Dear Divorce Diary: A Fresh Approach To Healing Grief & Building A Life Of Confidence After Divorce

What if the most healing thing you could do today wasn't another journal prompt, podcast episode, or breakthrough conversation?
What if it was rest?
In this special Dear Divorce Diary VIP episode, we're sharing one of the most requested practices from our Myrtle Beach retreats: a guided Yoga Nidra experience designed to help your nervous system soften, settle, and remember what safety feels like.
This isn't yoga.
You don't need flexibility.
You don't need experience.
You don't even need to stay awake.
Yoga Nidra is often called "yogic sleep," a deeply restorative practice that guides you into the space between waking and sleeping, where the body can release tension and the mind can finally stop working so hard.
Through grounding imagery, nervous system regulation, intention setting, and a gentle body scan, you'll be invited to let go of the roles, responsibilities, worries, and stories you've been carrying—and reconnect with yourself underneath it all.
So grab a blanket, get comfortable, and give yourself permission to receive.
Because healing isn't always something you do.
Sometimes it's something you allow.
Take a breath.
We'll meet you there.
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Have you ever looked at your ex and thought:
"How are you okay?"
How are you dating?
How are you posting vacation photos?
How are you laughing with friends?
How are you acting like our entire marriage didn't just fall apart?
Meanwhile, you're still carrying the grief, the questions, the memories, and the heartbreak.
In this live episode recorded at our Myrtle Beach retreat, we're talking about one of the most confusing parts of divorce: watching someone who shared your life seem completely unaffected while you're still trying to put yourself back together.
And if you've ever caught yourself wondering whether he healed faster, whether he cared less, or whether you're somehow doing divorce wrong, you're not alone.
Together, we explore what happens when your healing gets tangled up with your ex's timeline, why his ability to "move on" can feel so personal, and how quickly we start making his behavior mean something about our worth.
This conversation goes beyond divorce grief and into the deeper questions so many women carry:
Did I matter?
Was any of it real?
Why am I still hurting when he seems completely fine?
And perhaps most importantly:
What if I'm measuring healing by the wrong thing?
If you've ever felt crazy because your ex seems fine, this episode is for you.
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You almost don't go.
The workshop.
The support group.
The retreat.
The community event.
The coffee date.
The thing you secretly want to say yes to.
Because what if it's awkward?
What if everyone already knows each other?
What if you don't fit in?
What if you need alone time?
What if people think you're weird, too quiet, too much, too emotional, not emotional enough?
After divorce, many women find themselves craving connection while simultaneously feeling terrified of it.
In this behind-the-scenes conversation from our Myrtle Beach retreat, Dawn, Joy, and Coach Tiffini pull back the curtain on what happens when women step into spaces where they don't know exactly what to expect—and why that uncertainty can feel so uncomfortable.
Together, we explore:
• Why humans naturally struggle with uncertainty
• The surprising fears women shared before arriving at retreat
• Why having needs can feel so vulnerable
• The pressure many women feel to be "on" all the time
• What happens when you stop trying to perform and allow yourself to be seen
• Why connection often feels scariest right before it becomes healing
• The unexpected magic of being with women who truly understand
• What we've learned from watching women move from apprehension to belonging
Whether you've been considering a workshop, joining a community, attending a retreat, or simply putting yourself back out there after divorce, this episode is a reminder:
You don't have to show up perfectly.
You don't have to know exactly how it's going to go.
You don't even have to feel ready.
Sometimes the bravest thing you can do is show up anyway.
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It's late.
You're tired.
You know you should put your phone down and go to sleep.
Instead, you're opening Bumble. Or Hinge. Or Facebook Dating. Just to "see who's out there."
Again.
If you've ever found yourself scrolling dating apps after divorce when you weren't actually ready to date, this episode is for you.
Because most of the time, you're not looking for love.
You're looking for relief.
In this episode, Dawn, Tiffini, and Joy unpack what is really happening when loneliness, heartbreak, attachment wounds, and the need to feel wanted collide with dating apps.
Together, they explore:
Why dating apps can feel almost addictive after divorce
The surprising connection between attachment wounds and app scrolling
Why attention and validation rarely make loneliness go away
What you're actually seeking when you keep checking for matches
The difference between genuine connection and a dopamine hit
How fantasy, hope, and loneliness can keep you stuck in unhealthy patterns
Why your ex moving on often triggers the urge to start dating before you're ready
What grounded dating actually looks like after divorce
How to build real safety and connection without relying on strangers to provide it
If you've ever caught yourself planning a future with someone whose profile you just read five minutes ago...
Or re-downloaded a dating app you swore you were done with...
Or wondered why being wanted doesn't actually make you feel better...
This conversation will help you understand what's really happening underneath the swipe.
Because healing after divorce isn't about finding someone new.
It's about creating enough safety within yourself that you no longer need a dating app to soothe the ache.
Resources Mentioned:
• Join our free Cocoon community
• The Loneliness Roadmap
• Monthly workshops, support, and connection inside Cocoon
Listen now and discover why scrolling dating apps isn't really about dating at all.
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There are things you never got to say.
The words you swallowed to keep the peace.
The questions that never got answered.
The anger you weren't allowed to express.
The grief that still catches in your throat.
Maybe it's your ex.
Maybe it's a parent.
Maybe it's someone you've loved deeply and lost.
Maybe it's a version of yourself that disappeared somewhere along the way.
In this special Dear Divorce Diary VIP episode, Dawn, Joy, and Coach Tiffini hold space for a different kind of healing.
Not a meditation.
Not a visualization.
Not another lesson to learn.
Just a safe place to tell the truth.
Because sometimes healing gets stuck when our thoughts, feelings, disappointments, and heartbreak have nowhere to go. We wait for understanding, closure, an apology, or one more conversation. But what if the healing begins when you finally give those words a place to land?
Grab your journal, a pen, some crayons, or simply your breath. Let your body guide you as you explore what has been waiting to be expressed.
In this episode, you'll:
Create space for the thoughts and feelings you've never been able to fully express
Explore grief, anger, disappointment, and unanswered questions in a safe and supported way
Learn why healing can stall when emotions remain unspoken
Experience the power of witnessing and validating your own truth
Begin releasing the burden of carrying it all alone
You don't have to be fair.
You don't have to be understanding.
You don't have to get it right.
You only have to be honest.
Because sometimes the deepest healing happens when you stop waiting for someone else to hear you—and finally hear yourself.
Take a breath.
We're right here with you.
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