2 Years After Divorce, I Finally Took A Difficult Step In My Healing Process

The healing process is a winding twisting road and sometimes emotions get hidden in cracks and dead ends. And then those emotions jump out at you and you have the choice of either confronting them or stamping them back in...

A Fitness Plan That Fits You

Loving yourself through divorce encompasses all areas of your life from managing your emotions to self-care and exercise. Refocusing on your health and wellness is a great way to increase your energy and confidence during divorce. I invited Rachel to...

The Journey From Victim to Liver After Abuse

This is a guest post from Brittany Petersheim. She works with men and women to help them move past the survival stage after sexual abuse and start living again. I am humbled that she has shared her powerful message here for...

How To Create A Killer Divorce Workout in 3 Easy Steps

During the early weeks and months of my separation, I needed exercise and movement like I needed air to breath. I had so much pent-up emotion. Anger and frustration are the hardest emotions for me to manage. Walking was my...

10 Things To Do Besides Punching Your Ex In The Face

In the interest of full disclosure, and this is slightly embarrassing to admit, I punched my ex-husband shortly after we separated. The details aren’t important and basically it happened like it usually does: I got mad and sad and frustrated...

A Peek at My Bookshelf: Eat, Pray, Love

This is a book review series I do the first Wednesday of every month. I review books related to divorce, love, relationships, and self-growth. I also review some fiction books 🙂 So snuggle in with a cup of joe and...

5 Things To Pack For Your Divorce Journey

  Like many divorced women before me, I packed a bag the day I decided to leave my ex-husband. I threw in shirts, pajamas, socks, underwear, and comfy pants. On top of that, I dumped my makeup bag, toothbrush, toothpaste,...

The Abundance Of Truly Loving Yourself

I've been doing a lot of soul-searching this year (a lot more than in past years) and there's been a theme: I need more abundance in my life. I've struggled with feeling inadequate and "less than" as long as I can...

She Faced Her Fear And Grew Stronger

Today, I let my fear get to me. I let the what ifs, and the never wases and the should haves and the baggage and the insecurities and the doubts creep in my head. They were sly buggers. I was...