With nearly half of all marriages in the U.S. ending in divorce, Francine Baras and Nicole Baras-Feuer, a mother-and-daughter team, launched a divorce expo in New York City this past weekend called Start Over Smart. But what does "starting over smart" entail? At a divorce expo, "life coaches, financial planners, family counselors, and even hairstylists" are on hand to help "new divorcees field the brave, new life of singledom," said TIME's Erica Ho.
The weekend was such a success that Baras and her daughter plan to take the expo across the U.S. Your move, wedding industry.
[theweek]