Divorced and Starting Over with Kids? How to Rebuild Stability and Purpose | Gail Showalter

In this inspiring episode of Bent Not Broken: Life After Divorce, host Deborah Griffiths speaks with Gail Showalter about divorce recovery, single motherhood, and reinvention after betrayal.

Gail shares her powerful journey from a picture-perfect life to becoming a single mom of three after infidelity shattered her marriage. Through grief, financial uncertainty, and emotional isolation, she rebuilt her life step by step—returning to college, becoming a teacher, and later founding Single Moms Empowered Ed, a nonprofit that helps single mothers earn degrees and achieve financial independence.

This conversation explores healing from emotional betrayal, navigating grief after divorce, rebuilding confidence, parenting as a single mom, and why education and job certification are critical for breaking cycles of poverty. Gail also shares insights from her work as a personality specialist, offering practical tools to improve parenting, relationships, and self-understanding.

If you’re navigating life after divorce, starting over later in life, or feeling overwhelmed as a single mother, this episode is a reminder that healing, stability, and purpose are possible—one baby step at a time.

Guest Resources

Website: www.gailshowalter.com

Email (to request the Personalities for Parents chart): gail@gailshowalter.com

Book: Living, Learning, Loving — available at Barnes & Noble and major retailers

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