101 Ways to Move Forward After a Midlife Divorce

Tip # 39. Read about the lives of strong women. Go to your favorite bookstore or library and get a book about a strong woman you admire. Read the biographies of Golda Meir, Margaret Thatcher, Mother Theresa, Corrie Ten Boom, Helen Keller. Pay attention to obstacles they had to overcome. Learn from them … things they did right and maybe things they could have done differently. There is no better time to find encouragement from other women than when you are going through a midlife divorce. Speed along your recovery by infusing your brain with uplifting, challenging, inspirational stories about strong women. When we do that, we get stronger ourselves. You will soon realize that even though things did not always go as planned in their lives, influential, powerful women continue to stand tall and confident moment by moment and day by day. You’ve been doing that, too. You are writing your own personal biography. Think about who is reading your “story.” Your courage can make them more courageous, too.