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Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeIntimacy After Divorce: Rebuilding Confidence, Self-Trust, and Healthy Boundaries with Hannah Smith, LPCAfter divorce, letting someone close again can bring up questions you never expected: Can I trust my judgment? Will I feel comfortable in my body? How do I ask for what I need without feeling guilty?In this episode of Bent Not Broken: Life After Divorce, Coach Deborah welcomes licensed counselor and certified sex therapist Hannah Smith for an honest conversation about rediscovering yourself and rebuilding emotional and physical intimacy after divorce.Hannah shares how her own experience as a neurodivergent person shaped her interest in understanding people and helping clients embrace who they are...
2026-10-2826 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeYour Kids Don’t Need a Perfect Parent: Letting Go of Parenting Guilt After DivorceIf you're parenting after divorce, have you ever wondered:Am I doing enough? Are my kids really okay? Did my divorce damage them?Those questions can create an enormous amount of parenting guilt after divorce—especially when you're trying to manage two households, different parenting styles, changing finances, busy schedules, and your own emotional recovery.In this bonus episode of Bent Not Broken: Life After Divorce, Coach Deborah continues the conversation inspired by parenting expert Elisabeth Stitt and shares an important reminder:Your children do...
2026-10-2209 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeWhy Success Doesn’t Make You Feel Good Enough: Healing Self-Worth & Starting OverWhat if everyone around you thinks you’re successful, confident, and strong—but inside, you’re still wondering if you’re enough?In this bonus coaching episode of Bent Not Broken, Coach Deborah reflects on her conversation with singer, songwriter, and author Machan Taylor and one of the most powerful lessons from Machan’s story: success doesn’t automatically heal the wounds we carry.Machan performed on some of the biggest stages in the world with legendary artists, yet she shared that she could stand in front of hundreds of thousands...
2026-10-1509 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeNaked Out Loud: Machan Taylor on Healing Trauma, Finding Her Voice & Starting OverWhat happens when the world sees your success—but never sees the struggles happening behind the scenes?In this powerful episode of Bent Not Broken, Coach Deborah sits down with singer, songwriter, author, and educator Machan Taylor, whose extraordinary career has included performing with legendary artists including Pink Floyd, Sting, Foreigner, Pat Benatar, and Aretha Franklin.But behind the applause was a woman struggling to understand where she belonged.Born in Japan to a Japanese mother and American military father, Machan moved to the United States at just four an...
2026-10-1428 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeMoney Fear After Divorce: Will I Be Okay Financially?How to move from financial overwhelm to clarity—one small step at a time.After divorce, money can become one of your biggest sources of fear.Can I afford to live on my own?Should I keep the house?Will I have enough for retirement?What if I don't understand our finances?Am I going to be okay?In this bonus coaching episode of Bent Not Broken: Life After Divorce, Coach Deborah continues the conversation inspired by her interview with financial professional Donna Ke...
2026-10-0808 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeWhen Life Changes Overnight: Rebuilding Your Life & Finances with Donna Jean KendrickWhat happens when the life you planned suddenly disappears—and you're left wondering, “Am I going to be okay?”Whether you're facing divorce, widowhood, or another major life transition, starting over can feel overwhelming. You're grieving the life you thought you would have while simultaneously being asked to make some of the biggest financial decisions of your life.In this episode of Bent Not Broken: Life After Divorce, Coach Deborah sits down with Donna Jean Kendrick, CFP® and CDFA®, founder of Sephton Financial and author of The Divorce Money Map: Tak...
2026-10-0735 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeJanelle Brown After Sister Wives: Finding Herself & Starting Over After DivorceWhat happens when the life you thought would last forever comes to an end—and you have to figure out who you are all over again?In this special episode of Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce, Coach Deborah shares a powerful conversation originally featured on the Get Obsessed podcast with Janelle Brown of TLC’s Sister Wives.For years, viewers watched Janelle navigate plural marriage, motherhood, family dynamics, jealousy, public scrutiny, and the challenges of living much of her personal life in front of television cameras. But behind the head...
2026-10-0145 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeLife Can Change on a Dime: Starting Over When You Thought You Had It Figured OutWhat happens when life changes on a dime—and suddenly the future you planned looks nothing like the life you're living?In this personal solo coaching episode of Bent Not Broken, Coach Deborah opens up about returning to the workforce at 67 and the unexpected challenges of trying to balance work, podcasting, personal goals, responsibilities, and everything else life brings.If you're starting over after divorce, navigating a midlife transition, returning to work later in life, rebuilding after loss, facing financial changes, or simply feeling overwhelmed trying to do it all, this co...
2026-09-2306 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeGray Divorce After 50: How to Heal, Rebuild & Start Over | Oona MetzWhat happens when the marriage you thought would last forever ends after 20, 30, or even 40 years?Gray divorce—divorce after 50 or later—can turn your entire world upside down. Beyond the end of the marriage, you may be grieving the future you expected, questioning who you are without your spouse, navigating changing friendships and family relationships, and wondering whether it's really possible to start over at this stage of life.In this episode of Bent Not Broken: Life After Divorce, Deborah Griffiths sits down with psychotherapist Oona Metz for an important conversation abou...
2026-09-1626 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeDating After Divorce: How to Rebuild Confidence, Avoid Red Flags & Find Love Again with Kerry BrettDating after divorce can feel like stepping into an entirely different world. You may be wondering: Am I ready to date again? Can I trust my instincts? How do I recognize red flags? And is it really possible to find healthy love after divorce?In this episode of Bent Not Broken: Life After Divorce, I’m revisiting my conversation with Kerry Brett about dating, relationships, confidence, and finding love again after your marriage ends.Dating after divorce—especially dating over 40 or dating over 50—isn’t simply about meeting someone new. It can also...
2026-09-0942 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeLost in Silence: How Finding Your Voice Can Help You Find Yourself Again | Barb RebonWhat happens when you've spent so many years staying silent that you begin to lose yourself?In this powerful encore episode of Bent Not Broken: Life After Divorce, Deborah revisits one of the show's most resonant conversations with author and longtime educator Barb Rebon, whose memoir The Heartbeat of My Silence explores trauma, identity, secrecy, self-discovery, and the courage it takes to finally speak your truth.Barb's story begins long before she found the words to tell it.After experiencing abuse as a teenager, she entered the convent at just 16 years...
2026-08-2639 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeLost Yourself in Marriage? How to Reclaim Your Identity After Divorce | Chris CushingWhat happens when you realize the life you’re living isn’t truly yours?In this listener-favorite episode of Bent Not Broken: Life After Divorce, I’m bringing back my most downloaded conversation with Chris Cushing, U.S. Air Force veteran, entrepreneur, and owner of VA Victory.And I believe there’s a reason this episode connected with so many listeners: authenticity.Chris doesn’t share a perfectly packaged story of divorce and starting over. She shares the truth about what it feels like to lose yourself i...
2026-08-2018 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeFeeling Broke, Lost, and Stuck? How to Heal and Rebuild After Major Life ChangesWhat happens when the life you built suddenly falls apart?In this powerful bonus coaching episode of Bent Not Broken, Coach Deborah Griffiths shares encouragement and practical mindset shifts for anyone navigating job loss, divorce, emotional abuse recovery, financial hardship, or the fear of starting over.After her conversation with David Nassif, Deborah dives deeper into the emotional reality so many people face when they feel lost, broke, stuck, or uncertain about the future. Whether you’re rebuilding after losing a career, leaving a toxic relationship, or trying to re...
