On Instagram, Monette Wagner, a 36-year-old mother of three, posts openly about her recent divorce.

She describes it as feeling like a death and shares themes such as financial independence, co-parenting, and heartbreak.

Wagner, a photographer in Indianapolis, wants to show her children strength and hope.

She says she now feels more confident and resilient.

A growing number of people, mostly women, are sharing unvarnished divorce stories on social media.

On TikTok, this content is called "divorce-tok."

Some creators, like Wagner, avoid posting about their ex-partners.

Others give detailed accounts of their marriage problems and the divorce process.

The #divorce hashtag has millions of posts on both TikTok and Instagram.

Jen Hamilton, a nurse with over 5 million TikTok followers, has shared the "nitty-gritty" details of her divorce.

She explained that her husband led a "double life."

She also celebrated what would have been her 14th anniversary with a "Jendependence Day" party.

Hamilton said sharing her pain makes her feel less alone, and her followers feel the same in return.

Alex Daly, a 41-year-old creator in Philadelphia, started posting about her divorce three years after it happened.

She aims to reach people "still in the thick of it" and says followers tell her she makes them feel normal.

Tasha R. Dunn, a professor at the University of Toledo, says digital connections can be easier to forge than in-person ones.

Online support groups are more accessible, she adds.

Lawyer Jackie Combs warns that sharing divorce details publicly can be risky during legal proceedings.

Content could be used as evidence, she notes.

Still, she sees social media as key to "destigmatization," showing divorce is "not the end, it's just a pivot."

Daly faces trolling and negative comments, but she says this proves a stigma remains.

It motivates her to show that divorce can be an amazing beginning.