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

You know the things that would probably help.
The walk.
The boundary.
The therapy session.
The earlier bedtime.
The journal sitting untouched on your nightstand.
So why does it feel so hard to actually do them?
If you've ever found yourself reaching for your phone instead of your healing, texting your ex when you knew better, pouring another glass of wine, avoiding the hard conversation, or putting off the very thing that might help you feel better... this episode is for you.
In this conversation, Dawn explores the frustrating paradox so many women face after divorce: wanting to heal while simultaneously resisting the very things that support healing.
You'll learn why your nervous system often chooses familiar pain over unfamiliar growth, how childhood conditioning can make healthy choices feel surprisingly uncomfortable, and why this struggle has far less to do with willpower than you've been led to believe.
Most importantly, you'll walk away with a simple, practical tool to help you start choosing yourself—even when it feels hard.
Because healing isn't about being perfect.
It's about learning to recognize the moments when you're standing at a crossroads between temporary relief and lasting change.
And choosing yourself, one small decision at a time.
In This Episode:
Why healing often feels harder than staying stuck
The post-divorce paradox nobody talks about
How your nervous system confuses familiar pain with safety
The childhood patterns that may still be driving your choices
Why self-care can feel uncomfortable at first
A simple exercise to help you stop abandoning yourself in real time
If you've been wondering why you can't seem to follow through on the things you know would help, this episode might give you the answer you've been looking for.
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You thought healing would mean feeling better by now.
Maybe you've been to therapy. Read the books. Listened to the podcasts. Journaled your heart out. Maybe you've done everything you're "supposed" to do after divorce and you're still wondering:
Why do I feel so stuck?
In this episode, Dawn shares the three core ingredients she believes every woman needs to truly let go, move on, and begin creating a life she loves after divorce.
Because healing isn't just about understanding what happened.
It's about having enough support to steady your nervous system, processing the pain that still lives beneath the surface, and building a vision for your future that feels bigger than your past.
You'll learn:
• Why support is often the most overlooked part of divorce recovery
• The difference between processing pain and simply replaying it
• Why childhood wounds often keep us stuck long after the marriage ends
• How unprocessed grief, resentment, and regret can block forward movement
• The role manifestation actually plays in healing after divorce
• Why creating a compelling vision for your future matters just as much as grieving your past
Dawn also responds to a listener who feels trapped in a cycle of emotional setbacks as new information about her ex continues to surface, making it difficult to move forward.
If you've ever found yourself thinking:
"I've done so much work. Why doesn't my life feel different?"
This episode will help you identify what's missing and where your healing journey may need more support, deeper processing, or a clearer vision of what's next.
Because moving on isn't something that magically happens one day.
It's something you build—one ingredient at a time.
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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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