2026-07-2306 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeFrom Fear to Freedom After Job Loss: How to Rebuild Your Life When Everything Falls Apart | David NassiefWhat happens when life suddenly falls apart and you feel completely lost? In this powerful bonus coaching episode of Bent Not Broken, Coach Deborah reflects on the inspiring conversation with David Nassif — a man who went from being fired at 63 and nearly broke to rebuilding his confidence, reclaiming his future, and creating financial freedom by age 69.This episode is about far more than money. It’s about recovery, resilience, starting over, and learning how to rebuild your life when fear, rejection, job loss, divorce, trauma, or major transitions leave you questioning your worth and purp...
2026-07-2230 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeLost, Broke & Starting Over After Divorce: How to Heal, Rebuild & Reclaim Your LifeWhat do you do when your life falls apart after divorce?In this powerful bonus coaching episode of Bent Not Broken, Coach Deborah Griffiths speaks directly to women who feel lost, emotionally exhausted, financially broke, or overwhelmed by the process of starting over after divorce or emotional abuse.If you’re struggling with divorce recovery, emotional healing, rebuilding confidence, or reclaiming your identity after trauma, this episode will remind you that healing doesn’t happen all at once—it happens one intentional step at a time.D...
2026-07-1605 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeFeeling Lost After Divorce? How to Rebuild Your Confidence, Purpose & Identity | Tina ElianaWhat happens when life falls apart and you’re left feeling lost, broke, emotionally exhausted, and unsure who you are anymore?In this powerful episode of Bent Not Broken, Deborah Griffiths sits down with leadership strategist, speaker, and author Tina Eliana to discuss healing after trauma, emotional abuse, divorce, and life transitions that force you to start over from scratch.Tina shares how leadership isn’t about titles—it’s about the choices you make during the hardest moments of your life. From childhood wounds and emotional abuse to rebuildi...
2026-07-1524 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeAre You Healing or Just Surviving? Recovery After Divorce, Trauma & Emotional AbuseAre you truly healing after divorce, emotional abuse, or trauma — or have you simply become skilled at surviving?In this powerful Bent Not Broken bonus coaching episode, Coach Deborah dives deeper into one of the most important breakthroughs in emotional recovery: the difference between survival mode and true healing.Many women navigating divorce recovery, emotional abuse recovery, trauma, burnout, anxiety, or major life transitions believe they are healing simply because they are functioning — going to work, raising children, paying bills, and managing responsibilities. But underneath the surface, they still feel...
2026-07-0906 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeStarting Over After Trauma: How to Heal, Rebuild Confidence & Find Your Voice Again | Caralyn DryerWhat if the moments that nearly broke you were actually the beginning of your healing, recovery, and purpose?In this powerful episode of Bent Not Broken, Coach Deborah sits down with Caralyn Dryer for an honest and deeply emotional conversation about surviving trauma, rebuilding life after emotional pain, and reclaiming your identity after everything falls apart.Caralyn shares her personal journey through sexual assault, domestic violence, anxiety, depression, emotional trauma, and a suicide attempt — and how she slowly learned to heal, rebuild confidence, and move beyond survival mode....
2026-07-0829 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeFeeling Lost After Emotional Abuse? How to Heal, Rebuild & Reclaim YourselfWhat if your life looks “fine” on the outside — but inside, you feel emotionally lost, disconnected, exhausted, and no longer like yourself?In this powerful Bent Not Broken coaching bonus episode, Coach Deborah shares practical guidance for women healing from emotional abuse, rebuilding self-worth after divorce, and reclaiming their identity after years of losing themselves in toxic or controlling relationships.When emotional abuse slowly breaks down your confidence, voice, and sense of self, it can leave you feeling trapped, overwhelmed, and unsure how to start over. This episode is design...
2026-07-0205 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeLost in Emotional Abuse: How to Heal, Rebuild & Reclaim Your Life After Divorce | Amanda J. ScottWhat does it take to leave a marriage that looks normal on the outside but is quietly breaking you emotionally and financially behind closed doors?In this powerful episode of Bent Not Broken, Coach Deborah sits down with Amanda J. Scott to discuss surviving emotional abuse, financial abuse, divorce, and the painful process of starting over after losing yourself in marriage.Amanda shares how subtle control, manipulation, isolation, and self-doubt slowly caused her life and identity to fall apart over 17 years — and how she found the courage to heal, re...
2026-07-0135 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeCan One Person Save a Marriage? Healing Emotional Disconnection One Step at a TimeWhat if your marriage is not completely falling apart — but slowly breaking down because emotional connection has quietly disappeared over time?In this powerful Bent Not Broken bonus coaching session, Coach Deborah breaks down the hidden patterns that cause relationships to drift apart emotionally and shares practical steps couples can take to rebuild connection, trust, and emotional safety before divorce becomes inevitable.This episode is especially for people who feel emotionally lost in marriage, disconnected from their partner, or stuck in relationship survival mode after years of stress, parenting, em...
2026-06-2507 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeFeeling Lost in Your Marriage? How to Reconnect, Heal & Rebuild Before It’s Too Late | Lee H. Baucom, PH.D.What if your marriage is not suddenly falling apart — but has been slowly breaking down through emotional disconnection, distance, and years of unmet needs?In this powerful episode of Bent Not Broken, Coach Deborah sits down with Lee Baucom to uncover the hidden patterns that quietly damage relationships long before divorce ever happens.Many couples do not realize they are emotionally drifting apart until they feel lost, disconnected, emotionally exhausted, or living more like roommates than partners. This episode explores how marriages slowly break down through stress, burnout, lack of...
2026-06-2438 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeOverwhelmed by Debt After Divorce? How to Heal Financially & Rebuild Your LifeFeeling overwhelmed by debt, bills, financial pressure, and the emotional stress of starting over after divorce? When a marriage falls apart, many women are left trying to rebuild their lives while carrying the weight of financial fear, reduced income, emotional burnout, and uncertainty about the future.In this powerful Bent Not Broken bonus coaching session, Deborah shares practical guidance for women navigating financial recovery after divorce, emotional overwhelm, and major life transitions. This episode is especially for single moms and women who feel lost, financially stuck, or emotionally exhausted...
2026-06-1805 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeLost in Debt After Divorce? How to Rebuild Your Finances & Stop Living in Survival Mode | William R. MItchellWhat if the financial system was never designed to help you rebuild after divorce — but instead to keep you overwhelmed, emotionally stressed, and trapped in debt?In this powerful episode of Bent Not Broken, Deborah sits down with William R. Mitchell, a nationally recognized attorney and debt relief expert, to uncover the truth about credit cards, debt, financial recovery, and rebuilding financial stability after life falls apart.For many women navigating divorce, single motherhood, emotional abuse recovery, or starting over after marriage, financial stress can feel crushing. Reduced income, le...
2026-06-1725 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeDivorce Recovery for Single Parents: Healing, Rebuilding & Letting Go of PerfectionAre you feeling emotionally exhausted, overwhelmed, and lost trying to do everything as a single parent after divorce? When a marriage falls apart, many parents find themselves stuck in survival mode — juggling finances, parenting, emotional healing, and starting over while trying to rebuild a stable life for their family.In this Bent Not Broken bonus coaching session, Coach Deborah shares practical mindset and strategy shifts inspired by her conversation with Pat Hankin to help single parents heal, recover, and reclaim stability after divorce.This ep...
2026-06-1106 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeStarting Over After Divorce: How Single Parents Can Heal, Rebuild & Reclaim Stability | Pat HankinWhat happens when your marriage falls apart, life does not go as planned, and you suddenly find yourself trying to rebuild everything on your own?In this powerful episode of Bent Not Broken, Coach Deborah sits down with Pat Hankin, author of The Field Guide for Single Parents, for an honest conversation about the emotional, financial, and practical realities of starting over after divorce.For many single parents, divorce can leave you feeling lost, overwhelmed, emotionally exhausted, and unsure how to move forward. Between financial stress, parenting responsibilities, emotional...
