{"id":234625,"date":"2024-07-07T09:14:59","date_gmt":"2024-07-07T09:14:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominiclevent.com\/blog\/?p=234625"},"modified":"2024-07-07T09:14:59","modified_gmt":"2024-07-07T09:14:59","slug":"how-divorce-changes-a-woman-9-more-things-i-learned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominiclevent.com\/blog\/how-divorce-changes-a-woman-9-more-things-i-learned\/","title":{"rendered":"How Divorce Changes a Woman: 9 More Things I Learned"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A few weeks ago, I wrote an article called \u201cAm I Happier After Divorce? 9 Things I Learned in my Divorce.\u201d <\/a>The article gained a lot of attention, so I thought I\u2019d write a part 2, which is How Divorce Changes a woman: 9 MORE Things I learned in divorce.<\/p>\n

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Here is how divorce changes a woman, 9 More Things I Learned in Divorce<\/h2>\n

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1. I learned that you\u2019re never too old to reinvent yourself.<\/h2>\n

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Before I was married, I was working as a pharmaceutical sales rep, making a ridiculously wonderful amount of money. I quit that job after I had my first child and became a stay-at-home mom. When I became separated <\/a>with two young toddlers, I did not want to go back to a 40 hour work week and hire a nanny. It was just too hard for me, emotionally.<\/p>\n

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I had a masters degree in journalism and in the past had worked as a TV reporter, a job I absolutely adored. Not to mention, when I started having marital issues and through my divorce, I started journaling to the point I ended up writing 4 novels! What I\u2019m saying is, I re-discoverd my love of writing. So, I started dabbling in the journalism industry, taking odd jobs in writing articles for various companies and publications. $30 here, $50 here, etc. etc.<\/p>\n

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A friend of mine posted on my neighborhood yahoo group that the Pioneer Press (local newspaper owned by the Chicago Sun-Times) was looking for someone to write a small weekly column about things to do in our town. The pay: $50 per week. I landed the job and was ecstatic!<\/p>\n

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That little assignment led me on a career path that would change everything for me: writing 8 business feature stories a week, my own column in the Chicago Tribune,<\/a> syndicated across the country, a job as a Huffington Post blogger, and of course, starting Divorced Girl Smiling. My journey was step-by-step, organic growth that was driven by my love for writing. Don\u2019t get me wrong. It wasn\u2019t easy. It took years, and I also had a sales job for several years while doing all of this so I could pay the bills. But eventually, I got to the place where I am living my dream. I enjoy this every single day.<\/p>\n

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My point in telling you this story is that I can\u2019t even count the number of women who have similar journeys after divorce. One friend of mine started a successful comedy club and school for kids, another friend has a lucrative real estate career, someone else I know started a successful coffee shop and restaurant. These women were all in their forties, fifties and sixties! My advice is that if you follow your passion, success, happiness and money will follow.<\/p>\n

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