348 Likes, Numb Fingers, and One Very Unexpected Lesson About Dating After

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Dating after divorce in your 50s isn’t for the faint of heart. What started as an experiment with Match and Hinge quickly became a lesson in healing, hope, and ultimately the inspiration behind the Divorce Connection Society. By Melissa Ghelarducci Hancock ·...

Twice Orphaned, Still Guided

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There are some losses people understand right away. The death of a parent. The end of a marriage. The funeral. The divorce papers. The visible kind of grief. People know how to respond to that, even when they do it badly. But there are other losses people do not...

Divorce + Menopause: The Double Whammy No One Warns You About

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Divorce is already a full contact sport. Between negotiating custody schedules, dividing assets, and trying not to throat punch your ex during mediation, most people are already running on fumes. Now add in hot flashes, mood swings, night sweats, and hormones doing...

Lost Child: Finding Help During Divorce

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I Found Myself as a Lost Child in Barcelona I took a real pause after divorce, not the fake kind where you still answer emails and replay court conversations in your head, but a true reset where thinking stopped, and living started. My daughter and I deserved it....

Pursuing Your Happiness

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PURSUING YOUR HAPPINESS I remember driving back from work in West Virginia years ago when I was debating on talking to the father of our two children and husband of 20 years about a separation.  As I was driving in a blur of thoughts, I saw this sign when I entered...

Co-Parenting With The Ex Is Supposed To Be A Two-Way Street…Right?

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When you hear the word co-parenting, what actually comes to mind? Cooperation? Mutual respect? Doing what is best for the kids? Or does your body tense up because your lived experience tells a very different story? Tonight, my partner and I went to the Luke Bryan...