In this Bent Not Broken bonus episode, Coach Deborah reflects on her inspiring conversation with therapist and author Stacy Schaffer. Together, they explore how true healing begins when we stop trying to erase the past and start integrating it.

💬 Key Takeaways:

• Reconnect with your inner child by asking, “What did my younger self need to hear?”
• Deepen relationships with the question, “Help me understand what it’s like to be you.”
• Heal through awareness by noticing when your younger self is reacting.
• Reclaim your story — your past may have shaped you, but it doesn’t define you.

You may be bent, but you are never broken. 💖

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Don’t forget to rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify so more people searching for life after divorce, divorce recovery, co-parenting, dating after divorce, and healing from gaslighting can discover this empowering podcast. Every review helps others find hope, inspiration, and practical tools for thriving after divorce.

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for coaching, workshops, and guidance on divorce recovery and life transitions.

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• Instagram: @BrokenToBoldness
• Facebook: Broken to Boldness
• Eventbrite: Divorce Recovery Workshop

✨ Remember: divorce may bend you, but it does not break you. You are stronger than you think, and your bold new chapter starts now. ✨

Award-winning author Mia J. Hanks joins Coach Deborah to share her powerful journey of surviving nearly 30 years with a covert narcissist—a partner who appeared perfect in public but was emotionally abusive behind closed doors.

Through her memoir Bride-maid, Mia offers hope to survivors struggling to understand why love can feel like control. She reveals how writing became her healing tool, how shame keeps victims silent, and how true freedom begins with reclaiming your story.

If you’ve ever questioned your worth in a relationship, this episode is a reminder:

💡 “I hadn’t been courted—I had been acquired.”

🔗 Learn more at miajhanks.com

📖 Get Bridesmaid on Amazon

💬 Enjoyed this episode of Bent Not Broken: Life After Divorce with Deborah Griffiths?

Don’t forget to rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify so more people searching for life after divorce, divorce recovery, co-parenting, dating after divorce, and healing from gaslighting can discover this empowering podcast. Every review helps others find hope, inspiration, and practical tools for thriving after divorce.

🌐 Explore more resources: Visit BrokenToBoldness.com

for coaching, workshops, and guidance on divorce recovery and life transitions.

📲 Follow Deborah Griffiths for daily empowerment and support:

• Instagram: @BrokenToBoldness
• Facebook: Broken to Boldness

✨ Remember: divorce may bend you, but it does not break you. You are stronger than you think, and your bold new chapter starts now. ✨

In this Bent Not Broken bonus episode, Coach Deborah reflects on her inspiring conversation with Wendy Babcock, a woman who turned emotional abuse and divorce into a story of strength and purpose.

Wendy’s journey reminds us that healing isn’t about forgetting what broke you — it’s about rising stronger because of it.

Deborah breaks the episode into five empowering segments with actionable coaching tips to help you recognize control, reclaim your power, and rewrite your story.

💔 1. Recognizing the Invisible Wounds

Emotional abuse often hides behind concern. Ask yourself: Do I feel free — or monitored? Awareness is the first step toward healing.

🕊️ 2. Redefining Freedom After Divorce

Freedom may not feel joyful at first, but it begins in small acts — choosing what brings you peace and learning to trust yourself again.

✍️ 3. Reclaiming the Pen

Take your story back. Start journaling with: “When everything changed for me was when…” Writing turns pain into clarity and growth.

💬 4. From Surviving to Speaking

Wendy’s movement, When Stories, proves that sharing your truth can set you free. Speak your story safely — with a trusted friend, therapist, or your own journal.

🌻 5. The Power of Listening

Healing happens when you listen with compassion — especially to yourself. Replace self-criticism with truth: You are enough. You are healing. You are free.

💖 Closing Reflection

You don’t need to have it all figured out to begin again. Start with one small, bold step — journaling, setting a boundary, or simply saying, “I deserve peace.”

💬 Enjoyed this episode of Bent Not Broken: Life After Divorce with Deborah Griffiths?

Don’t forget to rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify so more people searching for life after divorce, divorce recovery, co-parenting, dating after divorce, and healing from gaslighting can discover this empowering podcast. Every review helps others find hope, inspiration, and practical tools for thriving after divorce.

🌐 Explore more resources: Visit BrokenToBoldness.com

for coaching, workshops, and guidance on divorce recovery and life transitions.

📲 Follow Deborah Griffiths for daily empowerment and support:

• Instagram: @BrokenToBoldness
• Facebook: Broken to Boldness
• Eventbrite: Divorce Recovery Workshop

✨ Remember: divorce may bend you, but it does not break you. You are stronger than you think, and your bold new chapter starts now. ✨