8 Books That Helped Me Create My Perfect Life After Divorce – And Not One of Them Is About Divorce! Divorce, for all its worry, sadness, and challenges, also provides the opportunity for creativity to run untethered and for unforeseen opportunities to enter. By Beth Behrendt Updated: February 16, 2021 Categories: Health & Wellbeing , Inspirational Stories and Advice Is a perfect life after divorce possible? For many, it probably doesn’t seem possible. But with the right support system and a healthy path to recovery, it is possible. It’s been seven years since my ex and I separated and then divorced. Divorce forced me take inventory of what truly mattered in my life and to reevaluate the direction in which I wanted those things to go: my parenting, my career, my finances, my relationships (family, friends, and romantic), and my physical and emotional well-being. Everything ! My ex and I chose to co-parent by bird nesting ( which has w...