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Dear Divorce Diary: A Fresh Approach To Healing Grief & Building A Life Of Confidence After Divorce
This isn’t a breakup pep talk. It’s a full-body recalibration for women navigating life after divorce. Dear Divorce Diary is a podcast for women dealing with grief, loneliness, anxiety, anxious or avoidant attachment, and identity loss after divorce — especially when quick fixes, positivity, and spiritual fluff no longer work.
I’m Dawn Wiggins, therapist, coach, and homeopath, and this show goes where most divorce advice won’t: into your nervous system, your unspoken grief, your buried rage…
Episodes
- Dear Divorce Diary: A Fresh Approach To Healing Grief & Building A Life Of Confidence After Divorce
271. Life After Divorce: Inside the Single Mom Identity Crisis
You didn’t plan on single-mom life at 40. You didn’t plan on working full-time while juggling sick kids, homework, and Tylenol runs at 2 a.m. You didn’t plan…
- Dear Divorce Diary: A Fresh Approach To Healing Grief & Building A Life Of Confidence After Divorce
Ep. 270 - Married to Grief After Divorce...Why Letting Go Feels So Hard
For many women, divorce grief doesn’t just fade with time — it loops. You revisit the what-ifs, you cling to the ache, you replay the story until it feels less…
- Dear Divorce Diary: A Fresh Approach To Healing Grief & Building A Life Of Confidence After Divorce
269. Dating After Divorce: All the Good Men Aren’t Gone—Here’s Why You Can’t Find Them Yet
If you’ve been swiping after divorce and it feels like all the good ones are gone—or worse, you’ll just pick another version of your ex—pause. That’s not a…
- Dear Divorce Diary: A Fresh Approach To Healing Grief & Building A Life Of Confidence After Divorce
Ep. 268 - Divorce, Codependency, and the Part of You That Still Craves Approval (A Somatic Meditation)
If Tuesday’s episode on addiction and codependency stirred something inside you, this one is here to help you actually shift it. Some episodes are for…
- Dear Divorce Diary: A Fresh Approach To Healing Grief & Building A Life Of Confidence After Divorce
267. Divorce Drama & Dopamine: the Addiction No One Names
Ever sworn you wouldn’t check his Instagram at 1 a.m. … and still did? Or did you tell yourself, “just one glass,” and finish the bottle? That loop isn’t just…
- Dear Divorce Diary: A Fresh Approach To Healing Grief & Building A Life Of Confidence After Divorce
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”…
- Dear Divorce Diary: A Fresh Approach To Healing Grief & Building A Life Of Confidence After Divorce
265. You Trusted Him. It Cost You Everything. Now Money Feels Just As Risky After Divorce.
Trust and money go hand in hand after divorce—yet both feel broken. When the person who swore forever betrayed you, even opening your wallet can feel unsafe…
- Dear Divorce Diary: A Fresh Approach To Healing Grief & Building A Life Of Confidence After Divorce
Ep. 264 -The Real Reason Why 90% of Divorced Women Already Knew It Wouldn’t Last
Most women know long before the papers are signed that their marriage is crumbling. But why do we ignore that inner knowing? You’ll Learn The psychological and…
- Dear Divorce Diary: A Fresh Approach To Healing Grief & Building A Life Of Confidence After Divorce
263. Divorce’s Hidden Door to Financial Freedom, Confidence, and a Life That Finally Fits
Divorce closes one chapter—but it can also open a hidden door. On the other side: freedom, confidence, and a life you never thought possible. You’ll Learn Why…
- Dear Divorce Diary: A Fresh Approach To Healing Grief & Building A Life Of Confidence After Divorce
Ep. 262 - Divorce Healing Stuck? The Sexual Self-Acceptance Block You Didn’t See Coming
If your divorce healing feels stuck, the block may be hiding in your sexual self-acceptance. It’s not about sex—it’s about shame. You’ll Learn How sexual shame…
- Dear Divorce Diary: A Fresh Approach To Healing Grief & Building A Life Of Confidence After Divorce
261. The Mask of Success: How Divorce Shatters the High-Achieving Woman
Success hides pain well—until divorce rips the mask away. What happens when achievement no longer protects you? You’ll Learn The hidden cost of performing…
- Dear Divorce Diary: A Fresh Approach To Healing Grief & Building A Life Of Confidence After Divorce
Ep. 260 - Why People-Pleasing Wives Struggle After Divorce (and How to Break Free)
Peace-keeping wives keep everyone happy—except themselves. Divorce forces the silence to break, and that’s when real healing begins. You’ll Learn The hidden…
- Dear Divorce Diary: A Fresh Approach To Healing Grief & Building A Life Of Confidence After Divorce
