One of the many things we struggle with as we learn to recover from divorce is learning how to rebuild our self-esteem. It’s easy to understand why this is such an issue. When your marriage ends, you may feel rejected. You may feel unworthy. You sit crying on your coach,…
Can’t get your ex out of your mind? Help is here!
As we continue to rock the hell out of Learning How to Let Go, something that many of you shared that you have trouble with is getting your ex out of your head. This sort of stuff can creep up on your when you least expect it, especially when the…
How to Overcome Issues of Unfairness like a Champ.
First off, a great big THANK YOU to everyone who shared with me in the prior email the things that you are dealing with that are making it hard to move on. For the next couple of months, we are going to explore the most common struggles that we deal…
How to love where you are right now.
Hello, Friends! In my neck of the woods, the promise of spring is starting appear. The once-barren trees now have cherry blossoms peaking out. And the air—the type that freezes the inside of your nostrils and hits your chest so it’s hard to breath and hurts your already-chapped face—is little…
The only Valentine’s gift you need…
Today, I have a divorce gift for you. Alas, it is not a box of chocolate from CVS. Or a tacky Mylar balloon. Hell, I don’t even have any fancy dinner reservations or a bottle of wine for you. But I think I have something more useful. What I have…
Is this the secret to happiness after divorce?
As we continue our journey of learning how to take our lives back and reclaim it as our own, I often hear a common question. “How can I be happy?” This million-dollar question seems to be on everybody’s minds. We often wonder if there’s some magic potion we can drink…
How to stop making this #1 happiness mistake
A while ago, I was laid off from a 9-5 job. Mind you, it was not a job that I particularly loved, and I remember feeling a bit bored and stifled with its day-in and day-out responsibilities that were neither intellectually nor emotionally/spiritually sustaining. Nevertheless, I started to panic, because…
How awesome will your 2017 be?
Happy New Year, Friends! It certainly has been an eventful year–this amazing community continues to grow as we learn how to recover, heal, and empower ourselves to take our lives back. As you can attest, the journey is never easy. And there are days where all you want to do…
How I got back up when divorce knocked me down.
Divorce can knock even the most stable of us off our feet—I can vouch for this as it happened to me. I remember thinking that I had it all and knew where my life was going and that my husband and I had a bright future ahead of us—together. That…
How to Find Love Again When You’re a Divorcee Over 50
Hello Everyone! This blog post comes from our friend Noemi over at 2Seniors and it talks about something we all want to find…love. For more information on entering the world of dating again as a divorcee over 50, head on over to the site and sign up! Best, Martha How to…