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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

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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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...
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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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Increasing mind-body connection

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3 ways to announce your divorce

You might be wondering (and worried) about how to tell people about your divorce. The short answer to this question is…however the hell you want. ...

The Divorcée Bookshelf: A Reading List for Life After Divorce

Looking for books for divorced women navigating life after marriage? The Divorcée Bookshelf–a curated reading list covering divorce, dating, friendship, and self-reinvention. ...
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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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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 ...
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Top 10 most inspiring pop culture friendships

In honor of Galentine’s Day, we thought it would be fun to share and celebrate some of the most inspiring female friendships. You know the ...

3 Books that Celebrate Friendship (and why we love them)

At Dispatched Divorcée, we know that friendships are the glue that holds us together—especially when life gets messy (you know what we’re talking about). So, ...

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The one and only Martha Stewart

We’re excited to have Martha Stewart as our first Divorcee Diva of the Month because what’s not to love about her? An ex-con who at ...

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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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The power and importance of female friendship

It’s easy to lose your female friendships when you get married. You’re in love, he’s your best friend, and suddenly, that time that you used ...

Introducing DDOTM: Divorcee Diva of the Month

There are times when you won’t feel great. That’s just how it will be sometimes because going through a divorce is hard. Maybe, during those ...

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Don’t be scared to take that class

After moving to Ireland, I started to get the itch to get back onstage. I found that being an outsider was a good source of ...

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4 ways to deal with money anxiety

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Virtual Launch Event: What You Missed (and What’s Next!)

In our very first virtual launch event, we spilled all the details about Dispatched Divorcée—what it is, why I created it, and how it’s here ...

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Welcome to the community!

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Why journaling matters

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6 tips for starting your journaling journey

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Being on your own

Doing things for yourself and on your own can be scary. Maybe you’re getting out of a marriage that you’ve been in for a long ...

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What did you give up for your ex?

We might not talk openly about the compromises necessary for relationships to succeed but wow are we quick to fight when the bargains we’ve made ...

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Giving yourself permission

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Investing in yourself

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6 small things to help you build confidence

Your confidence might feel shattered after your divorce. Even if you initiated it. Getting out of a marriage is a huge step. Not only a ...

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Desperately seeking joy

When going through a divorce, it might seem like you’re never going to experience joy again. Stress, chaos and uncertainty are to be expected during ...

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