The holidays and birthdays that once brimmed with shared joy can feel like treacherous terrain after a long marriage ends. If you are in your fifties, sixties, or beyond, you face a double grief: mourning the partner who is gone while also navigating adult children, grandchildren, shared friends, and a lifetime of rituals that no longer fit. This book is a clear-eyed companion for that journey. Georgiana Peverell Winterbourne draws on decades of working with later-life divorcing couples to offer practical strategies for every sticky moment — from deciding who hosts Christmas dinner and how to handle gift exchanges, to finding the courage to celebrate your own birthday solo. You will learn how to set boundaries with kindness, communicate with your ex without reopening wounds, and create new traditions that honour where you have been and where you are going. This is not about pretending the pain is not there. It is about moving through it with dignity, and discovering that joy is still possible. Part of The Later-Life Divorce Library.