Changing the way the world sees divorce

Hillary Livingston, M.S. and Bethany Pace, M.Ed. are the creators and co-founders of Sincerely, Divorced, a vibrant in-person and online community built around reframing an often-shamed shared experience. We deliver compassionate advice with a dose of humor, research and teach about positive reframing, and spread hope for rebuilding one’s life after navigating adversity and major life transitions.

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Mission

Their mission is simple: to disrupt the narrative and prevailing experience of divorce while celebrating the fortitude it takes to face and overcome one of life’s greatest adversities, one breakdown and glow-up at a time. In the end, Bethany and Hillary are dedicated to helping people embrace the bold idea that their happiest days are ahead.

Impact

The impact of their work has been recognized and felt worldwide. In addition to running their very popular Instagram page, Hillary and Bethany are the minds behind Divorce-Con and The Show About Divorce, and the people who send handwritten notes of encouragement to people on every continent except Antarctica and write chalk messages outside of courthouses and other visible places to give others hope.

Work

Bethany & Hillary are known for their authenticity and ability to apply hope and humor to difficult topics in a way that transforms life transitions into powerful opportunities for growth and realization. Whether it’s a keynote, workshop, or a conference, Bethany’s and Hillary’s insights, stories, and warmth will help you support the people you care about. To inquire about collaborating with them, please email: hello@sincerelydivorced.com

Meet Bethany

Bethany Pace, M.Ed. is passionate about building community and inspiring optimism and hope in others. Through Sincerely, Divorced, she supports a vibrant community for all people navigating relationship loss, parenting, and rebuilding from a place of strength and optimism. Bethany is also an ambiguous loss grief coach specializing in disenfranchised grief, secondary loss, and non-death loss, including divorce, friendship loss, identity changes, career loss, and the loss of expected futures.

Bethany holds a B.A. in journalism and an M.Ed. in counseling, both from The Pennsylvania State University. She has also completed postgraduate continuing education in grief and doctoral work in community education.

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Meet Hillary

Hillary Livingston Giddings is the co-founder of Sincerely, Divorced, a global support community dedicated to breaking the stigma of divorce and ending the isolation people often feel after the end of a long-term relationship. With over 10 years of experience in marketing, communications, and event planning, she brings expertise in creating meaningful connections and leading high-visibility initiatives. Prior to founding Sincerely, Divorced, Hillary served as a Communications & Engagement Strategist at Towson University. She holds both a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and a master’s degree in Human Resource Development from Towson University.

Areas of Divorce Expertise

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Bethany

grief, ambiguous loss, suffocated loss, and secondary loss

positive reframing and optimism

gray divorce, mid-life divorce, divorce after 20+ years marriage

amicable co-parenting with your ex-spouse (and their new partner)

tween & young adult divorce transition and adjustment

religion, faith, and divorce

dating and companionship in mid-life

cultural and socioeconomic nuances of divorce

LGBTQ divorce and intersectional identities

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Hillary

disenfranchised grief

attachment styles

navigating divorce with young children

divorcing while pregnant and as a SAHM

marital infidelity

covert narcissist abuse

navigating family support

dating after divorce

millennial divorce

emotional regulation

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