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Press
Real Simple: 8 Things You Should Never Do on a Plane, According to a Flight Attendant
Real Simple: 8 Things You Should Never Do on a Plane, According to a Flight Attendant
Travel + Leisure: A Traveler Got Called a 'Bad Person' After Refusing to Swap Seats With a Parent—Were They Wrong?
Travel + Leisure: A Traveler Got Called a 'Bad Person' After Refusing to Swap Seats With a Parent—Were They Wrong?
Financial Times: What would you pay to mend a broken heart?
Financial Times: What would you pay to mend a broken heart?
Better Homes & Gardens: This Nancy Meyers-Inspired Aesthetic Is Full of Nostalgic Home Design Ideas
Better Homes & Gardens: This Nancy Meyers-Inspired Aesthetic Is Full of Nostalgic Home Design Ideas
Elle Magazine: When You Vote, Is Your Ballot a Secret?
Elle Magazine: When You Vote, Is Your Ballot a Secret?
Washington Post: Can my spouse or partner see whom I voted for?
Washington Post: Can my spouse or partner see whom I voted for?
Associated Press: Gift registries after divorce offer a new way to support loved ones
Associated Press: Gift registries after divorce offer a new way to support loved ones
The Washington Post: Gift registries after divorce offer a new way to support loved ones
The Washington Post: Gift registries after divorce offer a new way to support loved ones
Time: 10 Ways to Respond to Someone’s Bad News
Time: 10 Ways to Respond to Someone’s Bad News
Time: Best Graduation Gifts, According to Etiquette Experts
Time: Best Graduation Gifts, According to Etiquette Experts
Fast Company: Forget Wedding Registries - Divorce Registries Make Much More Sense
Fast Company: Forget Wedding Registries - Divorce Registries Make Much More Sense
Huffington Post: Don't Roll Your Eyes, Divorce Registries Are Actually A Good Idea
Huffington Post: Don't Roll Your Eyes, Divorce Registries Are Actually A Good Idea
New York Post: I had a divorce party with a bleeding Taylor Swift-style cake — and a drastic haircut
New York Post: I had a divorce party with a bleeding Taylor Swift-style cake — and a drastic haircut
New York Times: How to Call Off Your Wedding
New York Times: How to Call Off Your Wedding
The Today Show: Divorce registry helps the newly single rebuild their lives
The Today Show: Divorce registry helps the newly single rebuild their lives
Real Simple: The 37 Best Sympathy Gifts of 2023
Real Simple: The 37 Best Sympathy Gifts of 2023
Buzzfeed: I Laughed So Hard At These 24 Hilarious Tweets By Women That My Butt LITERALLY Fell Off (Seriously, Both Cheeks Are Gone!!!)
Buzzfeed: I Laughed So Hard At These 24 Hilarious Tweets By Women That My Butt LITERALLY Fell Off (Seriously, Both Cheeks Are Gone!!!)
Wall Street Journal: Divorce Parties Are a New Hot Invite. ‘It Sort of Ended Up as a Really Fun Funeral.’
Wall Street Journal: Divorce Parties Are a New Hot Invite. ‘It Sort of Ended Up as a Really Fun Funeral.’
Daily Mail: The rise of the DIVORCE registry
Daily Mail: The rise of the DIVORCE registry
The Cut: Starting Over With a Divorce Registry
The Cut: Starting Over With a Divorce Registry
Forbes: Divorce Registry: Celebration or Necessity?
Forbes: Divorce Registry: Celebration or Necessity?
NBC News: Businesses create divorce, gift registries to help people start single life
NBC News: Businesses create divorce, gift registries to help people start single life
New York Post: Divorce registries help people ‘getting the s–t kicked out of them’
New York Post: Divorce registries help people ‘getting the s–t kicked out of them’

