Secret Confessions: The Painful Reasons for My Multiple Divorces
Blowing the lid off a taboo topic: The Multi-Divorced Woman’s Manifesto
Like a lot of little girls from my era, all I really wanted was to be happily married someday. I think it was even more important to me because I grew up in an extremely toxic, frightening environment and for as long as I can remember, I just wanted a happy home.
But…it would be a gross understatement to say that my Herculean attempts at creating such an animal didn’t quite go as planned.
Because of what I learned in childhood, I was left with a set of beliefs that didn’t exactly do me any favours throughout a good portion of my life.
I certainly got the “married” part down; with six weddings behind me, you’d almost think I’d made it my life’s mission to be a serial bride.
But sadly, with those toxic beliefs from childhood haunting me and at the root of my thoughts and choices, there wasn’t a chance in hell I’d ever be able to nail down the “happily” part.
Toxic Seeds
Before I go any further, if you’re going to be able to grasp just how a set of beliefs can lead someone down the aisle — and to divorce lawyers — way too many times…
