I interviewed Sue about six months ago and at the time she spoke about her most significant accomplishment as being gaining the confidence to go after her ex for back child-support. During that same interview she told me how she and her daughters celebrated their first Christmas after the divorce. *** When the kids were…
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Would you say 'I do' again?
In Sex and the Seasoned Woman, many of the women Gail Sheehy interviewed said they were not looking to get married again. They were women in midlife who had ‘rediscovered’ themselves after divorce, were enjoying dating, some were in stable long-term relationship but many simply didn’t have the desire to get remarried. When I talked…
Emotionally alive after divorce
When I talked to Sue about her most significant accomplishment since her divorce, she also chatted about going through the divorce. I think many of us would echo what Sue says: You have no idea how strong you are until you go through divorce. You have no idea what you can do. When I was…
Fighting for child support
Even though Sue has been divorced for 14 years, which is almost as long as her and her husband were together, her biggest accomplishment since divorce has come quite recently. Here’s her story: My biggest accomplishment is probably feeling confident in my ability to stick up for my children’s rights as well as my own…
Money Troubles Part II
This is a continuation of Monday’s post when Sue shared that her biggest accomplishment since her divorce is the transformation of her relationship with money. If you haven’t listened to the first part of Sue’s story, check it out and then come back to part two. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Divorce didn’t…
