In this Bent Not Broken bonus episode, Coach Deborah goes deeper into the themes sparked by her conversation with Kira Hartley Klinger—exploring what really happens when your voice has been silenced for years and how self-trust is rebuilt after toxic relationships.This episode is for anyone who resonated with Kira’s story of emotional shutdown, self-silencing, and learning to “keep the peace” at the expense of their identity. We unpack why losing your voice is often a survival strategy, not a personal failure—and why that moment when you say “I can’t do this anymore” is not weakness, but wisdom.You’ll hear reflections on:How silence slowly becomes a coping mechanismThe emotional cost of “keeping the peace”Why one honest boundary can change everythingHow confidence is rebuilt through action, not perfectionThe role of safe community in healing and growthWhat to remember if you’re still in the fog and questioning your worthThis bonus episode is a space to pause, reflect, and integrate—reminding you that your voice isn’t gone, it’s waiting. You don’t have to rebuild your entire life today. You just have to take one honest step toward yourself.✨ If you’re navigating divorce, emotional abuse recovery, or a major life transition, this episode offers grounded encouragement and perspective as you continue rewriting your next chapter.💬 Enjoyed this episode of Bent Not Broken: Life After Divorce with Deborah Griffiths?Don’t forget to rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts   and Spotify  so more people searching for life after divorce, divorce recovery, co-parenting, dating after divorce, and healing from gaslighting can discover this empowering podcast. Every review helps others find hope, inspiration, and practical tools for thriving after divorce.🌐 Explore more resources: Visit BrokenToBoldness.com for coaching, workshops, and guidance on divorce recovery and life transitions.📲 Follow Deborah Griffiths for daily empowerment and support:Instagram: @BrokenToBoldnessFacebook: Broken to BoldnessLinkedIn:  Broken to Boldness✨ Remember: divorce may bend you, but it does not break you. You are stronger than you think, and your bold new chapter starts now. ✨

When Your Voice Has Been Quiet for Too Long: Rebuilding Self-Trust After Toxic Relationships

Today’s guest is Kira Hartley Klinger, an entrepreneur, author, and creative force whose journey proves it’s never too late to reinvent your life.Kira shares her powerful story of spending 23 years in a toxic marriage where she slowly lost her voice—learning to stay quiet to keep the peace. In this honest and inspiring conversation, she opens up about the moment she finally said “I’m done,” and what it took to rebuild her life, her confidence, and her sense of self.We talk about reclaiming your voice, leaving emotionally toxic relationships, and how entrepreneurship and storytelling became tools for healing and empowerment. Kira also shares how curiosity led her into the vintage fabric world, how community restored her confidence, and how creativity—through writing, building, and grandparenthood—became a source of joy and freedom.📚 Connect with KiraBooks: Available on Amazon and in her Etsy shop Oddity (signed and personalized copies available)Etsy: DodOddityInstagram: @dododdityLinkedIn: Kira Hartley KlingerFacebook: Kira Hartley Klinger (Author Page)This episode is a reminder that your voice matters, your dreams aren’t over, and it’s never too late to say “I can” again.💬 Enjoyed this episode of Bent Not Broken: Life After Divorce with Deborah Griffiths?Don’t forget to rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts   and Spotify  so more people searching for life after divorce, divorce recovery, co-parenting, dating after divorce, and healing from gaslighting can discover this empowering podcast. Every review helps others find hope, inspiration, and practical tools for thriving after divorce.🌐 Explore more resources: Visit BrokenToBoldness.com for coaching, workshops, and guidance on divorce recovery and life transitions.📲 Follow Deborah Griffiths for daily empowerment and support:Instagram: @BrokenToBoldnessFacebook: Broken to BoldnessLinkedIn:  Broken to Boldness✨ Remember: divorce may bend you, but it does not break you. You are stronger than you think, and your bold new chapter starts now. ✨

From Silenced to Strong: Healing, Entrepreneurship, and Finding Your Voice After Divorce

