Better Because of Divorce

Julie Steed
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You built a life. Divorce dismantled it. Now what? Better Because of Divorce is the podcast for women who are ready to stop surviving and start building a real, full, unapologetically-their-own life on the other side of everything they've lost. Hosted by Julie Steed, certified life coach, health and wellness coach, founder of the FIERCE Sisterhood, and divorced empty nester, this podcast exists for the woman who did everything right and still found herself starting over after divorce, wondering who she is, what comes next, and whether the best parts of her life are behind her. They aren't. Every week Julie brings honest, story-forward conversations about life after divorce. The identity work, the emotional healing, the financial fear, the milestone moments, the relationships, the community, and the profound possibility of becoming more yourself on the other side of the hardest season of your life. This is not a podcast about surviving divorce. It is a podcast about what becomes possible when you stop waiting and start moving. Real women. Real transformation. Real proof that life after divorce and starting over after divorce at any age can be the beginning of something extraordinary. This podcast is a reminder that you are better because of your divorce.

  1. 6d ago

    Episode 105: Sister Stories with Julie - From Victim to Victor After Divorce & Empty Nest

    "Instead of being a victim, it has definitely made me a victor." That is what Julie W. said when I asked her how the FIERCE Sisterhood helped her rewrite her story. Julie found this podcast on a plane ride home from visiting her grandchildren. She was 60 years old, freshly divorced, and facing a future that looked nothing like the one she had planned. The retirement travels. The life she had imagined. All gone. And now? She is closing on her own home and moving forward with a clear vision. She is using practical tools that have redirected her perspective and changed her trajectory. And she just renewed for another full year in the Sisterhood and said that for her it was not even a decision. In this episode ,Julie shares everything. The heartbreak of divorce at 60. What it felt like to have her entire future rewritten without her permission. How nervous system regulation changed her healing in ways she never expected. And why she believes this is a journey no woman should take alone. She also has something to say about the financial investment of joining the Sisterhood. "It's an investment in yourself that comes back a hundredfold." This is real. This is proof. And this is what life after divorce can look like when you stop doing it alone. Join me for my free masterclass — Afraid You'll Be Alone Forever? Register here:  👉 Afraid You'll Be Alone Forever? The Masterclass. About Julie: After 23 years of marriage and a betrayal she never saw coming, Julie  found herself starting over from scratch. No roadmap. No guarantee it would be okay. Just the decision that her life was worth rebuilding. Julie is now a Certified Life Coach, a Health and Wellness Coach, and founder of the FIERCE Sisterhood — a transformative community for divorced women ready to rebuild their lives from the inside out. She hosts the Better Because of Divorce podcast because she believes divorced women deserve more than surface-level positivity. They deserve real, lasting transformation. She knows what it costs to start over. And she knows what's possible on the other side. Connect with Julie: 🔥 For more information about the FIERCE Sisterhood: Email SISTERHOOD to julie@juliesteedcoaching.com 🎤 Listen to Better Because of Divorce: Available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts 💬 Join the private Facebook community: Find us on Facebook here 🌐 Learn more: juliesteed.com This podcast provides information only, and does not provide any financial, legal, medical or psychological s...

  2. Oct 22

    🔥 Episode 104: Sister Stories and Why You Keep Pushing Down the Feeling That More Is Possible After Divorce

