After a divorce, the urge to re-enter the dating world can be powerful—but is it coming from readiness or restlessness? In this heartfelt episode, we explore the crucial question: How do you know when you're truly ready to start dating again?

We unpack the emotional traps of dating too soon, the signs that you’re healing versus hiding, and practical markers of genuine readiness. Through real listener stories and thoughtful reflection, this episode offers a grounded, compassionate roadmap for protecting your peace, honoring your growth, and dating with clarity and purpose.

Whether you're considering your first date post-divorce or pressing pause after a few missteps, this episode will help you move forward with strength, wisdom, and intention.

In Episode 26 of Dealing with Divorce, we take a pause from teaching and lean into testimony. Today, you’ll hear the heartfelt journey of a listener named Rachel, who turned her pain into purpose and her heartbreak into healing.

Through her own words, Rachel shares how she navigated the messy aftermath of divorce—how she reclaimed her mornings, her courage, her laughter, and ultimately, herself. Her story is a powerful reminder that healing doesn’t happen all at once, but with every small, intentional step forward.

This episode is for anyone who’s still in the middle of the hard parts. It’s for those who feel stuck, numb, or unsure if joy is even possible again. Rachel’s story proves that it is.

You’ll walk away with:

• Encouragement to trust your own process, no matter how slow

• Hope that laughter and light can return, even after darkness

• The motivation to keep going—because your story is still being written

Sometimes the most powerful voices are the ones that sound just like yours. Tune in and be reminded that transformation is possible—and it might be closer than you think.

In Episode 25 of Dealing with Divorce, we focus on one of the most powerful shifts in the healing process: choosing to believe that better days are not only possible—they’re on the way. Divorce can leave you feeling shattered and unsure, but even in the quietest, most painful moments, your future is still unfolding.

This episode offers compassionate encouragement and a grounded reminder that healing doesn’t always come with fanfare—it often arrives in small, sacred moments. And those moments matter.

Listen in to explore:

• Why choosing hope is a courageous act after divorce

• How to recognize and celebrate the quiet signs of healing

• What it means to “show up” for yourself when everything feels uncertain

• A powerful mindset that helps you keep moving forward, one step at a time

Your story didn’t end with your divorce—it began again. And what’s ahead might just be more beautiful, more honest, and more fulfilling than anything you’ve lived before. Let’s walk toward that future—together.

In Episode 24 of Dealing with Divorce, we shift our focus to a simple but profound truth: healing only happens in the present. When we’re consumed by the pain of the past or the anxiety of the future, we miss the power and peace available to us right now.

This episode invites you to come back to yourself—one breath, one moment, one honest pause at a time. Because presence isn’t passive. It’s the most powerful step you can take toward clarity, calm, and forward movement.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

• Why staying stuck in the past or future delays healing

• How presence helps regulate your emotions and nervous system

• Simple, grounding practices to reconnect with yourself each day

• Why showing up in the now gives you real control over your choices

• How ordinary moments can become anchors in your recovery

If you’ve felt overwhelmed, scattered, or emotionally exhausted—this episode is your reminder that peace is always one breath away. Let’s learn to live in it.

In Episode 23 of Dealing with Divorce, we dive into one of the most intimate struggles people face post-divorce—rebuilding trust in yourself. After a relationship ends, it’s common to question your choices, your instincts, and even your ability to move forward without repeating old mistakes.

But here’s the truth: learning to trust yourself again isn’t about perfection—it’s about returning to your intuition with compassion, honesty, and small daily acts of self-respect.

This episode will help you:

• Understand why self-trust breaks down after divorce

• Identify how and where you may have abandoned your own voice

• Rebuild inner confidence through intentional actions and reflection

• Reconnect with your gut feelings, values, and emotional wisdom

• Take your next step forward with clarity and conviction

This is a compassionate, grounded episode that will remind you that your judgment is still valuable, your experience is shaping you, and your future is still worth trusting.

In Episode 22 of Dealing with Divorce, we confront one of the most subtle but destructive habits that can delay healing—comparison. Whether it’s comparing your timeline to your ex’s, your parenting to someone else’s, or your life to the filtered perfection of social media, the weight of comparison can quietly sabotage your peace.

This episode is your reminder that healing isn’t a competition, and your journey doesn’t have to look like anyone else’s to be meaningful.

You’ll learn:

• Why comparison becomes so common after divorce

• How assumptions about others’ lives distort your healing process

• Practical ways to shift your focus back to what matters: your growth

• How to find peace in your own pace, progress, and process

You don’t need to keep up—you just need to keep going. One honest, courageous step at a time.

In Episode 21 of Dealing with Divorce, we tackle one of the quietest but most powerful barriers to healing—guilt. Whether it’s guilt for feeling better, guilt for starting over, or guilt for even thinking about love again, so many of us carry an invisible weight that says, “I’m not allowed to be okay yet.”

But what if healing isn’t a betrayal of the past? What if moving forward is a necessary act of self-respect?

This episode is a gentle but firm reminder that you are allowed to feel joy again. You are allowed to rebuild without shame. And you are allowed to stop waiting for permission to live a meaningful, hope-filled life on your terms.

You’ll learn:

• Why guilt shows up after divorce—even when healing is happening

• How to identify where guilt is coming from and why it lingers

• How to hold both grief and growth without conflict

• Practical ways to begin moving forward with grace, not shame

  
  

This episode will help you release what’s no longer yours to carry—and reclaim the peace and possibility that are waiting for you.

In Episode 20 of Dealing with Divorce, we explore one of the most personal and transformative parts of healing—rediscovering who you are when the role you once lived in is no longer there. Divorce can shake the very foundation of your identity, leaving you asking, “Who am I now that I’m no longer part of that relationship?”

This episode is an invitation to begin again. With compassion and real-life insight, we walk through what it means to untangle your self-worth from your former role as a spouse, and how to gently rebuild your identity with purpose and intention.

Whether you’re navigating the silence of an empty house, redefining your routines, or asking deep questions about your values and future, this episode will help you anchor into what truly matters—who you are becoming.

Listen to discover:

• Why losing a role is not the same as losing yourself

• How to begin reconnecting with your true identity

• Why growth after divorce is messy, non-linear, and still beautiful

• Practical steps to shape a life that reflects who you are now

• Why becoming “you again”—or someone new—takes courage, and how to get there

  
  

If you're feeling uncertain, unsteady, or even a little lost, this episode offers grounding truth and gentle encouragement to remind you: you are not broken—you are becoming.