In this bonus coaching episode of Bent Not Broken, Deborah reflects on her conversation with Linda Grizzley, host of the Real Money Real Life Podcast, and helps listeners integrate the emotional and financial realities of life after divorce.Divorce doesn’t just change relationships—it impacts confidence, self-trust, and our relationship with money. In this short coaching session, Deborah explains why financial avoidance is so common after divorce and why awareness—not fear—is the first step toward healing and empowerment.You’ll hear a compassionate reframing of financial clarity, a simple action you can take this week to regain control, and a deeper look at the “Me Money” concept—how intentional spending can support self-worth and emotional recovery instead of guilt.This episode is a reminder that rebuilding your financial life is part of rebuilding yourself—and you don’t have to do it alone.💬 Enjoyed this episode of Bent Not Broken: Life After Divorce with Deborah Griffiths?Don’t forget to rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts   and Spotify  so more people searching for life after divorce, divorce recovery, co-parenting, dating after divorce, and healing from gaslighting can discover this empowering podcast. Every review helps others find hope, inspiration, and practical tools for thriving after divorce.🌐 Explore more resources: Visit BrokenToBoldness.com for coaching, workshops, and guidance on divorce recovery and life transitions.📲 Follow Deborah Griffiths for daily empowerment and support:Instagram: @BrokenToBoldnessFacebook: Broken to BoldnessLinkedIn:  Broken to Boldness✨ Remember: divorce may bend you, but it does not break you. You are stronger than you think, and your bold new chapter starts now. ✨

From Financial Fog to Financial Confidence After Divorce

In this episode, Deborah sits down with Linda Grizzely, a financial wellness speaker, personal finance educator, and host of the Real Money, Real Life podcast.After divorcing following 23 years of marriage, Linda found herself navigating finances she hadn’t managed in years—conflicting advice, financial stress, and survival mode. That experience reshaped how she now supports women through a judgment-free, human-centered approach to money.Together, they explore why financial healing must be part of the divorce recovery process, how cash flow impacts confidence and decision-making, and why understanding your credit is one of the most empowering steps women can take after divorce.In this episode, you’ll learn:How divorce changes a woman’s financial realityWhy checking your credit score is empowering—not scaryHow to review your credit report and spot red flagsThe emotional impact of financial stress after divorceWhat cash flow really means—and why it matters more than incomeHow Linda’s “Me Money” approach supports self-care without guiltThis episode is a reminder that rebuilding after divorce isn’t just emotional—it’s financial too. With the right support, clarity and confidence are possible.🔗 Learn more at https://lindagriz.com💬 Enjoyed this episode of Bent Not Broken: Life After Divorce with Deborah Griffiths?Don’t forget to rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts  and Spotify  so more people searching for life after divorce, divorce recovery, co-parenting, dating after divorce, and healing from gaslighting can discover this empowering podcast. Every review helps others find hope, inspiration, and practical tools for thriving after divorce.🌐 Explore more resources: Visit BrokenToBoldness.com for coaching, workshops, and guidance on divorce recovery and life transitions.📲 Follow Deborah Griffiths for daily empowerment and support:Instagram: @BrokenToBoldnessFacebook: Broken to BoldnessLinkedIn:  Broken to Boldness✨ Remember: divorce may bend you, but it does not break you. You are stronger than you think, and your bold new chapter starts now. ✨

Financial Healing After Divorce: How to Rebuild Credit, Cash Flow, and Confidence

In this Bent Not Broken bonus coaching episode, Coach Deborah expands on key themes from her conversation with Chris Cushing, a US Air Force veteran and entrepreneur, focusing on intuition, self-trust, and living authentically.This episode explores why so many people ignore early red flags, say yes out of obligation, and follow societal expectations instead of their inner knowing. Through trauma-informed coaching, Deborah explains why pausing is a powerful act of healing and how listening to your gut can support divorce recovery, identity shifts, and emotional clarity.Listeners are invited to reflect on their own moments of knowing, learn how to create emotional safety when choosing themselves, and reconnect with what feels true.✨ You are not broken — you are waking up.💬 Enjoyed this episode of Bent Not Broken: Life After Divorce with Deborah Griffiths?Don’t forget to rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts   and Spotify  so more people searching for life after divorce, divorce recovery, co-parenting, dating after divorce, and healing from gaslighting can discover this empowering podcast. Every review helps others find hope, inspiration, and practical tools for thriving after divorce.🌐 Explore more resources: Visit BrokenToBoldness.com for coaching, workshops, and guidance on divorce recovery and life transitions.📲 Follow Deborah Griffiths for daily empowerment and support:Instagram: @BrokenToBoldnessFacebook: Broken to BoldnessLinkedIn:  Broken to Boldness✨ Remember: divorce may bend you, but it does not break you. You are stronger than you think, and your bold new chapter starts now. ✨

