Same-sex marriage, divorce and love in the second act

I was on Twitter this morning & realized that I retweeted an article outlining 7 signs that you should divorce right after I sent a tweet celebrating the Supreme Court of the United States’ historic ruling legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide. I had to smile: in my world, marriage is followed by divorce in 140 characters […]

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Divorce Doula has been “compromised” (and not in the way that she likes)

Please note that someone has hacked into my blog and placed tempting yet inappropriate hyperlinks on my pages. Please do not click on these links. The site is undergoing a little upgrade and I look forward to sharing more tales from The After Wife with you shortly. Thanks! Pam

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Welcome to the Afterwife

One of my favourite photos is of my youngest son & I, taken on a beach in Ixtapa, Mexico. He’s just turned 4 years old and I am holding his tiny body next to mine with one arm. We’re looking at each other and laughing as the waves crash around us. The photo was taken […]

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Why did we divorce anyway? Hint: it wasn’t about sex, power or money

Today I am honoured to share a guest post from a truly amazing teacher, spirit and guide, therapist Michael Talbot-Kelly. I had the pleasure of meeting and working with Michael (or MTK, as he’s known) at a retreat this Spring and his unique brand of wholistic psychotherapy, spiritual storytelling and compassion helped me through a […]

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Happy anti-versary to me: the 5 most important things I’ve learned since my divorce

A special man sent me a text this morning wishing me a happy 5th anniversary. It wasn’t OUR anniversary he was recognizing but the 5th anniversary of my divorce . It’s hard to believe that it’s been 5 years since my marriage ended (not to mention that it was on this day 20 years ago that […]

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