What’s In a Name?

What’s In a Name? by Lauren Behrman

A beautiful poem by Israeli poet Zelda called “Each of Us Has a Name” begins:

Each of us has a name

given by God

and given by our parents

Each of us has a name

given by our stature and our smile

and given by what we wear.

What does your name mean to you? Is it part of your identity? For many women who divorce, the divorce process precipitates identity choices — and a post-divorce name, and how that relates to a women’s identity, is often one of those choices.

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