I was the one who wanted my divorce. But by the time I finally said, “I want a divorce,” I had already spent years trying not to want one.

In this Divorced and Rising vlog, I'm talking about the part of divorce people don't always see: the grief that can begin long before you leave, the relief that can come when you finally make the decision, and why those two feelings don't contradict each other.

If you were the one who chose to end your marriage but still found yourself grieving, missing parts of your old life, feeling guilty or wondering why you weren't simply “over it,” this one's for you.

Because you can miss something without wanting it back. You can remember what was good without rewriting what wasn't. And you can know leaving was right while still grieving that leaving became necessary.

Divorced doesn't always mean done.

If the marriage is over but you're still carrying the unanswered questions, resentment, guilt, second-guessing or conversations you keep replaying, Closing the Divorce Loop™ was created to help you work through what's still taking up space.

Learn more about Closing the Divorce Loop™ → www.alexandraniel.com/close-the-loop

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