When Your Gut Knows Before You Do: Self-Trust, Intuition, and Choosing Yourself

In this powerful episode of Bent Not Broken, Coach Deborah sits down with Chris Cushing, a US Air Force veteran, entrepreneur, and founder of VA Victory, to discuss living authentically after divorce, navigating military life, and breaking free from societal expectations.Chris shares her honest journey of entering a marriage she knew wasn’t right, serving in the Air Force overseas in England, becoming an instant stepmom, and ultimately coming out and choosing truth over comfort. She opens up about listening to intuition, recognizing red flags, and leaving a marriage with integrity, safety, and compassion.This episode explores divorce recovery, LGBTQ+ identity, self-trust, blended family challenges, emotional healing, and rebuilding confidence after divorce. Chris also shares how her military training helped her stay calm under pressure and how living authentically led her to love, peace, and purpose.If you’re questioning your identity, ignoring your gut, or wondering if it’s too late to live truthfully, this conversation offers clarity, courage, and hope.✨ You are not broken — you are becoming.💬 Enjoyed this episode of Bent Not Broken: Life After Divorce with Deborah Griffiths?Don’t forget to rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts   and Spotify  so more people searching for life after divorce, divorce recovery, co-parenting, dating after divorce, and healing from gaslighting can discover this empowering podcast. Every review helps others find hope, inspiration, and practical tools for thriving after divorce.🌐 Explore more resources: Visit BrokenToBoldness.com for coaching, workshops, and guidance on divorce recovery and life transitions.📲 Follow Deborah Griffiths for daily empowerment and support:Instagram: @BrokenToBoldnessFacebook: Broken to BoldnessLinkedIn:  Broken to Boldness✨ Remember: divorce may bend you, but it does not break you. You are stronger than you think, and your bold new chapter starts now. ✨

From Military Marriage to Authentic Living: Divorce, Identity, and Finding Your Truth

In this Bent Not Broken bonus coaching episode, host Deborah Griffiths builds on her conversation with Gail Showalter, offering practical guidance for women navigating life after divorce and emotional betrayal.This episode reframes betrayal as trauma—not failure—and focuses on how real healing happens through small, intentional steps. Deborah shares insight on stabilizing after heartbreak, rebuilding self-trust, and using clarity—not confidence—to move forward.If you’re feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure how to begin again, this episode reminds you that reinvention doesn’t require perfection—just the next right step.💬 Enjoyed this episode of Bent Not Broken: Life After Divorce with Deborah Griffiths?Don’t forget to rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts   and Spotify  so more people searching for life after divorce, divorce recovery, co-parenting, dating after divorce, and healing from gaslighting can discover this empowering podcast. Every review helps others find hope, inspiration, and practical tools for thriving after divorce.🌐 Explore more resources: Visit BrokenToBoldness.com for coaching, workshops, and guidance on divorce recovery and life transitions.📲 Follow Deborah Griffiths for daily empowerment and support:Instagram: @BrokenToBoldnessFacebook: Broken to BoldnessLinkedIn:  Broken to Boldness✨ Remember: divorce may bend you, but it does not break you. You are stronger than you think, and your bold new chapter starts now. ✨

Life After Betrayal: Why Baby Steps Are the Key to Divorce Recovery

In this inspiring episode of Bent Not Broken: Life After Divorce, host Deborah Griffiths speaks with Gail Showalter about divorce recovery, single motherhood, and reinvention after betrayal.Gail shares her powerful journey from a picture-perfect life to becoming a single mom of three after infidelity shattered her marriage. Through grief, financial uncertainty, and emotional isolation, she rebuilt her life step by step—returning to college, becoming a teacher, and later founding Single Moms Empowered Ed, a nonprofit that helps single mothers earn degrees and achieve financial independence.This conversation explores healing from emotional betrayal, navigating grief after divorce, rebuilding confidence, parenting as a single mom, and why education and job certification are critical for breaking cycles of poverty. Gail also shares insights from her work as a personality specialist, offering practical tools to improve parenting, relationships, and self-understanding.If you’re navigating life after divorce, starting over later in life, or feeling overwhelmed as a single mother, this episode is a reminder that healing, stability, and purpose are possible—one baby step at a time.📌 Guest Resources🌐 Website: www.gailshowalter.com📧 Email (to request the Personalities for Parents chart): gail@gailshowalter.com📚 Book: Living, Learning, Loving — available at Barnes & Noble and major retailers💬 Enjoyed this episode of Bent Not Broken: Life After Divorce with Deborah Griffiths?Don’t forget to rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts  and Spotify  so more people searching for life after divorce, divorce recovery, co-parenting, dating after divorce, and healing from gaslighting can discover this empowering podcast. Every review helps others find hope, inspiration, and practical tools for thriving after divorce.🌐 Explore more resources: Visit BrokenToBoldness.com for coaching, workshops, and guidance on divorce recovery and life transitions.📲 Follow Deborah Griffiths for daily empowerment and support:Instagram: @BrokenToBoldnessFacebook: Broken to BoldnessLinkedIn:  Broken to Boldness✨ Remember: divorce may bend you, but it does not break you. You are stronger than you think, and your bold new chapter starts now. ✨

