our achievements, our accomplishments, and who we’ve become as a result. After all, many of us are powering on, too busy looking ahead that we never pause to look back. Others of us might still view our divorce as a failure, too, so we refuse to really…
Read MoreHow to Help a Friend Through a Divorce in 18 Loyal Ways
There may not be an infallible method for how to help a friend through a divorce, nor how to pry off the lid she’s got clamped on her real feelings. Sometimes, though, you may wish for a lid to put on her determination to post every insulting meme she can find, and block her from…
Read MoreJumpstart Your New Chapter: 10 Must Do’s for Life After Divorce
Divorce is never easy, but it doesn’t have to be the end of your story. You can start writing a new chapter by following these 10 must do’s for life after divorce. From creating a fresh start to regaining your confidence and self-esteem, you can make this time in your life positive. Don’t give up;…
Read MoreMy Husband Destroyed Me Emotionally
Recently, two people wrote me. One was a woman who shared, “My husband destroyed me emotionally. How do I ever move on?” And ironically the other was a man, who said, “Women don’t have a monopoly on being abused.” My heart goes out to both of these brave people who are suffering, and to others…
Read More4 Things to Help You Heal from Divorce
There are 4 things that can help you heal from a divorce. You may be laughing as you read that, feeling like you are not in need of reading this post. Why? Because you are feeling peace as you say goodbye to your old way of life. As you look toward your future, you might…
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