Episode 133 - Tina Huggins - Reclaiming Her Voice: Tina Huggins on Overcoming Abuse and Redefining Relationships.

This episode: Reclaiming Her Voice: Tina Huggins on Overcoming Abuse and Redefining Relationships.

 

Here’s what you’ll learn about:

Introduction and Purpose of the Meeting (0:00)

• Host Drew Deraney introduces Guest Tina Huggins and thanks Frank Agin for the introduction. 
• Drew discusses the linear nature of life and how external circumstances can derail it.
• He describes three types of women: those with blind spots, those who blame external factors, and those who see adversity as an opportunity for growth.
• Drew introduces Tina Huggins as an example of the third type of woman who sees adversity as an opportunity for growth.

Tina Huggins' Journey to Self-Awareness (2:31)

• Tina shares her experience of being in an abusive marriage and how a particularly violent incident led her to leave the marriage.
• She describes the mental and physical toll of the abuse and how it took her months to step out of the marriage.
• Drew acknowledges the impact of Tina's decision and asks about her healing process.
• Tina explains her journey of self-help, therapy, and coaching, and how she eventually focused on herself rather than dating.

Self-Development and Healing Process (3:44)

• Tina discusses the ineffectiveness of therapy for her and how coaches helped her build up rather than dig into her pain.
• She shares her experience of losing her husband and how she learned to grieve without being forced to do so.
• Drew asks about Tina's self-blame and the process of forgiveness, and Tina explains how she was gaslit into believing the abuse was her fault.
• Tina describes how she eventually realized the abuse was not her fault and how therapy and coaching helped her heal.

Meeting Her Second Husband (8:13)

• Tina shares the story of how she met her second husband on Match and how their relationship developed.
• She describes the magical moment when her husband showed up at her house and never left.
• Tina explains how they worked together and had date nights every Friday, which helped their relationship.
• Drew praises the importance of maintaining date nights and independent activities in a relationship.

Transition to Divorce Professional (9:51)

• Tina explains her transition from coaching to becoming a certified divorce coach, restorative family mediator, and conflictual co-parenting coach.
• She shares her experience of helping her father manage a toxic relatio