Rebuilding Self-Esteem After Divorce: Learning to Rise Again

Divorce can shake your world and leave you questioning everything — your worth, your purpose, and your identity. In a recent episode of the Bent Not Broken Podcast, licensed professional counselor and author Sonia Krishna Chand shared powerful strategies for rebuilding confidence and finding healing after divorce.

According to Sonia, the first step in emotional recovery is allowing yourself to feel. Grief doesn’t follow a timeline; it ebbs and flows, but each emotion teaches you something about yourself. When you learn to sit with your feelings instead of avoiding them, you open the door to growth and strength.

Another essential step is reconnecting with your self-worth. Divorce may change your relationship status, but it doesn’t erase your value. Through affirmations, therapy, journaling, and supportive community, you can rebuild your self-esteem and rediscover the person you were always meant to be.

Sonia also encourages listeners to reframe their negative self-talk. Speak to yourself with the same compassion you’d offer a friend. Every kind word helps create new neural pathways that lead to confidence and peace.

Remember, your story isn’t over. Divorce is not your ending — it’s your new beginning.

💖 You are not broken. You are bent — and strong enough to rise again.