Divorce Recovery & Reinvention: A Single Mother’s Journey to Stability and Purpose | Gail Showalter

In this powerful episode, Coach Deborah sits down with Jonathan Aslay, one of America’s leading midlife self-love and life coaches. After surviving divorce, financial collapse, and the heartbreaking loss of his 19-year-old son, Jonathan discovered a truth many of us struggle to see: Most people aren’t struggling with dating.  They’re struggling with self-worth and self-love.Jonathan shares how grief reshaped his understanding of love, why so many women date from a wounded place, and how trauma interferes with our ability to feel worthy, confident, and emotionally safe. He explains the difference between ego and love, why triggers are invitations for healing, and how to rebuild your identity after emotional chaos.You’ll learn: • How grief can awaken deeper self-love • The signs you’re dating from a wounded place • Why compatibility matters more than chemistry • How sovereignty creates healthy relationships • Daily self-love practices Jonathan uses to stay grounded • Why trauma, gaslighting, and emotional abuse distort self-worth • How gratitude and self-examination shift everythingIf you’re starting over after divorce, healing from trauma, or reclaiming your voice after emotional abuse, this episode will give you tools, clarity, and comfort.Learn More About Jonathan Aslay📘 What the Heck Is Self-Love Anyway? – Available on Amazon ▶️ YouTube: Jonathan Aslay 🌐 Website & Coaching: Search “Jonathan Aslay” 💌 Mention you heard him on Bent Not Broken—he’ll personally respond.💬 Enjoyed this episode of Bent Not Broken: Life After Divorce with Deborah Griffiths?Don’t forget to rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts   and Spotify  so more people searching for life after divorce, divorce recovery, co-parenting, dating after divorce, and healing from gaslighting can discover this empowering podcast. Every review helps others find hope, inspiration, and practical tools for thriving after divorce.🌐 Explore more resources: Visit BrokenToBoldness.com for coaching, workshops, and guidance on divorce recovery and life transitions.📲 Follow Deborah Griffiths for daily empowerment and support:Instagram: @BrokenToBoldnessFacebook: Broken to BoldnessLinkedIn:  Broken to Boldness✨ Remember: divorce may bend you, but it does not break you. You are stronger than you think, and your bold new chapter starts now. ✨

Healing, Self-Love & Starting Over with Jonathan Aslay

In this bonus coaching session, Coach Deborah unpacks the most powerful insights from her conversation with self-love coach Jonathan Aslay. Together, they explored how grief, divorce, trauma, and identity loss can disconnect us from our self-worth—and how rebuilding begins from within.This episode gives you simple, practical coaching tools to help you strengthen your emotional foundation and reconnect with your voice, boundaries, and inner clarity.In This Episode You’ll Learn: • Why rebuilding your identity starts with emotional scaffolding • The signs you’re dating from a wounded place • What sovereignty looks like in healthy relationships • How triggers reveal where healing is needed • Why feeling your feelings is essential—not optional • Daily practices to support self-love, grounding, and emotional awarenessIf you’re healing after divorce, emotional abuse, gaslighting, or years of self-abandonment, this coaching session offers clarity, direction, and compassionate guidance.💬 Enjoyed this episode of Bent Not Broken: Life After Divorce with Deborah Griffiths?Don’t forget to rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts   and Spotify  so more people searching for life after divorce, divorce recovery, co-parenting, dating after divorce, and healing from gaslighting can discover this empowering podcast. Every review helps others find hope, inspiration, and practical tools for thriving after divorce.🌐 Explore more resources: Visit BrokenToBoldness.com for coaching, workshops, and guidance on divorce recovery and life transitions.📲 Follow Deborah Griffiths for daily empowerment and support:Instagram: @BrokenToBoldnessFacebook: Broken to BoldnessLinkedIn:  Broken to Boldness✨ Remember: divorce may bend you, but it does not break you. You are stronger than you think, and your bold new chapter starts now. ✨

