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

Deborah Griffiths | 30 Years Post Divorce Recovery Coach
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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. Soul Surgery: Rebuilding Your Identity After Emotional Erasure

    7H AGO · BONUS

    Soul Surgery: Rebuilding Your Identity After Emotional Erasure

    In this bonus coaching session, Coach Deborah breaks down the key insights from her conversation with author and filmmaker Nikki Allen, whose story of emotional erasure and recovery resonates with so many women healing from toxic relationships. Deborah explores how emotional manipulation, love bombing, the charm–harm cycle, and self-doubt slowly silence a woman’s voice. She offers practical coaching steps to help you reconnect with your intuition, examine old wounds, release shame, and begin what she calls “soul surgery”—the deep internal work of rebuilding identity after betrayal. This episode is for anyone recovering from emotional abuse, narcissistic dynamics, or a relationship where you lost yourself. 💬 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. ✨

    6 min
  2. Loved You, Hated You: Reclaiming Your Voice After Emotional Erasure

    1D AGO

    Loved You, Hated You: Reclaiming Your Voice After Emotional Erasure

    In this powerful episode, author and filmmaker Nikki Allen shares how a relationship with no bruises—but deep emotional damage—nearly erased her identity. Her novel Loved You, Hated You began as a song, became a screenplay, and ultimately became the story she needed to tell to reclaim her voice. Nikki opens up about the charm–harm dynamic, emotional manipulation, isolation, love bombing, and the slow erosion of self-trust that so many women experience in unhealthy relationships. She reveals how grief, longing, and unhealed childhood wounds shaped her choices — and how she began a process she calls “soul surgery” to rebuild herself. We talk about why women stay, how intuition gets silenced, and why shame has no place in healing. Nikki also shares how creativity became her path to recovery and how storytelling can help women reclaim their strength after betrayal. This episode is for anyone navigating divorce recovery, emotional abuse, narcissistic relationships, trauma healing, or rebuilding self-worth after losing themselves in love. Learn more about Nikki at: NikkiAllen.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 BoldnessDivorce Recovery Workshop: Click here to register. ✨ Remember: divorce may bend you, but it does not break you. You are stronger than you think, and your bold new chapter starts now. ✨

    20 min
  3. Divorce Recovery Made Practical: Resetting Triggers and Reclaiming Identity

    JAN 29 · BONUS

    Divorce Recovery Made Practical: Resetting Triggers and Reclaiming Identity

    In this bonus episode, Deborah breaks down the most powerful lessons from her conversation with award-winning strengths coach and author MaLinda Perry. This short coaching session guides listeners through the emotional recovery process after divorce, especially for women healing from toxic relationships or emotional abuse. Deborah explores the red flags MaLinda ignored, the manipulation that slowly eroded her confidence, and the small steps she took to rebuild her identity. Listeners will learn how to recognize their strengths, retrain emotional triggers using MaLinda’s simple “delete, delete” technique, and reconnect with the version of themselves they lost during the relationship. If you’re navigating divorce recovery, rediscovering your identity, or learning to trust yourself again, this bonus coaching session offers clarity, compassion, and actionable tools for healing. 💬 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 BoldnessDivorce Recovery Workshop: Click here to register. ✨ Remember: divorce may bend you, but it does not break you. You are stronger than you think, and your bold new chapter starts now. ✨

    7 min
  4. From Red Flags to Resilience: How MaLinda Perry Rebuilt Her Life After Divorce

    JAN 28

    From Red Flags to Resilience: How MaLinda Perry Rebuilt Her Life After Divorce

    In this inspiring episode, Deborah sits down with MaLinda Perry—KBIS award-winning leader, Gallup Certified Strengths Coach, bestselling author, and founder of Happy Girls Don’t Do That. MaLinda shares her powerful divorce story, from ignored red flags and emotional manipulation to rediscovering her identity through strengths-based healing. MaLinda opens up about the moment her bonus daughter told her to run, the unpredictable meanness she lived with, and the “gut feelings” she pushed aside. She reveals how journaling, gratitude practices, and understanding her Gallup strengths helped her rebuild confidence, reclaim her voice, and step into the happiest version of herself. She also shares her simple but life-changing technique: “Delete, delete.” A mindset reset anyone recovering from trauma or divorce can use. Today MaLinda empowers women worldwide to recognize their value, stop accepting emotional abuse, and embrace the strengths that make them powerful. Connect with MaLinda: malindaperryconsultingllc.com malindaperry@gmail.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 BoldnessDivorce Recovery Workshop: Click here to register. ✨ Remember: divorce may bend you, but it does not break you. You are stronger than you think, and your bold new chapter starts now. ✨

    27 min
  5. The One-Year Reset: How to Heal, Reflect, and Start Over After Divorce