There’s a whole lot more…

Press
Expander's Club Podcast: Ask A Psychic: How Do I Find My Soulmate?
Expander's Club Podcast: Ask A Psychic: How Do I Find My Soulmate?
The Dream: So Much Better Than A Wedding Registry
The Dream: So Much Better Than A Wedding Registry
The Moving On Method® Podcast: Divorce Is Not The End: Inside a Revolutionary Framework For New Beginnings
The Moving On Method® Podcast: Divorce Is Not The End: Inside a Revolutionary Framework For New Beginnings
Soul Over the Bones: Episode 62: Fresh Starts with Olivia Howell and Jenny Dreizen
Soul Over the Bones: Episode 62: Fresh Starts with Olivia Howell and Jenny Dreizen
The News Movement: How to be happy for your bestie when it might feel hard 
The News Movement: How to be happy for your bestie when it might feel hard 
Friendship IRL: How Creating a Community is the Ultimate Self-Care with Fresh Starts Registry Co-Founder Jenny Dreizen | EP82
Friendship IRL: How Creating a Community is the Ultimate Self-Care with Fresh Starts Registry Co-Founder Jenny Dreizen | EP82
Fine Beats and Cheeses: Dirty Dancing with Olivia Howell and Genevieve Dreizen
Fine Beats and Cheeses: Dirty Dancing with Olivia Howell and Genevieve Dreizen
CBC News: BC Today, July 10: Industry minister on trade | Public event safety | Modern divorce
CBC News: BC Today, July 10: Industry minister on trade | Public event safety | Modern divorce
Newsweek: Man Mows Neighbors' Lawn While They're Away, Hysterics at What Happens Next
Newsweek: Man Mows Neighbors' Lawn While They're Away, Hysterics at What Happens Next
Parade: 8 Things You Should Always Bring as a Guest (No One Will Tell You This)
Parade: 8 Things You Should Always Bring as a Guest (No One Will Tell You This)
CBC Radio: People getting divorced are setting up gift registries. Don't roll your eyes just yet
CBC Radio: People getting divorced are setting up gift registries. Don't roll your eyes just yet
Huffington Post: Woman Divides Internet Over 'Black Tie' Wedding Guest Dress – But What Does The Term Actually Mean?
Huffington Post: Woman Divides Internet Over 'Black Tie' Wedding Guest Dress – But What Does The Term Actually Mean?
Newsweek: Fury at What Neighbor Posts Through Mailbox: 'Is This Harassment?' (Copy)
Newsweek: Fury at What Neighbor Posts Through Mailbox: 'Is This Harassment?' (Copy)
Business Insider: This post-divorce parenting trend puts the kids first, but it comes with challenges
Business Insider: This post-divorce parenting trend puts the kids first, but it comes with challenges
The Current: What's a divorce registry and why are more people using them?
The Current: What's a divorce registry and why are more people using them?
Business Insider: Call it 'The Grateful Divide.' Parents are split on thank-you notes.
Business Insider: Call it 'The Grateful Divide.' Parents are split on thank-you notes.
Reader’s Digest: This Is Where the Wedding Garter Tradition Came From
Reader’s Digest: This Is Where the Wedding Garter Tradition Came From
PetHelpful: This New Tool Will Help You Get Everything You Need When Adopting a Pet
PetHelpful: This New Tool Will Help You Get Everything You Need When Adopting a Pet
Parents: Parents’ Social Dilemma—Is It Ever OK To Bring an Uninvited Sibling to a Birthday Party?
Parents: Parents’ Social Dilemma—Is It Ever OK To Bring an Uninvited Sibling to a Birthday Party?
The Washington Post: How to cope when you’re sharing a home with your soon-to-be ex-spouse
The Washington Post: How to cope when you’re sharing a home with your soon-to-be ex-spouse
Parade: Is it Rude to Ask Guests to Take Their Shoes off When They Come Over? Experts Weigh In
Parade: Is it Rude to Ask Guests to Take Their Shoes off When They Come Over? Experts Weigh In
Daily Mail: Plane passenger's 'disgusting' habit mid-flight sparks fierce outrage
Daily Mail: Plane passenger's 'disgusting' habit mid-flight sparks fierce outrage
HerAgenda: 6 Summer Routines That Support Wellness, Ambition And Joy
HerAgenda: 6 Summer Routines That Support Wellness, Ambition And Joy
Daily Mail: Insiders reveal the shocking vacation etiquette mistakes that leave travelers fuming
Daily Mail: Insiders reveal the shocking vacation etiquette mistakes that leave travelers fuming
Chundria Show: Olivia Howell is Helping Women Rebuild with Dignity through the Fresh Starts Registry
Chundria Show: Olivia Howell is Helping Women Rebuild with Dignity through the Fresh Starts Registry
Newsweek: Fury at What Neighbor Posts Through Mailbox: 'Is This Harassment?'
Newsweek: Fury at What Neighbor Posts Through Mailbox: 'Is This Harassment?'
CTV News: Divorce registries can be useful in Canada, lawyer and mediator say
CTV News: Divorce registries can be useful in Canada, lawyer and mediator say
Martha Stewart: 9 Things You Should Never Do in Thrift Stores, According to Frequent Shoppers
Martha Stewart: 9 Things You Should Never Do in Thrift Stores, According to Frequent Shoppers
Quill Podcast Awards: Quill Announces Winners of the 2025 Quill Podcast Awards
Quill Podcast Awards: Quill Announces Winners of the 2025 Quill Podcast Awards
Newsweek: Couple Hire College Student as Dogsitter—Shock at What They Later Discover
Newsweek: Couple Hire College Student as Dogsitter—Shock at What They Later Discover

Fresh Starts as podcast guests