Dealing With the Pain of Divorce: Sometimes You Just Need to be Crazy

A reader sent me the following e-mail that I can’t resist sharing because it sparks a discussion about dealing with the pain of divorce, and how that pain, which can be gut-wrenching at times, can cause us to act crazy. The reader refers to the Miranda Lambert Song, “Mama’s Broken Heart,” where Lambert is going … Read more

How to be Happy After Divorce: A Simple Exercise that Might Help!

I wrote a blog post a couple of months ago called “How to get from Hopelessness to Happiness after Divorce,” and it got probably the most views of any blog post I’ve written. Why? I think because separated or divorced men and women are always looking for ways, solutions, ANYTHING to solve that problem of … Read more

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I’m Listening! Divorce Advice in Response to Your Comments

Divorced Girl Smiling has been in existence for 14 months, and during that time, I’ve done my best to offer divorce advice not only in an inspirational way, but I constantly strive to be impartial, nonjudgmental, and of course, funny, at times to lighten things up. What I want you all to know is that … Read more

The 4 Worst Ways to Start the Divorce Process

People who haven’t gone through a divorce usually don’t understand the divorce process and all the options that are available when it comes to getting divorced.Before I got separated, I didn’t know what collaborative divorce or mediation or litigation or divorce decree meant. Let me take a step back and start from the beginning. Picture … Read more

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Divorce Advice for the First Year

From the minute a spouse says, “I want a divorce,” (or they say it to their spouse), life completely changes, and I’m not going to sugarcoat it, it’s really really hard. Speaking from my experience, the first year is the hardest, and then things start to get better. But I want to say this: even … Read more