2026-06-1036 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeReclaiming Yourself After Divorce, Emotional Abuse & BurnoutWhat if you are not actually lost after divorce, burnout, or emotional pain — but simply disconnected from yourself after years of surviving, people-pleasing, and putting everyone else first?In this Bent Not Broken bonus coaching episode, Deborah expands on the powerful conversation with Laura Hoorweg and shares practical steps to help you heal, rebuild your confidence, reclaim your identity, and reconnect with your authentic self.When life falls apart — whether through divorce, emotional abuse, burnout, heartbreak, or major life transitions — many women begin to feel emotionally lost, disconnected, and unsure...
2026-06-0405 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeLost, Burned Out & Starting Over: How to Reconnect With Your True Self After Divorce | Laura HoorwegWhat if the answers you have been searching for were never outside of you — but buried beneath years of emotional pain, burnout, fear, trauma, and the pressure to become someone else?In this powerful episode of Bent Not Broken, Deborah sits down with Laura Hoorweg for a deeply healing conversation about reconnecting with your authentic self, reclaiming your inner voice, and rebuilding your life after it feels like everything has fallen apart.So many women feel lost after divorce, emotionally disconnected in marriage, trapped in unhealthy patterns, or unsure ho...
2026-06-0336 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeStarting Over After Trauma: Breaking the Silence & Rebuilding Your True SelfWhat if the silence you have been carrying is the very thing keeping you lost, emotionally stuck, and unable to fully heal, rebuild, and reclaim your life?In this powerful bonus coaching episode of Bent Not Broken, Coach Deborah takes a deeper dive into one of the most emotional themes from her conversation with Barb Rebon — breaking the silence, healing emotional wounds, and learning how to step into your truth after years of hiding pain.So many women spend years silently carrying trauma, shame, emotional abuse, identity struggles, fear, an...
2026-05-2806 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeLost in Silence: Healing From Trauma, Shame & the Fear of Living Authentically | Barb RebonWhat happens when the life you built no longer aligns with your truth — when years of silence, emotional pain, trauma, and hiding who you are leave you feeling lost, broken, and disconnected from yourself?In this deeply emotional episode of Bent Not Broken, Coach Deborah sits down with Barb Rebon to share a powerful story of healing, recovery, reclaiming identity, and starting over after a lifetime of silence.For more than 26 years, Barb dedicated her life to education, helping thousands of students and families. But behind her successful career wa...
2026-05-2737 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeStarting Over After Divorce: Helping Your Child Recover From Emotional Stress & ConflictDivorce can leave families feeling lost, emotionally overwhelmed, and unsure how to rebuild when life falls apart. While parents are navigating the pain of starting over after divorce, children are often quietly carrying the emotional weight of conflict, stress, and emotional instability.In this bonus coaching session of Bent Not Broken, Deborah expands on the powerful conversation with Dr. David Marcus about how high-conflict divorce, emotional abuse, and unhealthy co-parenting dynamics impact children long after the marriage ends.This episode focuses on one of the most important tools for...
2026-05-2106 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeHow High-Conflict Divorce Hurts Children — And How to Help Them Heal & Feel Safe Again | David MarcusDivorce does not just affect parents — it deeply impacts children, especially when conflict, emotional abuse, and unhealthy communication continue after the marriage ends.In this episode of Bent Not Broken, Deborah speaks with Dr. David Marcus about how high-conflict divorce affects a child’s emotional wellbeing and what parents can do to help children heal, rebuild trust, and feel emotionally safe again.Dr. Marcus explains how children absorb stress, anxiety, and conflict even when they cannot express it with words. He shares why some children become people-pleasers, emotionally withdraw, or t...
2026-05-2040 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeLost Yourself in Marriage? 3 Steps to Rebuild Your Life After DivorceAfter divorce, many women realize something deeper than the end of a relationship has occurred.They’ve lost pieces of themselves along the way.In this Bent Not Broken Bonus Coaching episode, Coach Deborah Griffiths reflects on the conversation with writer Heather Sweeney and explores an experience many women quietly struggle with — losing their identity inside a marriage.For years, many women prioritize supporting their partner’s career, raising children, and maintaining the household. Over time, their own dreams, passions, and voice slowly fade into the background. But re...
2026-05-1406 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeHow to Rebuild Your Identity After Divorce | From Military Wife to Finding Her Voice with Heather SweeneyWhat happens when the life you built your identity around suddenly disappears?For many women, especially those who spent years supporting a partner’s career and putting their own dreams on hold, divorce doesn’t just end a marriage—it forces a complete rediscovery of self.In this powerful episode of Bent Not Broken, Coach Deborah Griffiths speaks with writer and memoirist Heather Sweeney, who shares her journey of rebuilding her life after the end of her military marriage.For years, Heather lived the life o...
2026-05-1340 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeMother’s Day for Single Moms: Reclaiming Joy, Strength, and Self-WorthMother’s Day isn’t always flowers, cards, and breakfast in bed—especially for single moms navigating life after divorce, separation, or major life transitions.In this powerful bonus coaching episode of Bent Not Broken, Coach Deborah Griffiths speaks directly to the heart of single mothers who may be feeling unseen, overwhelmed, or emotionally stretched thin on a day that can bring both love and loneliness.If you’ve ever struggled with Mother’s Day as a single mom, this episode is for you.The Truth...
2026-05-1005 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeBonus Coaching: How to Rebuild Your Life When the Fairytale EndsIn this Bent Not Broken bonus coaching episode, Coach Deborah Griffiths reflects on the powerful lessons from her conversation with liver transplant survivor Heather Krueger.Many women grow up believing in the fairytale ending — that love will lead to happily ever after. But life transitions like divorce, illness, and unexpected challenges often force us to rewrite that story.Coach Deborah shares three mindset shifts that can help you begin rebuilding your life when everything you expected changes. From letting go of society’s timeline to focusing on small daily step...
2026-05-0705 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeWhen Your Fairytale Ends: Surviving Illness, Divorce, and Rebuilding Your Life | Heather KruegerMany of us grow up believing in the fairytale ending — that finding the right partner will lead to happily ever after. But life sometimes takes us down a very different path.In this powerful episode of Bent Not Broken, Coach Deborah Griffiths speaks with Heather Krueger, a liver transplant survivor whose incredible story inspired the Hallmark movie Once Upon a Christmas Miracle.At just 25 years old, Heather was told she had less than a 50% chance of surviving two more months due to autoimmune hepatitis. What followed was a life-saving li...
2026-05-0628 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeThe 5:1 Parenting Rule During Divorce: How to Protect Your Kids & Break Generational CyclesIn this bonus coaching episode, Deborah unpacks two powerful concepts from her conversation with Melinda Perry: the 5:1 positive parenting ratio and the importance of owning your part in divorce.Learn how five intentional positives can repair one negative moment, how accountability transforms co-parenting, and how to break generational divorce patterns.If you’re navigating divorce and raising children, this episode gives you practical tools to lead with emotional maturity and resilience.Enjoyed this episode of Bent Not Broken: Life After Divorce with Deborah Griffiths?
