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The Empowered Divorce Podcast
Divorce after betrayal trauma, infidelity, addiction or abuse is different. The Empowered Divorce Podcast meets women wherever they are—questioning whether to stay, preparing to leave, navigating divorce, or rebuilding afterward. Amie Woolsey brings trauma-informed, somatic support, practical tools and honest conversations to help you regulate your nervous system, understand abusive and high-conflict dynamics, rebuild self-trust, and move forward with clarity, dignity and agency. You are the…
Episodes
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217. The Unfairness Of A Life Saving Divorce
When you’re carrying the financial strain, parenting responsibilities, and losses of a divorce while your ex appears to carry on with life, “just focus on…
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216. Sexual Consent In Marriage; with Geoff Struer
With the Cornell 7 case all over social media, so many women are wondering whether what happened to them counts, including what happened inside their marriage…
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215. Indifference After A Life-Saving Divorce: Healing Isn't Feeling Nothing
Today I’m talking about indifference—the idea that if you feel nothing about your ex, you must be “healed.” I get why that sounds appealing after betrayal…
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214. Father Wound with Terri Cole
I’m excited to welcome licensed psychotherapist and author Terri Cole back to the podcast to talk about her upcoming book, Father Wound (out November 17th)…
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213. Autophagy and Healing: How Your Body's Cellular Cleanup Process Mirrors Betrayal Trauma Recovery
In today’s episode, I’m sharing a few quick updates (no October live Q&A because I’ll be in Vancouver for training, the next Dating From Within workshop…
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212. Healing After Divorce: Still Seeing Yourself Through Your Ex’s Eyes?
After divorce, your ex may be out of your life, but their lens can still come with you. You may find yourself questioning purchases, choices, how you look…
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211. Healing After Betrayal: What Costa Rica Taught Me About Belonging, Self-Worth, and Slowing Down
After returning from nearly a month in Costa Rica leading a women's somatic healing retreat, I'm sharing two powerful lessons that deepened my own healing…
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2010. Will This Ever End? The Hidden Grief of High Conflict Divorce
Some days you don't need a framework. You need someone to sit with you and say: yes, that's real. That's what this episode is. If you've ever looked at your…
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209. Foot Zoning for Betrayal Trauma: How Your Feet Hold the Story of Your Body with Susan Child
If you've experienced betrayal trauma, abuse, or divorce, you already know how deeply it lives in the body, not just the mind. In this episode, I sit down with…
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208. Stages Of Denial
If you've ever known something was wrong but couldn't quite let yourself fully see it — this episode is for you. Today I'm sharing a video I created called…
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207. Healing From Abuse
Healing from an abusive relationship doesn't end when you leave. In this episode, betrayal trauma coach and somatic practitioner Amie Woolsey gets honest about…
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206. Songs That Heal: A Divorce Recovery Conversation with Singer-Songwriter Brian Wolff
This episode welcomes guest Brian Wolff, a singer-songwriter based here in Austin Texas who I discovered in the most Austin way possible: playing live at the…
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205. Summer Song Series 2026; Stay Or Go with Elizabeth Garnett
What does it cost you to stay? What does it cost you to leave? And what happens when you have been stuck in that question so long you have stopped trusting…
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204. Summer Song Series 2026; "I Miss Me Too" :How Betrayal Makes You Lose Yourself (and Find Yourself Again)
There is a moment in healing that does not get talked about enough — the moment you realize you are not just grieving the relationship. You are grieving…
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203. Stages of Healing After Betrayal Trauma & Divorce (Part 2)
This is a re-airing of Part 2 of the Victim → Chooser series, where I continue the framework for understanding the emotional and cognitive stages of healing…
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202. Stages of Healing After Betrayal: From Victim Thinking to Choosing Your Life (Part 1)
This episode is a re-airing of a previously recorded two-part series on shifting from a victim mindset into a chooser mindset after betrayal, abuse, and…
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201. Why You Feel Stuck in the Past After Divorce (And How to Heal Your Nervous System)
After a life-saving divorce, many people expect that once they leave the relationship, they should feel better and move forward. But instead, they find…
