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Navigating Divorce: The Surprising 5 Stages of Grief with Oona Metz

Divorce is more than the end of a marriage -- it’s the unraveling of a life you thought you’d have (until "death do you part"). And the emotional weight lasts long after the paperwork is signed.I know I wasn't prepared …
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The storyteller whose love language is data: Meet Shazeera Ahmad Zawawi

Shazeera Ahmad Zawawi is a Malaysian human rights lawyer who blends analytical precision with creative storytelling. When she isn't working as a data analyst or advocating for human rights, she can be found illustrating comics or practicing behind her drum …

Shazeera Ahmad Zawawi is a Malaysian human rights lawyer who blends analytical precision with creative storytelling. When she isn’t working as a data analyst or ...

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What Truth Does Under Pressure: The History of Unsilencing

Restoration, Rupture, Emergence Long before the word “unsilencing” existed, ancient cultures already understood a dangerous truth: when certain voices are suppressed, the world itself falls out of balance. Silence was never neutral. It was not simply the absence of speech, …

Restoration, Rupture, Emergence Long before the word “unsilencing” existed, ancient cultures already understood a dangerous truth: when certain voices are suppressed, the world itself falls ...

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DD Club — Reflection Kit: Trust the Unfolding

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10 journaling prompts for the in-between

If you’ve been around here for a while, you already know how much we love journaling. We’ve written about why it matters and how to ...

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8 tools to aid emotional healing after divorce

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Why it’s essential to allow yourself to dream

What would you do if you could do anything? Take the time to ask that question of yourself. Post-divorce is the perfect opportunity to open ...

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Easy Ways to Rewrite Your Holiday Traditions

The holidays can be a nerve-wracking time for anyone, especially if you're going through a significant life transition, such as divorce. Three ways to rewrite ...
Cher

The Living Legend Cher

Few figures in entertainment history have redefined themselves with as much grace, edge, and staying power as Cher. Born Cherilyn Sarkisian in 1946, she burst ...

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DD Club — Reflection Kit: Trust the Unfolding

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10 journaling prompts for the in-between

If you’ve been around here for a while, you already know how much we love journaling. We’ve written about why it matters and how to ...

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The storyteller whose love language is data: Meet Shazeera Ahmad Zawawi

Shazeera Ahmad Zawawi is a Malaysian human rights lawyer who blends analytical precision with creative storytelling. When she isn’t working as a data analyst or ...

emotional healing

8 tools to aid emotional healing after divorce

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What Truth Does Under Pressure: The History of Unsilencing

Restoration, Rupture, Emergence Long before the word “unsilencing” existed, ancient cultures already understood a dangerous truth: when certain voices are suppressed, the world itself falls ...

dream

Why it’s essential to allow yourself to dream

What would you do if you could do anything? Take the time to ask that question of yourself. Post-divorce is the perfect opportunity to open ...

Joy

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Easy Ways to Rewrite Your Holiday Traditions

The holidays can be a nerve-wracking time for anyone, especially if you're going through a significant life transition, such as divorce. Three ways to rewrite ...
Demi Moore

Even more Demi Moore

April’s DDOTM is Demi Moore. Whether you’re a GI Jane fan, a Ghost lover, a Charlie’s Angels devotee, or only know Demi Moore from her ...

awe

Cultivating a sense of awe

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Ali Wong

The always funny Ali Wong

The next Divorcee Diva of the Month that we’re proud to profile is Ali Wong. She hasn’t been divorced for long (compared with last month’s ...

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7 easy ways to celebrate the women in your life

In honor of International Women’s Day, we’d like to suggest a few ways to mark the occasion. Sure you could celebrate your girlfriends only one ...

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Friends: The real VIPs of divorce–25 new songs that celebrate friendship

Friends: The true VIPs of divorce—why we cherish and honor them. I never would have considered speaking to a divorce attorney before separating if a ...

Adventure

Cher

The Living Legend Cher

Few figures in entertainment history have redefined themselves with as much grace, edge, and staying power as Cher. Born Cherilyn Sarkisian in 1946, she burst ...

Demi Moore

Even more Demi Moore

April’s DDOTM is Demi Moore. Whether you’re a GI Jane fan, a Ghost lover, a Charlie’s Angels devotee, or only know Demi Moore from her ...

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5 questions to ask before your next adventure

So many different types of adventure await, depending on what you’re looking to get out of your experience. What will your next adventure entail? Maybe ...

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What are missions?

It’s a low-effort “thing” to do to help build connection and community as a newly divorced woman. But you don’t have to be divorced to ...

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What kind of adventure do you want?

Here at DD, we love a good adventure. Anytime really but especially when going through a big transition like a divorce. Adventures can help you ...

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Movement to help you cope

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Community

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DD Club — Reflection Kit: Trust the Unfolding

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Navigating Divorce: The Surprising 5 Stages of Grief with Oona Metz

Looking for a divorce support group for women near you? This guide—based on therapist Oona Metz’s five stages of divorce grief—offers practical insights, reflective journaling ...
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The storyteller whose love language is data: Meet Shazeera Ahmad Zawawi

Shazeera Ahmad Zawawi is a Malaysian human rights lawyer who blends analytical precision with creative storytelling. When she isn’t working as a data analyst or ...

Copy of LNv4 SHOW FLYER gamaphone design 1080 x 1080 px color

What Truth Does Under Pressure: The History of Unsilencing

Restoration, Rupture, Emergence Long before the word “unsilencing” existed, ancient cultures already understood a dangerous truth: when certain voices are suppressed, the world itself falls ...

holiday traditions with green and brown pinecone Christmas wreath on wooden drawers

Easy Ways to Rewrite Your Holiday Traditions

The holidays can be a nerve-wracking time for anyone, especially if you're going through a significant life transition, such as divorce. Three ways to rewrite ...
Demi Moore

Even more Demi Moore

April’s DDOTM is Demi Moore. Whether you’re a GI Jane fan, a Ghost lover, a Charlie’s Angels devotee, or only know Demi Moore from her ...

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