2026-04-3004 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeCan Divorce Be Positive? Protecting Your Kids & Breaking Generational Patterns with MaLinda PerryMaLinda Perry returns to the show to share powerful insights on divorce, blended families, and raising resilient children..An award-winning industry leader, Gallup Certified Strengths Coach, bestselling author, and founder of Happy Girls Don’t Do That, Melinda brings both professional expertise and personal experience as a third-generation child of divorce.In this episode, we discuss how divorce can be handled with maturity and intention — and how the choices parents make deeply impact their children’s future relationships.In This Episode:Why kids “see ever...
2026-04-2934 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifePersonality Types After Divorce: How to Reclaim Your Identity & Build Healthier Relationships | Bonus Coaching EpisodeIn this bonus coaching episode of Bent Not Broken, I break down the key takeaways from my conversation with Marita Littauer Tedder and show you how to apply personality awareness to your own healing journey.Based on insights from Wired That Way, we revisit the four core personality types—Sanguine, Choleric, Melancholy, and Phlegmatic—and explore how understanding your wiring can help you: • Reclaim your identity after divorce • Stop losing yourself in relationships • Recognize emotional needs clearly • Avoid repeating unhealthy patterns • Date with clar...
2026-04-2305 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifePersonality Types in Marriage & Dating: How to Understand Yourself and Strengthen Relationships | Marita Littauer TedderIn this episode, I sit down with author and speaker Marita Littauer Tedder, co-author of Wired That Way, to explore how understanding personality differences can transform your relationships.Rooted in the classic four temperaments first identified by Hippocrates, we break down the four personality types—Sanguine, Choleric, Melancholy, and Phlegmatic—and how they influence communication styles, emotional needs, conflict patterns, and attraction.We discuss: • Why opposites attract (and how to make it work) • How to identify personality traits while dating • The difference between personalit...
2026-04-2240 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeThe Inner Work Before Divorce: Protect Your Peace & Your FinancesIn this bonus episode of Bent Not Broken, Deborah shares powerful coaching insights on how to prepare emotionally and financially before filing for divorce.Divorce isn’t just paperwork — it’s a life transition. The mindset and financial clarity you bring into the process can determine your long-term peace and stability.In this episode, you’ll learn: • Why your post-divorce vision should guide your decisions • The importance of understanding your finances before negotiating • How rushing a divorce can create costly mistakes • The difference between collaboration an...
2026-04-1604 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeDivorcing Differently: Mediation, Money & Financial Mistakes with Brenda BridgesIn this episode, I’m joined by Chattanooga divorce mediator, Certified Divorce Financial Analyst, and bestselling author Brenda Bridges, founder of Bridging Divorce Solutions.We talk about how to navigate divorce without destroying your finances — and why divorce doesn’t have to mean court battles, massive legal fees, or emotional warfare.Brenda shares:• The biggest financial mistakes people make during divorce • How a simple pension oversight cost tens of thousands in legal fees • When divorce mediation works — and when litigation is necessary • Why rushi...
2026-04-1538 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeBreaking Trauma Bonds: Rebuilding Self-Trust After Narcissistic AbuseIn this bonus coaching episode of Bent Not Broken, Deborah dives deeper into her conversation with Tiffiny Newton to unpack trauma bonding, narcissistic abuse recovery, and rebuilding self-trust after emotional abuse.If you’ve ever questioned your intuition, second-guessed your decisions, or wondered why leaving felt so hard, this episode is for you.You’ll learn:Why trauma bonding feels like addictionHow gaslighting rewires your confidenceThe power of defining your personal “line in the sand”Simple steps to rebuild self-trust after abuseWhy documenting patterns is more powerful than chasing proof...
2026-04-0904 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeEscaping Narcissistic Abuse: Tiffiny Newton on Trauma Bonding, Gaslighting & Reclaiming PowerSix years after leaving an abusive relationship, Tiffiny Newton turned her pain into purpose. As founder of New Tide Consulting LLC and co-founder of Ignite Her Inc., she now empowers women to recognize emotional abuse, create safe exit strategies, and rebuild their confidence and independence.In this powerful episode of Bent Not Broken, Tiffiny shares her experience with love bombing, gaslighting, coercive control, trauma bonding, financial abuse, and the five times she tried to leave before finally escaping.You’ll learn:Early red flags of narcissistic and emotional ab...
2026-04-0836 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeRefined Not Ruined: Healing After Domestic Violence and Rebuilding Your LifeAfter my powerful conversation with Paquita Reddish, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on what it truly means to be refined—not ruined—by life’s hardest seasons.In this coaching-style bonus episode, I talk about why healing and building don’t happen in separate chapters. They grow together. You don’t have to wait until you feel “fully healed” to start rebuilding your life, your confidence, or your purpose.We explore:Why fear often shows up right before transformationThe difference between reacting and respondingHow to recognize your...
2026-04-0203 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeRefined by Fire: Faith, Healing, and Purpose with Paquita ReddishWhat if the fire meant to break you actually refined you?In this powerful episode, I’m joined by Paquita Reddish, a survivor of domestic violence, depression, and deep personal struggle who transformed pain into purpose through faith, healing, and entrepreneurship. Paquita is the CEO of Blessed Divine Creations, LLC, a motivational speaker, and a devoted mother of three who is building legacy-centered spaces for Black women in business.Paquita shares the pivotal moment with her daughter that gave her the courage to leave an abusive marriage, the reality of...
2026-04-0122 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeStarting Over After Divorce: Mindset Shifts for Confidence and FreedomIn this bonus coaching episode, Deborah expands on key insights from her conversation with Karen and explores how the stories we carry—often shaped by divorce, illness, trauma, and people-pleasing—can quietly keep us stuck.This episode focuses on awareness, breath, and gentle mindset shifts that help women reconnect with themselves and begin rewriting limiting beliefs such as “it’s too late,” “I can’t,” or “I should be further along.” Deborah offers a grounding reflection and simple coaching prompts to support clarity, emotional freedom, and confidence in this next chapter.This bonus is e...
2026-03-2604 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeStarting Over After Divorce: Healing, Confidence, and Freedom in MidlifeIn this episode, I’m joined by Karen Theimer, a Freedom Coach, Breathwork Facilitator, and wellness expert with nearly 20 years of experience helping women reclaim their confidence and sense of self.Karen shares her journey through divorce, a cancer diagnosis, burnout, and feeling stuck—and how those wake-up calls led her to healing through breathwork, mindset shifts, and holistic wellness. We explore confidence after 50, letting go of guilt and people-pleasing, regulating the nervous system, and why it’s never too late to start over.If you’re navigating life after divorce, struggling with sel...
2026-03-2531 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeHigh-Conflict Divorce Recovery: Staying Regulated, Clear, and EmpoweredIn this bonus episode of Bent Not Broken, Deborah offers grounded coaching for anyone navigating high-conflict divorce, legal abuse, or parental alienation.Building on the conversation with Lisa Johnson, this episode explains why high-conflict divorce is not “normal” divorce and how trauma responses, self-doubt, and exhaustion often show up during custody and court battles. Deborah shares practical insights on regaining strategic oversight of your case, working with an attorney without giving away your power, and protecting your mental health.You’ll also learn how emotional regulation helps safeguard your childr...
2026-03-1905 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeHigh-Conflict Divorce, Legal Abuse & Protecting Your Children with Lisa JohnsonIn this episode of Bent Not Broken, Deborah speaks with Lisa Johnson, co-founder of Been There, Got Out and a leading voice on high-conflict divorce and legal abuse.Lisa shares insights from lived experience and landmark legal work—her self-represented case, published in the Connecticut Law Journal, is now legal precedent, and her testimony helped expand domestic violence laws to include coercive control.Together, they unpack red flags of high-conflict divorce, financial abuse and hidden assets, choosing the right divorce attorney, post-separation legal abuse, and how to protect children fr...
