Rebuilding Life After Divorce: How Strategy, Clarity, and CBT Help You Heal
Divorce doesn’t just end a relationship—it rewires your sense of self, your confidence, and your belief in what’s possible. In my recent conversation with Dr. Robin Buckley, executive coach, clinical psychologist, and author of Marriage Incorporated, we explored what it truly takes to rebuild your life after separation or emotional abuse. What she shared was powerful, practical, and deeply healing.
From Numb to Alive: How Reclaiming Your Inner Voice Can Change Everything
Depression doesn’t always look like sadness. Sometimes it looks like numbness—moving through life without joy, without emotion, and without purpose. That’s how empowerment teacher David Allen Brown described his experience on the Bent Not Broken podcast, and his story offers a powerful roadmap for anyone navigating divorce recovery, emotional burnout, or identity loss.
Psychological Abuse Doesn’t Happen All at Once: Healing After Divorce and Gaslighting
Psychological abuse rarely announces itself.
There is no single explosive moment. No clear line where you suddenly realize, This is abuse. Instead, it happens quietly—chip by chip, moment by moment—until your sense of self slowly disappears.
In a recent Bent Not Broken bonus coaching episode, I reflected on my powerful and raw conversation with Kristen Crabtree, a certified divorce coach and creator of the Paramore Paradox. Kristen spent 22 years in a psychologically abusive marriage, and what she shared resonated deeply with so many listeners navigating divorce, emotional abuse, and gaslighting.
Your Diagnosis Is Not Your Destiny: How Trauma, Functional Seizures, and RTT Can Help You Rebuild Your Life After Divorce or Heartbreak
Most people talk about “starting over after divorce” as if it’s a neat, simple reset. But anyone who has lived through divorce, emotional abuse, gaslighting, or trauma knows the truth: starting over is messy, emotional, and deeply personal.
When “Fair” Means Losing Everything: Finding Strength After Divorce
One of the most painful truths about divorce is that words can suddenly change meaning.
Fair becomes punishment.
Love becomes leverage.
Connection becomes control.
This isn’t just about property. It’s about power — and the deep wound that forms when someone you once trusted chooses harm over humanity.
💔 When Everything Changed: Reclaiming Your Voice After Divorce and Emotional Abuse
In this powerful episode of Bent Not Broken, I had the privilege of sitting down with Wendy Babcock, award-winning songwriter, speaker, and founder of When Stories — a platform dedicated to helping women transform their pain into purpose.
Wendy’s journey is one of unimaginable courage. At just sixteen, she entered a relationship with a man thirteen years her senior. Over time, the red flags turned into patterns of control, isolation, and emotional abuse. By the time she was a young mother, Wendy’s every move was monitored — every phone call, every outing, every moment of independence questioned.
But there came a day — standing alone in an empty trailer with her two children — when she knew something had to change. That day became her when moment: the turning point where fear met freedom.
💔 From Broken to Balanced: Healing After Divorce
In this powerful conversation, host Deborah Griffiths sits down with Dr. JC Doornick—father, mentor, entrepreneur, podcaster, author, and founder of Make Sense Academy. Together, they dive deep into the realities of divorce, resilience, and rebuilding life with purpose.
Parental Alienation: Healing Through Awareness, Advocacy, and Hope
In this deeply emotional and eye-opening episode, host Deborah Griffiths sits down with Kindra Foley — strategic marketing leader, relationship builder, wife, mom, stepmom, and fierce advocate for families impacted by parental alienation. Together, they explore one of the most painful and misunderstood aspects of post-divorce life: what happens when one parent manipulates or severs the bond between a child and the other parent.