The guides

The stuff nobody tells you.

Practical, honest writing on the legal, financial, and emotional parts of getting divorced in your 20s. Pick a category, or just scroll until something catches you.

Legal6 min read

What a no-fault divorce actually looks like

Plain answers to the questions you're a little embarrassed to Google. What no-fault means, what you'll need, and what it actually costs.

Emotional4 min read

The five kinds of crying you'll probably do

A gentle, slightly unscientific map of the crying ahead. All of it is normal. None of it is a setback.

Financial7 min read

How to split a lease without losing your security deposit

The exact order of operations for untangling the apartment. What to ask your landlord, how to split costs fairly, and how to protect your credit.

Glow-up5 min read

Reset your space in a weekend (without spending much)

A two-day plan to make your apartment feel like yours again. No renovation, no big budget. Just intentional changes that interrupt the muscle memory.

Friendship3 min read

How to tell the people in your life (a script)

The exact words for the group chat, the parents, and the well-meaning coworker who won't stop asking. Plus permission to mute everything for a day.

Dating6 min read

Dating again: a slow, kind starting point

When (and whether) to start dating again, how to read your own readiness, and how to keep the first few months low-stakes and self-respecting.

Financial8 min read

How to financially prepare to leave your husband

The quiet, practical money plan for leaving, especially if you don't have much of your own yet. What to set aside, what to copy, and what to do this week.

Emotional6 min read

Scared to be alone after divorce? Read this first

If the fear of being alone is the thing keeping you in a marriage that's already over, you're not weak. You're human. Here's how that fear actually softens.

Emotional5 min read

Your first weekend alone after divorce, a gentle plan

Here's a soft, low-stakes plan for the first weekend that's just yours, from someone who panicked through hers.

Emotional14 min read

How long does it actually take to get over a divorce?

No timeline, just a map. The real moments that mark healing after a divorce in your 20s, from a woman who's been through it.

Emotional4 min read

The week before your wedding anniversary is the worst part

Why the run-up to your first wedding anniversary after divorce feels worse than the day itself, and a few small things that take the edge off.

Emotional4 min read

When the happy memories ambush you

It's easier to remember the worst day than the best ones. But the good memories come back too, and they hurt in a different way. Here's how to sit with them.

Glow-up5 min read

How to plan your first wedding anniversary after divorce

A soft, hour-by-hour plan for the first wedding anniversary you're spending divorced. Not a productivity plan. A get-through-it plan, with room for the cry.

Emotional9 min read

What therapy actually felt like (before and after my divorce)

I'm not a therapist. I'm someone who went for a full year before leaving my marriage, and again after. Here's what it actually felt like, what helped, and why I think almost everyone going through this needs a real person to talk to.

Emotional10 min read

How to heal from a breakup (when it was actually your marriage)

Most breakup advice is written for two-year college relationships. When the breakup was a marriage, the rules are different. Here's how the healing actually works, from someone who lived it.