Life Transitions

Navigating life’s biggest changes—from loss and divorce to parenting, aging, and starting over. Find guidance, support, and personal stories to help you move forward with strength and resilience.

Divorce Human Interest Self-Improvement Articles

Tweeting Advice and Offering Encouragement to Other Single Moms

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The Pittsburgh Better Times Team

Michelle Johnston’s divorce was final in November 2006, but the marriage was falling apart before that. She lived in separate ...

Divorce Life Transitions Money & Legal

The Importance of Updating Account Beneficiaries

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The Pittsburgh Better Times Team

Investment accounts that allow for designated beneficiaries are one of the easiest and direct ways to pass assets to your ...

Parenting Personal Essay

My Story: How One Mom Turned Divorce Into a Network for Parents

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The Pittsburgh Better Times Team

I’ve faced many difficult moments in my life. But preparing to tell my son that I will be divorcing his ...

Human Interest Life Transitions Stories of Inspiration

After Losing Family to Accident, Author Now Helps Guide the Bereaved and Broken-Hearted

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The Pittsburgh Better Times Team

By Daniel Casciato Bernice Bright Dickey will never forget that fateful day when she lost her both husband and daughter ...

Separation Stories of Inspiration

Turning Her Life Back Around

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The Pittsburgh Better Times Team

Separated since January of this year, Elizabeth Miller and her husband of eight years now live apart but have maintained ...