27/10/2026
What if you don’t have a divorce glow-up?
We’re often told that leaving a marriage is the beginning of your best chapter yet. The reinvention, the newfound freedom, the woman who comes out the other side happier, stronger and more herself than ever.
But what if you’re just sad, overwhelmed and trying to get through it?
For Georgina Edmiston, divorce has brought loneliness, endless paperwork, financial uncertainty and children telling strangers that their dad is living in a hotel.
There’s relief, too. But it isn’t as simple as walking away and starting again.
“If you don’t emerge as a new and improved version, you’ve somehow failed not only at marriage, but at divorce as well.”
In the latest Long View, Georgie challenges the pressure to turn divorce into a story of reinvention. Because sometimes, getting through it without losing yourself is enough.
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