The Audacity to Leave: Black Women on Life After Divorce with Lya Williams
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The Audacity to Leave: Black Women on Life After Divorce with Lya Williams
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About this listen
Divorce isn’t just paperwork.
It’s identity.It’s faith.It’s boundaries.
It’s rebuilding while life keeps moving.
In this candid conversation, I sit down with Lya Williams to talk about what it really looks like to navigate divorce as Black women living in Iowa. We discuss the identity shift that comes with losing the title of “wife,” the emotional weight of healing in real time, and the courage it takes to choose yourself — even when society tells you to “just pray about it” and stay.
We talk about:
- The identity crisis after divorce
- Gaslighting and emotional abuse
- Boundaries and co-parenting
- Being the “strong Black woman” and wanting softness
- Therapy, journaling, and faith
- Career pivots and rediscovering belief in yourself
- Support systems — and what happens when they aren’t where you expected
- The audacity to leave and rebuild anyway
This isn’t bitterness.This isn’t husband-bashing.This is reflection.
Whether you’re divorced, healing, contemplating change, or learning to put yourself first — this episode is for you.
🎧 Listen. Reflect. Heal.
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