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The Empowered Divorce Podcast; Navigating Divorce After Betrayal Trauma and Abuse

Amie Woolsey Certified Brainspotting Practitioner, PCC, APSATS-CPC,ELI-MP, C-DGS
The Empowered Divorce Podcast; Navigating Divorce After Betrayal Trauma and Abuse
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  • 165. Gaslighting After Betrayal & Divorce with Sarah Morales
    My friend and guest Sarah Morales joins me today in a two part conversation around gaslighting and how it can lead to self gaslighting. Gaslighting after betrayal is not confusion, it is a system. In this episode Sarah and I map the methods that keep partners stuck, why abuse often escalates after separation, and how psychoeducation plus body awareness restores safety and choice. We unpack DARVO, reality challenges, chaos, conflict, and confusion, and we name the rope metaphor so you can spot it sooner and step away.Check out Sarah's website for more [email protected]________________________✨ WORK WITH AMIE + NEXT STEPS IN YOUR HEALING 💬 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Empowered Divorce Q&A⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Free monthly group coaching. First Thursday of each month.👣 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Body Love Class⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Learn how to reclaim your body after betrayal.📍 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Believing In You Group Coaching ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ready to stop letting your brain hijack your healing? Learn how to work with your nervous system, shift your thoughts, and create the life you actually want. Next round begins in January—spots go fast!👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reserve your spot⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📍 Dating From Within Workshop\ 👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here to register⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📍 Divorce 101: Self-Paced GuideFeeling stuck in the aftermath of betrayal or unsure where to go next? This guide meets you right where you are and helps you make your next best step.🎯 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Start by taking the quiz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📍 Intimacy Within: Self-Paced CourseWant real connection in a future relationship? Start by building healthy intimacy within. Learn the 7 levels of intimacy and how to practice them—first, with YOU.👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check it out here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📍 Should I Stay or Go? CourseThis guide walks you through one of the hardest questions you'll ever face. It's not about finding the right answer—it's about becoming the chooser of it.👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn more + enroll⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠💻 Want to work with Amie 1:1?Book a consult: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎥 Watch on YouTube: Get episodes early + visual tools to support your journey.📲 Follow me on social:Instagram | Facebook | TikTok → @amiewoolseyNeed support ?📩 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#LifeSavingDivorce #NotYourNormalDivorce #DivorceHealing #BetrayalTraumaRecovery #EmotionalHealingAfterDivorce #DivorceJourney #DivorceFromAbuse #TraumaInformedDivorce #SurvivingDivorce #HealthyDivorceRecovery #DivorceAndHealing #DivorceEmpowerment #BetrayalTrauma #HealingFromBetrayal #AbuseSurvivorHealing #LifeAfterBetrayal #HealingThroughDivorce #DivorceAndSelfDiscovery #gaslighting #selfgaslighting #DARVO #shouldistayorgo #sarahmorales #abuseafterdivorce
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  • 164. When He Moves On
    A Re-airing of an old podcast this week. It's one of the most popular episodes. Just like his affair and sexual addiction had nothing to do with you, neither does his moving on have to do with you. Whats often happening here, underneath it all, is we are making this mean something about ourselves intrinsically.Meaning, we are connecting our worth and value and enoughness to this- so it hurts. Our thoughts might be- I wasn't good enough for him to choose- whats wrong with me that he wouldn't do the work to be healthy for me but he will for her (which i will highly argue that he' healthy) your brain might be offering you the thoughts that he gets to have a  happily ever after and you are now alone forever.So the first thinking to avoid is making this mean anything about you. Let me save you so much time and energy here by just saying that  when you give yourself the time and space to grieve and heal the relationships and divorce appropriately, you are going to thrive and make healthy connections in the future.Today I offer you a few questions to ask yourself and journal as well as some tools to work on that will help you make the shift into the empowered divorce!