This section includes articles pertaining to wellness after divorce, aimed for those who want to live happy and healthy.
It is hard to believe that it’s been two years since I launched Divorced Girl Smiling. An idea that began on the balcony of my parent’s Florida home, when my then 86 year-old dad said, “You should write about divorce,” my little divorce blog has blossomed into a brand that in my heart I feel … Read more
Want to win a bottle of a brand new fragrance that just launched called Cocktail? Enter my free perfume giveaway, where the creator of Cocktail, Gigi Gold will give away 3 bottles! First of all, how great of a name is Cocktail?! But, besides the name, the perfume is sexy, playful and sophisticated. It’s a blend of violet … Read more
My gut reaction to hearing about the new Bravo scripted series, Girlfriends Guide To Divorce (Girlfriends’ Guide To Divorce) was to slam my fist down on my desk in exasperation that I wasn’t hired to be one of the writers of the show! Come on! Divorce is my thing. Never mind that I write about it … Read more
In this week’s Love Essentially, published yesterday in Sun-Times Media Local, I write about how cancer affects relationships, touching on everything from commitment, romance, sex and true love. The Impact of Cancer on Commitment, Romance, Sex & True Love by Jackie Pilossoph I feel like every week, I get a call from someone who asks, “Did … Read more
I finally had a chance to see the divorce movie, Enough Said, a romantic comedy about dating after divorce with James Gandolfini (the last movie he made before he died) and Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Aside from the fact that it was a delightful, entertaining story, done with great taste, amazing writing and two top-notch actors, there was … Read more
I’m not really well versed about the life coaching business, and sometimes I wonder, what does a life coach really do? They counsel. They encourage. They help people figure out what to do professionally. They help people through life transitions, divorce, death, perhaps. I guess unless you’ve been to one, it seems a little vague. … Read more
Pilossoph (third from the left) at her Divorce Party last Thursday night Many of you know that I am a features reporter for Sun-Times Media. So, if last Thursday’s event, the Divorced Girl Smiling Divorce Party/Fundraiser wasn’t MY party, I might have been there covering it, taking pictures and then writing the story for … Read more
I am proud to announce the release of my new divorce novel, DIVORCED GIRL SMILING, now available in paperback and Kindle on amazon.com! Much like this blog, DIVORCED GIRL SMILING is funny, entertaining, heartfelt and inspirational. It’s a root for the divorced girl while getting lots of laughs kind of book (and don’t be surprised if … Read more
A little intro about Jamie Beck: Jamie and I went to high school together, but she was a year younger than I was. Still, we managed to become friends, and I remember when I graduated, I was really sad to say good-bye to her. She is a genuine person, who is not only very smart … Read more
I’m a huge fan of historical Holocaust fiction, so when I heard about Lisa Barr’s debut novel, Fugitive Colors, I was really excited. What I didn’t expect, however, was how over-the-top outstanding the book was, both the storyline and the writing. Fugitive Colors is one of those books that has the reader hooked from literally, page one. I’ve … Read more
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