    Sister Stories: Why You Keep Pushing Down the Feeling That More Is Possible After Divorce Something happens when women hear the Sister Stories on this podcast. Something stirs. Something reaches. Something quiet and persistent shows up and says: that could be me. And then it gets pushed back down. This episode is about why you keep doing that. And what becomes possible the moment you stop. Randa was sleeping on a mattress on the floor after nearly 30 years of marriage ended. Telling no one. Carrying everything alone. Today she travels solo, makes decisions on her own terms, and does what she wants when she wants without asking permission or checking anyone else’s schedule. Kim was renting a room in someone else’s house and not getting out of bed. Today she has moved 70 miles from the only hometown she ever knew, found an incredible partner, and is living a life she never thought was possible. Both of them were carrying the same fear underneath all of it. The fear most divorced women carry and almost none of them say out loud. What if I end up alone forever? In this episode we talk about why that fear keeps you pushing down the stirring. What that stirring actually is and why it matters more than you think. Why it does not matter whether you can clearly see the life you want or whether the image has gone completely blank — because the right support meets you exactly where you are. And the one question that changes everything. What would happen if you gave yourself one month to find out what’s possible? Just one month. Join me for my free masterclass — Afraid You'll Be Alone Forever? Register here:  👉 Afraid You'll Be Alone Forever? The Masterclass. About Julie: After 23 years of marriage and a betrayal she never saw coming, Julie  found herself starting over from scratch. No roadmap. No guarantee it would be okay. Just the decision that her life was worth rebuilding. Julie is now a Certified Life Coach, a Health and Wellness Coach, and founder of the FIERCE Sisterhood — a transformative community for divorced women ready to rebuild their lives from the inside out. She hosts the Better Because of Divorce podcast because she believes divorced women deserve more than surface-level positivity. They deserve real, lasting transformation. She knows what it costs to start over. And she knows what's possible on the other side. Connect with Julie: 🔥 For more information about the FIERCE Sisterhood: Email SISTERHOOD to julie@juliesteedcoaching.com 🎤 Listen to Better Because of Divorce: Available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts 💬 Join the private Facebook community: Find us on Facebook here 🌐 Learn more: juliesteed.com This podcast provides information only, and does not provide any financial, legal, medical or psychological s...

  3. Oct 15

    🔥 Episode 103: Sister Stories with Randa - From a Mattress on the Floor to Reclaiming Her Strength After Divorce

    "I forgot that I could make decisions on my own." That is what Randa said when I asked her what surprised her most about the life she has created since her divorce. After nearly 30 years of marriage, 26 of them as a career Army family, Randa found herself separated, sleeping on a mattress on the floor of a one-bedroom apartment, barely making ends meet, and telling absolutely no one what she was going through. Not her lifelong friends. Not her military spouse community. Nobody. Because that is how she was raised to handle it. Keep it inside. It's nobody else's business. And then she found The FIERCE Sisterhood. In this episode, the second Sister Story of Season 3, Randa shares everything. The isolation. The shame. The affairs she kept secret for years. The moment she realized she still had value as a person even after her marriage ended. And where she is now. Traveling solo. Making decisions on her own terms. Doing what she wants when she wants to do it without asking permission or checking anyone else's schedule. Remembering how strong she has always been. She also has something to say to the woman who is struggling with the  decision to join the Sisterhood. "Just do it." This is real. This is proof. And this is what's possible for you. Join me for my free masterclass — Afraid You'll Be Alone Forever? Register here:  👉 Afraid You'll Be Alone Forever? The Masterclass. About Julie: After 23 years of marriage and a betrayal she never saw coming, Julie  found herself starting over from scratch. No roadmap. No guarantee it would be okay. Just the decision that her life was worth rebuilding. Julie is now a Certified Life Coach, a Health and Wellness Coach, and founder of the FIERCE Sisterhood — a transformative community for divorced women ready to rebuild their lives from the inside out. She hosts the Better Because of Divorce podcast because she believes divorced women deserve more than surface-level positivity. They deserve real, lasting transformation. She knows what it costs to start over. And she knows what's possible on the other side. Connect with Julie: 🔥 For more information about the FIERCE Sisterhood: Email SISTERHOOD to julie@juliesteedcoaching.com 🎤 Listen to Better Because of Divorce: Available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts 💬 Join the private Facebook community: Find us on Facebook here 🌐 Learn more: juliesteed.com This podcast provides information only, and does not provide any financial, legal, medical or psychological s...

