“Society told me I was a failure for divorcing at 31. Today, I can see it was the biggest gift of my life”

Rebecca Cox on divorce

Credit: Rebecca Cox

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“Society told me I was a failure for divorcing at 31. Today, I can see it was the biggest gift of my life”

By Rebecca Cox

2 months ago

5 min read

When she left her marriage in her early 30s, writer Rebecca Cox felt like she’d let everyone down. Here, she argues that we need to reframe divorce – seeing it not as a failure, but as the first step in a beautiful and expansive new life.  


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