__________________________________✨ WORK WITH AMIE + NEXT STEPS IN YOUR HEALING 💬 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Empowered Divorce Q&A⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Free monthly group coaching. First Thursday of each month.👣 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Body Love Class⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Learn how to reclaim your body after betrayal.📍 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Believing In You Group Coaching ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ready to stop letting your brain hijack your healing? Learn how to work with your nervous system, shift your thoughts, and create the life you actually want. Next round begins in January—spots go fast!👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reserve your spot⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📍 Dating From Within Workshop\ 👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here to register⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📍 Divorce 101: Self-Paced GuideFeeling stuck in the aftermath of betrayal or unsure where to go next? This guide meets you right where you are and helps you make your next best step.🎯 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Start by taking the quiz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📍 Intimacy Within: Self-Paced CourseWant real connection in a future relationship? Start by building healthy intimacy within. Learn the 7 levels of intimacy and how to practice them—first, with YOU.👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check it out here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📍 Should I Stay or Go? CourseThis guide walks you through one of the hardest questions you'll ever face. It's not about finding the right answer—it's about becoming the chooser of it.👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn more + enroll⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠💻 Want to work with Amie 1:1?Book a consult: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎥 Watch on YouTube: Get episodes early + visual tools to support your journey.📲 Follow me on social:Instagram | Facebook | TikTok → @amiewoolseyNeed support ?📩 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#LifeSavingDivorce #NotYourNormalDivorce #DivorceHealing #BetrayalTraumaRecovery #EmotionalHealingAfterDivorce #DivorceJourney #DivorceFromAbuse #TraumaInformedDivorce #SurvivingDivorce #HealthyDivorceRecovery #DivorceAndHealing #DivorceEmpowerment #BetrayalTrauma #HealingFromBetrayal #AbuseSurvivorHealing #LifeAfterBetrayal #HealingThroughDivorce #DivorceAndSelfDiscovery #DivorceRecoveryJourney#shouldistayorgo
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  • Bonus Episode: Celebrate Your Light
    In this short and heartfelt episode,I share reflections from my own neighborhood’s Diwali celebration — the Hindu Festival of Lights — and how its message of light triumphing over darkness mirrors the healing journey after betrayal and divorce.Drawing on her Awareness, Acceptance, and Agency model, Amie explores how each stage of healing helps women reclaim their inner light:Awareness — seeing the darkness for what it is without self-blame.Acceptance — letting light settle into the places once filled with pain.Agency — choosing to light your own lamp and create life from your worth.She also weaves in wisdom from ancient Hindu texts like the Bhagavad Gita and Upanishads, reminding us that our light was never gone — only waiting to be seen again.This is a gentle, inspiring listen for anyone ready to release the weight of darkness and remember their light._______________✨ WORK WITH AMIE + NEXT STEPS IN YOUR HEALING 💬 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Empowered Divorce Q&A⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Free monthly group coaching. First Thursday of each month.👣 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Body Love Class⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Learn how to reclaim your body after betrayal.📍 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Believing In You Group Coaching ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ready to stop letting your brain hijack your healing? Learn how to work with your nervous system, shift your thoughts, and create the life you actually want. Next round begins in January—spots go fast!👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reserve your spot⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📍 Dating From Within Workshop\ 👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here to register⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📍 Divorce 101: Self-Paced GuideFeeling stuck in the aftermath of betrayal or unsure where to go next? This guide meets you right where you are and helps you make your next best step.🎯 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Start by taking the quiz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📍 Intimacy Within: Self-Paced CourseWant real connection in a future relationship? Start by building healthy intimacy within. Learn the 7 levels of intimacy and how to practice them—first, with YOU.👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check it out here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📍 Should I Stay or Go? CourseThis guide walks you through one of the hardest questions you'll ever face. It's not about finding the right answer—it's about becoming the chooser of it.👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn more + enroll⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠💻 Want to work with Amie 1:1?Book a consult: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎥 Watch on YouTube: Get episodes early + visual tools to support your journey.📲 Follow me on social:Instagram | Facebook | TikTok → @amiewoolseyNeed support ?📩 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#LifeSavingDivorce #NotYourNormalDivorce #DivorceHealing #BetrayalTraumaRecovery #EmotionalHealingAfterDivorce #DivorceJourney #DivorceFromAbuse #TraumaInformedDivorce #SurvivingDivorce #HealthyDivorceRecovery #DivorceAndHealing #DivorceEmpowerment #BetrayalTrauma #HealingFromBetrayal #AbuseSurvivorHealing #LifeAfterBetrayal #HealingThroughDivorce #DivorceAndSelfDiscovery #DivorceRecoveryJourney#shouldistayorgo
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  • 163. The Emotional Divorce After Betrayal & Abuse
    Most people think divorce ends with the papers. But if you’ve been through betrayal or abuse, you already know there’s another kind of divorce — the emotional divorce.In this episode I go deeper into what emotional divorce really means, why it’s so hard, and how you can begin to step into freedom even when your ex never changes.We’ll talk about:The difference between legal divorce and emotional divorce and why the decree alone doesn’t bring peaceThe emotions that keep you tied after betrayal — grief, anger, sadness, fear, and resentmentWhy your brain, body, and attachment system make it so hard to let goReal-life examples of staying emotionally married and why expectations keep you stuckThe five steps to begin your emotional divorce: awareness, releasing expectations, feeling your feelings, rebuilding self-trust, and redefining freedomEmotional divorce is layered and not easy, but it’s the part of healing that truly brings peace and empowerment. If you feel like you’re still trapped in the emotional rollercoaster even after divorce, this episode will give you both validation and practical steps forward._______________✨ WORK WITH AMIE + NEXT STEPS IN YOUR HEALING 💬 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Empowered Divorce Q&A⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Free monthly group coaching. First Thursday of each month.👣 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Body Love Class⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Learn how to reclaim your body after betrayal.📍 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Believing In You Group Coaching ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ready to stop letting your brain hijack your healing? Learn how to work with your nervous system, shift your thoughts, and create the life you actually want. Next round begins in January—spots go fast!👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reserve your spot⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📍 Dating From Within Workshop\ 👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here to register⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📍 Divorce 101: Self-Paced GuideFeeling stuck in the aftermath of betrayal or unsure where to go next? This guide meets you right where you are and helps you make your next best step.🎯 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Start by taking the quiz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📍 Intimacy Within: Self-Paced CourseWant real connection in a future relationship? Start by building healthy intimacy within. Learn the 7 levels of intimacy and how to practice them—first, with YOU.👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check it out here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📍 Should I Stay or Go? CourseThis guide walks you through one of the hardest questions you'll ever face. It's not about finding the right answer—it's about becoming the chooser of it.👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn more + enroll⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠💻 Want to work with Amie 1:1?Book a consult: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎥 Watch on YouTube: Get episodes early + visual tools to support your journey.📲 Follow me on social:Instagram | Facebook | TikTok → @amiewoolseyNeed support ?📩 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#LifeSavingDivorce #NotYourNormalDivorce #DivorceHealing #BetrayalTraumaRecovery #EmotionalHealingAfterDivorce #DivorceJourney #DivorceFromAbuse #TraumaInformedDivorce #SurvivingDivorce #HealthyDivorceRecovery #DivorceAndHealing #DivorceEmpowerment #BetrayalTrauma #HealingFromBetrayal #AbuseSurvivorHealing #LifeAfterBetrayal #HealingThroughDivorce #DivorceAndSelfDiscovery #DivorceRecoveryJourney#shouldistayorgo