How to Heal Emotional Triggers: A Self-Love Coaching Breakdown for Women Starting Over

In this bonus coaching session, Coach Deborah breaks down the key insights from her conversation with author and filmmaker Nikki Allen, whose story of emotional erasure and recovery resonates with so many women healing from toxic relationships.Deborah explores how emotional manipulation, love bombing, the charm–harm cycle, and self-doubt slowly silence a woman’s voice. She offers practical coaching steps to help you reconnect with your intuition, examine old wounds, release shame, and begin what she calls “soul surgery”—the deep internal work of rebuilding identity after betrayal.This episode is for anyone recovering from emotional abuse, narcissistic dynamics, or a relationship where you lost yourself.💬 Enjoyed this episode of Bent Not Broken: Life After Divorce with Deborah Griffiths?Don’t forget to rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts   and Spotify  so more people searching for life after divorce, divorce recovery, co-parenting, dating after divorce, and healing from gaslighting can discover this empowering podcast. Every review helps others find hope, inspiration, and practical tools for thriving after divorce.🌐 Explore more resources: Visit BrokenToBoldness.com for coaching, workshops, and guidance on divorce recovery and life transitions.📲 Follow Deborah Griffiths for daily empowerment and support:Instagram: @BrokenToBoldnessFacebook: Broken to BoldnessLinkedIn:  Broken to Boldness✨ Remember: divorce may bend you, but it does not break you. You are stronger than you think, and your bold new chapter starts now. ✨

Soul Surgery: Rebuilding Your Identity After Emotional Erasure

In this powerful episode, author and filmmaker Nikki Allen shares how a relationship with no bruises—but deep emotional damage—nearly erased her identity. Her novel Loved You, Hated You began as a song, became a screenplay, and ultimately became the story she needed to tell to reclaim her voice.Nikki opens up about the charm–harm dynamic, emotional manipulation, isolation, love bombing, and the slow erosion of self-trust that so many women experience in unhealthy relationships. She reveals how grief, longing, and unhealed childhood wounds shaped her choices — and how she began a process she calls “soul surgery” to rebuild herself.We talk about why women stay, how intuition gets silenced, and why shame has no place in healing. Nikki also shares how creativity became her path to recovery and how storytelling can help women reclaim their strength after betrayal.This episode is for anyone navigating divorce recovery, emotional abuse, narcissistic relationships, trauma healing, or rebuilding self-worth after losing themselves in love.Learn more about Nikki at: NikkiAllen.com💬 Enjoyed this episode of Bent Not Broken: Life After Divorce with Deborah Griffiths?Don’t forget to rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts   and Spotify  so more people searching for life after divorce, divorce recovery, co-parenting, dating after divorce, and healing from gaslighting can discover this empowering podcast. Every review helps others find hope, inspiration, and practical tools for thriving after divorce.🌐 Explore more resources: Visit BrokenToBoldness.com for coaching, workshops, and guidance on divorce recovery and life transitions.📲 Follow Deborah Griffiths for daily empowerment and support:Instagram: @BrokenToBoldnessFacebook: Broken to BoldnessLinkedIn:  Broken to BoldnessDivorce Recovery Workshop:  Click here to register.✨ Remember: divorce may bend you, but it does not break you. You are stronger than you think, and your bold new chapter starts now. ✨

Loved You, Hated You: Reclaiming Your Voice After Emotional Erasure

In this bonus episode, Deborah breaks down the most powerful lessons from her conversation with award-winning strengths coach and author MaLinda Perry. This short coaching session guides listeners through the emotional recovery process after divorce, especially for women healing from toxic relationships or emotional abuse.Deborah explores the red flags MaLinda ignored, the manipulation that slowly eroded her confidence, and the small steps she took to rebuild her identity. Listeners will learn how to recognize their strengths, retrain emotional triggers using MaLinda’s simple “delete, delete” technique, and reconnect with the version of themselves they lost during the relationship.If you’re navigating divorce recovery, rediscovering your identity, or learning to trust yourself again, this bonus coaching session offers clarity, compassion, and actionable tools for healing.💬 Enjoyed this episode of Bent Not Broken: Life After Divorce with Deborah Griffiths?Don’t forget to rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts   and Spotify  so more people searching for life after divorce, divorce recovery, co-parenting, dating after divorce, and healing from gaslighting can discover this empowering podcast. Every review helps others find hope, inspiration, and practical tools for thriving after divorce.🌐 Explore more resources: Visit BrokenToBoldness.com for coaching, workshops, and guidance on divorce recovery and life transitions.📲 Follow Deborah Griffiths for daily empowerment and support:Instagram: @BrokenToBoldnessFacebook: Broken to BoldnessLinkedIn:  Broken to BoldnessDivorce Recovery Workshop:  Click here to register.✨ Remember: divorce may bend you, but it does not break you. You are stronger than you think, and your bold new chapter starts now. ✨

