About me...

There comes a moment when life no longer looks the way you expected.

After separation or divorce, many women reach a quiet crossroads.

The relationship has ended.
The roles have shifted.
And suddenly, the version of yourself you lived as for years feels unfamiliar or gone altogether.

You may find yourself asking questions you never expected to ask at this stage of life:

Who am I now?
What do I want?
Is it too late to begin again?

If you’re here, you’re not broken.
You’re standing at the beginning of a new chapter even if you can’t see it clearly yet.

Hi... I'm Amanda

I work with women 50+ who are healing after separation or divorce women who have spent decades caring for others and are now being asked by life to reconnect with themselves.

I don’t believe healing is about “starting over” or reinventing who you are.

I believe it’s about remembering yourself and learning how to choose yourself again with clarity, confidence and intention, even when you don’t yet know what you want.

✨ Begin with Reignite Your Sparkle ✨

If you’re 50+ and healing after heartbreak, this is a gentle place to start — even if you don’t yet know what you want or what comes next.
Here, you can begin gaining clarity and choosing yourself again, one small step at a time.

My work is shaped by lived experience, not theory.

My own life has included divorce, grief, financial uncertainty, and rebuilding from the ground up in my 50s.

There was a time when I felt disconnected from who I was when survival took priority over clarity and I wasn’t sure what “next” even meant.

What I learned during that time is something I now hold at the centre of my work:

Clarity doesn’t come from pushing forward.
It comes from slowing down, listening honestly and rebuilding trust with yourself — one decision at a time.

I didn’t find my way by fixing myself.
I found it by reconnecting with who I already was.

What surprised me most wasn’t that I didn’t know what I wanted it was learning that not knowing wasn’t a failure.

It was the starting point.

Clarity came through reflection, honest questioning and taking small, intentional steps — steps that rebuilt my confidence and showed me I could trust myself again.

Why I created She Smiles Again

She Smiles Again exists because too many women are told to “move on” before they’ve had the space to truly heal.

Because women are often expected to be strong, resilient, and grateful even when their inner world feels unsteady.

And because choosing yourself later in life is not selfish — it’s courageous.

This work is also rooted in a quiet truth many women experience during separation or divorce:
while family and friends often care deeply and want to help, they don’t always get it.

They may struggle to understand the ongoing waves of grief, confusion and emotional ups and downs and over time, even the most well-meaning support can feel limited or strained.

She Smiles Again was created to offer something different:
a steady, supportive space outside of family and a network of women who truly understand because they’re walking a similar path.

A place where you don’t have to explain yourself, protect others from your feelings, or rush your healing.
Where shared experience brings relief, connection brings strength and healing leads to clarity — and clarity leads to intentional action.

All without pressure or judgment.

P.S. I’d like to introduce you to Sam (the white Maltipoo) and Ali (the black Cavapoo). They’re older now and have been a vital part of my life — especially through separation, divorce and healing. They’ve been a constant source of companionship, quiet support and the occasional reminder to smile. They also happen to be excellent listeners… and always agree with me.

What It's Like to Work Together

Working with me isn’t about being told what to do or pushed to have answers before you’re ready.

It’s about having a steady, supportive space where you can slow down, make sense of what you’ve been through, and begin listening to yourself again.

Together, we focus on:

  • Understanding what’s holding you back

  • Gently clarifying what you want — even if you’re starting from “I don’t know”

  • Choosing a direction that feels right for you

  • Taking intentional, manageable steps toward it

  • Reaching the goal you set and feeling INCREDIBLY proud of yourself!

My work is supported by professional training in life coaching and grief recovery, alongside lived experience.

✨ Begin with Reignite Your Sparkle ✨

A gentle starting place for women 50+ who want to heal after heartbreak, gain clarity, and begin choosing themselves again — even if they’re starting from “I don’t know.”

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