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20Sept2026 What is Staying Costing You
Divorce/Separation Journey

What Is Staying on the Fence Actually Costing You?

You review budgets. You kill projects that aren’t performing. And then there’s this one thing, sitting on the books for two years, that has never been through a review.

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The Art of Reinvention: You Don’t Have to Decide First

You don’t have to know what you’re going to do before you start finding yourself again. Reinvention isn’t the reward for deciding. It’s often what makes deciding possible.

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The Laughter Remedy: Finding Humor in Life’s Hiccups

Laughter during a hard season isn’t denial. Here’s why finding the funny, even in the middle of something serious, is a real coping skill.

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The Art of Flexing: Becoming Emotionally Limber

Rigid thinking snaps under pressure. Here’s why emotional flexibility, not emotional toughness, is what actually gets you through a hard season.

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The Bounce-Back Queen: Cultivating Your Inner Resilience

Resilience isn’t something you’re born with or without. It’s something you build, one bounce-back at a time. Here’s what that actually looks like, especially when you’re sitting with a big decision.

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The Joy of Learning: Becoming a Life-Long Student

Learning something new isn’t just for the young. Here’s why staying a student, at any age, might be exactly what a big decision needs.

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Dressing Your Mind for Success: The Growth Mindset Wardrobe

The thoughts you reach for every day are a lot like an outfit. Here’s how to build a mindset wardrobe that actually fits the life you’re trying to create — especially when you’re sitting with a big decision.

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Small Daily Habits That Actually Shift Your Mindset — Even on the Hard Days

Nobody wakes up one morning with a brand new mindset. Here are five simple daily practices that can start shifting yours in the right direction — no meditation cushion required. Especially useful if you’re carrying a big life question right now.

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The Wonder of “What If?”: Letting Curiosity Lead the Way

Two small words can crack open possibilities you didn’t know were there. Here’s how asking “what if” — the curious version, not the anxious one — might be exactly what you need right now.

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What to Do When You Fall Down: Embracing Setbacks on the Way to Clarity

Falling down is not the problem. Staying down is. Here’s how to stop letting setbacks define you — and start letting them teach you — especially when you’re sitting with a big life decision.

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After 8 years of marriage, her husband unexpectedly moved out in 1988, leaving her with substantial debt, few assets, and no clue what to do next.

