Cherie Morris

There is a topic that surfaces quietly in divorce support spaces, often wrapped in confusion, guilt, or shock: the death of an ex-husband (or ex-wife.) What happens emotionally when your ex-spouse dies? Most divorced people never expect to navigate this, even though, logically, we know it is a possibility.

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.