Some marriages last a year and others last decades – but from what we’ve seen, divorces are always difficult. It’s often disruptive emotionally, socially, financially and the emotional wounds can leave us less ready to take on challenges right when we need that strength the most. In an effort to help those going through divorce or separation, we have put together stories from others who have gone through divorce.
Nadine Maldonado
I have such a loaded answer. Truthfully divorce became me in the beginning. I lived and breathed the pain of it everyday. I was with my husband for 15 years. We met when I was 18. So to say my entire identity and being was being his wife, the mother to our kids, and being the center of the life we created that held everything together was a role I took on and I honored it, and I didn’t know who Nadine was outside of that. Read more>>
Jennifer Bouley
Getting married seems like a decision that is exciting and celebrated. Getting a divorce is just as big if not bigger. It is the end of that celebration to say the least. You are not just divorcing your husband or wife, you are divorcing the life you had all of the people in it. You are divorcing the nucleus. The decisions in between the two are not guided, planned or always anticipated but after 14 years of marriage and two amazing children making the decision to divorce was the toughest decision of my life. Read more>>
Constance Gray
I spent a lot of time in therapy after my divorce. I also had a pretty strong foundation of friends and family that I was able to talk to on my bad days. I also journaled, that was a big way for me to release my sorrows and frustrations. Getting a divorce is only the end of a chapter it’s not the end of your story. Read more>>
LaNise Thrasher
Getting divorced after 5 years of marriage wasn’t on my weekly to-do list! I never got married to get divorced. So making the decision was one of the hardest things I had done at the time. Divorce was super hush-hush at the time. Everyone just told me that I would be “ok”. But I didn’t know what that meant and I didn’t have a roadmap so I went on a journey of two years. Read more>>
Brooke Mooneyhan
Overcoming divorce is never easy, however I did it with full of ambition to start my own business. I’ve built websites, saved people money from advertising, insurance, credit card processing fees, and infrastructure builds. I’ve enjoyed helping other entrepreneurs, women, and diverse groups of people Starr in their own life with their own business. I use yo spend all my time worrying about the bills and moved my mind set into helping others people everyday. Read more>>
Eric Patno
Oh, boy… Lot to unpack there. I had my oldest boy, my daughter, and already knew I needed to get out of the situation due to the physical abuse and wildly unstable nature of my ex-wife. I won’t shy away from admitting I was also at fault as I avoided the situation by relying on the bottle. Eventually though, I’d had enough and some clarity came to me. Read more>>
