Divorce Your Story Podcast

Domestic violence can often be mistaken as ONLY a physical encounter. However,  it also includes emotional, economic, psychological, and sexual. When a person has been a victim of abuse, it impacts how they think and interact within the world.  It affects a person's mental stability, develops high anxiety, PTSD, to even symptoms of depression. These dynamics are more common than we reali...

There are just certain types of relationships that should be avoided at all costs! When you decide to "entertain" someone, you're giving them your time, energy and other resources which overtime results in constant investing of  a relationship. It's important to be mindful and considerate of who gets that level of access to you because the person that you choose to entertain impacts the quali...

When someone you love hurts you, so much gets processed internally:‎ The disbelief and shock of it all Your self-esteem gets compromised An overwhelm of shame, guilt, and/or self-blame Your perception on relationships and people The impact of feeling betrayed can begin a wave of questions and emotions regarding ‎themselves, the person who betrayed them, and the entire relationship.‎ On this week's...

Are you exhausted? Not just physically but mentally, emotionally and spiritually? Divorces/breakups can bring a level of tiredness where you find yourself on autopilot, not fully living and even developing a lost of hope on what's ahead. You feel empty, your thoughts and emotions are scattered, and you find yourself questioning and feeling very uncertain about your future. Tiredness can bring ment...

The emotional overwhelm of going through a divorce can be very taxing on a person. There are many areas to consider when the dissolution of a marriage takes place and one of those areas is a person's finances. When you're unclear of your numbers, your decisions moving forward are unclear,  the divorce process becomes more stressful than necessary and both parties involved aren't on the same f...

Can one person's effort eventually be enough for a relationship to sustain even when it's clear that the other person's patterns is displaying something different? Do you think that your love can transfer into them showing a level of mutualism? Do you think that if you love them enough, then they would be the person that you want them to be for you? Do you think that because you work hard in every...

"Giving Your All" can sound so honorable and normalized where it can also send the wrong message of what it means when it comes to serving in relationships. You can find yourself spending countless years and investing everything of yourself in hopes of the relationship turning into more only to be disappointed because the outcome didn't meet the expectation. Is there a strategic way of solidifying...

The narrative that you're attached to mentally is the foundation in how you feel about yourself, your life and others. From that narrative, a manifestation occurs based upon the story in which we believe. When you physically detach from a relationship, it doesn't automatically remove yourself emotionally and mentally from that experience. Leaving it all behind involves creating a new story that wi...

Divorce is a huge interruption in a person's life.  There' so much behind the scenes that needs to unfold that many don't know nor see. From the finances, kids, family and creating a new normal, this can become overwhelming leaving someone feeling hopeless about what's to come. How does one move on from this chapter? How can a person recover from feeling hopelessness to developing an energy o...

Feeling rejected from a relationship can often leave a person to question themselves. They often wonder:‎ ‎Why wasn’t I enough?‎ ‎What’s wrong with me?‎ ‎What could I have done differently? ‎ ‎What does the other person have that I don’t?‎ When you constantly live in this mental & emotional space, overtime it controls you. It ‎consumes you so much that it takes authority over you.‎ There’s no...

In relationships we all have made mistakes. We've all done something that we may not necessarily be proud of or don't even want to admit. However, what's most important from making those mistakes, is to learn from them. From clients, to our followers, and email subscribers, we get a lot of information as well as commonalities in many of them. We decided to take a few of those similar situations an...

Phrases & Thoughts such as:‎ ‎“I don’t trust no one!”‎ ‎“No one is to be trusted!”‎ ‎“There are no loyal people nowadays”‎ ‎“If I open myself up again, I will get hurt”‎ Are surface responses with much deeper meanings that deprive a person of real ‎connection, being vulnerable and living authentically.‎ When someone has experienced broken trust from their past, it can easily rob them of ‎their...

Somewhere, somehow it’s been glorified that dealing with a high level of constant pain in a relationship must be taken for the “real love” to follow . Unfortunately this seems to happen quite often than it should not realizing that this is now a habit and not just “how things should be” On this week's podcast, join me as I discuss what this is called, examples of relationship dynamics that involve...

Over the next four weeks, we're doing a "T.H.R.I.V.E series" where previous clients who have been through my 12-week program, are joining me to share their story, their journey and how their lives have been since working together. Today, Shunte Jones,  a previous client of mine who I worked with back in April 2019 will be our guest for today. Please join us as she discusses co-dependency, men...

Over the next four weeks, we're doing a " T.H.R.I.V.E series " where previous clients who have been through my 12-week program, are joining me to share their story, their journey and how their lives have been since working together. Today, Tee Chapman,  a previous client of mine who I worked with back in July 2020 will be our guest for today. Please join us as she discusses on & off relat...

Over the next four weeks, we're doing a "T.H.R.I.V.E series" where previous clients who have been through my 12-week program, are joining me to share their story, their journey and how their lives have been since working together. Today, Renee Jackson,  a previous client of mine who I worked with back in February 2018 will be our guest for today. Please join us as she discusses being diagnose...

Over the next four weeks, we're doing a "T.H.R.I.V.E series" where previous clients who have been through my 12-week program, are joining me to share their story, their journey and how their lives have been since working together. Today, Maliha Ahmed,  a previous client of mine who I worked with back in July 2020 will be our guest for today. Please join us as she discusses what being "asleep"...

On today's episode I decided to do a Q & A from a question that I received on IG. The individual who reached out to me is having trouble dealing with the situation of her ex and the "other woman".....she wants to know how to handle it all in the midst of her healing. Even though this topic is sensitive, it's also a topic that needs to be addressed. Why? because it happens and in order to move...

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and to bring a level of insight around this topic, this episode discuss your relationships and mental health. Why are both relevant? Because the quality of your relationship have an overall influence and impact on your mental health. On this week's podcast episode, join me as I have a conversation with Transformational Coach, Bree Gordon as she opens up about h...

Studies show that 60% of second time marriages end in divorce.  So the million dollar question is: "Why?"  From emotional residue from the 1st marriage, to blending a family,  the speed at which a person recouples,  to even unhealthy traits of the individual...the reasons are different. How do you take that leap again? Is it worth giving marriage another shot? Are questions tha...

Studies show that a father's involvement is linked to better outcomes on a child's well-being. From cognitive development, education achievement, self-esteem and pro-social behavior.  Culture & Society seems to place little importance on the role of fathers however, it's vital to not discount the significance of their role whether they're in the home or outside of the home. Even though th...

Contrary to what many think, divorce is hard on both men and women. It's often believed that it's easier for men but studies show that divorce is an experience that men have more trouble coping with. Men have their battles too! From their identity, their hurt, their finances and their kids. It's important to get an understanding and perspective from men to see how the dissolution of their relation...

Healing is an area that seems to not get enough positive attention towards men. When this happens, men are left to suppress every emotion, every feeling and every thought internally with no safe space to express and deal with their pain. Studies show that women are more likely to get the help they need than men, so where does that leave men? On this week's podcast episode, join me as I talk with M...

When a relationship ends, it could cause you to question yourself in ways that impacts who you are. You may wonder: Am I good enough? Am I pretty enough? What's wrong with me? What do I have to offer? These questions can often leave you to forget your personal power which also prohibits you to fully step into your womanhood and all that it has to offer. There's no question that as women, we have c...

For many "being single" appears to be some kind of disease that nobody wants to catch.... Chances are when you've been in a relationship for a long time, "being single" seems unfamiliar therefore not truly enjoying it for what it has to offer. When you find yourself being bothered by your relationship status of being single, it can steer you into choosing a relationship that doesn't compliment you...