The Divorce Doctor

Episode 64: My Kid Labeled My Divorce "A Good Divorce"

When children are part of the equation of how a divorce is handled, being intentional about doing what is best for them is so important. Divorce is traumatic for everyone

Episode 63: From the Army to Pastry Chef: My Divorce Transformation

Sometimes, healing after a divorce can feel impossible. For many women, marriage was presented to us as the fulfillment of all of our hopes, dreams, desires, and personho

Episode 62: How I Set an Amicable Tone in My Divorce

"Amicable" is not a word that many divorcees use to describe their divorce processes. However, Jessica Klingbaum has gone through not just one, but two divorces that both

Episode 61: The Story I Had To Let Go of To Get My Energy Back

Ellen Bruno has journeyed all across the globe as a documentary filmmaker, bringing awareness to many humanitarian and human rights injustices. But one of the most exhila

Episode 60: My Husband's Mistress Saved My Life

T.H. Irwin is always moving forward. Throughout her lifetime, she's had to reinvent herself several times both personally and professionally, and through this process, sh

Episode 59: How To Shift Your Broken Heart to an Open Heart

What would the world be like if everyone loved themselves?    This is the question that Susyn Reeve first asked herself when she was 14 years old, and it is a question

Episode 58: All My Friends Were Getting Married When I Was Getting Divorced

What is the hardest part about divorce?  For Alexandra Eva-May, it was dealing with feelings of shame and self-worth. After the divorce, it became learning how to live

Episode 57: My Health Depended on Whether I Left My Marriage

after her divorce in 2017, it felt like Stella Papadopoulos' world had fallen apart. At age 60, after 25 years of marriage, she felt stuck. She knows many, many women fin

Episode 56: This Is What Your Kids Are Thinking: A Divorced Kid Shares Her Thoughts

After experiencing the divorce of her parents at the age of 3, Bella decided she wanted to become a voice for the people out there who also have been through a divorce. S

Episode 55: Domestic Violence: The Lobster Who Doesn't Realize It Is Boiling

Everyone resonates with a story like Tiphany Kane's. Tiphany grew up in a patriarchal family dictated by religion. Though she left the church at 20, the relationship foun

Episode 54: I Had No Room To Breathe In My Marriage

When asked to describe her divorce in one word, this week's podcast guest, Michelle Sarao, said "necessary." Michelle felt she had no room to breathe, reflect, or grow up

Episode 53: My Marriage Was All I Thought I Could Get Because of My Cystic Fibrosis

Gabby Gast found herself in a marriage that wore her down. Her ex made her believe that no one would love her like he would because of her cystic fibrosis. Over the years

Episode 52: How To Move From Being a Step-Parent to a Bonus Parent

If you're a step-parent, you know how complicated that relationship can feel. For starters, society tells us stepparents are evil and someone to be despised. Changing our

Episode 51: Post Betrayal Transformation

If you've ever been betrayed, you understand the utter shock and devastation of being blindsided. Betrayal is terribly painful, and though no one wants to study betrayal,

Episode 50: I Felt Like I Was Walking Into a Dark Room

Attaching our identity to the labels and expectations handed to us, like "good wife" and "loving mom," can cause us to lose our sense of self.    It wasn't until this

Episode 49: Divorce of a Yoga Power Couple

Harmony was living the "dream." She and her husband met as yoga teachers and were traveling the world exploring their practice together. Once they finally settled down, H

Episode 48: Looking Professional on the Outside, but Broken Inside

After her second divorce, Renee Bauer found herself compartmentalizing her life. On the outside, she was a professional and successful attorney, but on the inside, the sh

Episode 47: I Lost My Best Friend, but Gained Myself

Are you living in your comfort zone? What would happen if you stepped beyond it? It takes courage to be vulnerable, and vulnerability is necessary for transformation. Tha

Episode 46: How the First Divorce Reporter Was Created

Ilyssa Panitz decided to create and become the first Divorce Journalist by combining her personal experience with divorce with her professional background. Ilyssa was

Episode 45: How Financial Abuse Led to My Grandmother's Murder

How do you know if you are experiencing financial abuse? Are you kept out of the loop on your finances, given a small amount of money to pay for groceries, and made to fe