When Kiz Harvey found herself single at 49 after the dissolution of her 22-year relationship, she was thrust into a world of sex and dating she hadn’t expected to ever have to navigate again. When the 56-year-old started dating her ex-husband, mobile phones resembled bricks. Fast-forward a few decades, and she found “the sexual landscape had significantly changed”.
In Australia, grey divorce , the term used to describe the dissolution of long-term relationships, typically between those in their 50s, is on the rise. This means an increasing number of divorcees are now dating again, often decades after being out of the game. Therapist and coach Kiz Harvey wants to open up more conversations about sex and intimacy after divorce.
Credit: Flavio Brancaleone Yet despite grey divorcees comprising a growing demographic, Harvey says there aren’t enough conversations about what it’s like to date in your 50s and beyond. While she found plenty of support for the practical and legal side of divorce itself, she was at a loss on where to go once the papers were signed, and she was ready to move on. It’s with this in mind that Harvey started Kizmet , a coaching business and podcast series to help others like her.
The Eastern Sydney local, who now works as a reinvention coach where she guides other divorcees through their new single lives, broaches typically taboo topics on the podcast, with guests that include a bondage specialist and an adult child of divorce. While sex and inti.
