List: The Ones About Divorce | Curated by kasey sparks

Jan 25, 2025
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The Ones About Divorce
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Black Bear
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My Affair Numbed the Hurts Inflicted by a Pain-Soaked MarriageWhen it ended I had to find a better way to cope
Dec 11, 2024
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Dec 11, 2024
16
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Age of Empathy
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In the Aftermath of a Divorce Lives a Place Pregnant With PossibilitiesTurning the labor of divorce into a rebirth
Dec 1, 2024
51
Dec 1, 2024
51
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Heart Affairs
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kasey sparks
Dating In My 50s is Like Taking a Trip to The Island of Misfit ToysWe’re all a bit quirky and looking for someone to love us just as we are.
Nov 4, 2024
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Nov 4, 2024
32
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Age of Empathy
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kasey sparks
Walking Away From My Marriage Left Me Feeling UnmooredHow I navigated the choppy seas of an uncertain future
Jul 1, 2024
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Jul 1, 2024
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Age of Empathy
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kasey sparks
Five Years Out and I’m Still Learning to Own the Word ‘Divorce’I needed to own my grief and brokenness first
Mar 10, 2024
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Mar 10, 2024
43
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Heart Affairs
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kasey sparks
My Husband Thought I Left Him Because He Didn’t Fix The PrinterThat wasn’t the reason, but it was the final straw.
Jan 8, 2024
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Jan 8, 2024
55
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Heart Affairs
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Her Initial Search For Enduring Love Looked More Like Reckless DesperationHer vows to remember her worth hadn’t become habits.
Sep 23, 2023
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Sep 23, 2023
13
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Heart Affairs
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What Sucks The Most About Being SingleThe paradox of holding abundance in my heart while acknowledging the small hole that remains.
Sep 4, 2023
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Sep 4, 2023
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Heart Affairs
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Amidst the Torrential Ending of Her Affair, She Made a Few Solemn Vows To HerselfShe vowed never to put herself in a place like this again
Sep 23, 2023
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Sep 23, 2023
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When She Finally Decided To Leave Her Marriage, The Magic BeganShe’s now learning to trust Life’s nudges
Jul 23, 2023
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Jul 23, 2023
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A Trio of Events and Phrases Loosened the Clog That Stifled Her VoiceAn empty nest, a cancer-riddled friend & an affair
Jul 11, 2023
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Jul 11, 2023
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And Just Like That, The State of Their Marriage Became as Clear as a Block of IceWith one immobilizing action, she knew three things were true
Jun 30, 2023
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Jun 30, 2023
32
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Age of Empathy
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kasey sparks
When My Divorce Created a Great Hole of Loss I Kept PurgingWhen life’s dance shifts from survival to sacred
Mar 19, 2023
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Mar 19, 2023
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In
Put It To Rest
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Like Cars, Relationships Require Regular MaintenanceEven so, some just aren’t meant to last
Jul 22, 2023
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Jul 22, 2023
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The Memoirist
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kasey sparks
Did I Build My Marriage To Wreck It?A Florence + The Machine song posed the question I needed to face
Jan 8, 2023
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Jan 8, 2023
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Heart Affairs
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Getting Divorced Doesn’t Mean I FailedReframing divorce as an act of courage.
Aug 2, 2023
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Aug 2, 2023
13
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Heart Affairs
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kasey sparks
The Best Response I’ve Heard When I Told A Friend I Was DivorcedHis simple words stuck with me.
Nov 5, 2022
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Nov 5, 2022
63
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The Memoirist
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Leaving My Marriage Was a Death My Body RemembersWill it ever forget?
Oct 9, 2022
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Oct 9, 2022
51
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Heart Affairs
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kasey sparks
Why Didn’t You Just Get Divorced?It’s a question I get asked a lot after admitting to having an affair.
Oct 7, 2022
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Oct 7, 2022
13
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Songstories
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I Wish: A Flashback To The ‘Me’ I Used To BeWhen hearing a song you haven’t heard in a while helps you see how far you’ve come
Jun 14, 2022
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Jun 14, 2022
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