<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Ex Marks the Start]]></title><description><![CDATA[Empowering Women to Embrace New Beginnings with Boldness and Grace]]></description><link>https://www.exmarksthestart.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 03:55:46 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.exmarksthestart.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Let's Get Started: The Intro ]]></title><description><![CDATA[How I got here — told without self-pity and with appropriate dark humor. This blog contains explicit language. Let me paint you a picture. It is 6:47 in the morning. My continuous glucose monitor is alarming because my blood sugar decided to spike overnight for reasons that remain, as usual, completely mysterious. The dogs are making noise that means either they are hungry or one of them has to go out. I have coffee brewing, a seemingly dead tomato plant I am determined to resurrect, and a...]]></description><link>https://www.exmarksthestart.com/post/let-s-get-started-the-intro</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69cad65946f545b07d9610e2</guid><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 20:16:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6985a3_8f48ee221b7049a9828ec76c17250138~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_736,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lily Escalante</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[You’re Never Too Old to Start Something Different]]></title><description><![CDATA[We're told our 40s are the beginning of the end. I made it the start of everything.]]></description><link>https://www.exmarksthestart.com/post/you-re-never-too-old-to-start-something-different</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68d9e53dd9cc2576e02a9213</guid><category><![CDATA[Empowerment]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2025 02:08:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6985a3_0c2fd2adb4824a6aa8b1d730fb7d8d24~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_888,h_897,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lily Escalante</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Handing the Heartbreak ]]></title><description><![CDATA[He leaves you for a younger woman who still has gravity on her side and is possibly using your Netflix account. Deep breath.]]></description><link>https://www.exmarksthestart.com/post/handing-the-heartbreak</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68acad9042d52051831a417b</guid><category><![CDATA[Heartbreak & Healing]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2025 19:03:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6985a3_5ce731445b984906a855ece689e9eb79~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lily Escalante</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>