259. The Real Reason You Struggle to Get Help After Divorce (pssst - you're not crazy you're just carrying too much!)
If asking for help feels impossible, you’re not broken—you’re overloaded. Divorce isn’t just grief; it’s carrying more than one nervous system can hold. You’ll…
- Dear Divorce Diary: A Fresh Approach To Healing Grief & Building A Life Of Confidence After Divorce
258. Your Nervous System Has Been Waiting for This Moment Since the Day Your World Changed
When divorce shatters your world, your nervous system doesn’t forget—it waits. And when it finally feels safe, the real healing begins. You’ll Learn Why your…
- Dear Divorce Diary: A Fresh Approach To Healing Grief & Building A Life Of Confidence After Divorce
257. Dating After Divorce: Herpes, Deal Breakers & What Really Matters in Love
Dating after divorce can bring unexpected deal breakers—like herpes. But the real question isn’t the diagnosis, it’s the meaning we give it. You’ll Learn How…
- Dear Divorce Diary: A Fresh Approach To Healing Grief & Building A Life Of Confidence After Divorce
Ep. 256 - Sacred Spaces or Shackles: Women’s Stories of Religious Trauma in Marriage & Divorce
For some women, faith communities feel like sacred spaces. For others, they become shackles. Divorce makes the cracks impossible to ignore. You’ll Learn The…
- Dear Divorce Diary: A Fresh Approach To Healing Grief & Building A Life Of Confidence After Divorce
255. Holy Heartbreak: Finding God After the Church Fails You During Divorce
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Ep. 254 - When Everyone Breaks: Navigating Shame and Violence During Divorce
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253. Hair Falling Out, Hearts Breaking & Faking It For Survival: Why Women Endure Broken Marriages Over Divorce
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Ep. 252 - When Comfort Comes From Your Ex's Best Friend and Other Post Divorce Secrets We Carry
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251. Guilt, Healing, and Kids: What to Do When Your Child Acts Like Your Ex After Divorce
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Ep. 250 - Releasing Grief & Rage: How Your Hips Hold What Your Mouth Never Said During Divorce
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249. When You Know It’s Over but You Stay- The Divorce Dilemmas No One Talks About
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EP. 248 - Guided Back to Yourself: An IFS Meditation to Build Confidence After Divorce
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247. What Happens When You Stop Holding It Together After Divorce: A Live IFS Session Between Producer Joy & Coach Tiffini
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EP. 246 - Still Holding On To Hope He Will Change Or Regret Divorce
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245. Overcoming Fear of Abandonment After Divorce: Build Real Confidence in Yourself
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EP. 244 - I Know What’s Healthy for Me, So Why Can’t I Choose It After Divorce?
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243. Why “Gentle Parenting” Might Fail After Divorce—And What Actually Works to Support Your Childs Attachment Style Needs
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EP. 242 - Doing the Work to Build a New Life After Divorce—But The Progress Feels Slow and Lonely (And Then I Doubt Myself)
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241. Finding Love Again After Divorce: Laurie Gerber on Healing, Dating Tactics, and the 3H Method
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EP. 240 - Dissociation Explained: Signs, Survival Modes, & the Path to Reconnection from Trauma After Divorce
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239. Signs Your Divorce Might Be Traumatic & Why You Need a Trauma Approach To Reclaim Your Identity
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Ep. 238 – When Divorce Stress Hits in Public… What’s Your Move?
