The stories you read here will be sad. And even though some parts of the stories have been adapted to protect the owner’s anonymity, they happened to real people.

This page is dedicated to the woman healing from marriage-induced trauma. 

To the woman who has endured abuses that did not manifest physically and therefore was belittled. 

To the woman who stayed too long in a horrible marriage because of one thing or the other. 

To the woman who still beats herself up for not knowing better.

Like life, divorce experiences come with the baggage of what happened during the marriage. I try to remember the bad along with the good. I also hope to inspire anyone currently going through a similar experience. 

My marriage ended the year I turned 35. I am mother to a son and a daughter. Their father is semi-absent.

Before now, I didn’t know financial abuse was a thing – apparently I’ve been protected from many things in life.

These weekly diary reading sessions aim to capture the essence of the many-faced struggles divorced women face. Being divorced exposes you to a different side of society and humanity that you would never experience otherwise.

If you are a woman going through a humbling and painful divorce, I hope you know you’re not alone. Life can be cruel. It can also turn the most devastating experience into something magical.

I hope you find purpose in your pains.

Above all, I hope you don’t become bitter.