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Season 2, Episode 12 - Healing from Divorce - Find your Better Self After Divorce


Hear the unbelievable story of TH Irwin and Jessica Klingbaum;  two friends starting life’s journey together, raising families at the same time, and finding themselves with cheating husbands within a week of each other.  How do these two women cope?  The answer: they co-founded exEXPERTS.com in 2020, the premiere online digital platform for anyone and everyone touched by divorce. Exexperts provides free resources including a website, podcast called “Divorce, etc…”, articles, and tips and advice through social media channels, all with the mission to educate, support, and empower those like them who have been affected by divorce. Tune in today to be inspired and educated about this topic which affects so many.
 
In This Episode:
  • [5:36] Jessica and TH share their stories and similar experiences as they traveled the path of divorce in different ways.
  • [11:23 ] Two friends become even closer as they navigate single parenting and the ramifications of divorce.
  • [14:21] The red flags and signals you can choose to ignore and the reasons they are accepted.
  • [20:00 ] Reasons some women lean towards going through divorce alone.
  • [24:51 ] Staying with the cheating spouse and giving grace to women who make that choice.
  • [32:00] Divorcing a narcissist and making the decision to heal.
  • [40:00] Jessica and TH felt lucky they went through this experience together because it inspired the creation of their website.

Takeaways:  
  • The date you know you will be divorced is different for everyone.  To some, it is freeing and a relief.  To some, it is an emotional rollercoaster affecting many areas of life.  But to all, it is the first day of the rest of your life and it is possible to come out the other side for the better.

  • The shame of being betrayed keeps women from sharing and yet sharing and researching is the first step in healing.

  • There are many benefits of therapy while you are traveling the road of divorce.