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Dear Divorce Diary: A Fresh Approach To Healing Grief & Building A Life Of Confidence After Divorce
This isn’t a breakup pep talk. It’s a full-body recalibration for women navigating life after divorce. Dear Divorce Diary is a podcast for women dealing with grief, loneliness, anxiety, anxious or avoidant attachment, and identity loss after divorce — especially when quick fixes, positivity, and spiritual fluff no longer work. I’m Dawn Wiggins , therapist, coach, and homeopath, and this show goes where most divorce advice won’t: into your nervous system, your unspoken grief, your buried rage, and the parts of you that shut down just to survive. Through honest conversation, somatic tools, EMDR-...
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17. Finding Love (or wanting to get F*cked) After Divorce without Self Sabotage 13.09.2022 20:22
If you've been strong for everyone else and crave a space where your truth isn't too much - come exhale with us in our exclusive online community and receive the Loneliness Roadmap for free. Join here ✨ ******************************************************************************************** On today's pod, we begin with visualization and move into asking ourselves a big questi...
16. Spritual Healing Grief and Codependency after Divorce Using Energy Work & Reiki 06.09.2022 27:10
If you've been strong for everyone else and crave a space where your truth isn't too much - come exhale with us in our exclusive online community and receive the Loneliness Roadmap for free. Join here ✨ ******************************************************************************************** In moments of desperation, we often become willing to try new things. It's in the tryin...
15. Step-By-Step to Letting Go & Healing Divorce Grief 30.08.2022 27:42
Letting go feels impossible until you know the steps. Divorce grief isn’t healed by time alone—it needs structure and support. You’ll Learn The stages of grief most women cycle through. Why “time heals all wounds” is a myth. The step-by-step process for releasing pain safely. 💎 Healing doesn’t happen by accident—it happens step by step. Join A Different D Word and take your next step today. Grief...
14. Re-Learning How to Love Yourself After Divorce (It's Okay to feel annoyed when people tell you to do this and you don't know how). 23.08.2022 22:23
If you've been strong for everyone else and crave a space where your truth isn't too much - come exhale with us in our exclusive online community and receive the Loneliness Roadmap for free. Join here ✨ ******************************************************************************************** Answering your best questions about how to do the self-love thing! Do you feel guilty or sel...
13. Lifting Weights: The Unexpected Game Changer in Your Divorce Story 16.08.2022 25:01
What if healing your heart meant picking up a barbell? For some women, lifting weights unlocks confidence and resilience after divorce. You’ll Learn Why physical strength supports emotional recovery. The science behind exercise and nervous system regulation. How lifting becomes a metaphor for rebuilding your life. 💎 Healing is about more than talk therapy. Join A Different D Word and discover int...
12. How to Understand Your Feelings and Get Unstuck 09.08.2022 27:15
Divorce leaves emotions swirling—grief, anger, loneliness—but often we don’t even know what we’re feeling. Understanding your emotions is the first step to moving forward. You’ll Learn Why identifying emotions matters for healing. How “getting unstuck” starts with nervous system awareness. A simple framework to process overwhelming feelings. Stuck in your feelings? Join A Different D Word and dis...
11. What's in Your Divorce Healing ToolBox? Add This Secret Weapon for Bad Grief Days 02.08.2022 7:27
If you've been strong for everyone else and crave a space where your truth isn't too much - come exhale with us in our exclusive online community and receive the Loneliness Roadmap for free. Join here ✨ ******************************************************************************************** There are a lot of rough days in this process and we need ways to shift when the feelings hi...
10. How understanding your attachment style impacts your post divorce life 26.07.2022 17:53
If you've been strong for everyone else and crave a space where your truth isn't too much - come exhale with us in our exclusive online community and receive the Loneliness Roadmap for free. Join here ✨ ******************************************************************************************** Unpacking the importance of understanding and reworking your attachment style as part of the...
