Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Before there was ever a Taylor Swift wedding, there was a “Taylor Swift divorce party.”
Olivia Dreizen Howell wrote about this concept after her own divorce. She realized that while weddings and babies are celebrated with gifts and parties, there were no set rituals for this time in her life when she needed the support most.
New York Times bestselling author Author Bruce Feiler dives into the Taylor Swift divorce party and countless other unique rituals in his new book: A Time to Gather: How Ritual Created the World—and How It Can Save Us.
Feiler chronicles how, as digital saturation grows, people are creating new rituals to reconnect with one another. He explains how gathering helps people navigate life’s transitions and why the future may be more human—and more communal—than we think.
Before there was ever a Taylor Swift wedding, there was a “Taylor Swift divorce party.”
Olivia Dreizen Howell wrote about this concept after her own divorce. She realized that while weddings and babies are celebrated with gifts and parties, there were no set rituals for this time in her life when she needed the support most.
New York Times bestselling author Author Bruce Feiler dives into the Taylor Swift divorce party and countless other unique rituals in his new book: A Time to Gather: How Ritual Created the World—and How It Can Save Us.
Feiler chronicles how, as digital saturation grows, people are creating new rituals to reconnect with one another. He explains how gathering helps people navigate life’s transitions and why the future may be more human—and more communal—than we think.