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"Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be "Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒐𝒅. Now is the time to 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅 more, so that we may fear less." -Marie Curie
Hi Ladies, Rebuilding isn't starting over. It's b Hi Ladies, Rebuilding isn't starting over. It's building smarter this time. Today at 3 PM Central -- R.I.S.E. Gathering. This month: Rebuilding Your Life. We're talking about the skills you already have, the strength you didn't know you had, and what you actually want to build next. Come as you are. Bring your coffee. Stay as long as you like. 📅 Date: Wednesday, October 7, 2026 🕒 Time: 3 PM Central (4 PM Eastern / 1 PM Pacific) 💻 Format: Virtual via Zoom 💜 Cost: Free — always 🔗 Register: https://gathering.sheroempowered.com/signup See you this afternoon. -- Franya K. Isley | SHeroEmpowered.com #RISEGatherings #SHeroEmpowered #RebuildingYourLife #WomenEmpowerment #WednesdayAfternoons
"𝘈𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦 we can do so 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦; 𝒕𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 we can do so "𝘈𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦 we can do so 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦; 𝒕𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 we can do so 𝒎𝒖𝒄𝒉." — Helen Keller That's what R.I.S.E. Gatherings are for. #mondaymotivation #divorcerecovery #SHeroEmpowered #womenempowerment #resilience #newbeginnings #strongwomen
A Polish immigrant who started working in factorie A Polish immigrant who started working in factories at 13, Rose Schneiderman grew into someone they called "a tiny, red-haired bundle of social dynamite." After the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire killed 146 workers, most of them young immigrant women, she said the words that mattered: "The life of men and women is so cheap and property is so sacred." Small in stature. Impossible to ignore. #FunFactFriday #SHeroEmpowered #womenempowerment #womenWhoChangedHistory #strongwomen #resilience
𝑁𝑜𝑡 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑔𝑒𝑡𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦. Pick three peo 𝑁𝑜𝑡 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑔𝑒𝑡𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦. Pick three people. Maybe four. Those are the ones who get the real version. Everyone else gets the short one. That's not being 𝑑𝑖𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑡. That's deciding who has 𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒕. Telling everyone doesn't get you more 𝑠𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡. It gets you more 𝒐𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔. 💜 #practicaltip #SHeroEmpowered #divorcerecovery #womenempowerment #boundaries #support
"𝘍𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵, but do "𝘍𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵, but do it 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙟𝙤𝙞𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪." — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Conviction and connection 𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑛'𝑡 𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑠. #mondaymotivation #divorcerecovery #SHeroEmpowered #womenempowerment #resilience #newbeginnings #strongwomen
Seven and a half years I stayed married on paper t Seven and a half years I stayed married on paper to a man who had already emptied the house and gone. Not because it was complicated. Because I assumed a lawyer was out of reach, and I never asked what one cost. So I didn't ask. For seven and a half years I didn't ask. The consultation was free. I found that out later. I didn't lose seven years to a hard decision. I lost them to a question I never asked. This week I wrote about what the not-deciding actually costs, for the woman who has been circling the same question for a year or two and thinks she's been doing nothing. https://sheroempowered.com/blog/2026/09/20/what-is-staying-on-the-fence-actually-costing-you/ And if a whole article is more than she's up for today, there's a free guide of ten questions instead: https://10questions.sheroempowered.com/crossroads #divorcedecision #SHeroEmpowered #doistayordoigo #womenempowerment #divorcesupport
Years ago, I helped a widow sort four months of un Years ago, I helped a widow sort four months of unopened mail. Her husband had been dead four months, and nothing had been paid. I found the checkbook in his desk, brought it out, and said okay, we need to write some checks. She looked at me and told me she had never written a check in her life. She was eighty years old. She wasn't incapable. She'd been handed a role sixty years earlier and lived inside it so long she didn't know she could do it herself. That happens in marriages that are still going, too. Read the full post: https://sheroempowered.com/?p=34326 When you're ready to start getting clearer on the big question you've been sitting with, there's a free guide waiting for you: https://10questions.sheroempowered.com/crossroads
She was a working nurse coming home alone at odd h She was a working nurse coming home alone at odd hours, tired of feeling unsafe. On August 1, 1966, Marie Van Brittan Brown and her husband Albert filed a patent for the home security system. It was granted December 2, 1969, U.S. Patent 3,482,037. Every modern doorbell camera in use today traces back to that filing. She wasn't trying to build an industry. She just wanted to feel safe. #FunFactFriday #SHeroEmpowered #womenempowerment #womenWhoChangedHistory #strongwomen #resilience
"That never happened." "You're remembering it wron "That never happened." "You're remembering it wrong." "You're too sensitive." Sound familiar? That's gaslighting, and it works by making you doubt your own memory instead of questioning the person rewriting it. 𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒅𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒆'𝒔 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒄𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒚 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓. #ThursdayTruths #SHeroEmpowered #divorcerecovery #womenempowerment #relationships