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  • 162. Why You Still Care After Divorce: Breaking Free from Betrayal Trauma and the Chaos Cycle
    Are you wondering why you still care about your ex — even after divorce, even after betrayal, even when he continues to hurt you? You’re not alone. Many women find themselves stuck in the same cycle: still rescuing, still worrying, still hoping he’ll change, all while riding the exhausting roller coaster of chaos.In this episode of The Empowered Divorce Podcast, I’ll help you understand why this happens — and how to break free without shutting down your heart. Because you don’t need to stop being caring or compassionate to heal. You just need to learn how to protect that beautiful heart of yours.What you’ll learn in this episode:💔 Why your caring impulse isn’t weakness — it’s your nervous system’s survival response.🎰 How intermittent reinforcement (sometimes kind, sometimes cruel) creates trauma bonds that feel impossible to break.🧠 The chemical roller coaster of betrayal trauma — how adrenaline, cortisol, dopamine, and oxytocin keep you tied to chaos.👀 The part of you that still wants him to change, and the deeper truth: what you’re really longing for is respect and validation.🛑 My 4-step process for breaking free from chaos: Awareness, Regulation, Replacement, and Consistency.❤️ The power of Heart Checks: how to honor your compassion without letting it be weaponized against you.✨ Key takeaway: You don’t have to stop caring. You just get to stop pouring that care into someone who harms you — and start pouring it back into yourself._______________✨ WORK WITH AMIE + NEXT STEPS IN YOUR HEALING 💬 ⁠⁠⁠⁠Empowered Divorce Q&A⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Free monthly group coaching. First Thursday of each month.👣 ⁠⁠⁠⁠Body Love Class⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Learn how to reclaim your body after betrayal.📍 ⁠⁠⁠⁠Believing In You Group Coaching ⁠⁠⁠⁠Ready to stop letting your brain hijack your healing? Learn how to work with your nervous system, shift your thoughts, and create the life you actually want. Next round begins in January—spots go fast!👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reserve your spot⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📍 Dating From Within Workshop\ 👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here to register⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📍 Divorce 101: Self-Paced GuideFeeling stuck in the aftermath of betrayal or unsure where to go next? This guide meets you right where you are and helps you make your next best step.🎯 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Start by taking the quiz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📍 Intimacy Within: Self-Paced CourseWant real connection in a future relationship? Start by building healthy intimacy within. Learn the 7 levels of intimacy and how to practice them—first, with YOU.👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check it out here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📍 Should I Stay or Go? CourseThis guide walks you through one of the hardest questions you'll ever face. It's not about finding the right answer—it's about becoming the chooser of it.👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn more + enroll⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠💻 Want to work with Amie 1:1?Book a consult: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎥 Watch on YouTube: Get episodes early + visual tools to support your journey.📲 Follow me on social:Instagram | Facebook | TikTok → @amiewoolseyNeed support ?📩 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#LifeSavingDivorce #NotYourNormalDivorce #DivorceHealing #BetrayalTraumaRecovery #EmotionalHealingAfterDivorce #DivorceJourney #DivorceFromAbuse #TraumaInformedDivorce #SurvivingDivorce #HealthyDivorceRecovery #DivorceAndHealing #DivorceEmpowerment #BetrayalTrauma #HealingFromBetrayal #AbuseSurvivorHealing #LifeAfterBetrayal #HealingThroughDivorce #DivorceAndSelfDiscovery #DivorceRecoveryJourney#shouldistayorgo #whydoistillcare
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About The Empowered Divorce Podcast; Navigating Divorce After Betrayal Trauma and Abuse

When you have experienced CPTSD due to your partner's infidelity, addiction and abusive behaviors, it's chipped away at your sense of self and empowerment. Divorce is hard enough, but divorcing after betrayal, abuse and a narcissist is another level of hard. I help women navigate a life saving divorce from a place of empowerment, dignity and strength. Learn tools to practice each week, hear from other women & professionals to help you feel supported along your healing journey. Divorce doesn't have to be the story of your life, YOU create the story and are the chooser in it. Because You Can!
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