  4. Oct 8

    🔥 Episode 102: Sister Stories with Kim - From Barely Existing to an Extraordinary Life After Divorce

    "I was just barely existing. There was no light at the end of my tunnel." That is how Kim Wyman describes where she was before she found the FIERCE Sisterhood. Five to seven months into the aftermath of a nearly 20-year marriage ending overnight, without warning, without a say in the matter, Kim was stuck in what she describes as her own personal Groundhog Day. Going through the motions. Not functioning. Not looking forward to anything. Completely alone in her misery. Today? She moved 70 miles from the hometown she lived in for over 45 years. She found an incredible partner. They just moved in together. And she is, in her own words, living a life she never in a million years thought was possible. In this episode, the very first Sister Stories of Season 3, Kim shares everything. Where she was, what shifted, and what her life actually looks like now on the other side of doing the work. She also has something important to say to the woman who is waiting until she feels financially ready to join the Sisterhood. "If I could go back and change one thing, I would've joined right away. Don't wait. You will kick yourself." This is real. This is proof. And this is just the beginning of Sister Stories. Join me for my free masterclass — Afraid You'll Be Alone Forever? Register here:  👉 Afraid You'll Be Alone Forever? The Masterclass. About Julie: After 23 years of marriage and a betrayal she never saw coming, Julie  found herself starting over from scratch. No roadmap. No guarantee it would be okay. Just the decision that her life was worth rebuilding. Julie is now a Certified Life Coach, a Health and Wellness Coach, and founder of the FIERCE Sisterhood — a transformative community for divorced women ready to rebuild their lives from the inside out. She hosts the Better Because of Divorce podcast because she believes divorced women deserve more than surface-level positivity. They deserve real, lasting transformation. She knows what it costs to start over. And she knows what's possible on the other side. Connect with Julie: 🔥 For more information about the FIERCE Sisterhood: Email SISTERHOOD to julie@juliesteedcoaching.com 🎤 Listen to Better Because of Divorce: Available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts 💬 Join the private Facebook community: Find us on Facebook here 🌐 Learn more: juliesteed.com This podcast provides information only, and does not provide any financial, legal, medical or psychological s...

  5. Oct 1

    🔥 Episode 101: I'm 55 Today - What 5 Years of Not Waiting Actually Looks Like

    Five years ago today was my 50th birthday. I had just filed for divorce less than a month prior. And today, on my 55th birthday, I want to show you what five years of not waiting actually looks like. Not the highlight reel. The real version. The losses and the wins and the trips and the grief and the businesses and the babies and the heartbreak and the joy, all of it happening simultaneously the way life after divorce actually does. In five years I have moved three times and bought my own home. I left my nine-to-five as a college lecturer and built a full-time coaching business from nothing. I created the FIERCE Sisterhood, the Legacy Club, and a retreat. I got certified as a life coach and a nationally board certified health and wellness coach. I watched my oldest daughter start medical school and my youngest find her passion in marine geology. I lost my mother. I traveled to Iceland with my dad, Croatia with my best friend, Las Vegas with my girls. I found an incredible man. I built a life. All of it on my own terms. By myself. But here's what this episode is really about. The women who have been watching my Facebook page for years, still in pain, still waiting, and the women inside the FIERCE Sisterhood who joined less than a year ago and are already building lives that astonish me. The difference between those two groups is not circumstances. It is not luck. It is one decision. Five years goes fast. And it goes whether you participate in it or not. Join me for my free masterclass — Afraid You'll Be Alone Forever? Register here:  👉 Afraid You'll Be Alone Forever? The Masterclass. About Julie: After 23 years of marriage and a betrayal she never saw coming, Julie  found herself starting over from scratch. No roadmap. No guarantee it would be okay. Just the decision that her life was worth rebuilding. Julie is now a Certified Life Coach, a Health and Wellness Coach, and founder of the FIERCE Sisterhood — a transformative community for divorced women ready to rebuild their lives from the inside out. She hosts the Better Because of Divorce podcast because she believes divorced women deserve more than surface-level positivity. They deserve real, lasting transformation. She knows what it costs to start over. And she knows what's possible on the other side. Connect with Julie: 🔥 For more information about the FIERCE Sisterhood: Email SISTERHOOD to julie@juliesteedcoaching.com 🎤 Listen to Better Because of Divorce: Available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts 💬 Join the private Facebook community: Find us on Facebook here 🌐 Learn more: juliesteed.com This podcast provides information only, and does not provide any financial, legal, medical or psychological s...