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237. The In-Laws Aftershock: How to Rebuild When Half Your Family Tree Falls to Divorce
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235. Alone With it All: The Loneliness of Not Sharing Life With YOUR Person After Divorce
Loneliness after divorce isn’t just about being single. It’s about the ache of no longer sharing life with your person. You’ll Learn Why loneliness feels…
- Dear Divorce Diary: A Fresh Approach To Healing Grief & Building A Life Of Confidence After Divorce
233. Exploring Homeopathy vs EMDR for Divorce Recovery: Britney’s Surprising Journey With Both
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231. Parenting After Divorce: How to Stop the Cycle & Support Your Kids (Even When It Feels Impossible)
Divorce doesn’t just raise fears about yourself—it raises fears about your kids. What if you fail them the way you were failed? You’ll Learn Why divorce…
- Dear Divorce Diary: A Fresh Approach To Healing Grief & Building A Life Of Confidence After Divorce
229. How to Feel Free & In Control After Divorce Without Getting Pulled Back Into Old Patterns
Divorce leaves many women stuck between freedom and fear—wanting control but constantly feeling pulled under. Here’s how to shift into abundance and ease…
- Dear Divorce Diary: A Fresh Approach To Healing Grief & Building A Life Of Confidence After Divorce
227. How To Stop People Pleasing After Divorce Without Becoming “The Difficult One” (Because It's Destroying Your Nervous System)
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225. How to Let Go After Divorce Without Obsessing Over Your Ex's Faults
Letting go doesn’t mean forgiving your ex’s faults. It means freeing yourself from carrying them. You’ll Learn Why dwelling on your ex blocks your healing. How…
- Dear Divorce Diary: A Fresh Approach To Healing Grief & Building A Life Of Confidence After Divorce
223. Middle School All Over Again 📼 How Divorce Recreates Feelings of Social Anxiety
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221. Why Your Manifestation After Divorce Isn’t Working (and How to Fix It)
If manifestation hasn’t worked for you after divorce, it’s not because you’re failing. It’s because no one taught you what your nervous system has to do with…
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219. Divorce & Attachment Styles: What Mel Robbins and Gabor Maté Reveal About Healing
When Mel Robbins sat down with Gabor Maté, they unpacked trauma and attachment in a way that every divorced woman needs to hear. Here’s how it connects to your…
- Dear Divorce Diary: A Fresh Approach To Healing Grief & Building A Life Of Confidence After Divorce
217. Why Understanding Internal Family Systems is Crucial For Women Healing Attachment Style After Divorce
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215. Divorce Loneliness After a 24-Year Marriage: Finding Yourself Again
After 24 years of marriage, the silence feels unbearable. Divorce grief and loneliness collide—but they can also become the doorway to rediscovering yourself…
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213. Why You Need Quantum Healing To Release Divorce Pain & Codependency So You Don't Repeat the Past
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211. Why You Want Your Ex to Regret Losing You—and How to Truly Move On After Divorce
It’s normal to want your ex to regret losing you. But the real freedom comes when you don’t need his regret to move forward. You’ll Learn Why craving your ex’s…
- Dear Divorce Diary: A Fresh Approach To Healing Grief & Building A Life Of Confidence After Divorce
209. I Gave Him The Best Years of My Life!! Reclaiming Lost Time and Overcoming Codependency in Divorce
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207. Breaking Old Patterns: Why Divorce Is Just a Symptom 🤧
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205. 3 Reasons Women Struggle With Second Divorces That No One Is Talking About
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203. Ready to Date After Divorce? How to Know for Sure & Avoid Old Patterns
Dating after divorce can feel like stepping onto shaky ground. But it doesn’t have to. With the right tools, you can trust yourself to love again—without…
- Dear Divorce Diary: A Fresh Approach To Healing Grief & Building A Life Of Confidence After Divorce
201. Rebuild Trust After Divorce: Healing Betrayal Without Losing Yourself
Betrayal cuts deep, and divorce can leave you feeling like you’ll never trust again. But trust isn’t lost forever—it just needs a safer foundation. You’ll…
- Dear Divorce Diary: A Fresh Approach To Healing Grief & Building A Life Of Confidence After Divorce
199. Why Circling Back To Your Ex After Divorce Might Be a Bad Idea? Unpopular Take
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197. She Took Her Power Back—What Money Healing Really Looks Like After Divorce
Money can feel unsafe after divorce—like a storm you can’t predict or a part of yourself you lost. But financial healing is possible when you start small and…
- Dear Divorce Diary: A Fresh Approach To Healing Grief & Building A Life Of Confidence After Divorce
195. "I Thought I Worked Through That 😒" Why You Feel Stuck and How to Move Forward From Divorce
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194. Nervous System Regulation After Divorce: The Key to Rebuilding Confidence & Intuition
Your nervous system holds the key to both healing and intuition. Divorce recovery isn’t about willpower—it’s about regulation. You’ll Learn Why nervous system…
- Dear Divorce Diary: A Fresh Approach To Healing Grief & Building A Life Of Confidence After Divorce
193. How To Manifest Positivity After Divorce Without Toxic Positivity or Codependency
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192. Denial’s Cozy Prison—Why It’s Keeping You Stuck After Divorce
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191. Lessons Learned While Using Tinder Post-Divorce: The Secret to Turning Codependency Into Joy
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