Cherie Morris

When most people picture divorce, they imagine some sort of emotional cage match—two exhausted adults circling each other with sharpened spreadsheets, waiting for the next strike. Winning. Losing. Keeping score. A power struggle. Grabbing the moral high ground like it’s the last parking spot at Whole Foods. And then they walk into mediation with that mindset—and everything falls apart.

Pacific Island Countries and Territories are heavily reliant on fisheries for food security and livelihoods. However, marine pollution, including microplastic contamination, poses an increasing threat. Microplastics, plastic particles smaller than 5 mm, are widespread across marine ecosystems, raising concerns about their potential to negatively impact organisms that consume them and humans.

Divorce is more than a legal process — it’s a deep, emotional unraveling. When a relationship ends, our bodies carry the weight of everything we don’t always have words for: the grief, the stress, the anger, the emptiness, the fear. That’s why recovering from divorce isn’t just a mental or emotional journey — it’s also a physical one.