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266. Exhausted, Angry & Over It: How To Move From Survival to Safety After Divorce
When you’re in crisis, your nervous system isn’t neutral—it’s running survival programs. Fight, flight, freeze, repeat. And when you tell yourself “not now”, that’s not laziness or failure—it’s a protective pattern your body believes is keeping you safe.
But here’s the thing: survival mode isn’t meant to be permanent. It quietly drains your energy, feeds old beliefs like “I can’t do this,” and keeps you circling the same pain.
In this episode of Dear Divorce Diary, we explore:
✨ Why the nervous system convinces us to wait until things feel calmer before healing
✨ How beliefs like “not now” or…
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