2026-03-1834 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeWhen Your Voice Has Been Quiet for Too Long: Rebuilding Self-Trust After Toxic RelationshipsIn this Bent Not Broken bonus episode, Coach Deborah goes deeper into the themes sparked by her conversation with Kira Hartley Klinger—exploring what really happens when your voice has been silenced for years and how self-trust is rebuilt after toxic relationships.This episode is for anyone who resonated with Kira’s story of emotional shutdown, self-silencing, and learning to “keep the peace” at the expense of their identity. We unpack why losing your voice is often a survival strategy, not a personal failure—and why that moment when you say “I can’t do this anymor...
2026-03-1205 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeFrom Silenced to Strong: Healing, Entrepreneurship, and Finding Your Voice After DivorceToday’s guest is Kira Hartley Klinger, an entrepreneur, author, and creative force whose journey proves it’s never too late to reinvent your life.Kira shares her powerful story of spending 23 years in a toxic marriage where she slowly lost her voice—learning to stay quiet to keep the peace. In this honest and inspiring conversation, she opens up about the moment she finally said “I’m done,” and what it took to rebuild her life, her confidence, and her sense of self.We talk about reclai...
2026-03-1122 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeFrom Financial Fog to Financial Confidence After DivorceIn this bonus coaching episode of Bent Not Broken, Deborah reflects on her conversation with Linda Grizzley, host of the Real Money Real Life Podcast, and helps listeners integrate the emotional and financial realities of life after divorce.Divorce doesn’t just change relationships—it impacts confidence, self-trust, and our relationship with money. In this short coaching session, Deborah explains why financial avoidance is so common after divorce and why awareness—not fear—is the first step toward healing and empowerment.You’ll hear a compassionate reframing of financial clarity, a...
2026-03-0505 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeDivorced and Broke? How to Rebuild Credit, Cash Flow & Confidence Fast | Linda GrizelyIn this episode, Deborah sits down with Linda Grizzely, a financial wellness speaker, personal finance educator, and host of the Real Money, Real Life podcast.After divorcing following 23 years of marriage, Linda found herself navigating finances she hadn’t managed in years—conflicting advice, financial stress, and survival mode. That experience reshaped how she now supports women through a judgment-free, human-centered approach to money.Together, they explore why financial healing must be part of the divorce recovery process, how cash flow impacts confidence and decision-making, and why...
2026-03-0421 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeWhen Your Gut Knows Before You Do: Self-Trust, Intuition, and Choosing YourselfIn this Bent Not Broken bonus coaching episode, Coach Deborah expands on key themes from her conversation with Chris Cushing, a US Air Force veteran and entrepreneur, focusing on intuition, self-trust, and living authentically.This episode explores why so many people ignore early red flags, say yes out of obligation, and follow societal expectations instead of their inner knowing. Through trauma-informed coaching, Deborah explains why pausing is a powerful act of healing and how listening to your gut can support divorce recovery, identity shifts, and emotional clarity.Listeners are...
2026-02-2604 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeLost Yourself in Marriage? How to Reclaim Your Identity After Divorce | Chris CushingIn this powerful episode of Bent Not Broken, Coach Deborah sits down with Chris Cushing, a US Air Force veteran, entrepreneur, and founder of VA Victory, to discuss living authentically after divorce, navigating military life, and breaking free from societal expectations.Chris shares her honest journey of entering a marriage she knew wasn’t right, serving in the Air Force overseas in England, becoming an instant stepmom, and ultimately coming out and choosing truth over comfort. She opens up about listening to intuition, recognizing red flags, and leaving a marriage with integrity, safety, and co...
2026-02-2516 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeLife After Betrayal: Why Baby Steps Are the Key to Divorce RecoveryIn this Bent Not Broken bonus coaching episode, host Deborah Griffiths builds on her conversation with Gail Showalter, offering practical guidance for women navigating life after divorce and emotional betrayal.This episode reframes betrayal as trauma—not failure—and focuses on how real healing happens through small, intentional steps. Deborah shares insight on stabilizing after heartbreak, rebuilding self-trust, and using clarity—not confidence—to move forward.If you’re feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure how to begin again, this episode reminds you that reinvention doesn’t require perfection—just the next right...
2026-02-1904 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeDivorced and Starting Over with Kids? How to Rebuild Stability and Purpose | Gail ShowalterIn this inspiring episode of Bent Not Broken: Life After Divorce, host Deborah Griffiths speaks with Gail Showalter about divorce recovery, single motherhood, and reinvention after betrayal.Gail shares her powerful journey from a picture-perfect life to becoming a single mom of three after infidelity shattered her marriage. Through grief, financial uncertainty, and emotional isolation, she rebuilt her life step by step—returning to college, becoming a teacher, and later founding Single Moms Empowered Ed, a nonprofit that helps single mothers earn degrees and achieve financial independence.This conversation ex...
2026-02-1829 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeHealing, Self-Love & Starting Over with Jonathan AslayIn this powerful episode, Coach Deborah sits down with Jonathan Aslay, one of America’s leading midlife self-love and life coaches. After surviving divorce, financial collapse, and the heartbreaking loss of his 19-year-old son, Jonathan discovered a truth many of us struggle to see: Most people aren’t struggling with dating. They’re struggling with self-worth and self-love.Jonathan shares how grief reshaped his understanding of love, why so many women date from a wounded place, and how trauma interferes with our ability to feel worthy, confident, and emotionally safe. He explains the difference betwee...
2026-02-1332 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeHow to Heal Emotional Triggers: A Self-Love Coaching Breakdown for Women Starting OverIn this bonus coaching session, Coach Deborah unpacks the most powerful insights from her conversation with self-love coach Jonathan Aslay. Together, they explored how grief, divorce, trauma, and identity loss can disconnect us from our self-worth—and how rebuilding begins from within.This episode gives you simple, practical coaching tools to help you strengthen your emotional foundation and reconnect with your voice, boundaries, and inner clarity.In This Episode You’ll Learn: • Why rebuilding your identity starts with emotional scaffolding • The signs you’re dating from a wou...
2026-02-1208 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeSoul Surgery: Rebuilding Your Identity After Emotional ErasureIn this bonus coaching session, Coach Deborah breaks down the key insights from her conversation with author and filmmaker Nikki Allen, whose story of emotional erasure and recovery resonates with so many women healing from toxic relationships.Deborah explores how emotional manipulation, love bombing, the charm–harm cycle, and self-doubt slowly silence a woman’s voice. She offers practical coaching steps to help you reconnect with your intuition, examine old wounds, release shame, and begin what she calls “soul surgery”—the deep internal work of rebuilding identity after betrayal.This episo...
2026-02-0505 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeEmotionally Erased in Your Relationship? How to Reclaim Your Voice | Nikki AllenIn this powerful episode, author and filmmaker Nikki Allen shares how a relationship with no bruises—but deep emotional damage—nearly erased her identity. Her novel Loved You, Hated You began as a song, became a screenplay, and ultimately became the story she needed to tell to reclaim her voice.Nikki opens up about the charm–harm dynamic, emotional manipulation, isolation, love bombing, and the slow erosion of self-trust that so many women experience in unhealthy relationships. She reveals how grief, longing, and unhealed childhood wounds shaped her choices — and how she began a process...
2026-02-0419 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeDivorce Recovery Made Practical: Resetting Triggers and Reclaiming IdentityIn this bonus episode, Deborah breaks down the most powerful lessons from her conversation with award-winning strengths coach and author MaLinda Perry. This short coaching session guides listeners through the emotional recovery process after divorce, especially for women healing from toxic relationships or emotional abuse.Deborah explores the red flags MaLinda ignored, the manipulation that slowly eroded her confidence, and the small steps she took to rebuild her identity. Listeners will learn how to recognize their strengths, retrain emotional triggers using MaLinda’s simple “delete, delete” technique, and reconnect with t...
