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A Cozy Playlist for Winter
There is truly nothing we love more than snuggling up with a good book and cup of cocoa during the winter (yes, this counts even if you live on the West Coast!). The only thing that would make it better? A Cozy Playlist, of course! We curated this 45 minute long playlist to give you a peaceful break during the day. Chock full of old and new faves, it’s the perfect way to warm up and zone out.
What We’re Listening To: Esther Perel’s Where Should We Begin, Losing My Best Friend
We’re big fans of Esther Perel’s podcast Where Should We Begin, and the episode “Losing My Best Friend,” really touched home and made us think. In this episode, Esther Perel chats with a woman who feels like she is losing her best friend and feels as though her best friend is rushing into a marriage with someone she doesn’t necessarily agree with. During their call, Esther talks her. through a new way to see their relationship and where to go from here.
5 Books That Do Not Suck for Families Going Through a Divorce
When going through a major family change like a divorce, it’s really important to find books to share with your kids that reflect families like theirs; we rounded up 5 children's books for families going through a divorce that are empowering and encouraging for the whole family going through the divorce.
5 Holiday Gifts for Anyone Going Through a Divorce
It can be tough to get through the holidays during a divorce, but we've got five great gifts that might help make things a little easier...so everyone gets something this holiday season (even if they're feeling Grinchy)!
Must-Have Kitchen Essentials If You Live By Yourself
We've rounded up the must-have kitchen items to keep on hand if you live by yourself. Save time and money with these handy appliances, utensils, and gadgets!
A Mirror to Help Your Fresh Start
Sometimes the simple act of looking at yourself in the mirror can help you find your way back to yourself. Olivia shares about her gold mirror journey and 4 mirrors for your Fresh Start.
5 Essential Bedroom + Bathroom Items for Your Fresh Start
We rounded up 5 essential bedroom and bathroom must-haves for your Fresh Start. Whether it's post-divorce, breakup, coming out, moving on, or simply a new life journey.
Learning to Love Music After a Breakup (or how I fell back in love with bluegrass music again)
What happens to the soundtrack of your life when you breakup or divorce the person you shared it with? Here’s Olivia’s story of finding her way back to bluegrass music and why we believe music is a part of your healing process.
5 Quotes for Your Fresh Start
Are you ready for a Fresh Start? Here are 5 quotes about starting over and beginning again to inspire you on your new journey.
Mindless Reality Shows for When You Need to Zone the Eff Out
Need to escape for a few hours? We rounded up our favorite reality competition TV shows for those times when you need to zone out and distract yourself. Nothing about romance or home-buying here, though! Food fun and nostalgia TV all the way.
5 Tweets to Inspire You This Week
It’s been a long week, check out the 5 Tweets to help inspire you to live your best life this week.
5 Shows To Binge When You Can’t Imagine How To Sleep
You’re in the early days of your fresh start and the idea of closing your eyes and you know- thinking thoughts, is way, way too horrifying (been there, sis). You need a companion- not a person, but a show. You need a show you can binge.
5 Tweets For Your Fresh Start
Tweets are the new mantras. We’re rounding up our top 5 weekly Tweets to inspire us on our Fresh Starts journey.
How to Help: 5 Useful Things To Say
Raise your hand if you’ve had to suffer through some frustratingly NOT USEFUL well meaning folks have said to you during your fresh start.
Meet Olivia
When Olivia got married at 26 and had two little boys, she sure as shit didn't think she would find herself signing divorce papers a mere 8 years later.
Meet Genevieve
Meet Genevieve, creative director and chief ops officer over at Fresh Starts Registry. She started over after 10 years with her partner and 6 years living with him. She walked away with her clothes, baking supplies and everything she’d pilfered from her grandmother.