  6. Sep 24

    🔥 Episode 100: What Starting Over After Divorce Actually Looks Like Two Years Later

    One hundred episodes. Two years of showing up every single week for women who are navigating divorce and empty nest and everything that comes with it. And for episode 100 I'm not talking about strategies or frameworks or what to do next. I'm talking about what happens when you actually do it. When I started this podcast I was teaching full time at a university, newly divorced, and building something on the side with no guarantee it was going to work. I was also starting over after a long marriage to a man who brought in significant income and learning for the first time in my life that I could take care of myself. Two years later, I have a full private coaching practice, and I walked away from the job that felt safe. It still frightens me. Regularly. And it has given me more freedom than I have ever experienced in my entire life. Starting over after divorce IS scary. And it is exactly the thing that leads to freedom. Not someday in the future. When you decide. Thank you for being here. For listening. And for acting. You are the reason this podcast exists. Join me for my free masterclass — Afraid You'll Be Alone Forever? Register here:  👉 Afraid You'll Be Alone Forever? The Masterclass. About Julie: After 23 years of marriage and a betrayal she never saw coming, Julie  found herself starting over from scratch. No roadmap. No guarantee it would be okay. Just the decision that her life was worth rebuilding. Julie is now a Certified Life Coach, a Health and Wellness Coach, and founder of the FIERCE Sisterhood — a transformative community for divorced women ready to rebuild their lives from the inside out. She hosts the Better Because of Divorce podcast because she believes divorced women deserve more than surface-level positivity. They deserve real, lasting transformation. She knows what it costs to start over. And she knows what's possible on the other side. Connect with Julie: 🔥 For more information about the FIERCE Sisterhood: Email SISTERHOOD to julie@juliesteedcoaching.com 🎤 Listen to Better Because of Divorce: Available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts 💬 Join the private Facebook community: Find us on Facebook here 🌐 Learn more: juliesteed.com This podcast provides information only, and does not provide any financial, legal, medical or psychological s...

  7. Sep 17

    🔥 Episode 99 - Milestone Moments After Divorce: How to Show Up Fully When It's Complicated

    My daughter received her white coat last week. For those who don't know, a white coat ceremony is the moment a medical student takes the oath that marks the formal beginning of their journey as a physician. It was one of the most extraordinary moments of my life. And I was not alone in that room. My ex was there. His fiancée. His parents. My daughter quietly navigating which side of the family to have lunch with. Everyone trying to be diplomatic. Everyone trying to make it work. And underneath all of it, my own feelings. Very much present. Very much real. In this episode I'm talking about milestone moments after divorce. Not just white coat ceremonies. Graduations. Weddings. Births. Birthdays. Every moment that matters and brings the whole complicated post-divorce family into one room. Because here's what I know. Those moments don't stop coming just because you got divorced. And your child, whatever their age, deserves a parent who shows up fully for them. Not around the complexity. Not in spite of it. Inside it. Fully present. Celebrating them first. The precious moments are coming whether you feel ready or not. And you deserve to be there for every single one of them. Join me for my free masterclass — Afraid You'll Be Alone Forever? Register here:  👉 Afraid You'll Be Alone Forever? The Masterclass. About Julie: After 23 years of marriage and a betrayal she never saw coming, Julie  found herself starting over from scratch. No roadmap. No guarantee it would be okay. Just the decision that her life was worth rebuilding. Julie is now a Certified Life Coach, a Health and Wellness Coach, and founder of the FIERCE Sisterhood — a transformative community for divorced women ready to rebuild their lives from the inside out. She hosts the Better Because of Divorce podcast because she believes divorced women deserve more than surface-level positivity. They deserve real, lasting transformation. She knows what it costs to start over. And she knows what's possible on the other side. Connect with Julie: 🔥 For more information about the FIERCE Sisterhood: Email SISTERHOOD to julie@juliesteedcoaching.com 🎤 Listen to Better Because of Divorce: Available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts 💬 Join the private Facebook community: Find us on Facebook here 🌐 Learn more: juliesteed.com This podcast provides information only, and does not provide any financial, legal, medical or psychological s...