Hi Ladies, One hour. Wednesday, September 16th. 3 Hi Ladies, One hour. Wednesday, September 16th. 3 PM Central. This month we're talking Mindshift and Inspiration -- going deeper today. There is still time to join us. Registered? Your Zoom link is in your inbox. Not yet? Register here: https://gathering.sheroempowered.com/signup Whatever kind of day you've had -- bring it. We're here for all of it. See you soon! #RISEGatherings #SHeroEmpowered #MindshiftMonday #WomenEmpowerment #WednesdayAfternoons
Hi Ladies, What would change if you stopped waiti Hi Ladies, What would change if you stopped waiting to feel ready? Today we find out. R.I.S.E. Gathering is TODAY at 3 PM Central. We're in round two of Mindshift and Inspiration. Last time we opened the topic. Today we dig into what you actually noticed -- what stories are still running, what you're ready to change. Come as you are. Bring your coffee. No agenda. No pressure. 📅 Date: Wednesday, September 16, 2026 🕒 Time: 3 PM Central (4 PM Eastern / 1 PM Pacific) 💻 Format: Virtual via Zoom 💜 Cost: Free — always 🔗 Register: https://gathering.sheroempowered.com/signup See you this afternoon. -- Franya K. Isley | SHeroEmpowered.com #RISEGatherings #SHeroEmpowered #MindshiftMonday #WomenEmpowerment #WednesdayAfternoons
Hi Ladies, The story you keep telling yourself ab Hi Ladies, The story you keep telling yourself about what happened -- is it still serving you? We talked about it September 2nd -- and this Wednesday we go deeper. Join us tomorrow -- Wednesday, September 16th -- at the R.I.S.E. Gathering. This month we're still talking Mindshift and Inspiration. What came up for you these last two weeks? What shifted? What are you still sitting with? Bring all of it. Show up exactly as you are. Share your week or simply listen. No agenda. No worksheets. Real women, real conversations. 📅 Date: Wednesday, September 16, 2026 🕒 Time: 3 PM Central (4 PM Eastern / 1 PM Pacific) 💻 Format: Virtual via Zoom 💜 Cost: Free — always 🔗 Register: https://gathering.sheroempowered.com/signup There's a seat saved for you. -- Franya K. Isley | SHeroEmpowered.com #RISEGatherings #SHeroEmpowered #MindshiftMonday #WomenEmpowerment #WednesdayAfternoons
"𝙏𝒖𝙧𝒏 𝒚𝙤𝒖𝙧 𝙬𝒐𝙪𝒏𝙙𝒔 𝒊𝙣𝒕𝙤 𝙬𝒊𝙨𝒅𝙤𝒎."— Oprah Winfrey Wh "𝙏𝒖𝙧𝒏 𝒚𝙤𝒖𝙧 𝙬𝒐𝙪𝒏𝙙𝒔 𝒊𝙣𝒕𝙤 𝙬𝒊𝙨𝒅𝙤𝒎."— Oprah Winfrey Whatever this season has cost you, it doesn't have to be wasted. #mondaymotivation #divorcerecovery #SHeroEmpowered #womenempowerment #resilience #newbeginnings #strongwomen
Long before solar power was trendy, Dr. Mária Telk Long before solar power was trendy, Dr. Mária Telkes was already building it. A Hungarian immigrant with a PhD in physical chemistry, she invented the first solar heating system for a home, decades ahead of everyone else. She also built the first thermoelectric refrigerator and a solar oven still used today. They called her "𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝒖𝒏 𝑸𝒖𝒆𝒆𝒏." She earned it. #FunFactFriday #SHeroEmpowered #womenempowerment #womenWhoChangedHistory #strongwomen #resilience
Ever ask a simple question and get met with total Ever ask a simple question and get met with total silence? Not "let me think" silence. Ice-cold, door-shut silence. That's not you being dramatic. That's a real pattern, and it has a name: stonewalling. You don't need a diagnosis to trust what that silence feels like in your body. If it feels like punishment, it probably is. #ThursdayTruths #SHeroEmpowered #divorcerecovery #womenempowerment #relationships
"The most difficult thing is the decision to act, "The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity." — Amelia Earhart The 𝑑𝑒𝑐𝑖𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡 Everything after that 𝒊𝒔 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒖𝒑. #mondaymotivation #divorcerecovery #SHeroEmpowered #womenempowerment #resilience #newbeginnings #strongwomen
People have told me more than once that I must not People have told me more than once that I must not take my life seriously, because I laugh so much even when things are hard. I always correct them on that. I take my life very seriously. I just don't think seriousness and laughter have to cancel each other out. Laughter and grief live in the same body at the same time, all the time. You can be devastated and still laugh at something absurd. One doesn't cancel the other. Read the full post: https://sheroempowered.com/?p=34322 When you're ready to start getting clearer on the big question you've been sitting with, there's a free guide waiting for you: https://10questions.sheroempowered.com/crossroads #divorcerecovery #SHeroEmpowered #growthmindset #womenempowerment #divorcesupport
"𝑰 𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒔𝒆 𝒖𝒑 𝒎𝒚 𝒗𝒐𝒊𝒄𝒆, 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒔𝒐 𝑰 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒕, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒔𝒐 𝒕 "𝑰 𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒔𝒆 𝒖𝒑 𝒎𝒚 𝒗𝒐𝒊𝒄𝒆, 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒔𝒐 𝑰 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒕, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒔𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒂 𝒗𝒐𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒃𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒅." — 𝑴𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒍𝒂 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒂𝒇𝒛𝒂𝒊 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒗𝒐𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒏𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒚 𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒆𝒕. 𝑺𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒆𝒍𝒔𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒊𝒕. #mondaymotivation #divorcerecovery #SHeroEmpowered #womenempowerment #resilience #newbeginnings #strongwomen
She could barely sew. She also held 49 patents an She could barely sew. She also held 49 patents and invented over 110 things, including a sewing machine that stitched multiple colors without stopping. No engineering training. She simply saw the invention fully formed in her mind, then built prototypes out of soap, clips, and buttons to prove the engineers wrong. Sometimes the people who tell you "impossible" just haven't seen your version of it yet. 💜 #FunFactFriday #SHeroEmpowered #womenempowerment #womenWhoChangedHistory #strongwomen #resilience
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