Divorce Recovery Made Practical: Resetting Triggers and Reclaiming Identity

In this inspiring episode, Deborah sits down with MaLinda Perry—KBIS award-winning leader, Gallup Certified Strengths Coach, bestselling author, and founder of Happy Girls Don’t Do That. MaLinda shares her powerful divorce story, from ignored red flags and emotional manipulation to rediscovering her identity through strengths-based healing.MaLinda opens up about the moment her bonus daughter told her to run, the unpredictable meanness she lived with, and the “gut feelings” she pushed aside. She reveals how journaling, gratitude practices, and understanding her Gallup strengths helped her rebuild confidence, reclaim her voice, and step into the happiest version of herself.She also shares her simple but life-changing technique: “Delete, delete.” A mindset reset anyone recovering from trauma or divorce can use.Today MaLinda empowers women worldwide to recognize their value, stop accepting emotional abuse, and embrace the strengths that make them powerful.Connect with MaLinda: malindaperryconsultingllc.com malindaperry@gmail.com💬 Enjoyed this episode of Bent Not Broken: Life After Divorce with Deborah Griffiths?Don’t forget to rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts   and Spotify  so more people searching for life after divorce, divorce recovery, co-parenting, dating after divorce, and healing from gaslighting can discover this empowering podcast. Every review helps others find hope, inspiration, and practical tools for thriving after divorce.🌐 Explore more resources: Visit BrokenToBoldness.com for coaching, workshops, and guidance on divorce recovery and life transitions.📲 Follow Deborah Griffiths for daily empowerment and support:Instagram: @BrokenToBoldnessFacebook: Broken to BoldnessLinkedIn:  Broken to BoldnessDivorce Recovery Workshop:  Click here to register.✨ Remember: divorce may bend you, but it does not break you. You are stronger than you think, and your bold new chapter starts now. ✨

From Red Flags to Resilience: How MaLinda Perry Rebuilt Her Life After Divorce

In this bonus episode, Coach Deborah breaks down the most transformative insights from her conversation with Dr. Robin Buckley—executive coach, clinical psychologist, and author of Marriage Incorporated. If you’re navigating divorce recovery, emotional abuse, or starting over after a toxic relationship, this episode gives you practical tools to rebuild with clarity and intention.You’ll learn why your next relationship needs a strategy, how to balance red flags and green flags, and how defining negotiables vs. non-negotiables prevents self-abandonment. We also explore the power of role clarity in relationships and co-parenting, the importance of taking a one-year reset after divorce, and how cognitive behavioral tools help you rewire your brain after trauma.You’ll finish with a powerful reminder: You’re not broken—your brain was protecting you. And now, you get to rebuild with purpose.💬 Enjoyed this episode of Bent Not Broken: Life After Divorce with Deborah Griffiths?Don’t forget to rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts   and Spotify  so more people searching for life after divorce, divorce recovery, co-parenting, dating after divorce, and healing from gaslighting can discover this empowering podcast. Every review helps others find hope, inspiration, and practical tools for thriving after divorce.🌐 Explore more resources: Visit BrokenToBoldness.com for coaching, workshops, and guidance on divorce recovery and life transitions.📲 Follow Deborah Griffiths for daily empowerment and support:Instagram: @BrokenToBoldnessFacebook: Broken to BoldnessLinkedIn:  Broken to BoldnessDivorce Recovery Workshop:  Click here to register.✨ Remember: divorce may bend you, but it does not break you. You are stronger than you think, and your bold new chapter starts now. ✨

