Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce | Post Divorce Life

Deborah Griffiths
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Divorce changes everything and starting over is hard — but it doesn’t have to break you. Bent Not Broken: Life After Divorce, hosted by Deborah Griffiths, is a powerful divorce recovery podcast that helps you heal, rebuild, and thrive after separation. Deborah is the CEO of Broken to Boldness, author of Torched: Burnt by a Gaslighter, and a respected life transition coach with over 30 years of experience helping thousands reclaim their lives after divorce. Each week, she brings you inspiring guest interviews, practical divorce recovery strategies, and raw conversations about the real challenges of starting over. From healing emotional wounds to navigating co-parenting, from the courage it takes to date after divorce to rebuilding your identity with confidence, this podcast is your guide to living boldly after heartbreak. You’ll also learn tools for gaslighting recovery, financial independence, and celebrating the victories that prove you are stronger than your circumstances. If you’re ready to move forward, create a life you love, and remember that you are bent, not broken, this podcast is for you. 👉 Subscribe today to Bent Not Broken: Life After Divorce and join Deborah Griffiths on the journey from pain to empowerment.

  1. Starting Over After Divorce: Mindset Shifts for Confidence and Freedom

    6H AGO ·  BONUS

    Starting Over After Divorce: Mindset Shifts for Confidence and Freedom

    In this bonus coaching episode, Deborah expands on key insights from her conversation with Karen and explores how the stories we carry—often shaped by divorce, illness, trauma, and people-pleasing—can quietly keep us stuck. This episode focuses on awareness, breath, and gentle mindset shifts that help women reconnect with themselves and begin rewriting limiting beliefs such as “it’s too late,” “I can’t,” or “I should be further along.” Deborah offers a grounding reflection and simple coaching prompts to support clarity, emotional freedom, and confidence in this next chapter. This bonus is especially supportive for women navigating life after divorce, major life transitions, burnout, or periods of self-doubt. You’re not broken—and you’re not starting over. You’re starting from wisdom. 💬 Enjoyed this episode of Bent Not Broken: Life After Divorce with Deborah Griffiths? Don’t forget to rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify so more people searching for life after divorce, divorce recovery, co-parenting, dating after divorce, and healing from gaslighting can discover this empowering podcast. Every review helps others find hope, inspiration, and practical tools for thriving after divorce. 🌐 Explore more resources: Visit BrokenToBoldness.com for coaching, workshops, and guidance on divorce recovery and life transitions. 📲 Follow Deborah Griffiths for daily empowerment and support: Instagram: @BrokenToBoldnessFacebook: Broken to BoldnessLinkedIn: Broken to Boldness ✨ Remember: divorce may bend you, but it does not break you. You are stronger than you think, and your bold new chapter starts now. ✨

    4 min
  2. Starting Over After Divorce: Healing, Confidence, and Freedom in Midlife

    1D AGO

    Starting Over After Divorce: Healing, Confidence, and Freedom in Midlife

    In this episode, I’m joined by Karen Theimer, a Freedom Coach, Breathwork Facilitator, and wellness expert with nearly 20 years of experience helping women reclaim their confidence and sense of self. Karen shares her journey through divorce, a cancer diagnosis, burnout, and feeling stuck—and how those wake-up calls led her to healing through breathwork, mindset shifts, and holistic wellness. We explore confidence after 50, letting go of guilt and people-pleasing, regulating the nervous system, and why it’s never too late to start over. If you’re navigating life after divorce, struggling with self-worth, or craving clarity and freedom in your next chapter, this conversation offers practical tools and powerful perspective. Connect with Karen🌐 www.karentheimer.com 💬 Enjoyed this episode of Bent Not Broken: Life After Divorce with Deborah Griffiths? Don’t forget to rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify so more people searching for life after divorce, divorce recovery, co-parenting, dating after divorce, and healing from gaslighting can discover this empowering podcast. Every review helps others find hope, inspiration, and practical tools for thriving after divorce. 🌐 Explore more resources: Visit BrokenToBoldness.com for coaching, workshops, and guidance on divorce recovery and life transitions. 📲 Follow Deborah Griffiths for daily empowerment and support: Instagram: @BrokenToBoldnessFacebook: Broken to BoldnessLinkedIn: Broken to Boldness ✨ Remember: divorce may bend you, but it does not break you. You are stronger than you think, and your bold new chapter starts now. ✨

