Hi! It’s Joelle, your veteran divorcee. I cried, I conquered and I’ve told it like it is in my book, Trash the Dress: Stories of Celebrating Divorce in your 20s. That was over a decade ago. Isn’t that wild?! I’m now re-married with two amazing kids and three dogs and on Substack to digitally release every chapter …
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September 21st never sneaks by without me remembering it’s the day I married my ex-husband. The first September 21st after my divorce probably wasn’t as easy (honestly, it was over a decade ago and I forget!) Today, I celebrate this day. September 21st was the beginning of the end for me. It took me walking …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mo-xLHjRvTg We’re all going through a lot this year. Besides pandemic-related loss of loved ones, jobs, and homes, many of us are facing personal obstacles. Dreams deterred. Sanity sailing away. Relationships falling apart. But it’s so important to be grateful for what we are going through because we are going to come through this stronger! …
5 years ago, my first book, Trash The Dress: Stories of Celebrating Divorce in your 20s, was featured as a cover story in Cosmo Middle East. I had no idea how far and wide my message was going to reach when I started that book. So grateful for all the amazing women I met worldwide …
Since it’s Father’s Day weekend, I thought I’d throw things back to my first book, Trash the Dress: Stories of Celebrating Divorce in your 20s, and talk about why dating with fatherhood in mind can save women from a future divorce. This, of course, is advice for women who want to have a family. If …
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I just turned 38, which is crazy. In so many ways, I don’t feel like an “older” woman. When I was in high school, I would consider a 38-year-old someone who is way past her prime. But when I was in high school, it was also my goal to be married with kids by …
The above photo popped up on my Facebook Memories today and I’m happy to say that I followed that dream and published my semi-memoir, Trash the Dress: Stories of Celebrating Divorce in your 20s. I wanted to write a book my entire life. I grew up writing stories on a typewriter and cutting out pictures …
My daughter is learning how to ride a bike and struggles peddling uphill. Today she asked me if she can just ride downhill instead. My reply? You have to pedal hard uphill to get to the smooth riding downhill. This applies to so much in life and I want her to learn early on that …