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200. Will My Kids Be OK After Divorce? A Daughter Answers/ Part 2
In Part 2 of this deeply personal and powerful conversation, my daughter, McKenna, continues sharing her perspective of growing up through divorce, betrayal…
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199. Will My Kids Be OK After Divorce? A Daughter Answers / Part 1
What is it really like for children growing up in a home impacted by betrayal, emotional abuse, addiction, and divorce? In this deeply vulnerable episode…
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198. When Your Kids Don't Support You After Divorce
What happens when your children don’t understand — or even resist — your healing journey? In this deeply honest conversation, Alana Gordon and I explore the…
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197. Co-Parenting After Betrayal & Divorce with Christina McGhee | Helping Kids Navigate High-Conflict Divorce
In this deeply validating and practical conversation, I sit down with internationally recognized divorce parenting expert Christina McGhee to talk about one of…
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196. A Daughter’s Voice: How Betrayal Trauma Impacts Children — with Hannah Gordon
What is it really like for a child growing up in the middle of betrayal, conflict, and uncertainty? In this episode, you’ll hear directly from Hannah Gordon…
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195. What Kids Really Need When There’s Betrayal in the Family with Morgan Ellsworth LMFT
In this episode, I’m joined by my friend and colleague Morgan Ellsworth for a meaningful conversation about how betrayal and divorce impact kids—especially…
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BONUS EPISODE: Dating After Betrayal: How to Trust Yourself Again
Dating From Within June 11th-13th https://datingfromwithin.amiewoolsey.com/dating-from-within-page After betrayal, abuse, and divorce, I see so…
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194. How to Talk to Your Kids About Divorce — Even Years Later
Divorce is not a one-time conversation with your children. It is an ongoing relationship conversation that unfolds over months, years, and different stages of…
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193. Owning Your Story During Divorce with Meagan Norris: Stay Empowered in the Middle of the Mess
Divorce, especially after betrayal or ongoing conflict, can feel overwhelming, confusing, and deeply personal. You may feel like you're constantly defending…
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192. When Will It Stop Being So Hard? Owning Your Story
So many women reach a point in their healing journey where they feel completely exhausted and quietly ask themselves, “I am so done with the hard… when does…
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191. Alone vs. Lonely After Divorce: Understanding the Grief No One Talks About
After divorce—especially after betrayal or a life-saving separation—many women find themselves using one word to describe their experience: alone. But being…
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190. Trusting After Betrayal With David Richo PhD
Trust can feel impossible after betrayal. Not just trust in another person, but trust in yourself. Trust in your intuition. Trust in love. Trust in life. In…
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189. From Grief to Meaning: The Real Path to Acceptance After Divorce
In this episode, we continue the conversation from last week by going deeper into one of the most misunderstood parts of the healing process: acceptance. This…
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188. Why Do I Feel Guilty, Even When I Know It's Right To Divorce?
Many women walk away from a marriage knowing deep down they made the right decision, yet still feel overwhelmed by guilt and grief. Especially when children…
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187. Who Am I? Finding Yourself After Divorce & Betrayal Trauma
If you've ever stood in the middle of your new life after divorce and genuinely not known who you are anymore, this episode is for you. Losing yourself in a…
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BONUS EPISODE: Rise, Renew, Restore; Women's Retreat In Costa Rica
Few Spots left for July 20th-25th 2026 https://www.chooserecoveryservices.com/rise-renew-restore-retreat/ Alana Gordon & Hali Roderick are two of my most…
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186. High Functioning Codependency with Terri Cole
Have you ever been the strong one — the one who holds everything together, manages everyone's emotions, and keeps the ship running — but quietly wondered why…
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185. Waiting For The Next Shoe To Drop
If you've ever laughed out loud and immediately braced for something bad to follow, or found yourself scanning for what's wrong the moment something finally…
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184. How To Set Boundaries After Divorce Part 2
You've heard it a hundred times — you need boundaries. You agree, you nod along, and then you close the app and have no idea where to start. In this episode…
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183. How to Know When You Need a Boundary After Divorce or Betrayal Trauma I Part 1