2026-01-2907 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeFrom Red Flags to Resilience: How MaLinda Perry Rebuilt Her Life After DivorceIn this inspiring episode, Deborah sits down with MaLinda Perry—KBIS award-winning leader, Gallup Certified Strengths Coach, bestselling author, and founder of Happy Girls Don’t Do That. MaLinda shares her powerful divorce story, from ignored red flags and emotional manipulation to rediscovering her identity through strengths-based healing.MaLinda opens up about the moment her bonus daughter told her to run, the unpredictable meanness she lived with, and the “gut feelings” she pushed aside. She reveals how journaling, gratitude practices, and understanding her Gallup strengths helped her rebuild confidence, reclaim her voice, and step into the...
2026-01-2827 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeThe One-Year Reset: How to Heal, Reflect, and Start Over After DivorceIn this bonus episode, Coach Deborah breaks down the most transformative insights from her conversation with Dr. Robin Buckley—executive coach, clinical psychologist, and author of Marriage Incorporated. If you’re navigating divorce recovery, emotional abuse, or starting over after a toxic relationship, this episode gives you practical tools to rebuild with clarity and intention.You’ll learn why your next relationship needs a strategy, how to balance red flags and green flags, and how defining negotiables vs. non-negotiables prevents self-abandonment. We also explore the power of role clarity in relationships and co-parenting, the import...
2026-01-2208 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeRed Flags, Green Flags & Starting Over: How to Navigate Love After Divorce with Dr. Robin BuckleyIn this episode, Coach Deborah sits down with Dr. Robin Buckley, executive coach, PhD in clinical psychology, and author of Marriage, Inc. Dr. Robin blends business strategy, cognitive behavioral tools, and lived experience from two divorces to help people heal after separation and create intentional, healthier relationships.We explore how to move from emotion-driven reactions to strategic thinking, how to evaluate red flags and green flags, and why role clarity and communication are essential whether you're rebuilding a relationship or starting over after divorce. Dr. Robin also shares how CBT rewires the brain after...
2026-01-2125 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeGray Divorce Recovery: Hidden Losses, New Traditions, and Self-RediscoveryIn this Bent Not Broken bonus coaching session, Coach Deborah expands on the powerful insights shared with therapist and author Oona Metz, LICSW, diving into the emotional and identity shifts women face during gray divorce.This episode explores how long-term marriage shapes a woman’s identity, why the “wasted years” narrative keeps women stuck, and how to release guilt and reframe the past with compassion. Deborah also unpacks the hidden losses of gray divorce—retirement dreams, changing traditions, shifting family roles—and guides listeners through creating new traditions and redefining family with chosen community....
2026-01-1505 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeThe Rise of Gray Divorce: Why Women Are Leaving and What Comes NextToday’s guest is Oona Metz, a licensed clinical social worker, certified group psychotherapist, and Fellow of the American Group Psychotherapy Association. With 30+ years of experience supporting women through major life transitions, Una brings deep insight into one of the fastest-growing divorce trends: gray divorce.We explore why divorce rates for couples over 50 have doubled, how identity shifts after decades of marriage, and the hidden losses many women grieve—from retirement dreams to changing family traditions. Una explains why women often carry guilt about “wasted years,” how to reframe long marriages with compassion, and why fina...
2026-01-1423 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeDivorce Recovery Coaching: Manifestation, Inner Alignment, and Rediscovering Your PurposeIn this Bent Not Broken bonus coaching session, Deborah breaks down the biggest lessons from her conversation with empowerment teacher David Alan Brown—and turns them into practical tools for anyone rebuilding after divorce, trauma, emotional shutdown, or major life transition.David’s journey from numbness and suicidal ideation to rediscovery and empowerment highlights what happens when we lose our voice—and how we can reclaim it.What You’ll Learn • Why emotional numbness is a warning sign, not a weakness • How a breaking point can become a...
2026-01-0808 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeReclaiming Your Voice After Divorce: David Alan Brown on Healing, Identity, and Inner AlignmentIn this episode of Bent Not Broken, Deborah talks with David Alan Brown, writer, empowerment teacher, and creator of The Convergent Conversation—a method that helps people reconnect with their emotional, behavioral, and spiritual voices to rebuild clarity, confidence, and purpose.David shares his powerful journey from years of depression, numbness, and suicidal ideation to rediscovering his identity, leaving a 24-year marriage, and rebuilding his life with intention. His story offers practical insight for anyone navigating divorce recovery, emotional healing, or major life transitions.What You’ll Learn•...
2026-01-0734 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeDivorce Healing After Emotional Abuse: How to Reclaim Your Identity and PowerIn this Bent Not Broken bonus coaching episode, Coach Deborah reflects on powerful lessons from her conversation with author Terry M. Brown and what truly happens after leaving a long-term emotionally abusive marriage.This episode is for anyone navigating emotional abuse recovery, gaslighting recovery, financial control, divorce healing, and post-divorce life. Coach Deborah breaks down how emotional abuse trains you to doubt yourself, making even small decisions feel overwhelming — a common trauma response, not a personal failure.You’ll learn why boundaries are essential for healing, how follow-through creates safe...
2026-01-0106 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeDivorce Recovery and Self-Discovery: Teri M. Brown on Healing, Boundaries, and Bold AdventureIn this inspiring episode of Bent Not Broken, Coach Deborah sits down with Teri M. Brown, award-winning author and survivor of emotional and financial abuse, to share her powerful journey of healing, self-discovery, and resilience.Teri opens up about leaving a 14-year emotionally abusive marriage, where manipulation, isolation, and financial control slowly eroded her confidence and sense of self. Like many women recovering from toxic relationships, she describes how abuse impacts everyday decision-making, self-trust, and identity long after the relationship ends.Through writing as a healing tool, Teri rediscovered...
2025-12-3126 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeHealing After Psychological Abuse: Divorce Recovery & Reclaiming Your IdentityIn this Bent Not Broken bonus coaching episode, Coach Deborah reflects on key insights from her powerful conversation with Kristen Crabtree, certified divorce coach and creator of the Paramore Paradox.Kristen spent 22 years in a psychologically abusive marriage, and her story sheds light on how emotional abuse and gaslighting quietly impact identity, confidence, and self-trust. In this episode, Coach Deborah breaks down practical coaching insights to help you heal after divorce, release survival patterns, and reconnect with who you truly are.You’ll learn why a lack of conflict is...
2025-12-2505 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeGaslighting, Trauma & Healing After Divorce with Kristen CrabtreeIn this powerful episode of Bent Not Broken, Coach Deborah sits down with Kristen Crabtree, certified divorce coach, author of Be the You That’s More You Than You’ve Ever Been, and creator of the Paramour Paradox.Kristen shares her deeply personal story of surviving 22 years in a psychologically abusive same-sex marriage, where silence replaced disagreement and survival strategies replaced self-expression. She opens up about how emotional abuse slowly erodes identity, confidence, and self-trust—and why its damage often goes unseen.Together, Deborah and Kristen explore:The hidden...
2025-12-2435 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeStarting Over After Divorce: How Intuition Supports Healing and ClarityIn this Bent Not Broken bonus coaching episode, Coach Deborah unpacks the most powerful insights from her conversation with intuitive psychic author and coach Susan Jane, who has over 20 years of experience helping people reconnect with their intuition after emotional abuse, trauma, and divorce.If you’re healing after heartbreak or learning to trust yourself again, this episode offers gentle, practical support for your recovery.You’ll learn:Why intuition is your inner guidance systemHow your body signals truth before your mindHow trauma disconnects you—and healing reconnects youA s...
