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Dear Divorce Diary: A Fresh Approach To Healing Grief & Building A Life Of Confidence After Divorce

by My Coach Dawn

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Ep. 392. Your Brain Won’t Shut Up After Divorce? Try This Eye Exercise for Stress

October 29, 2026 · 3 min

You’ve replayed the conversation, reread the text, and imagined every possible outcome. You know you need a break from your thoughts—but how do you actually get one? In this VIP episode, Dawn and Coach Tiffini guide you through a sustained…
391. How to Cope With Stress After Divorce When You’re Always in Survival Mode

October 27, 2026 · 47 min

You wake up already calculating: what’s in the bank, what needs to get done, and how you’re going to handle all of it. Then one small thing happens—and you’re crying on the kitchen floor. How do you cope with stress after divorce when…
Ep. 390 One Text From My Ex Ruins My Day: 4 Steps to Handle Triggers After Divorce

October 22, 2026 · 2 min

One text. One photo. One more canceled plan—and suddenly you’re mentally arguing with your ex while your evening disappears. In this VIP episode of Dear Divorce Diary, Dawn and Coach Tiffini share four steps for handling emotional triggers…
389. Poor Me Syndrome After Divorce: Why Does Letting Go Feel Like Letting Him Win?

October 20, 2026 · 41 min

He gets the freedom. You get the bills, the responsibilities, and the healing work. You have real reasons to be angry. But when you think about letting go of resentment after divorce, something pushes back: If I move on, does he get away…
Ep. 388 Everyone Says “Feel Your Feelings.” How Do I Actually Do That After Divorce?

October 15, 2026 · 3 min

How do you process emotions after divorce when everyone says “feel your feelings,” but nobody explains what that actually looks like? You can name the anger. Explain the sadness. Tell the story of what happened. But then what? Sit there…

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387. Divorce Grief: Am I Missing Him...or the Life I Thought We’d Have?

October 13, 2026 · 29 min

Divorce grief can mean mourning both your marriage and the future you thought you’d have. If you’re wondering about the stages of grief after divorce—or why you move between anger, anxiety, sadness, and numbness—this episode offers a fresh…
Ep. 386 A Sleep Meditation for When You Need Support After Divorce but Feel Guilty Asking

October 8, 2026 · 2 min

Need emotional support after divorce, but feel guilty asking? This 10-minute guided sleep meditation offers a gentle space to acknowledge your needs and explore what makes receiving care difficult. You could use someone checking in…
385. I’m Tired of Figuring Everything Out After Divorce. What Do I Do Next?

October 6, 2026 · 42 min

You held it together at work. Handled the responsibilities. Gave everyone what they needed. Now you’re home—and you have nothing left for the woman who’s still hurting. You want to feel better after divorce. But choosing another book…
Ep. 384 - I Want to Feel Beautiful Again After Divorce. How Do I Get Her Back?

October 1, 2026 · 2 min

Wanting to feel beautiful again after divorce isn’t shallow. After heartbreak, stress, body changes, and years of living in survival mode, sometimes you just want to look in the mirror and think: There she is. You want your confidence…
383. I Was a Marriage Therapist & Still Couldn’t Prevent Divorce | Why Knowing Better Isn’t Enough

September 29, 2026 · 47 min

I was a trained marriage and family therapist when I got divorced. I understood attachment theory. I knew the language of relationships. And I still couldn’t prevent my own divorce. For a long time, that felt embarrassing. But it taught me…
Ep. 382 - The Divorce Healing Tool You Probably Haven’t Tried Yet—and It Only Takes 9 Minutes

September 24, 2026 · 2 min

Some moments in divorce just feel dark. Your heart hurts. Your mind keeps circling the what-ifs. You’re thinking about him, what he’s doing, what you lost, and what your life is supposed to look like now. And underneath all of that is the…
381. Why Your Love Language Could Never Make You Feel Loved in Your Marriage - Divorce & Attachment

September 22, 2026 · 48 min

You knew your love language. You told him exactly what you needed—so why did it still never feel like enough? In this episode, we’re looking at what love languages can miss when attachment wounds, codependency, emotional safety…

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About the show

This isn’t a breakup pep talk. It’s a full-body recalibration for women navigating life after divorce. Dear Divorce Diary is a podcast for women dealing with grief, loneliness, anxiety, anxious or avoidant attachment, and identity loss after divorce — especially when quick fixes, positivity, and spiritual fluff no longer work. I’m Dawn Wiggins, therapist, coach, and homeopath, and this show goes where most divorce advice won’t: into your nervous system, your unspoken grief, your buried rage, and the parts of you that shut down just to survive. Through honest conversation, somatic tools, EMDR- and IFS-informed work, and nervous-system support, each episode helps you feel instead of perform healing — and rebuild safety, confidence, and self-trust from the inside out. You’ll hear raw solo episodes, real voice notes from women in the trenches, and intimate conversations with experts who don’t just talk about healing — they embody it. If you’re tired of being told to “move on” while your body is still bracing, this podcast is your place to land. Your nervous system already knows the truth — it just needs a space that can hold it.