    31 min
  3. High-Conflict Divorce Recovery: Staying Regulated, Clear, and Empowered

    MAR 19 ·  BONUS

    High-Conflict Divorce Recovery: Staying Regulated, Clear, and Empowered

    In this bonus episode of Bent Not Broken, Deborah offers grounded coaching for anyone navigating high-conflict divorce, legal abuse, or parental alienation. Building on the conversation with Lisa Johnson, this episode explains why high-conflict divorce is not “normal” divorce and how trauma responses, self-doubt, and exhaustion often show up during custody and court battles. Deborah shares practical insights on regaining strategic oversight of your case, working with an attorney without giving away your power, and protecting your mental health. You’ll also learn how emotional regulation helps safeguard your children, why correcting the record isn’t always the safest move, and how staying grounded creates long-term stability—especially when manipulation or alienation is present. This episode is a reminder that feeling worn down doesn’t mean you’re losing. With clarity, boundaries, and support, healing and hope are still possible. 💬 Enjoyed this episode of Bent Not Broken: Life After Divorce with Deborah Griffiths? Don’t forget to rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify so more people searching for life after divorce, divorce recovery, co-parenting, dating after divorce, and healing from gaslighting can discover this empowering podcast. Every review helps others find hope, inspiration, and practical tools for thriving after divorce. 🌐 Explore more resources: Visit BrokenToBoldness.com for coaching, workshops, and guidance on divorce recovery and life transitions. 📲 Follow Deborah Griffiths for daily empowerment and support: Instagram: @BrokenToBoldnessFacebook: Broken to BoldnessLinkedIn: Broken to Boldness ✨ Remember: divorce may bend you, but it does not break you. You are stronger than you think, and your bold new chapter starts now. ✨

    5 min
  4. High-Conflict Divorce, Legal Abuse & Protecting Your Children with Lisa Johnson

    MAR 18

    High-Conflict Divorce, Legal Abuse & Protecting Your Children with Lisa Johnson

    In this episode of Bent Not Broken, Deborah speaks with Lisa Johnson, co-founder of Been There, Got Out and a leading voice on high-conflict divorce and legal abuse. Lisa shares insights from lived experience and landmark legal work—her self-represented case, published in the Connecticut Law Journal, is now legal precedent, and her testimony helped expand domestic violence laws to include coercive control. Together, they unpack red flags of high-conflict divorce, financial abuse and hidden assets, choosing the right divorce attorney, post-separation legal abuse, and how to protect children from parental alienation. This episode offers clarity, validation, and hope for anyone navigating custody battles or an impossible ex. Resources:Been There, Got Out: Toxic Relationships, High-Conflict Divorce, and Staying Sane Under Insane CircumstancesWhen Your Ex Turns the Kids Against You (March 2026)Splitting by Bill Eddy (High Conflict Institute)DV LeapConnect:beentheregotout.com | Instagram: @beentheregotout | Podcast/YouTube: Been There, Got Out 💬 Enjoyed this episode of Bent Not Broken: Life After Divorce with Deborah Griffiths? Don’t forget to rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify so more people searching for life after divorce, divorce recovery, co-parenting, dating after divorce, and healing from gaslighting can discover this empowering podcast. Every review helps others find hope, inspiration, and practical tools for thriving after divorce. 🌐 Explore more resources: Visit BrokenToBoldness.com for coaching, workshops, and guidance on divorce recovery and life transitions. 📲 Follow Deborah Griffiths for daily empowerment and support: Instagram: @BrokenToBoldnessFacebook: Broken to BoldnessLinkedIn: Broken to Boldness ✨ Remember: divorce may bend you, but it does not break you. You are stronger than you think, and your bold new chapter starts now. ✨

    35 min
  5. When Your Voice Has Been Quiet for Too Long: Rebuilding Self-Trust After Toxic Relationships

    MAR 12 ·  BONUS

    When Your Voice Has Been Quiet for Too Long: Rebuilding Self-Trust After Toxic Relationships