2025-12-1806 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeDivorce Healing Strategies: How Intuition Guides Recovery, Confidence, and New BeginningsIn this episode of Bent Not Broken, Coach Deborah explores intuition, resilience, and starting over after divorce with intuitive expert Susan Jane. With over 20 years of spiritual insight, Susan shares how intuition supports divorce healing, heartbreak recovery, and starting over after trauma—especially for women navigating life after divorce, life after separation, or healing from gaslighting and broken relationships.You’ll learn simple intuition practices that help rebuild confidence after divorce, support emotional healing after divorce, and guide you through navigating separation, post-divorce life, and even finding love after divorce. Susan’s tools offer clarit...
2025-12-1728 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeYou Are Becoming: Healing Trauma, Limiting Beliefs & Life After DivorceIn this Bent Not Broken bonus coaching session, Coach Deborah expands on the powerful insights shared by RTT practitioner and trauma survivor Samantha Mandell. This episode is designed to help women navigating divorce recovery, heartbreak healing, gaslighting recovery, or starting over after trauma.Learn how trauma hides in the body, how limiting beliefs formed during childhood shape your relationships, and why perfectionism is often a trauma response—not a personality trait. You’ll also discover how RTT and neuroplasticity help reprogram the subconscious mind, restore identity, and rebuild post-divorce confidence.Th...
2025-12-1107 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeStarting Over After Trauma: Healing Functional Seizures, Limiting Beliefs, and Life After DivorceIn today’s episode of Bent Not Broken, Coach Deborah explores a powerful starting over after trauma story with Samantha Mandell, whose journey through functional seizures (PNES) became a profound path toward healing after heartbreak, rebuilding identity, and reclaiming life.Samantha shares how her life-altering diagnosis led her to Rapid Transformational Therapy (RTT)—a modality that accelerates emotional recovery, helps release limiting beliefs, heals broken relationships, and restores confidence in recovery. Her transformation inspired her to begin starting a podcast, step into her purpose, and help women navigate divorce healing, gaslighting recovery, and post-divorce life...
2025-12-1025 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeDivorce Healing Strategies: Dating, Co-Parenting & Moving ForwardIn this Bent Not Broken bonus episode, Coach Deborah reflects on her powerful conversation with retired police sergeant and bestselling author Patrick O’Donnell, who shared that after 30 years of service, nothing was more challenging than his divorce.This episode offers insight and divorce healing, guidance for starting over after divorce, navigating separation recovery, and rebuilding life after divorce.You’ll learn how to: • Navigate heartbreak recovery and healing after separation • Protect your children through co-parenting after divorce • Strengthen mental health after divorce and rebuil...
2025-12-0408 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeLife After Divorce: A Police Sergeant’s Hard-Earned Lessons on Stress, Safety & RebuildingIn this powerful episode of Bent Not Broken, I sit down with Patrick O’Donnell — retired Milwaukee police sergeant, bestselling author of Divorced Dad: Kids Are Forever, Wives Are Not, and host of the Cops and Writers Podcast — to talk about life after divorce, starting over after trauma, and rebuilding a life from broken to boldness.Patrick shares raw insight on divorce healing, co-parenting after divorce, rebuilding identity after divorce, finding love after divorce, and stepping into financial independence and post-divorce confidence. This episode is your guide to healing after heartbreak, navigating separation, rebuilding confid...
2025-12-0328 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeStarting Over After Trauma: Healing From Gaslighting & Rebuilding Life After DivorceIn this bonus episode of Bent Not Broken, Coach Deborah revisits the most powerful moments from her conversation with award-winning author and survivor Mia J. Hanks, whose memoir Bridemaid reveals the hidden reality of her nearly 30-year marriage to a covert narcissist.This episode is about starting over after trauma, healing from gaslighting, divorce and healing, and rebuilding life after divorce. Through Mia’s story, you’ll learn how to recognize control masked as love, trust your body’s warnings, and find the courage for post-divorce healing, emotional recovery, and new beginnings after divorce.
2025-12-0106 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeFrom Broken to Bold: Starting Over After Divorce & TraumaIn this special bonus episode of Bent Not Broken, Deborah Griffiths of Broken to Boldness shares her personal journey of starting over after trauma, heartbreak recovery, and divorce healing.After years in a broken relationship and healing from gaslighting, Deborah chose to reclaim her life, begin post-divorce healing, and step boldly into life after divorce. She shares practical recovery strategies for rebuilding identity after divorce, navigating separation, and building confidence after divorce.This episode offers guidance for anyone facing a divorce life transition, struggling with mental health after divorce...
2025-11-2705 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeBroken to Boldness: Starting Over After Divorce & Domestic Abuse with Deborah GriffithsIn this powerful episode of Law Enforcement Talk Radio, retired police sergeant John Jay Wiley speaks with Deborah Griffiths, founder of Broken to Boldness, about her journey of starting over after trauma, healing from gaslighting, and rebuilding life after divorce.After waking up in a psychiatric ward following a suicide attempt, Deborah realized her environment was destroying her mental health and confidence. That moment became her turning point. Through courage and resilience, she left her abuser, reclaimed her voice, protected her children, and began her path to divorce healing, emotional recovery, and rebuilding identity...
2025-11-2634 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeFrom Pain to Purpose: How to Heal and Reconnect with Your Inner ChildIn this Bent Not Broken bonus episode, Coach Deborah reflects on her inspiring conversation with therapist and author Stacy Schaffer. Together, they explore how true healing begins when we stop trying to erase the past and start integrating it.Key Takeaways:Reconnect with your inner child by asking, “What did my younger self need to hear?”Deepen relationships with the question, “Help me understand what it’s like to be you.”Heal through awareness by noticing when your younger self is reacting.Reclaim your story — your past may have shaped you, but it doesn’t defi...
2025-11-2005 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeAcquired, Not Courted: Surviving 30 Years with a Covert Narcissist with Mia J. HanksAward-winning author Mia J. Hanks joins Coach Deborah to share her powerful journey of surviving nearly 30 years with a covert narcissist—a partner who appeared perfect in public but was emotionally abusive behind closed doors.Through her memoir Bride-maid, Mia offers hope to survivors struggling to understand why love can feel like control. She reveals how writing became her healing tool, how shame keeps victims silent, and how true freedom begins with reclaiming your story.If you’ve ever questioned your worth in a relationship, this episode is a remi...
2025-11-1917 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeReclaiming Freedom After Divorce – 5 Steps to Rise and Rewrite Your StoryIn this Bent Not Broken bonus episode, Coach Deborah reflects on her inspiring conversation with Wendy Babcock, a woman who turned emotional abuse and divorce into a story of strength and purpose. Wendy’s journey reminds us that healing isn’t about forgetting what broke you — it’s about rising stronger because of it.Deborah breaks the episode into five empowering segments with actionable coaching tips to help you recognize control, reclaim your power, and rewrite your story. 1. Recognizing the Invisible Wounds Emotiona...
2025-11-1707 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeTurn Off the Reruns: Creating Your Own Story After DivorceIn this bonus episode of Bent Not Broken, Coach Deborah dives deeper into her powerful conversation with Julie Loken, exploring how television and media have influenced our ideas about family, love, and divorce — often without us even realizing it. From I Love Lucy to The Kardashians, the stories we grew up watching shaped our beliefs about what “normal” should look like. But as Deborah reminds us, you get to write your own script now.This episode offers four transformational coaching tips to help you release outdated narratives, embrace your evolut...
