“Psychologists tell us that when a woman becomes financially independent, she gains self-assurance and peace of mind, and her relationships become healthier and more mature.” ~ Barbara Stanny, Prince Charming Isn’t Coming Who Will Take Care Of It Now? Myths die hard: Prince Charming is going to come to my rescue; someone else will

“Watch. Wait. Time will unfold and fulfill its purpose. While we wait, we must not go unconscious. We must think and grow. Rejoice and dream, kneel and pray.” ~ Marianne Williamson The Grief In the middle of my divorce, sometimes I wanted to just go unconscious. I was in so much pain I was

A Hard Blow A midlife divorce is a slam on your body, your soul and on almost every single aspect of your everyday life. It is a full force punch to the gut that can take months, and sometimes years to recover from if you don't get help. The truth is a divorce is one of the biggest most

"And we have another choice -- to accept what we didn't get to choose." ~ Sue Bender, Plain and Simple Wisdom  Acceptance Most of you reading this did not want to be divorced. Most of us did not choose it. And most of us did everything we could to keep the divorce from happening. I kicked and

"Great dancers aren't great because of their technique; they are great because of their passion." ~ Judith Jamison, dancer and choreographer A New Passion I have a passion to help women survive midlife divorce and to help them understand that an amazing and glorious life is still possible after divorce. A fun life. A

"It's not easy to get resiliency back into our lives, but it is a quality too valuable to be lost." ~ Dorthea Brande, WAKE UP AND LIVE! - A Formula For Success That Works My divorce recovery resources come from many different places. Most aren't written specifically about divorce recovery, but are instead resources

"Life Lesson #13: If you want to get out of the darkness you are in, you must be willing to experience momentary shock and glare."  ~Karen Salmonshon, Enough Dammit: A Cynics Guide To Finally Getting What You Want Out Of Life Shocked Awake If you are recovering from a midlife divorce, chances are you feel

"Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work. You don't give up." ~ Anne Lamott, author Will I Show Up? Anne Lamott is a writer who not only touches a chord

" ... humans are extremely susceptible to the moods, emotions, and even the ways of thinking of those with whom they spend their time." ~ Robert Green & Joost Jeffers, The 48 Laws of Power Difficult Circumstances Have you ever noticed that after you have been with a really negative person, you feel more negative

“You’re a lot better off being scared than being bored.” ~ Harvey Mackay, Do What You Love, Love What You Do And Deliver More Than You Promise No Time For Boredom During a midlife divorce, you are not bored. You are lots of things, but bored is not one of them. You are working overtime