Your nEXt Chapter with Dr. Nicole | Healing From Divorce and Traumatic Transitions

Send us Fan Mail After the paperwork is signed and the hardest days begin to pass, many women expect life to automatically feel better. But for many, that's when a different question begins to surface: "Now what?" In this episode, I sat down with Danielle Boucree, a licensed psychotherapist, relationship expert, and founder of Hope Station and the Hope Coaching Collective. Danielle...

Send us Fan Mail Many women leave a difficult marriage determined never to depend on anyone again. After carrying so much on their own, receiving support can feel harder than providing it. In this week’s conversation, I sat down with D'Ionna Washington, relationship coach, founder of Love Coverage, and creator of the "Kept Wife" movement. After experiencing divorce herself, D'I...

Send us Fan Mail Loneliness is more common than many of us realize, especially during seasons of divorce, grief, caregiving, illness, and other major life transitions.  In this week’s solo episode, I talk about the growing epidemic of loneliness and the ways high-achieving women often unintentionally isolate themselves. Drawing from my own experiences, I share how pride, perfectionism, and the bel...

Send us Fan Mail "Dating after divorce can feel complicated, especially when you're trying to figure out who you are outside of the marriage you once thought would last forever." In this week’s solo episode, I share five things I believe are worth considering before stepping back into the dating world after divorce. Drawing from my own experience, I talk about the importance of heal...

Send us Fan Mail "When a major chapter of life comes to an end, the hardest part is often figuring out who you are on the other side of it." In this week’s conversation, I sat down with Olivia Howell, co-founder of Fresh Starts Registry, to talk about divorce, rebuilding, and navigating an unexpected life transition. Olivia shares how her own divorce inspired her and her sister to create...

Send us Fan Mail “Life does not always unfold according to our plans, but that does not mean we are headed in the wrong direction.” In this week’s conversation, I sat down with Dr. Sherita Gaskins-Tillett to talk about expectations, reinvention, and the unexpected turns that often shape our lives. Dr. Sherita shares her journey of building a successful medical career and becoming a wife and mother...

Send us Fan Mail “One of the hardest parts of healing is continuing to believe that better days are still possible while you are living through the heavy ones.” In this week’s solo episode, I share an honest conversation about trials, heartbreak, and the seasons that can leave you feeling exhausted and ready to give up. Reflecting on my own journey through divorce, grief, disappointment, and rebui...

Send us Fan Mail “Sometimes the most healing moments come from simply being seen and met with care in your most vulnerable state.”  In this week’s solo episode, I share a personal story about infidelity, healing, and the compassion that met me during one of the hardest seasons of my life. After discovering my husband’s serial infidelity and filing for divorce, a vulnerable moment in a doctor’s off...

Send us Fan Mail In this week’s conversation, Dr. Nicole sits down with dating and relationship expert Bela Gandhi to unpack the realities of dating in midlife and after divorce. From unlearning fairy tale narratives to confronting the beliefs that keep women stuck, this discussion challenges the idea that love is something you wait for instead of something you intentionally choose. Together, they...

Send us Fan Mail In this week’s conversation, Dr. Nicole sits down with physician, coach, and communication expert Dr. Maiysha Clairborne to unpack the emotional and practical realities of co-parenting after divorce and separation. Dr. Maiysha shares her journey of becoming a single mother and how acceptance became a key turning point after separation. Together, they explore moving through disappo...

Send us Fan Mail “A long marriage is not the same as a healthy marriage.” In this week’s conversation, Dr. Nicole sits down with attorney, policy consultant, and advocate Sudria Twyman to unpack the deeper truth behind no-fault divorce and the freedom it represents. Sudria offers both historical and legal context, revealing how marriage has not always been rooted in love, but in contracts, control...

Send us Fan Mail “Sometimes the loudest truth in your life doesn’t shout. It whispers until you’re finally ready to listen.” In this week’s episode, Dr. Nicole shares a powerful solo reflection on the stages of knowing, the quiet internal journey that happens long before any life-changing decision is made. She opens up about her personal story, revealing how intuition, surrender, and subtle shifts...

