How to Tell Your Kids About the Divorce: 17 Things to Say

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August 13th, 2022 . Jackie Pilossoph

Thinking about how to tell your kids about the divorce? That is perhaps the most heartbreaking and difficult aspect of a divorce. As parents, we are all so protective of our children, both physically and emotionally, and the last thing a parent wants...

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Starting Over After Divorce At 40 And Rebuilding Your Life

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August 1st, 2022 . Jackie Pilossoph

From a reader: How do I rebuild my life after divorce? I've sunken into a deep depression and feel scared about starting over after divorce at 40. I've been with my husband for over 13 years and I found out that this is the third time he has cheat...

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11 Things Divorced People Want To Say To Our Married Friends

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July 29th, 2022 . Jackie Pilossoph

Before I got divorced, I had no idea what I would experience, and what life after divorce would look like. So, that being said, divorced people should remember that all of our married friends have no clue about what it’s like going through a divor...

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Honey, I Want A Divorce: When A Woman Decides to Leave

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June 28th, 2022 . Jackie Pilossoph

Below is an email from a reader who explained that she is going through a divorce, and that the divorce was HER decision. She asked me if I could give her some advice for when a woman decides to leave. In other words, how does one deal with the immen...

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20 Things I Wish I Could Have Told My Newly Separated Self

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June 25th, 2022 . Jackie Pilossoph

As I look back on myself as a newly separated 41 year-old--feeling scared and sad and angry and hopeless and lonely,  I realize now how utterly lost I was. Those first several months going through a divorce with two young children were painful and d...

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