The One-Year Reset: How to Heal, Reflect, and Start Over After Divorce

In this episode, Coach Deborah sits down with Dr. Robin Buckley, executive coach, PhD in clinical psychology, and author of Marriage, Inc. Dr. Robin blends business strategy, cognitive behavioral tools, and lived experience from two divorces to help people heal after separation and create intentional, healthier relationships.We explore how to move from emotion-driven reactions to strategic thinking, how to evaluate red flags and green flags, and why role clarity and communication are essential whether you're rebuilding a relationship or starting over after divorce. Dr. Robin also shares how CBT rewires the brain after trauma, why a “one-year reset” is crucial after divorce, and how asking What do I want? helps you design your next chapter.If you’re navigating divorce recovery, rebuilding confidence, redefining love, or learning to trust yourself again, this episode offers practical tools and powerful perspective.Connect with Dr. Robin Buckley at www. drrobinbuckley.com and purchase her book, Marriage Inc. on Amazon.💬 Enjoyed this episode of Bent Not Broken: Life After Divorce with Deborah Griffiths?Don’t forget to rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts   and Spotify  so more people searching for life after divorce, divorce recovery, co-parenting, dating after divorce, and healing from gaslighting can discover this empowering podcast. Every review helps others find hope, inspiration, and practical tools for thriving after divorce.🌐 Explore more resources: Visit BrokenToBoldness.com for coaching, workshops, and guidance on divorce recovery and life transitions.📲 Follow Deborah Griffiths for daily empowerment and support:Instagram: @BrokenToBoldnessFacebook: Broken to BoldnessLinkedIn:  Broken to BoldnessDivorce Recovery Workshop:  Click here to register.✨ Remember: divorce may bend you, but it does not break you. You are stronger than you think, and your bold new chapter starts now. ✨

Red Flags, Green Flags & Starting Over: How to Navigate Love After Divorce with Dr. Robin Buckley

In this Bent Not Broken bonus coaching session, Coach Deborah expands on the powerful insights shared with therapist and author Oona Metz, LICSW, diving into the emotional and identity shifts women face during gray divorce.This episode explores how long-term marriage shapes a woman’s identity, why the “wasted years” narrative keeps women stuck, and how to release guilt and reframe the past with compassion. Deborah also unpacks the hidden losses of gray divorce—retirement dreams, changing traditions, shifting family roles—and guides listeners through creating new traditions and redefining family with chosen community.You’ll learn how to rebuild confidence around finances, why emotional support is essential, and why taking time before dating again protects a tender heart.This coaching session offers practical reflection prompts and empowering mindset shifts to help women navigate midlife divorce with clarity, strength, and renewed self-trust.Visit oonametz.com for resources and Una’s book, Unhitched.💬 Enjoyed this episode of Bent Not Broken: Life After Divorce with Deborah Griffiths?Don’t forget to rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts   and Spotify  so more people searching for life after divorce, divorce recovery, co-parenting, dating after divorce, and healing from gaslighting can discover this empowering podcast. Every review helps others find hope, inspiration, and practical tools for thriving after divorce.🌐 Explore more resources: Visit BrokenToBoldness.com for coaching, workshops, and guidance on divorce recovery and life transitions.📲 Follow Deborah Griffiths for daily empowerment and support:Instagram: @BrokenToBoldnessFacebook: Broken to BoldnessLinkedIn:  Broken to Boldness✨ Remember: divorce may bend you, but it does not break you. You are stronger than you think, and your bold new chapter starts now. ✨

Gray Divorce Recovery: Hidden Losses, New Traditions, and Self-Rediscovery

Today’s guest is Oona Metz, a licensed clinical social worker, certified group psychotherapist, and Fellow of the American Group Psychotherapy Association. With 30+ years of experience supporting women through major life transitions, Una brings deep insight into one of the fastest-growing divorce trends: gray divorce.We explore why divorce rates for couples over 50 have doubled, how identity shifts after decades of marriage, and the hidden losses many women grieve—from retirement dreams to changing family traditions. Una explains why women often carry guilt about “wasted years,” how to reframe long marriages with compassion, and why financial fear is so common in later-life separation.Oona also shares powerful guidance on:Navigating adult children’s reactionsRebuilding confidence and emotional autonomyDating again—or choosing not toCreating new traditions and chosen familyTurning gray divorce into a catalyst for growth and reinventionWe also discuss her new book, Unhitched: The Essential Divorce Guide for Women, which offers emotional tools, financial guidance, and real-life stories to support women at every stage of the divorce journey.If you’re navigating life after divorce—or supporting someone who is—this episode is packed with wisdom, validation, and practical steps for rebuilding your next chapter with clarity and strength.Learn more at oonametz.com.💬 Enjoyed this episode of Bent Not Broken: Life After Divorce with Deborah Griffiths?Don’t forget to rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts   and Spotify  so more people searching for life after divorce, divorce recovery, co-parenting, dating after divorce, and healing from gaslighting can discover this empowering podcast. Every review helps others find hope, inspiration, and practical tools for thriving after divorce.🌐 Explore more resources: Visit BrokenToBoldness.com for coaching, workshops, and guidance on divorce recovery and life transitions.📲 Follow Deborah Griffiths for daily empowerment and support:Instagram: @BrokenToBoldnessFacebook: Broken to BoldnessLinkedIn:  Broken to Boldness✨ Remember: divorce may bend you, but it does not break you. You are stronger than you think, and your bold new chapter starts now. ✨