If you’ve ever listened to a boundaries episode, nodded the whole time, and then shut it off thinking, “Okay… but what do I actually do?” this one is for you…
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182. Why “I Don’t Need Anyone” Isn’t Healing ...With Guest Geoff Steurer MC, LMFT
Healthy Dependence After Betrayal: The Attachment Truth About “I Don’t Need Anyone” If you’ve been betrayed, divorced, or coming out of a relationship where…
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181. Self objectification after betrayal, and how to come back
In this episode I talk with you about self objectification and how it quietly pulls you out of your own life. Many women learn to experience themselves from…
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180. Betrayal Trauma and the Nervous System: Building Safety Within
In this episode, I’m talking about something that gets misunderstood all the time: what safety actually is when your nervous system has lived in chronic…
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179. Why Valentine’s Day ( and Love) Is Triggering After Betrayal Trauma
February can feel like love is being shoved in your face. Cards, candy, flowers, couples, social media, and if you’re healing from betrayal trauma and a life…
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178. Breathwork After Betrayal: How Somatic Healing Helps Release Trauma Stored in the Body W/ Hali Roderick
Breathwork can feel intimidating after betrayal trauma, yet it can also be one of the most powerful ways to release what the body has been holding. In this…
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177. January Live Q&A; Self Compassion, Self Regulation, and Rebuilding Trust With Yourself
January can feel overwhelming after betrayal, separation, or divorce. It is often called “divorce month,” a time when pressure to change, decide, or move…
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176. Why Me? Making Sense of Betrayal, Pain, and Unanswered Questions
In this episode of The Empowered Divorce Podcast, Amie talks about the deeply human question so many betrayed partners ask: “Why me?” When you’ve loved well…
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175. How Do I Know If It’s Trauma or Intuition After Betrayal?
If you’ve lived through betrayal, it can feel almost impossible to know whether your body is warning you… or whether trauma is pulling the alarm. In this…
The Empowered Divorce Podcast174. Returning to You: Reconnecting With Your Body After Betrayal and Divorce
When you’ve lived through betrayal, emotional abuse, or a life-saving divorce, your nervous system learns to survive by disconnecting from your own body. You…
The Empowered Divorce Podcast173. Trauma Bonding or Post Divorce -Adaptive Bonding Cycle?
This is a re-airing of a past episode that is so worth the second air time. When I read the new term and definition of Partner Adaptive Bonding Cycle created…
The Empowered Divorce Podcast172. How Caring Less Is Not Careless
Have you ever wished you could just stop caring so much about what people think? Maybe you find yourself constantly worrying about what others believe about…
The Empowered Divorce Podcast171. Holiday Triggers After Divorce: Grief, Grounding, and Finding Hope in It’s a Wonderful Life
If you are walking through a life saving divorce, separation, co parenting or parallel parenting, the holidays can feel like emotional whiplash. One minute you…
The Empowered Divorce Podcast170. Hope After Betrayal and Divorce: How to Heal, Believe, and Begin Again
When betrayal shatters your trust and divorce changes everything you thought your life would be, hope can feel impossible. You might find yourself thinking…
The Empowered Divorce Podcast169. Slowing Down And Grounding
he holiday season can bring a whirlwind of emotions — joy mixed with loneliness, gratitude alongside overwhelm, peace intertwined with pain. For those healing…
The Empowered Divorce Podcast168. Strategies for Post-Separation Abuse and High-Conflict Co-Parenting w/ Bridget Bennett
In this powerful episode of The Empowered Divorce Podcast, I sit down with custody strategist and high-conflict communication coach Bridget Bennett to talk…
The Empowered Divorce Podcast167. Navigating The Middle Space Of Divorce
No one really talks about the in-between phase of divorce — the muddy middle, or what I sometimes call HELL. This is the stage after you’ve decided to divorce…
The Empowered Divorce Podcast166. Self Gaslighting W/Sarah Morales Part 2
Sarah and I continue our conversation this week diving into what self gaslighting actually is and how to heal from it. We teach the "should" detector, and walk…
The Empowered Divorce Podcast165. 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…
The Empowered Divorce Podcast164. 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…
The Empowered Divorce PodcastBonus 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…
The Empowered Divorce Podcast163. 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…
The Empowered Divorce Podcast162. 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…
The Empowered Divorce Podcast161. Your inner Critic
After betrayal or divorce, many women hear the relentless voice of the inner critic—the part that says “you should have seen this coming”, “no one will ever…