Why? WHY? WHY?! Divorce doesn't go away once we sign papers ending a marriage. It is imprinting in our DNA, our children's DNA, and forever in our lives after. If we want to get scientific, our divorce is imprinting epigenetic changes for our grandchildren. There is no aspect of our life from now …
Loosen up, Buttercup!
Holidays have a habit to heighten emotions at an already crazy time in a single parent's life. No matter how you slice it or dice it, there will be stress somewhere. As we watch our Littles, divorce is a friggin' blinking beacon like lights on the Christmas tree. Guilt begins to well up inside us …
The Need to Believe
When I decided to file for divorce, Mina was 4. She had imaginary friends in her books she would talk to and dance with who gave her comfort during an uncertain time. Divorce is so hard on kids because it brings up the conversation about love and loss. "Mama, if you and my dad stopped loving each …
The conversation begins…
Yesterday was a big step. We opened the door to the conversation about Divorce as we recorded our first podcast for the Divorcee Cafe. It's time to bring it out of the shadows and talk about it: the good, the bad, the ugly in order for us all to move on and heal. It didn't really hit us until after …
Let’s do this thing!
When I first got divorced, I had no idea what to do, who to talk to, or where to find support. I made my way through like most people do, but looking back, I knew there was a better way if only I had the tools and clearer road map. I created the Divorcee Cafe as a place for people to come for …