Divorce + Relationships

Surviving divorce, marriage post-little-kid years, dating as a mom.

Do-over wedding plans & midlife marriage advice

If you were getting married all over again, what would you change about your wedding? And, what are the best and most challenging things about midlife marriage? As my wedding day draws near, I posed those questions to eight writer/podcaster friends, and their answers are full of insight, wisdom, and humor – along with a …

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Laura Tremaine Mother of Reinvention Podcast

Why prioritizing friendship is self-care, with Laura Tremaine

Midlife women have a lot on our plates. Should nurturing friendships take a backseat when we’re busy? Not according to Laura Tremaine, author of The Life Council: 10 Friends Every Woman Needs. In this candid conversation, Meagan and Laura discuss why the work of friendship is worth doing, plus Laura shares her five friendship philosophies. …

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5 things I did “wrong” during my divorce (and one I did absolutely right)

When I started going through my divorce, it seemed like the world around me was suddenly full of warnings, advice, and admonitions. From lawyers and therapists to friends and family, there were no shortage of people with opinions – many of those opinions wise (or at least, well-meaning.) But it’s only now, over six years …

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Love, dating, and healing after divorce – Sunday Morning Tea

What does the process of getting “back to normal” look like after divorce? What is dating after a divorce really like? And how can we best be a good friend to a someone going through divorce? This post obviously struck a nerve this week and inspired a lot of great questions about love, dating, and …

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Writing new stories in midlife, with novelist Kristen Mei Chase

Strained mother-daughter relationships. Second-chance romances. Overcoming childhood trauma. And, finding your true self in midlife. What do these things have in common? They’re all themes in Kristen Mei Chase’s debut novel, A Thousand Miles to Graceland, as well as in her actual life. Listen in as Kristen and I discuss midlife mom-daughter relationships, parenting teenagers, …

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Young Widowhood & Crafting Honest Stories About Our Lives With Rebecca Woolf

When Rebecca Woolf’s husband, Hal, died just a few months after his cancer diagnosis, at age 44, Rebecca’s community rallied around her. But what most on the outside didn’t know was that their marriage had always been complicated and was drawing to an end when he was diagnosed, and that Hal’s diagnosis and death put …

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