Life 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 MoreTop CoParenting Apps Considered
If you’re coparenting, you’ve probably had more than one person recommend a coparenting app. So, which one should you use? Here are our top four picks for coparenting apps. Each one has served hundreds of thousands of parents and has been around for at least a decade. Read through their features and costs, and think…
Read MoreUnhappy Marriage and the Downward Spiral on Your Health
I remember lying awake at 3 am mentally conducting the same marital courtroom argument that I had lived through endless nights before. Should I stay? Should I leave? Am I overreacting? What about the kids? What about money? What if I regret it? I can clearly remember all of those conflicting thoughts running through my…
Read MoreSeparation Agreement: What’s Involved (and Not)
You may be in that place where …Something has got to change. You can’t keep living in your marriage the way it is. Or your spouse has said something: he doesn’t want to be married to you anymore. But he’s leaving it to you to do the hard things (as usual) … to figure things…
Read MoreWhat Happens After You Serve Your Spouse Divorce Papers?
Once you have made the decision to file, one of the first questions you may have is, “What happens after you serve your spouse divorce papers?” You may feel relieved that you finally took action, anxious about how your spouse will react, or unsure about what comes next. You may even feel all of those…
Read MoreHow to Date After Divorce and Know You’re Ready
How will I know? That’s right, it’s the title of a Whitney Houston song, but also something many divorced women ask themselves when considering if they’re ready to start dating again. You could ask a hundred people the same question, and I guarantee you’d get a hundred different answers. If you’re anything like me, the…
Read MoreHealing After Divorce for Women
The paperwork is signed. Your ex-partner has moved on. Your friends assume you’re moving on. Maybe you’re even at the point of telling everyone, “I’m good, now.” But late at night, when the house is quiet, the kids are asleep, and all you can hear is the sound of silence, you’re wondering why you’re still…
Read MoreWhen to Walk Away After Infidelity
Knowing when to walk away after infidelity can be one of the hardest questions you face after discovering that your partner has cheated. You may still love him. You may be furious with him. You may want answers, or you may not even know yet what you want. Broken trust has a way of making…
Read MoreSummer is the Season for Divorcee Dating. What Does This Mean for You?
A study by Custody X Change found that summer is the most popular season for divorcees to start dating again. What does this mean for you, where you find yourself, and your specific change of seasons? Getting back into dating after divorce is often daunting. The Divorcee Dating Study found that many women wait years…
Read MoreThe Art of Reinvention After Divorce: 5 Women Share Their Stories
Let’s be honest, as much as we would love to reinvent our lives after divorce, the cold, hard truth is it doesn’t happen overnight. A lot of women I know (married or divorced) imagine reinvention to be dramatic, riveting, and something so radically different from one’s norm that it must resemble more skydiving than navigating…
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