Redeem The World Until Your Heart Hurts!

If one is single or divorced, there is nothing else that she can think of but how to alter this situation. In the morning when she wakes up in her bed her first thought is that there is no one next to her. Then that she has to drink her morning coffee alone, then that [...]

It’s Passing Away Now…

I know that after a break-up or a divorce the heart can hurt to such a degree that that is unbearable! You don’t know what is up and what is down, you are just standing there blankly and staring after the departing partner… Then the unfamiliar, strange single hours, days and weeks come. At first [...]

Are You Content on Your Own Since Your Divorce?

Submitted by: Big Little Wolf A few days ago, I spent a few hours with a woman I’m just getting to know. We sat at her kitchen table, chatting about a little of this and a little of that. Of course we talked about our children. She has two teen girls about the same age [...]

What I Think Of My Divorced Mom

Submitted by Delaine At 66 years old, my mom is a real firecracker. This woman has so much energy, she makes 20 year olds look like slugs.  But much more than that, mom is confident.  She’s generous beyond belief.  She’s sexy.  Has taken great care of herself.  And she spends her days either working 10 hour shifts in [...]

Living Alone and Becoming “Set in Our Ways” After Divorce

Submitted by Delaine I’ve always believed it’s healthier to stay single for awhile after divorce verses throwing ourselves into another serious relationship; divorce is a huge life transition and requires time to process. But while lunching with some girlfriends this past weekend, Hali, my best friend warned: “I think people have to be careful not [...]

Learning The Art Of Solitude: Living Alone After Divorce

Submitted by: Erica Manfred Here are some wonderful insights and advice on living alone from Florence Falk, Ph.D., psychotherapist and author of On My Own; The Art of Being a Woman Alone You were divorced and alone, how did you manage to get through the initial period of intense loneliness? First you must distinguish aloneness [...]

Loneliness and Isolation: Is it Time to Rescue Yourself?

Submitted by: Big Little Wolf We live in a land of put-on-your-happy-face. We set the mask in place in the morning, then greet the world. If we want smooth sailing – and a chance at “success” – we maintain it. Can’t breathe in there under that mask? Suck it up! It’s euphemism time, and that [...]

Midlife Divorce: Housing Options For Older Divorced Women

Submitted by: Erica Divorcées who sink try desperately to maintain their old lifestyle because radical change is too frightening. Divorcées who swim plunge into new ways of living. Are you reading to take the plunge? My favorite example is from Calling It Quits: Late Life Divorce and Starting Over by Deirdre Bair. She interviewed a [...]