Welcome To My Blog

From Goodbye to New Beginnings:
A Love Story Shaped by Loss, Grief, and the Courage to Begin Again...

After losing the love of my life to a terminal illness, I was forced to face the unimaginable, grieving a future that would never be.

These blogs take you on a journey through heartbreak and healing,
of honoring the past while learning to live again, love again,
 and find joy in a new chapter on the other side of the world,
while relocating from Southern California to Melbourne, Australia.

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a collection of stories & life lessons

After twenty-one years of marriage and two children, I asked for a divorce. I never intended to be a single mom, but it was necessary for our future happiness.

Leaving A Loveless Marriage

Stephanie Duran Leaving a Loveless Marriage