    In this Bent Not Broken bonus episode, Coach Deborah goes deeper into the themes sparked by her conversation with Kira Hartley Klinger—exploring what really happens when your voice has been silenced for years and how self-trust is rebuilt after toxic relationships. This episode is for anyone who resonated with Kira’s story of emotional shutdown, self-silencing, and learning to “keep the peace” at the expense of their identity. We unpack why losing your voice is often a survival strategy, not a personal failure—and why that moment when you say “I can’t do this anymore” is not weakness, but wisdom. You’ll hear reflections on: How silence slowly becomes a coping mechanismThe emotional cost of “keeping the peace”Why one honest boundary can change everythingHow confidence is rebuilt through action, not perfectionThe role of safe community in healing and growthWhat to remember if you’re still in the fog and questioning your worth This bonus episode is a space to pause, reflect, and integrate—reminding you that your voice isn’t gone, it’s waiting. You don’t have to rebuild your entire life today. You just have to take one honest step toward yourself. ✨ If you’re navigating divorce, emotional abuse recovery, or a major life transition, this episode offers grounded encouragement and perspective as you continue rewriting your next chapter. 💬 Enjoyed this episode of Bent Not Broken: Life After Divorce with Deborah Griffiths? Don’t forget to rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify so more people searching for life after divorce, divorce recovery, co-parenting, dating after divorce, and healing from gaslighting can discover this empowering podcast. Every review helps others find hope, inspiration, and practical tools for thriving after divorce. 🌐 Explore more resources: Visit BrokenToBoldness.com for coaching, workshops, and guidance on divorce recovery and life transitions. 📲 Follow Deborah Griffiths for daily empowerment and support: Instagram: @BrokenToBoldnessFacebook: Broken to BoldnessLinkedIn: Broken to Boldness ✨ Remember: divorce may bend you, but it does not break you. You are stronger than you think, and your bold new chapter starts now. ✨

    5 min
  6. From Silenced to Strong: Healing, Entrepreneurship, and Finding Your Voice After Divorce

    MAR 11

    From Silenced to Strong: Healing, Entrepreneurship, and Finding Your Voice After Divorce

    Today’s guest is Kira Hartley Klinger, an entrepreneur, author, and creative force whose journey proves it’s never too late to reinvent your life. Kira shares her powerful story of spending 23 years in a toxic marriage where she slowly lost her voice—learning to stay quiet to keep the peace. In this honest and inspiring conversation, she opens up about the moment she finally said “I’m done,” and what it took to rebuild her life, her confidence, and her sense of self. We talk about reclaiming your voice, leaving emotionally toxic relationships, and how entrepreneurship and storytelling became tools for healing and empowerment. Kira also shares how curiosity led her into the vintage fabric world, how community restored her confidence, and how creativity—through writing, building, and grandparenthood—became a source of joy and freedom. 📚 Connect with Kira Books: Available on Amazon and in her Etsy shop Oddity (signed and personalized copies available)Etsy: DodOddityInstagram: @dododdityLinkedIn: Kira Hartley KlingerFacebook: Kira Hartley Klinger (Author Page) This episode is a reminder that your voice matters, your dreams aren’t over, and it’s never too late to say “I can” again. 💬 Enjoyed this episode of Bent Not Broken: Life After Divorce with Deborah Griffiths? Don’t forget to rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify so more people searching for life after divorce, divorce recovery, co-parenting, dating after divorce, and healing from gaslighting can discover this empowering podcast. Every review helps others find hope, inspiration, and practical tools for thriving after divorce. 🌐 Explore more resources: Visit BrokenToBoldness.com for coaching, workshops, and guidance on divorce recovery and life transitions. 📲 Follow Deborah Griffiths for daily empowerment and support: Instagram: @BrokenToBoldnessFacebook: Broken to BoldnessLinkedIn: Broken to Boldness ✨ Remember: divorce may bend you, but it does not break you. You are stronger than you think, and your bold new chapter starts now. ✨