    JAN 22 · BONUS

    The One-Year Reset: How to Heal, Reflect, and Start Over After Divorce

    In this bonus episode, Coach Deborah breaks down the most transformative insights from her conversation with Dr. Robin Buckley—executive coach, clinical psychologist, and author of Marriage Incorporated. If you’re navigating divorce recovery, emotional abuse, or starting over after a toxic relationship, this episode gives you practical tools to rebuild with clarity and intention. You’ll learn why your next relationship needs a strategy, how to balance red flags and green flags, and how defining negotiables vs. non-negotiables prevents self-abandonment. We also explore the power of role clarity in relationships and co-parenting, the importance of taking a one-year reset after divorce, and how cognitive behavioral tools help you rewire your brain after trauma. You’ll finish with a powerful reminder: You’re not broken—your brain was protecting you. And now, you get to rebuild with purpose. 💬 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 BoldnessDivorce Recovery Workshop: Click here to register. ✨ Remember: divorce may bend you, but it does not break you. You are stronger than you think, and your bold new chapter starts now. ✨

    8 min
  6. Red Flags, Green Flags & Starting Over: How to Navigate Love After Divorce with Dr. Robin Buckley

    JAN 21

    Red Flags, Green Flags & Starting Over: How to Navigate Love After Divorce with Dr. Robin Buckley

    In this episode, Coach Deborah sits down with Dr. Robin Buckley, executive coach, PhD in clinical psychology, and author of Marriage, Inc. Dr. Robin blends business strategy, cognitive behavioral tools, and lived experience from two divorces to help people heal after separation and create intentional, healthier relationships. We explore how to move from emotion-driven reactions to strategic thinking, how to evaluate red flags and green flags, and why role clarity and communication are essential whether you're rebuilding a relationship or starting over after divorce. Dr. Robin also shares how CBT rewires the brain after trauma, why a “one-year reset” is crucial after divorce, and how asking What do I want? helps you design your next chapter. If you’re navigating divorce recovery, rebuilding confidence, redefining love, or learning to trust yourself again, this episode offers practical tools and powerful perspective. Connect with Dr. Robin Buckley at www. drrobinbuckley.com and purchase her book, Marriage Inc. on Amazon. 💬 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 BoldnessDivorce Recovery Workshop: Click here to register. ✨ Remember: divorce may bend you, but it does not break you. You are stronger than you think, and your bold new chapter starts now. ✨

    26 min
  7. Gray Divorce Recovery: Hidden Losses, New Traditions, and Self-Rediscovery

    JAN 15 · BONUS

    Gray Divorce Recovery: Hidden Losses, New Traditions, and Self-Rediscovery

    In this Bent Not Broken bonus coaching session, Coach Deborah expands on the powerful insights shared with therapist and author Oona Metz, LICSW, diving into the emotional and identity shifts women face during gray divorce. This episode explores how long-term marriage shapes a woman’s identity, why the “wasted years” narrative keeps women stuck, and how to release guilt and reframe the past with compassion. Deborah also unpacks the hidden losses of gray divorce—retirement dreams, changing traditions, shifting family roles—and guides listeners through creating new traditions and redefining family with chosen community. You’ll learn how to rebuild confidence around finances, why emotional support is essential, and why taking time before dating again protects a tender heart. This coaching session offers practical reflection prompts and empowering mindset shifts to help women navigate midlife divorce with clarity, strength, and renewed self-trust. Visit oonametz.com for resources and Una’s book, Unhitched. 💬 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. ✨

    6 min
  8. The Rise of Gray Divorce: Why Women Are Leaving and What Comes Next

    JAN 14

    The Rise of Gray Divorce: Why Women Are Leaving and What Comes Next

    Today’s guest is Oona Metz, a licensed clinical social worker, certified group psychotherapist, and Fellow of the American Group Psychotherapy Association. With 30+ years of experience supporting women through major life transitions, Una brings deep insight into one of the fastest-growing divorce trends: gray divorce. We explore why divorce rates for couples over 50 have doubled, how identity shifts after decades of marriage, and the hidden losses many women grieve—from retirement dreams to changing family traditions. Una explains why women often carry guilt about “wasted years,” how to reframe long marriages with compassion, and why financial fear is so common in later-life separation. Oona also shares powerful guidance on: Navigating adult children’s reactionsRebuilding confidence and emotional autonomyDating again—or choosing not toCreating new traditions and chosen familyTurning gray divorce into a catalyst for growth and reinventionWe also discuss her new book, Unhitched: The Essential Divorce Guide for Women, which offers emotional tools, financial guidance, and real-life stories to support women at every stage of the divorce journey. If you’re navigating life after divorce—or supporting someone who is—this episode is packed with wisdom, validation, and practical steps for rebuilding your next chapter with clarity and strength. Learn more at oonametz.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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