9. Overcoming Rejection & Finding Self Acceptance by Getting to the Root of Your Insecurity 19.07.2022 9:56
If you've been strong for everyone else and crave a space where your truth isn't too much - come exhale with us in our exclusive online community and receive the Loneliness Roadmap for free. Join here ✨ ******************************************************************************************** Brene Brown Excerpt – Altas of the Heart Page 30 Answering this question reveals our most v...
8. Learning to Trust (Yourself & Others) After Divorce 12.07.2022 15:10
If you've been strong for everyone else and crave a space where your truth isn't too much - come exhale with us in our exclusive online community and receive the Loneliness Roadmap for free. Join here ✨ ******************************************************************************************** At the root of us all is a longing desire for a strong sense of trust. And, learning to trus...
7. Your Dreams Play a Major Role in Healing. Are You (Mis)Intepreting Your Dreams? 05.07.2022 10:34
If you've been strong for everyone else and crave a space where your truth isn't too much - come exhale with us in our exclusive online community and receive the Loneliness Roadmap for free. Join here ✨ ******************************************************************************************** Dreams are where we process our *un*processed daily life - and in a post-divorce world, ther...
6. The Hard Truth About Letting Go After Divorce (and Why Forgiveness Can’t Be Forced) 28.06.2022 17:53
Everyone tells you to forgive. But what if forgiveness feels like another betrayal—of yourself? You’ll Learn Why forgiveness often feels forced (and what to do instead). The difference between mental and body-level letting go. How to pace forgiveness without bypassing grief. 💎 You don’t need to rush forgiveness to be worthy of healing. Join A Different D Word and let go at your own pace. Forg...
5. Hopeless, Needy, and Post-Divorce: How to Shift Into Real Positivity 21.06.2022 9:52
When you’re drowning in hopelessness and begging the universe for a sign, positivity feels fake. Here’s how to find the kind that actually heals. You’ll Learn Why craving validation is normal in early recovery. How to shift from hopelessness to possibility. Practical tools for creating genuine positivity. 💎 Want to move from hopeless to hopeful? Join A Different D Word and learn how to rebuild...
4. EMDR Therapy for Divorce Recovery: Why It Works and How It Heals Trauma 14.06.2022 13:34
Talk therapy only scratches the surface of divorce trauma. EMDR goes deeper—rewiring the body and brain so you can truly let go. You’ll Learn What EMDR therapy is and why it’s powerful for trauma. How EMDR helps release stuck grief and fear. What healing with EMDR feels like in real time. 💎 Want to try EMDR alongside other powerful tools? Join A Different D Word and access integrative healing tha...
3. Divorce Made Me a Stranger in My Own Life (Here’s How I Took It Back) 14.06.2022 15:25
One day you wake up and don’t recognize the woman in the mirror. Divorce makes you a stranger in your own life. Here’s how to own it instead of drowning in it. You’ll Learn Why identity feels shattered after divorce. How dissociation shows up in everyday life. Practical ways to begin reclaiming yourself. 💎 If you don’t recognize yourself anymore, that’s not the end—it’s the beginning. Join A D...
1. Divorce Trauma is Real (and No, You’re Not Broken for Feeling It) 14.06.2022 9:39
You didn’t just get your heart broken—you got your nervous system hijacked. Divorce trauma is real, and pretending otherwise is why you’re still stuck. You’ll Learn Why divorce trauma feels so different from other life stress. How trauma lives in the body, not just your mind. The first step to feeling safe and hopeful again. 💎 If this feels like your story, you don’t have to keep white-knucklin...
Trailer - Want to be friends? 13.06.2022 8:01
Making friends who "get it" during divorce can be awkward - but I'm here for it! Though being in the divorce "club" hurts, the women in it are awesome. And when we share our experiences, we find relief, answers, and even laughter. Today, you will hear how even this therapist got divorced and how my personal experience influenced my professional passion. Topics discussed i...
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