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Divorce Stories That Will Make You Feel Better About Your Own Divorce

How Not To Suck At Divorce·Morgan Stogsdill and Andrea Rappaport·11 September 2026·14 min

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🧘 DIVORCE MEDITATIONS Divorce can make your nervous system feel like it’s running a marathon with no finish line. Our Divorce Meditations are here when you need to calm your brain, stop the spiral, and give yourself a few minutes to breathe.👉 Listen to the Divorce Meditations here: https://www.hownottosuckatdivorce.com/guides/p/divorce-guided-meditations💥 THE DIVORCE CRASH COURSE If you’re going through divorce and terrified of making an expensive mistake, start here.The Divorce Crash Course gives you the information we wish every person had before making major decisions in divorce — including how to save money on attorneys, understand your finances, navigate custody and parenting agreements, and avoid mistakes that can cost you thousands.Typically priced at 150, available now for $50, thanks to our angel underwriters, Our Family Wizard and Soberlink.👉 Get the Divorce Crash Course here: https://www.hownottosuckatdivorce.com/divorce-crash-courseThink you’re sucking at divorce?Good news: there are people who have sucked at it significantly harder.In this mini episode of How Not to Suck at Divorce, Andrea brings you some of the strangest, funniest and most unbelievable divorce stories we’ve ever heard — involving a donated kidney, ex-in-laws buried in a backyard, a six-pound catfish named Pinky, and one extremely smart ex-wife who made sure a future Nobel Prize was covered in her divorce settlement.Yes. All of that happens in one episode.But underneath the ridiculous divorce stories is something we actually want you to remember:Divorce is a marathon, not a sprint.You cannot spend every hour of every day thinking about your divorce, answering emails, talking to your attorney, worrying about your kids, analyzing your ex, making decisions and trying to predict what happens next.Your brain needs a break.Sometimes that means taking a walk. Sometimes it means binge-watching something completely stupid. And sometimes it means listening to stories about someone arguing over a giant catfish during their divorce so you can remember that maybe — just maybe — you're doing better than you think.In this episode:One man who reportedly wanted compensation for a kidney he donated to his wifeThe divorce dispute involving urns and headstones in the backyardThe tragic tale of Pinky, the six-pound divorce catfishThe incredibly savvy divorce settlement that gave an ex-wife half of a future Nobel PrizeWhy you don't have to make every divorce decision immediatelyWhy taking mental breaks during divorce is not selfishHow to pace yourself during a long or high-conflict divorceWhy laughter can actually be part of getting through thisAnd why your goal isn't to get through divorce the fastest — it's to get through it as healthy and whole as possible YOUR REMINDER TODAY:You are allowed to take a day off from divorce.You are allowed to laugh.You are allowed to watch garbage television.You are allowed to stop thinking about your ex for five freaking minutes.And you do not need to win an award for being the fastest person ever to get divorced.When you think you cannot do this, remember:You already are doing it.Your win is getting to the other side — and giving yourself the opportunity to build the healthiest, happiest next chapter of your life.We are so freaking proud of you.You've got this. And we've got you.⭐ FOLLOW HOW NOT TO SUCK AT DIVORCEIf this episode gave you a laugh when you desperately needed one, please follow the show and leave us a rating and review!www.ratethispodcast.com/notsuckAnd go back through the How Not to Suck at Divorce library — we have episodes covering divorce finances, custody, co-parenting, attorneys, mediation, high-conflict divorce, emotional recovery and pretty much every WTF moment that can happen along the way.SEO KEYWORDSdivorce stories, funny divorce stories, divorce humor, getting through divorce, divorce emotional support, divorce burnout, surviving divorce, high conflict divorce, divorce stress, divorce self care, weird divorce cases, crazy divorce stories, divorce settlement, divorce finances, divorce advice for women, divorce advice, coping with divorce, life after divorce, divorce podcast, How Not to Suck at Divorce