After the Divorce

<p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>What comes after everything you thought would last... doesn't?</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Divorce is an event.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Starting over is a process.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>When Joel Edmonds-manager of a small hardware store in Des Moines-finds himself at the end of his marriage and struggling to keep his business afloat he's left facing a question no one prepares you for:</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Now what?</strong></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>He didn't expect to be rebuilding his life in his thirties. He didn't expect the silence the uncertainty or the loss of identity that comes when a shared future disappears. And he certainly didn't expect that moving forward would require more than advice-it would require honesty reflection and the willingness to lean into change instead of avoiding it.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Told as a deeply human story-driven journey rather than a prescriptive guide </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>After the Divorce: From Looking Back to Leaning In</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> invites readers to walk alongside Joel as he navigates grief questions long-held beliefs and slowly begins to reconstruct a life shaped not by circumstance but by intention.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Through authentic conversations moments of resistance and the steady influence of coaching and support Joel discovers what many people in transition eventually learn:</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>You don't rebuild by erasing the past.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>You rebuild by understanding who you are now.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>This is not a how-to manual.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>It's a narrative for the space between an ending and a beginning-when you're unsure off-script and ready (even if reluctantly) to figure out what comes next.</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Readers turn to this book when they want:</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>• A relatable story that reflects the emotional reality of starting over</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>• Insight into how change actually happens-gradually imperfectly and with support</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>• Language for experiences that are difficult to explain to others</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>• Reflection that sparks movement instead of offering clichés</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>• Hope grounded in action not just reassurance</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Whether you're navigating divorce facing an unexpected life transition or supporting someone who is this novel offers companionship in the rebuilding process-and a reminder that a meaningful future is still yours to create.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Don't just survive what happened.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Lean in to what's possible next.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>​​​​​​​Begin the next chapter today.</span></p>