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May 17, 2025 31 mins

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 relationship and how it led her to pursue divorce c...

Chapters

  • (00:00:00) - Guess Who Is Tina Huggins
  • (00:02:11) - There's Only Tina Huggins and Woman #3
  • (00:09:55) - He Never Left My Side
  • (00:11:44) - How to Get Out of a Divorce
  • (00:13:36) - What Causes of a Divorce?
  • (00:15:25) - Relationship Coaches and the Divorce Process
  • (00:20:26) - mediations for couples with emotional abuse
  • (00:23:45) - Drew and Amy on Their Divorce
  • (00:25:13) - How to Grieve the Way You Need to
  • (00:28:30) - "What Would You Tell Your 7-Year-Old Sister?"
  • (00:29:10) - Business Advice For Young Tina
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