  8. Sep 10

    🔥 Episode 98: What If You Convinced Yourself You Don't Deserve More After Divorce & Empty Nest?

    What if the life you want after divorce isn't out of reach? What if you just can't see it yet? There is a particular kind of stuck that doesn't look like stuck from the outside. You have a roof over your head. People who love you. Enough to get by. And you've told yourself, quietly and repeatedly, that wanting more is ungrateful. That bigger lives are for other people. That your job is to be content with what you have. But here's the truth. You can't find a future you can't see. And the reason you can't see it has nothing to do with whether it's available to you. It has everything to do with the story that's been sitting in front of it blocking the view for longer than you realize. In this episode we're talking about the women who don't join the Sisterhood because they've convinced themselves they don't need it or don't deserve it. And why that belief that quiet, humble-sounding, completely understandable belief, is the exact story keeping them from the life that's waiting for them. We cover where that story comes from and why it sounds so much like gratitude. Why happiness is not a finite resource and your abundance does not take anything from anyone else. Why fear keeps women from doing the work that would set them free. And what becomes possible the moment that story is finally found, named and released. Big lives aren't for everybody. But if you're listening to this podcast — you are not everybody. Join me for my free masterclass — Afraid You'll Be Alone Forever? Register here:  👉 Afraid You'll Be Alone Forever? The Masterclass. About Julie: After 23 years of marriage and a betrayal she never saw coming, Julie  found herself starting over from scratch. No roadmap. No guarantee it would be okay. Just the decision that her life was worth rebuilding. Julie is now a Certified Life Coach, a Health and Wellness Coach, and founder of the FIERCE Sisterhood — a transformative community for divorced women ready to rebuild their lives from the inside out. She hosts the Better Because of Divorce podcast because she believes divorced women deserve more than surface-level positivity. They deserve real, lasting transformation. She knows what it costs to start over. And she knows what's possible on the other side. Connect with Julie: 🔥 For more information about the FIERCE Sisterhood: Email SISTERHOOD to julie@juliesteedcoaching.com 🎤 Listen to Better Because of Divorce: Available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts 💬 Join the private Facebook community: Find us on Facebook here 🌐 Learn more: juliesteed.com This podcast provides information only, and does not provide any financial, legal, medical or psychological s...

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You built a life. Divorce dismantled it. Now what? Better Because of Divorce is the podcast for women who are ready to stop surviving and start building a real, full, unapologetically-their-own life on the other side of everything they've lost. Hosted by Julie Steed, certified life coach, health and wellness coach, founder of the FIERCE Sisterhood, and divorced empty nester, this podcast exists for the woman who did everything right and still found herself starting over after divorce, wondering who she is, what comes next, and whether the best parts of her life are behind her. They aren't. Every week Julie brings honest, story-forward conversations about life after divorce. The identity work, the emotional healing, the financial fear, the milestone moments, the relationships, the community, and the profound possibility of becoming more yourself on the other side of the hardest season of your life. This is not a podcast about surviving divorce. It is a podcast about what becomes possible when you stop waiting and start moving. Real women. Real transformation. Real proof that life after divorce and starting over after divorce at any age can be the beginning of something extraordinary. This podcast is a reminder that you are better because of your divorce.

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  • Creator
    Julie Steed
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    107
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Better Because of Divorce
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