How it started…

I met a boy. I fell in love. I lived happily ever after. JUST KIDDING: I got divorced. Like any normal, I wrote my ex-husband a goodbye email the weekend of our non-anniversary anniversary, cried at a Halloween party (all the single guys loved that), and then started writing a book proposal for Millennial/Gen Z divorcées like me. Note to reader: DO NOT SEND YOUR EX A GOODBYE EMAIL. PROMISE ME NOW. I submitted my book proposal, The Cool Girl’s Guide to Divorce from Someone Uncool, to an agent and was told you need a platform for non-fiction, so here we are.

Why Read My Blog?

Over 50% of people go through divorce, and 75 percent of Americans experience a long-term breakup, then they spend an average of a YEAR AND HALF getting over them. It sounds like breakup books need a facelift or Botox; I’m not ready for a facelift yet. If you’re part of 50%+ of us who didn’t live happily ever after like every rom-com promised, this book is for you. The Cool Girl’s Guide To Divorce from Someone Uncool addressing issues millennials and Gen Z face such as how to freeze your eggs, what to do with your Instagram wedding reel or how to stop sharing your Spotify playlists with your ex. We’ll get up close and personal with my divorce recovery so you can learn what not to do and laugh while you cry through your breakup blues.

Tell Us What You’re Going to Post Already (TALK MUCH)

Since the only thing I should have a Masters in is pop culture, I’ve decided on a unique strategy to land in the holy published land. I’m writing letters to my favorite female celebrities who carried me through my divorce to see if they will read my book proposal, help me get published. Each celebrity “letter” will cover how they either conquered divorce or highlight a life lesson I learned from them, which I’ll feature in my book!

Don’t worry; there will be TikTok videos, too. You don’t have to read them, but if you want the full letter, you can read it here (consider it a welcomed break from doom scrolling).

SEE MY ABOUT YOUR NORMIE DIVORCEE SECTION FOR (SOME) TOPICS COVERED IN THE BOOK OR CHECK OUT A PREVIEW OF MY BOOK HERE.

Why Celebrities?

If you follow pop culture, divorce is a routine part of the news cycle. Even my Dad knows Gwenyth Paltrow’s divorce catchphrase, “conscious uncoupling.” The zeitgeist glamorizes divorce and heartbreak (talk about clickbait, at their expense). So who better to learn from about breakups or hardships than celebs?

I can’t fathom how public figures weather the storm of divorce and tabloids so fearlessly while staying so calm publicly, but Kim K can write that book because I’m just a normie. My book is for the everyday person who loves to throw in a pop culture reference (clearly).

The truth is, when I joined the troupe of disbanded marriages seamlessly blending into a 50%+ statistic, I felt far from a chic celebrity divorcée and more like a dismal garbage pan. The new lifestyle I was trying on was not this season’s Dior Couture but rather an X.S. jacket from a white-label brand I bought on sale from Revolve (audible gasp).

But, reading about breakup survivors and aspirational celebrities, helped get me through, and they can help you too!

Celebs Letters. Who Are We Talking About Here…

The crème de la creme. My book, my rules, and my pick of celeb all-stars.

Kelsea Ballerini, Nashville’s country darling, divorced, gave her ex-husband half, then wrote a hit album, went on tour, and landed Chase Stokes from Outerbanks. Kelsea is rocking her new divorcée title quite well if you ask me. P.S. – She scored her boyfriend with a DM slide… a normie thing you can do! Ali Wong got divorced, won a Golden Globe, and thanked her ex-husband/best friend during her acceptance speech, then spent her evening smooching Bill Hader. 

Most divorces or breakups won’t splash across The New York Times or Page Six like it does for my celebrity divorcées. But, with the advent of social media, we’re all moderating our own Daily Mail. Our Instagram content is as manicured as our filters, and avoiding your ex is hard when your former Mother-in-Law posts stories 20 times a day.

So, how do you moderate a divorce or a long-term breakup as a Millennial or Gen Z? I’m here to answer those questions for you.. if someone will publish me.

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xoxo,