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Helping Teens Grow Without Feeling โNot Enoughโ: A New Way to Think About Teen Leadership Development
Helping Teens Grow Without Feeling โNot Enoughโ: A New Way to Think About Teen Leadership Development by Lorraine Connell founder of Peers not Fears, Teen Leadership Coach
The Ultimate Modern Divorce Checklist
The Ultimate Modern Divorce Checklist by Paulette Rigo of Better Divorce Academy
The Silent Divorce Happening in Millions of Marriages
The Silent Divorce Happening in Millions of Marriages by Paulette Rigo of Better Divorce Academy
100 Must-Doโs for the Newly Divorced, Independent Woman
100 Must-Doโs for the Newly Divorced, Independent Woman by Paulette Rigo of Better Divorce Academy
So You Want to Be a Registry Fairy
A Registry Fairy is exactly what it sounds like: a person who occasionally receives a Fresh Starts registry link and decides, on their own terms, whether to purchase something from it. No formal training. No monthly commitment. No pressure. You sign up, you get added to the list, and when we have a registry to share, we'll send it your way.
The Registry Fairy: A Small Act That Lands Hard
The Registry Fairy started as something we just quietly did. We kept a list of people who wanted to be that stranger, and when registries came in, we supported them. No fanfare, no formal launch. Just people taking care of other people in a real and tangible way.
Book Writing: Week 4
Week 4 of writing Divorce Happens is IN THE BOOKS ๐
Every week weโre dropping in to tell you how itโs going. The important stuff, obviously.
Letter from the Editor: May I? On asking permission for your own life.
May Letter from the Editor
May. The whole word is a request. A hand raised. A pause before the sentence even starts, checking to see whether you're allowed to have the feeling you're already having.
Photo by Terrie Alfieri
The best divorce support items โ what people actually want
When someone you love is going through a divorce, you want to do something useful. Here's what's actually useful โ practical support items organized by room, chosen with intention, and meaningful in a way that lasts longer than flowers.
How to Build a Divorce Registry That Actually Gets Used
Starting over means starting from scratch โ on the kitchen basics, the bathroom, the bedroom, the small things you forgot you shared. A divorce registry done right gives everyone in your life a clear, thoughtful way to help, at whatever budget they're working with.
Book Writing: Week 3
Week 3 of writing Divorce Happens is IN THE BOOKS ๐
Every week weโre dropping in to tell you how itโs going. The important stuff, obviously.
How to Help Someone Going Through Divorce
When someone you love is going through a divorce, knowing how to actually help can feel impossible. "Let me know if you need anything" lands with good intentions and almost no traction. This is a practical guide to fifteen specific, free ways to show up โ from being their admin assistant for a day to checking in long after everyone else has moved on. No money, no expertise, no perfect script required.
Book Writing: Week 2
Week 2 of writing Divorce Happens is IN THE BOOKS ๐
Every week weโre dropping in to tell you how itโs going. The important stuff, obviously.
Are You a Divorce Professional? Here's Why Your Clients Need a Directory.
Your clients are Googling at midnight trying to figure out who can help them. A vetted divorce directory is where they should be finding you.
Divorce Support at Every Stage: Separation, Process, and Starting Over
The support you need on day one of a separation looks different from what you need six months into the process โ and different again from what you need when it's over. Here's a guide to all three.
How to Find Divorce Support You Can Actually Trust
There's no shortage of people willing to help during a divorce. There's a significant shortage of people who actually specialize in it. Here's how to tell the difference.
The Difference Between a Divorce Coach, Attorney, Mediator, Therapist, and Financial Planner
Five types of professionals. Five very different roles. Here's what each one does, when you need them, and how they work together during a divorce.
What Kind of Divorce Support Do You Actually Need?
Divorce asks a lot of you at once. Knowing which kind of professional can help with which part of it โ legal, emotional, financial, relational โ is the first step to actually getting support.
The Directory for Divorce Support
Divorce support exists. Finding it shouldn't be the hard part. Fresh Starts Registry is the directory built specifically for this โ every kind of expert, vetted and in one place.