From Heartbreak to Healed

For five years I dreaded Mother's Day. It was just a reminder of all the ways life hadn't worked out the way I thought it should. 5 years I missed out on the JOY that was available to me. Until I learned to drop the expectations I had of others and create my own amazing Mother's Day. In this episode I share how Mother's Day went from a favorite holiday to least favorite back to a favorite. All bec...

A topic that comes up a lot when I am coaching clients is this idea of "our thoughts create our life" This thought work has been so transformational in my life and I want it to be transformational for you too. I created a list of 10 thoughts that I think will be really helpful to create into beliefs that can help you heal. So much of this journey is determined by the way you think about it. I want...

In a recent reel I shared about loving myself more than he could ever love me. And I think that is the true secret to healing from infidelity. In this episode I share 7 ways to love yourself well. When we learn to love ourselves we create the capacity to love others well. How are you loving yourself? Do you need some help? Listen in to get tips on loving yourself better. Looking for ways to stay c...

Last week we talked about the 4 Stages to the Infidelity Journey. In this episode I'm talking about the 4 key pillars that led to massive amounts of healing for me. I'm sharing the 4 pillars of my healing journey; Trust, Surrender, Believe, and Receive and how those key pillars lead to my healing from heartbreak. My hope is that by sharing these, they will lead to massive amounts of healing for yo...

You have to be standing on dry ground to walk through infidelity. I remember so vividly feeling like I was treading water and my mouth would just keep slipping under the water. I clearly was not standing on dry ground. In this episode I share 5 ways to get yourself back on dry ground. Some of them I learned during my heartbreak journey, some I learned after from my life coach, and some I wish I ha...

There are 4 Stages to the Infidelity Journey. In this episode I share what those 4 stages are. Knowing what stage you are in can be so helpful for you to move forward in your healing journey. Stage 1: Shock & Awe Stage 2: Consciously Unconscious Stage 3: I'm the Problem Stage 4: Beautiful Suffering I know this journey and it's stages and after walking all 4 stages of this journey I now want to...

In the episode I want to give you a little hope. I share what the transformation form heartbreak to healed can look like for you. And remind you to allow yourself to hope again. Hope: the ability to desire good things Is your hope quotient lacking? If so, this is the episode for you! Looking for ways to stay connected?    Join my Facebook Community: The JOY Filled Woman https://www.faceb...

Learning to constrain your energy will be a great gift you give yourself on this journey. Be intentional about exuding you energy in the right places with not only speed up your healing, but help you create the life you want! Listen in for ways to create energy on the days you feel as though you have nothing else to give. Looking for ways to stay connected?    Join my Facebook Community:...

The healing journey isn't a one size fits all journey. Each of us must walk our own path. In this episode Monica shares something her therapist suggested she do in order to get some healing from her experience. Listen in to hear how writing a letter was so cathartic and how it may be for you too. Looking for ways to stay connected?    Join my Facebook Community: The JOY Filled Woman http...

I want you to make the best decisions when you are in the middle of heartbreak. This episode walks through 5 things NOT to do after the affair. We get to decide who we are and how we react to what happens to us. I want to prevent heartache and disappointment for yourself. This is your reminder that you get to decide who you want to be and how you show up in this journey. Looking for ways to stay c...

I've been thinking recently about all the ways I have tried to heal during my infidelity journey. I came up with a list of the Top 10 things I found to be most helpful to support me on my journey. From prayer to allowing others to love me well, I share all the ways I supported myself during my journey. And some of these things I still do today. After listening I encourage you to pick one of these...

I love the word redemption. After walking my own redemption story I want every woman to walk in redemption. After looking up the definition of the word redeem I knew this was the topic I needed to talk about for this episode. When your partner tells you they don't love you, it feels like it will kill you, but it doesn't it sets you free. Allowing the pain to transform you instead of making you bit...

Welcome to the VERY FIRST EPISODE of From Healed to Heartbreak.  I endured infidelity in my own marriage that ultimately led to a separation and divorce.  And every time the pain just seemed to be too much and I wanted to scream out to God “Why me”  I would stop myself.  I was old enough to know you never got the answer to that question. Instead I would ask “what do you want me...

We were all gathered around the table for dinner.  I had tried so hard to keep our routines the same.  To make life without their dad living with us as normal as possible. I’ll never forget that night.  We were having as a family, the kids and I and it was time for the question.  I don’t remember who asked the question that night, but I remember how the conversation went. The q...

Writing a dream list was one of the most transformative things I did in my heartbreak journey. I did this very early on and then clung to the words on it through out my healing. It's now a practice I still do from time to time. Be willing to write down all your dreams no matter how materialistic or silly they may seem. And then watch them unfold. There's power in being willing to write down our de...

I have a photo that is one of my favorites of all time and it's the worst quality picture ever. But it's a reminder. It's the day I remembered the sound of my laughter after years of heartbreak and worry and fear and pain. My kids have no idea the significance of that photos or why it's hanging in my office in all it's terrible quality. I want you to remember the sound of your own laughter too. I...

I share the story of how I became a runner after being asked by my therapist “What do you do that is for you?  Selfishly and unabashedly for you?” And I couldn't answer that question. And so I picked up running and I encourage you to find something that is just for you too. Being selfish turns out can be a pretty great medicine to healing. What will you do that is selfishly and unabashedly fo...

From Heartbreak to Healed Podcast is the podcast for the woman who is ready to heal her heartbreak and find JOY on the other side.  I’m Monica, the host. I’m a wife, mama, Granee and life coach for women walking through infidelity.  After walking my own infidelity and heartbreak journey I want to share with you what helped me heal my broken heart and find JOY in the midst of that heartbr...