My current guest, Antonia came from a tightly-knit family with a strong Italian heritage. A family where divorce didn’t happen and and long-term marriages were the norm. With that background, I asked Antonia how her two divorces had changed her perspective on divorce. Here’s Antonia: I used to think divorce was the plague! It was [...]
A Culture of Marriage
April 26, 2011 By
In my last post about author Antonia Ragozzini, she shared how after two marriages and dating in-between, she realized that there wasn’t anything wrong with her, she was choosing the wrong men. She needed a fresh start, she needed to start by loving herself. I asked Antonia if our culture of marriage and the way [...]
Talking about divorce
April 12, 2011 By
I have some staple questions I like to ask my guests such as, “What do you regard as your most significant accomplishment since your divorce? Why is it so significant?” In this final post in Jen’s story, Jen responds to another staple, “How has your view about divorce changed?” Here’s Jen: I’ll be honest, I [...]
Marriage does work
February 23, 2011 By
I’ve mentioned a couple of times during this series that my guest, Carlos has now remarried and will be celebrating his fourth anniversary in June. Clearly, Carlos still believes in marriage though his divorce, something he never thought would happened to him, gave him the key to a successful marriage. Here’s Carlos: Never in a [...]
A happy life after divorce
February 3, 2011 By
Today, I’m wrapping up Swati’s series and for this final segment, I asked Swati what she considered to be her greatest accomplishment. It wasn’t having the courage to end her marriage and it wasn’t committing to a new love. It was creating a happy life. Here’s Swati: I think creating a really positive and happy [...]
A child of divorce
January 13, 2011 By
A friend in your heart
December 31, 2010 By
This is the last in my series about Judy, who in the seven years since her husband left, has got her teaching certificate, traveled to Alaska with the Girl Scouts and participated in many outdoor trips. I asked Judy to reflect on her divorce – how does she see all the years she was married [...]
The first divorce
October 27, 2010 By
Suzanne’s biggest challenge and accomplishment after her divorce was succeeding as a single parent, with everything that entails. Getting married in college at twenty, meant Suzanne had never lived on her own or had sole responsibility for running a household. Yet, even with all that learning, Suzanne still says there was one thing that dominates [...]
What happened is not who I am
September 24, 2010 By
It’s been almost six years since Debbie first found out about her husband’s infidelity. That was the beginning of a journey that meant confronting the trauma and sadness of pedophilia and suicide. The emotional toll of those events is unimaginable and yet here Debbie is undertaking a charity half-marathon. Debbie has shared how difficult it [...]
Your first responsibility is to yourself
August 24, 2010 By
In this series, Susan has been sharing her story of her marriage of twenty-two years to a man with combat PTSD and the realization that she was the key to fixing her husband. That didn’t mean fixing his brain injuries. It meant fixing herself – she had to stop seeing herself as a victim and [...]
I believe stories have the power to change the world, opening us up to new possibilities and compassion for our fellow beings.
I believe by sharing our divorce stories we can help each other, make the process of ending your marriage less traumatic for others, create a greater acceptance for divorce and most importantly do our very best for our children.
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