In the wake of heartbreak post a divorce I was afforded a soft landing from, I am grieving, reassessing, but mainly reflecting on how I got there to begin with. It allows me to process how I let myself love so deeply and why I’m struggling in the aftermath.

I am fifty-seven years old and experiencing heartache on a level I did not know possible. Divorce was a process. It was years in the making. I grieved that ending in those moments. When it came time to move on, I was ready. This heartbreak came from the man who showed me how to love again, to give so much of myself, to expose every weakness, and to be okay with myself. He filled the broken parts of me, glued the pieces back together, and shared his broken parts with me. I was convinced that love later in life was the most authentic.

Read the full blog on Medium. https://medium.com/@kirstenhegbergpursell/heartbreak-doesnt-hurt-any-less-when-you-re-older-reflections-of-a-woman-gone-missing-28ea6ea6e98f