This section includes articles pertaining to wellness after divorce, aimed for those who want to live happy and healthy.
As a private money manager and advisor, I have worked with many divorced women in budgeting and investing as they embrace their new lives. Whether they are still working or are coming away from the divorce with a lump sum of money or both, I find that the task of knowing what you can spend … Read more
How do you heal after divorce? There are so many ways. Therapy, meditation, time, and more. But I want to share an unconventional tool to help you not only heal after divorce, but to rebuild your confidence and joy, and to regain your sense of self. During divorce, finding grounding activities is essential, and that … Read more
It comes on suddenly. I’ll be watching a movie, and the moment I feel extreme joy, sadness or hopefulness, my eyes well with tears. It might stop there, but more often than not, my highly emotional divorced woman over 50 mentality causes full blown bawling. I’m not sure when exactly I turned into a … Read more
My birthday falls on Labor Day weekend (or right before or right after), which is a good thing for me, since so much of the time, it’s on the weekend or on the holiday, so while everyone is celebrating Labor Day, I usually celebrate “my birthday weekend.” I get pretty emotional around my birthday, so … Read more
To women going through a divorce or who are already divorced: Stop shaming yourself. Stop apologizing. Stop being mean to yourself! Stop criticizing yourself! I came up with the idea for this article after reading a post on LinkedIn that was written by Tracy Coenen, forensic accountant, founder of the wildly successful Divorce Money Guide, … Read more
I just returned home from leading a week-long culinary and wellness retreat in Italy. Southern Italy. Retreats by nature are designed to be life changing. There is something so sacred that happens when a group of souls journeys together through the unknown for a week. They get to witness the raw, unfiltered versions of each … Read more
Everyone going through a divorce, and everyone who is divorced has problems. So does every PERSON, even if they are happily married. What I want to share is a very personal experience about a day that that made my divorce seem like a teeny tiny problem. This was about 8 years ago, I think… It … Read more
What’s your mother story? Some of us are mothers and some of us are not. But we all have one, or at least had one at some point. Whether you were raised by a family member, a guardian, adopted mother, or from the original packaging, mothers are where life begins. And it’s also in that … Read more
We all have bad habits. Some are so ingrained in our daily routine that we barely notice them. These habits may seem harmless, but they can hurt our lives in the long run. Examples of bad habits are procrastination, nail-biting, overeating, smoking, etc. Going through a divorce might be the right time to take action … Read more
Divorce is often identified as the second most stressful life event we may experience, the first being death of a loved one. At a minimum divorce is challenging and stressful and often, it can be a devastating nightmare. Divorce is a time of loss, transition and often includes difficult feelings such as anger, worry and … Read more
How Much Unwanted Anger Do You Have? There is a lot of anger in the world today. There can be lots of anger in our own lives as well. Some of this anger may be useful at times. Most often, however, anger can be very destructive. Definitions of anger and unwanted anger Let’s … Read more
Getting divorced is traumatic, which is why therapy is so common during this time. But I want to share a perfect way to supplement therapy, (if you are in therapy) and it’s one word: Italy. The women I meet who have been through a divorce all want similar things: … Read more
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