Send us Fan Mail In this week’s conversation, Dr. Nicole sits down with Dr. Melba Mota, educator, author, and founder of Called and Kept Collective LLC, to talk about the cost of staying silent and the journey back to your voice. Dr. Melba shares how being silenced from a young age shaped her life, and how years of doing everything for everyone else left her tired, empty, and unseen. Song of the w...

Send us Fan Mail In this week’s conversation, Dr. Nicole sits down with Kim Costa, award-winning realtor, speaker, and CEO of Lifestyle Foundations, to talk about alignment, authenticity, and the powerful connection between your inner life and your physical space. Kim shares her personal journey through misalignment in her career, relationships, and environment and how a series of wake-up calls le...

Send us Fan Mail Constantly putting others first can look like love, but over time, it can cost you your well-being. In this week’s conversation, Dr. Nicole sits down with Dr. Jattu Senesie to talk about pathological altruism and how the habit of always saying yes can lead to burnout, exhaustion, and self-abandonment. They unpack how high-achieving women are often conditioned to prioritize everyon...

Send us Fan Mail *Disclaimer: The opinions shared in this episode are rooted in lived experience and are not intended to diagnose any individuals mentioned or not mentioned. Trying to make sense of a relationship that feels confusing, draining, and inconsistent can leave you questioning everything, including yourself. And if you’re honest, you may have called it love when it was really survival. I...

Send us Fan Mail Being stuck between staying and leaving can feel like living in constant tension within yourself. In this week’s conversation, Dr. Nicole sits down with Betsy Pake, certified master coach and host of The Art of Living Big podcast, to talk about the clarity needed to make life-changing decisions in relationships. They unpack why high-achieving women can lead powerfully in their car...

Send us Fan Mail *Disclaimer: The opinions shared in this episode are rooted in lived experience and are not intended to diagnose any individuals mentioned or not mentioned. Surviving narcissistic abuse can feel like losing yourself piece by piece. In this week’s conversation, Dr. Nicole sits down with licensed marriage and family therapist Katherine Miura to talk about narcissistic abuse, manipul...

Send us Fan Mail Performing for love will keep you exhausted. Choosing yourself will set you free. In this week’s conversation, I sat down with Siobhan Middleton to talk about breaking free from good girl conditioning and stepping into grown woman energy. We unpack people-pleasing, performance-based love, and the power of accountability in healing after divorce. If you’ve been shrinking to be chos...

Send us Fan Mail Hey Loyal Listeners (and new listeners too)! There are 2 ways you can help me reach more high-achieving women who are out here trying to navigate life transitions on their own: Leave us a 5-star rating and review. If you’re listening to this in the Apple Podcasts app , click the 3 dots in the upper right corner, click “Go to Show”, scroll all the way down until you see “Ratings &a...

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Send us Fan Mail Laughter on the other side of betrayal is not delusion. It is evidence that healing took place where destruction tried to settle. In this week’s season 3 finale, I am talking about infidelity with honesty, humor, and a healed heart, and showing what it looks like to be on the other side of betrayal without bitterness. Together we walk through the shock, the spiral, the anger, the...

Send us Fan Mail “God can meet you in the ashes just as powerfully as He meets you in the altar.” In this week’s conversation, I sat down with Ashley Stancil, licensed counselor and author, to explore the quiet courage required to choose joy after divorce, to release guilt with compassion, and to trust that God can meet us in the ruins as well as the redemption. Together we unpack why perfectionis...

Send us Fan Mail “Some dreams expand us, and some dreams diminish us. Wisdom is knowing when to release the ones that keep you small.” In this solo episode, Dr. Nicole explores the delicate terrain between healthy dreams that propel us forward and unhealthy dreams that tether us to people, timelines, and identities that keep us small. We’ll reflect on how hopeful visions can quietly become bondage...

Send us Fan Mail “God often gives a word before He gives understanding, so the heart learns to listen before it learns to define.” In this episode with Tajala Battle-Lockhart, we explore what she calls her “re-season,” a deeply personal journey that began after the end of a 23-year marriage and unfolded through grief counseling, faith, reflection, and intentional stillness. Taj shares how releasin...