2025-11-1305 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeHealing the Child Within: How Childhood Trauma Shapes Us with Therapist Stacy SchafferHealing the Child Within with Stacy SchafferIn this heartfelt episode of Bent Not Broken, Coach Deborah sits down with Stacy Schaffer, a licensed professional counselor, trauma survivor, and author of With Love from a Children’s Therapist. With over 20 years of experience helping children and teens heal from grief and trauma, Stacy brings a unique perspective — one that bridges lived experience and professional insight.Together, they explore how childhood wounds can quietly shape who we become as adults and how awareness and compassion can begin the healing process. Stac...
2025-11-1222 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeReclaiming Your Worth After Divorce and Heartbreak with Kerry BrettIn this special bonus coaching session, Coach Deborah dives deeper into the lessons from her powerful conversation with Kerry Brett—master photographer, dating strategist, and author of Shot at Love. Kerry’s story goes far beyond dating; it’s about rediscovering your worth and creating a life—and love—that feels safe, authentic, and aligned.Whether you’re healing from divorce, recovering from betrayal, or learning to trust yourself again, this episode offers a roadmap for reclaiming your confidence and rebuilding from the inside out. Key Coaching TakeawaysRebuild fr...
2025-11-1006 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeHealing After Parental Alienation: Finding Hope, Patience, and PeaceIn this Bent Not Broken Bonus Episode, Coach Deborah takes a heartfelt dive into her powerful conversation with Kindra Foley—a mother, advocate, and survivor whose story of parental alienation turned heartbreak into purpose.Parental alienation is one of the most painful and misunderstood experiences a parent can endure. In this episode, Coach Deborah unpacks Kindra’s story and shares five key lessons to help parents and families heal, stay hopeful, and reclaim their peace.Key Lessons Discussed1. Educate Yourself: Knowledge brings clarity. Understanding the emot...
2025-11-0605 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeWhen Everything Changed: Reclaiming Your Voice After Divorce and Emotional Abuse with Wendy Babcock⚠️ Trigger WarningThis episode discusses emotional abuse, narcissistic relationships, trauma, and recovery. These topics may be difficult for some listeners. Please prioritize your emotional well-being and pause or step away if needed. If you or someone you know needs support, contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or text START to 88788. You are not alone. Help is available.Episode OverviewIn this deeply moving episode, Coach Deborah Griffiths sits down with Wendy Babcock, award-winning songwriter, speaker, and founder of When Stories and Legendary Wome...
2025-11-0527 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeHealing After Divorce: Why You Must Feel to Move ForwardCoaching Insights from Coach Deborah GriffithsInspired by my conversation with counselor & author Sonya Krishna ChandIn this Bent Not Broken show bonus, Coach Deborah Griffiths builds on the powerful themes shared in her recent episode with Sonya Krishna Chand, licensed professional counselor, author, and host of On the Spectrum with Sonya.In that heartfelt conversation, Sonya discussed the emotional challenges of divorce and the importance of rebuilding self-esteem. In this follow-up episode, Coach Deborah takes those insights even deeper — guiding listeners through why it’s important to feel pain, how...
2025-11-0305 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeLove, Marriage and Divorce Through the Years: From the Fifties to The Future and How Television Influenced Modern Family Life with Julie LokunIn this fun episode of Broken to Boldness, host Deborah Griffiths joins forces with media strategist and visionary Julie Lokun, JD, to unpack how television has defined, distorted, and ultimately diversified the American family.From the black-and-white idealism of the 1950s nuclear family to today’s kaleidoscope of blended, single, and chosen families, Deborah and Julie trace how media both mirrored social change and molded our collective identity. They reveal how each decade’s programming—from Leave It to Beaver to Modern Family—captured the cultural tension between appearance and authenticity, and how storylines about ma...
2025-10-3039 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeFrom Broken to Balanced: Divorce Recovery Coaching Insights Inspired by Dr. JC DoornickWelcome to this Bent Not Broken bonus coaching session, where Coach Deborah expands on the transformative conversation with Dr. JC Doornick, founder of Make Sense Academy.In the original episode, JC shared his powerful story of navigating divorce—a journey through guilt, loss, reflection, and rebirth. In this bonus episode, Coach Deborah helps you apply those insights to your own healing, turning emotional pain into growth, guilt into grace, and endings into new beginnings.This isn’t just about surviving divorce—it’s about rebuilding your foundation and rediscovering yourself...
2025-10-3006 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeThe Road to Healing: Recovering from Divorce and Finding Real Love with Kerry BrettIn this empowering episode of Bent Not Broken, host Deborah Griffiths sits down with the remarkable Kerry Brett — a celebrity photographer turned dating strategist — who has helped thousands transform their love lives and rediscover confidence in the modern dating world. Kerry shares her deeply personal journey of heartbreak, healing, and ultimately, how she learned to take her power back and create the life and love she truly deserved.From navigating toxic relationships and overcoming self-worth struggles to crafting irresistible dating profiles and believing in the possibility of love again, Kerry’s wisdom is both heartf...
2025-10-2241 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeLife After Divorce: Finding Purpose Beyond Parental Alienation with Kindra FoleyEpisode Summary:In this deeply emotional and eye-opening episode, host Deborah Griffiths sits down with Kindra Foley — strategic marketing leader, relationship builder, wife, mom, stepmom, and fierce advocate for families impacted by parental alienation. Together, they explore one of the most painful and misunderstood aspects of post-divorce life: what happens when one parent manipulates or severs the bond between a child and the other parent.Kindra shares her powerful story — from the early signs of alienation and false accusations to the heartbreaking toll on her children and herself. She opens up about her...
2025-10-1729 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeLost Your Confidence After Divorce? Here’s How to Get It Back Fast | Sonia Krishna Chand, LPCIn this powerful episode of Bent Not Broken, host Deborah Griffiths sits down with licensed professional counselor, podcast host, and author Sonia Krishna Chand. Together, they dive into the emotional challenges of divorce, the journey of rebuilding self-esteem, and the practical steps you can take to reclaim your sense of identity and self-worth.Sonia shares insights from her counseling work and her own journey—reminding us that while divorce can feel like the end, it’s also an opportunity to rise, heal, and redefine your future.What You’ll Learn...
2025-10-1634 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeRising After Divorce: Healing, Resilience & New Beginnings with Dr. JC DoornickEpisode Summary:In this powerful conversation, host Deborah Griffiths sits down with Dr. JC Doornick—father, mentor, entrepreneur, podcaster, author, and founder of Make Sense Academy. Together, they dive deep into the realities of divorce, resilience, and rebuilding life with purpose.Dr. JC Doornick shares his personal divorce journey, the lessons he learned from childhood experiences with his own parents’ separation, and the turning points that led him to prioritize growth, health, and healing. With honesty and vulnerability, he reveals how guilt, self-reflection, and eventually self-care reshaped his path and helped him find...
2025-10-1536 min
Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce LifeBent Not Broken: Life After Divorce with Deborah GriffithsWelcome to Bent Not Broken: Life After Divorce, the podcast for anyone navigating the emotional, practical, and deeply personal journey of life after divorce. Hosted by Deborah Griffiths — CEO of Broken to Boldness, acclaimed author of Torched: Burnt by a Gaslighter, and a leading life transition coach — this show explores what it truly means to heal, rebuild, and thrive after separation.Divorce recovery is never linear. Whether you are facing the fresh heartbreak of separation, rediscovering who you are years later, or navigating co-parenting challenges, this podcast is your guide to finding strength in your story. With powe...
2025-09-1502 min