283. When Divorce Resentment Won’t Let You Breathe

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

You swore you were past it.
You journaled, forgave, meditated, did the work.

But then a photo shows up, or someone says his name, and your chest tightens again. That’s resentment — the emotion that doesn’t move out just because you tell it to.

In this episode, we stop pretending it’s gone.
We talk about what keeps it alive, why it feeds on validation, and what’s hiding under all that anger.

Joy shares the text that broke her cool...Tiff opens up about being the one who always held it all together while he got to play the “fun dad.”...And I talk about the moment I realized my resentment wasn’t about him anymore (it was about the part of me that still didn’t feel safe alone).

We get honest about the apology that never helps, the waiting for closure that keeps you stuck, and the small ways resentment protects you from feeling the harder stuff underneath: grief, fear, loneliness, shame.

If you’ve ever thought, “Why can’t I just move on?” — this one’s for you.

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A podcast exploring the journey of life after divorce, delving into topics like divorce grief, loneliness, anxiety, manifesting, the impact of different attachment styles and codependency, setting healthy boundaries, energy healing with homeopathy, managing the nervous system during divorce depression, understanding the stages of divorce grief, and using the Law of Attraction and EMDR therapy in the process of building your confidence, forgiveness and letting go.

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1. 283. When Divorce Resentment Won’t Let You Breathe (00:00:00)

2. Naming Resentment And Setting Intent (00:02:35)

3. Show Intro And Hosts’ Mission (00:03:16)

4. Stories Of Resentment We Couldn’t Release (00:03:45)

5. Overwhelm, Identity Loss, And Single Motherhood (00:07:49)

6. Attachment Styles And Escaping Feelings (00:09:46)

7. Fun Dad, Toxic Rebounds, And Drama Addiction (00:11:15)

8. The Hidden Cost Of “Doing The Work” (00:14:48)

9. Waiting For Apologies And Why It Fails (00:16:26)

10. From Victim Identity To Main Character (00:17:38)

11. Repetition Compulsion Explained (00:19:37)

12. What Sits Under Anger (00:22:09)

13. IFS: Protectors, Exiles, And Trust (00:25:39)

14. Practical Reframes To Stop Ruminating (00:27:43)

15. Choosing Self Through Micro Decisions (00:31:02)

16. Progress Over Perfection And Grace (00:34:12)

17. Premium Prompts And Workshops Announcement (00:37:55)