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303. Day 9: Divorce & the Holidays | Why Asking For Help Feels So Threatening
The holidays after divorce don’t hurt because you’re single.
They hurt because they force you to confront how unsafe it feels to need support.
In this Day 9 episode of 12 Days of Divorce Christmas, we talk about the hidden, hardest part of life after divorce—asking for help. Not logistically, but emotionally. Not politely, but vulnerably.
If feeling safe, seen, and supported came naturally to you, this wouldn’t be the relationship you ended up in—and it wouldn’t be how it ended. So when the holidays raise the volume on need, asking for support can feel threatening, activating, or even…
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