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

This week, we're taking you behind the scenes and into the very real family dynamics we're navigating in our own lives right now.

Because healing doesn't magically make difficult people easy.

It doesn't erase guilt.
It doesn't eliminate family pressure.
And it certainly doesn't stop other people from expecting you to sacrifice yourself to make them feel better.

In this candid conversation, Dawn, Joy, and Tiffini explore what hap...

You finally have a quiet night.

The kids are gone.
The house is calm.
Nobody needs anything from you.

So why can't you relax?

Why does your mind keep racing?
Why does the silence feel uncomfortable?
And why does that glass of wine suddenly feel like the only way to take the edge off?

In this episode, Dawn, Tiffini, and Joy explore the deeper reasons so many women find themselves reaching for wine after divorce—not bec...

You've done the therapy.
Listened to the podcasts.
Read the books.

So why are you still hurting?

In this special episode, Dawn shares why understanding alone isn't always enough to create change—and why true healing sometimes asks us to lift our gaze beyond ourselves.

As someone with a history of religious trauma, Dawn never expected prayer to become part of this podcast. But after years of healing, she discovered that the...

You told yourself you weren't going to text him.

You meant it.

Then your phone buzzed... or the loneliness got louder... or the pressure inside became impossible to ignore.

And before you knew it, you hit send.

In this episode, Dawn, Coach Tiffini, and Joy explore one of the most frustrating post-divorce patterns women experience: reaching for false connection when what they're actually craving is relief.

Because the truth is, texting h...

Divorce guilt has a way of showing up long after the paperwork is signed.

Maybe you feel guilty about ending the marriage.
Maybe you feel guilty for staying too long.
Maybe you feel guilty for being angry, setting boundaries, disappointing people, or wanting more for your life.

And sometimes the hardest part is that guilt can feel like proof that you're still a good person.

In this guided healing meditation, Coach Tiffini helps ...

You've read the books.

You've listened to the podcasts.

You've been to therapy.

You know your attachment style, your triggers, your patterns, and exactly why you do what you do.

So why do you still find yourself reacting the same way?

Why do you still answer the text?

Why do you still overthink the conversation?

Why do you still tolerate things you know aren't good for you?

In this episode, Dawn, Joy, and Tiffini explore one of the most fr...

Divorce loneliness is different.

It’s not just missing a person.
It’s missing the rhythm your body got used to.
The future you thought you were building.
The version of you that existed before survival mode took over.

And sometimes the hardest part?
Your nervous system still feels abandoned long after your mind has decided the relationship needed to end.

In this special guided healing meditation, Dawn shares a ...

You know what would help.

The walk.
The boundary.
Going to bed earlier.
Not texting him back.
Turning off the phone.
Booking the therapy session.
Saying no.
Asking for support.

So why does it still feel so hard to choose those things in the moments that matter most?

If you’ve ever found yourself doom scrolling instead of sleeping, people pleasing instead of speaking up, reaching for the wine, texting your ex...

“Self-care” sounds cute… until life gets hard.

Because what does self-care actually look like when:

your child needs you,
your nervous system is fried,
the house is a mess,
grief is still grief-ing,
your to-do list is breathing down your neck,
and everyone still seems to need something from you?

In this deeply honest Thursday Cocoon VIP conversation, Dawn, Joy, and Tiffini pull back the curtain on wha...

Divorce has a way of cracking open more than just your relationship.

It can make you question everything.

The marriage you believed in.
The coping strategies that used to work.
The advice you’ve been given.
Even the healing systems you were taught to trust.

Because sometimes what’s most disorienting after divorce isn’t just heartbreak.

It’s realizing the old answers don’t seem to work anymore.

In t...

Divorce doesn’t just break hearts.
It impacts nervous systems.

And when your child is struggling after separation or divorce… most parents are left asking:

What do I actually DO?

In this Cocoon VIP episode of Dear Divorce Diary, Dawn, Joy, and Coach Tiffini walk you through the exact body, mind, spirit, and nervous system tools they wish they’d had sooner while helping their own children navigate divorce, grief, ...

Divorce can make moms do some wild things in the name of love.

Overprotect.
Overcompensate.
Buy more.
Say yes when we mean no.
Try to fix every feeling.
Avoid our child’s pain because it activates our own guilt.

But what if the thing your child needs most after divorce… isn’t more protection?

In this deeply honest episode of Dear Divorce Diary, Dawn, Producer Joy, and Coach Tiffini unpack the parentin...

If you’ve been trying to hold it all together while quietly falling apart inside…
this episode is for you.

Because sometimes after divorce, the hardest part isn’t the heartbreak itself.

It’s realizing how quickly you leave yourself when the pain gets too big.

You disconnect.
Overthink.
Obsess over your ex.
Numb out.
Push through.
Care for everyone else while abandoning the parts of you that a...

If you’re still angry at your ex… this episode is going to challenge the way you see it.

Because what if the resentment you feel isn’t really about him anymore?

In this episode of Dear Divorce Diary, we unpack why anger can feel so intense—and why it often sticks around long after the relationship ends.

Through a powerful moment sparked by a viral reel, this conversation opens up something deeper:
 how...

You see your ex move on.

A new relationship.
A happy photo.
Someone casually mentions they seem “so good.”

And suddenly your body reacts.

Tight chest.
Racing thoughts.
Shame.
Anger.
What familiar spiral of:
Why am I still here?
Why does this still hurt?
Why does it feel like I’m back at day one?

It looks like jealousy.

But often, it’s your nervous system interpreting their moving on as ...

You see the photo.
The new relationship.
The vacation.
The smile that looks a little too easy.

And suddenly, your entire body reacts.

Not because you want them back.
But because it feels like proof.

Proof that they’re happier.
Proof that they’ve moved on.
Proof that somehow… you were the problem.

This is one of the deepest wounds in divorce healing:
when their next chapter makes you question your...

You don’t just “end up” in relationships where you’re not chosen.
You were trained for them.

In this VIP episode of Dear Divorce Diary, we unpack the deeply rooted pattern of waiting to be chosen—and why it doesn’t start in your marriage… it starts much earlier.

We’re talking about:

•  The childhood dynamics that quietly taught you to accept crumbs 
•  How never being p...

You were finally starting to feel better…

The anxiety wasn’t constant.
The grief wasn’t consuming every moment.
You even had flashes of feeling like yourself again.

And then—out of nowhere—

You’re right back in it.

The heaviness.
The spiral.
The doubt.

👉 “What is wrong with me?”
👉 “Why am I back here again?”
👉 “Is this even working?”

If that&r...

You made it through the divorce.

The papers were signed.
The hardest conversations happened.
You survived the part everyone warned you about.

So why do you still feel… stuck?

In this Thursday premium panel rant, we go beyond the obvious pain of divorce and into the part no one prepares you for:

What happens when the external crisis is over… but your internal world hasn’t caught up.

Because it’s not your c...