    22 min
  7. From Financial Fog to Financial Confidence After Divorce

    MAR 5 ·  BONUS

    From Financial Fog to Financial Confidence After Divorce

    In this bonus coaching episode of Bent Not Broken, Deborah reflects on her conversation with Linda Grizzley, host of the Real Money Real Life Podcast, and helps listeners integrate the emotional and financial realities of life after divorce. Divorce doesn’t just change relationships—it impacts confidence, self-trust, and our relationship with money. In this short coaching session, Deborah explains why financial avoidance is so common after divorce and why awareness—not fear—is the first step toward healing and empowerment. You’ll hear a compassionate reframing of financial clarity, a simple action you can take this week to regain control, and a deeper look at the “Me Money” concept—how intentional spending can support self-worth and emotional recovery instead of guilt. This episode is a reminder that rebuilding your financial life is part of rebuilding yourself—and you don’t have to do it alone. 💬 Enjoyed this episode of Bent Not Broken: Life After Divorce with Deborah Griffiths? Don’t forget to rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify so more people searching for life after divorce, divorce recovery, co-parenting, dating after divorce, and healing from gaslighting can discover this empowering podcast. Every review helps others find hope, inspiration, and practical tools for thriving after divorce. 🌐 Explore more resources: Visit BrokenToBoldness.com for coaching, workshops, and guidance on divorce recovery and life transitions. 📲 Follow Deborah Griffiths for daily empowerment and support: Instagram: @BrokenToBoldnessFacebook: Broken to BoldnessLinkedIn: Broken to Boldness ✨ Remember: divorce may bend you, but it does not break you. You are stronger than you think, and your bold new chapter starts now. ✨

    5 min
  8. Financial Healing After Divorce: How to Rebuild Credit, Cash Flow, and Confidence

    MAR 4

    Financial Healing After Divorce: How to Rebuild Credit, Cash Flow, and Confidence

    In this episode, Deborah sits down with Linda Grizzely, a financial wellness speaker, personal finance educator, and host of the Real Money, Real Life podcast. After divorcing following 23 years of marriage, Linda found herself navigating finances she hadn’t managed in years—conflicting advice, financial stress, and survival mode. That experience reshaped how she now supports women through a judgment-free, human-centered approach to money. Together, they explore why financial healing must be part of the divorce recovery process, how cash flow impacts confidence and decision-making, and why understanding your credit is one of the most empowering steps women can take after divorce. In this episode, you’ll learn:How divorce changes a woman’s financial realityWhy checking your credit score is empowering—not scaryHow to review your credit report and spot red flagsThe emotional impact of financial stress after divorceWhat cash flow really means—and why it matters more than incomeHow Linda’s “Me Money” approach supports self-care without guiltThis episode is a reminder that rebuilding after divorce isn’t just emotional—it’s financial too. With the right support, clarity and confidence are possible. 🔗 Learn more at https://lindagriz.com 💬 Enjoyed this episode of Bent Not Broken: Life After Divorce with Deborah Griffiths? Don’t forget to rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify so more people searching for life after divorce, divorce recovery, co-parenting, dating after divorce, and healing from gaslighting can discover this empowering podcast. Every review helps others find hope, inspiration, and practical tools for thriving after divorce. 🌐 Explore more resources: Visit BrokenToBoldness.com for coaching, workshops, and guidance on divorce recovery and life transitions. 📲 Follow Deborah Griffiths for daily empowerment and support: Instagram: @BrokenToBoldnessFacebook: Broken to BoldnessLinkedIn: Broken to Boldness ✨ Remember: divorce may bend you, but it does not break you. You are stronger than you think, and your bold new chapter starts now. ✨

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Divorce changes everything and starting over is hard — but it doesn’t have to break you. Bent Not Broken: Life After Divorce, hosted by Deborah Griffiths, is a powerful divorce recovery podcast that helps you heal, rebuild, and thrive after separation. Deborah is the CEO of Broken to Boldness, author of Torched: Burnt by a Gaslighter, and a respected life transition coach with over 30 years of experience helping thousands reclaim their lives after divorce. Each week, she brings you inspiring guest interviews, practical divorce recovery strategies, and raw conversations about the real challenges of starting over. From healing emotional wounds to navigating co-parenting, from the courage it takes to date after divorce to rebuilding your identity with confidence, this podcast is your guide to living boldly after heartbreak. You’ll also learn tools for gaslighting recovery, financial independence, and celebrating the victories that prove you are stronger than your circumstances. If you’re ready to move forward, create a life you love, and remember that you are bent, not broken, this podcast is for you. 👉 Subscribe today to Bent Not Broken: Life After Divorce and join Deborah Griffiths on the journey from pain to empowerment.

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