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Kim Hansen Petroni, MA
Board Certified Coach, BCC
Owner: Not a Casserole Widow®
(and CoachingHope4U, LLC)
Blogs for you.
I write these blogs with the hope you will find a way to feel supported. This journey is overwhelming in so many unique ways. I find myself consistently in awe of those of you who are trudging down this path. Thank you for coming here to read these personal blogs. I hope you feel grace and courage for yourself as you read them.
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Samaritan Woman ≠Divorced Whore, Part 2:
Was she really alone at the well?
Kim Petroni
Jun 14 min read
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Samaritan Woman ≠Divorced Whore, Part 1:
Who is she, really? In the past month, I have heard two pastors refer to the Samaritan woman at the well as a "whore". I’d like to be...
Kim Petroni
May 154 min read
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Not a Casserole Widow®: Refocus
What are you waiting for? Waiting for an inevitable divorce to be finalized can feel like watching grains of sand falling through an...
Kim Petroni
Feb 143 min read
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Faith Community: Help Give Her a Good Divorce
The Purgatory Pit This photo was taken when I was in the heart of hell. I'm on the left. I barely recognize myself. In my mind I thought...
Kim Petroni
Jan 284 min read
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Not a Casserole Widow®: The Drive to Court Emotion
Monday, January 22, 2024, I went to court again. I can't actually remember how many times I have been to court over the past 5 years. ...
Kim Petroni
Dec 315 min read
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Not a Casserole Widow®: No Regrets
Waiting for an inevitable divorce to be finalized can feel like watching grains of sand falling through an hourglass.
Kim Petroni
Dec 313 min read
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Not a Casserole Widow®: SAHM Prenup?
“I have been a stay at home mom ( SAHM ) for 23 years, homeschooling our 3 children. I have no skills, no income, and our children are...
Kim Petroni
Aug 24, 20244 min read
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Not a Casserole Widow®: Tithe for Widows?!
Here's a piece of hope to overcome a shame I carried for years. Maybe it will release you too. I'm repeatedly startled when God reveals...
Kim Petroni
Aug 24, 20243 min read
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Not a Casserole Widow®: Responding to the Storm
I saw something come across her face and she turned away from me. Her frail body, which usually moved with slow caution, kicked up speed...
Kim Petroni
Aug 16, 20243 min read
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Not a Casserole Widow®: The Empty Room Emotion
My sleep was abysmal the first night my children were gone. A sensation like black tar surrounded me which restricted my movements. ...
Kim Petroni
Aug 16, 20243 min read
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Not a Casserole Widow®: 3 Things I Wish People Knew About Betrayal and Divorce
"You are 'Not a Casserole Widow'. What do you want people to know? What do you wish you could tell them?" 1. Â "Stop telling me to move on...
Kim Petroni
Aug 16, 20242 min read
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Not a Casserole Widow®: Healing with Fire
Updated: Dec 6, 2021 Free me. Free me from the horror. Freedom. Is freedom possible? Blackness determines your future, Twisting through...
Kim Petroni
Aug 16, 20242 min read
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Not a Casserole Widow®: The Betrayed Partner’s Faith
Updated: Oct 30, 2021 The world I work with is dark. The divorcees I see hide behind a mask of secrecy and shame. My clients have...
Kim Petroni
Aug 16, 20245 min read
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Not a Casserole Widow®: The Betrayed Partner's Divorce
Not a Casserole Widowâ„¢: The Betrayed Partner's Divorce Updated: Jun 10, 2021 The world I work with is dark. The divorcees I see hide...
Kim Petroni
Aug 16, 20245 min read
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