Divorced. That is something I never thought would be me. I wanted to do marriage better than my parents who got divorced when I was young. But here I am, divorced at 43.  

Why does this warrant an episode on a podcast about labels?  Because being divorced has become a label, it comes with a certain level of judgement and I wanted to talk about that. So I do!  In this episode!

In this episode I talk about things people have said to me over the years as well as how I feel about the construct of marriage, that to me the construct of marriage is outdated based on its origins and the world today.  I tackle the three main judgements I faced from others I under the label of divorce and do my best to explain how I view divorce as none of those things.  I talk briefly how I even labeled myself over the perceived failure of my marriage (yes, failure is one of the main judgements of someone who is divorced, whether we see that we failed or other people see us as having failed). 

I talk about how when we find ourselves placing a label on another person, such as the label of divorce or any other ones, it is an opportunity to look inside and find out why we feel that way.  Why are we judging someone, labeling them a certain way?  What does that say about us?   And what would the world look like if we stopped judging and labeling?

To learn what  I mean by the label of divorce and the construct of marriage, take a listen!  Then comment or write a review or even share this episode if you enjoyed it.