The Rise of Gray Divorce: Why Women Are Leaving and What Comes Next

In this Bent Not Broken bonus coaching session, Deborah breaks down the biggest lessons from her conversation with empowerment teacher David Alan Brown—and turns them into practical tools for anyone rebuilding after divorce, trauma, emotional shutdown, or major life transition.David’s journey from numbness and suicidal ideation to rediscovery and empowerment highlights what happens when we lose our voice—and how we can reclaim it.What You’ll Learn • Why emotional numbness is a warning sign, not a weakness • How a breaking point can become a powerful turning point • How self-rediscovery can lead to difficult but necessary life changes • The three inner voices—emotional, action, and spiritual—and how to balance them • Why anger can be a healthy guide, not something to fear • A grounded, practical way to use manifestation during life transitions • Why healing requires connection, not isolationTakeawayYou can rebuild your identity. You can reconnect with your purpose. And you can rise stronger than before—one honest, courageous step at a time.💬 Enjoyed this episode of Bent Not Broken: Life After Divorce with Deborah Griffiths?Don’t forget to rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts   and Spotify so more people searching for life after divorce, divorce recovery, co-parenting, dating after divorce, and healing from gaslighting can discover this empowering podcast. Every review helps others find hope, inspiration, and practical tools for thriving after divorce.🌐 Explore more resources: Visit BrokenToBoldness.com for coaching, workshops, and guidance on divorce recovery and life transitions.📲 Follow Deborah Griffiths for daily empowerment and support:Instagram: @BrokenToBoldnessFacebook: Broken to BoldnessLinkedIn:  Broken to BoldnessDivorce Recovery Workshop:  Click here to register.✨ Remember: divorce may bend you, but it does not break you. You are stronger than you think, and your bold new chapter starts now. ✨

Divorce Recovery Coaching: Manifestation, Inner Alignment, and Rediscovering Your Purpose

In this episode of Bent Not Broken, Deborah talks with David Alan Brown, writer, empowerment teacher, and creator of The Convergent Conversation—a method that helps people reconnect with their emotional, behavioral, and spiritual voices to rebuild clarity, confidence, and purpose.David shares his powerful journey from years of depression, numbness, and suicidal ideation to rediscovering his identity, leaving a 24-year marriage, and rebuilding his life with intention. His story offers practical insight for anyone navigating divorce recovery, emotional healing, or major life transitions.What You’ll Learn• How David lost his sense of self—and what sparked his turning point • Why emotional numbness can be more dangerous than sadness • How self-rediscovery led to the end of his marriage • What the Convergent Conversation is and how it helps you regulate your inner voices • Signs you’re stuck in one part of yourself (emotion, action, or spirituality) • A healthier way to understand anger without fear • How Convergent Energy reframes manifestation as practical, grounded actionAbout David Alan BrownDavid is the creator of The Convergent Conversation, a transformational program that helps people rebuild inner balance, reclaim their voice, and navigate life changes with clarity.Learn more: DavidAlanBrown.com💬 Enjoyed this episode of Bent Not Broken: Life After Divorce with Deborah Griffiths?Don’t forget to rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts   and Spotify  so more people searching for life after divorce, divorce recovery, co-parenting, dating after divorce, and healing from gaslighting can discover this empowering podcast. Every review helps others find hope, inspiration, and practical tools for thriving after divorce.🌐 Explore more resources: Visit BrokenToBoldness.com for coaching, workshops, and guidance on divorce recovery and life transitions.📲 Follow Deborah Griffiths for daily empowerment and support:Instagram: @BrokenToBoldnessFacebook: Broken to BoldnessLinkedIn:  Broken to BoldnessDivorce Recovery Workshop:  Click here to register.✨ Remember: divorce may bend you, but it does not break you. You are stronger than you think, and your bold new chapter starts now. ✨

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