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The Phoenix Woman — Why I Created Her I didn’t set out to create the Phoenix Woman. She appeared. Not as a brand idea or a clever metaphor — but as a feeling I couldn’t ignore while I was rebuilding my own life after my marriage ended. After three decades of being a wife, a partner, part of a shared identity, I found myself standing in a life I didn’t recognise. Not just logistically — but internally. The world kept moving. People assumed I would “be fine.” And yet, inside,

I didn’t expect to be writing this. Not because relationships end, they do - but because at this stage of life, I genuinely believed I’d earned a better how , even if the answer was no. Being “dumped by text” in your 50s lands differently. Especially when you’ve been single for years and when you’ve done the work and when you finally allowed yourself to hope again. This wasn’t a dramatic, messy ending. It was polite. Thoughtful. Carefully worded. And yet - it still hit hard.

Reclaiming Identity After a Gray Divorce (after 50) Updated: 4 days ago Have you ever looked in the mirror and thought, "I don’t know who I am anymore"? This is one of those moments people don’t talk about after divorce. In this blog, I explore what it means to rediscover your sense of self post-divorce. I’ll offer a few ideas you can use on your journey of reclaiming your identity. Estimated read time:  2 minutes Who Am I? One of the most difficult yet ultimately empowering

Lonely to Limitless Lonely with oneself is a better option than lonely in a marriage. Did you ever feel lonely in your marriage? When two people are no longer on the same path, or their values and dreams no longer align, loneliness creeps in—even if you’re standing side by side. This blog explores what it means to experience loneliness both within a marriage on your own and looks at how solitude can sometimes hold more peace that shared silence. Estimated read time:  4 minute

There’s a moment in nearly everyone’s life where they review their life and whether by force or choice, realise it no longer serves them like it once did. For me, that moment came when I was 52 and my marriage of over 30 years ended. Divorce in your 50s isn’t just a change in relationship status. It’s a full blown earthquake or perhaps a tsunami. You do feel shaken to the core and you do feel like massive waves are keeping you from reaching the shore. A divorce in your 50’s i