In this Bent Not Broken bonus episode, Coach Deborah reflects on her inspiring conversation with Wendy Babcock, a woman who turned emotional abuse and divorce into a story of strength and purpose.

Wendy’s journey reminds us that healing isn’t about forgetting what broke you — it’s about rising stronger because of it.

Deborah breaks the episode into five empowering segments with actionable coaching tips to help you recognize control, reclaim your power, and rewrite your story.

💔 1. Recognizing the Invisible Wounds

Emotional abuse often hides behind concern. Ask yourself: Do I feel free — or monitored? Awareness is the first step toward healing.

🕊️ 2. Redefining Freedom After Divorce

Freedom may not feel joyful at first, but it begins in small acts — choosing what brings you peace and learning to trust yourself again.

✍️ 3. Reclaiming the Pen

Take your story back. Start journaling with: “When everything changed for me was when…” Writing turns pain into clarity and growth.

💬 4. From Surviving to Speaking

Wendy’s movement, When Stories, proves that sharing your truth can set you free. Speak your story safely — with a trusted friend, therapist, or your own journal.

🌻 5. The Power of Listening

Healing happens when you listen with compassion — especially to yourself. Replace self-criticism with truth: You are enough. You are healing. You are free.

💖 Closing Reflection

You don’t need to have it all figured out to begin again. Start with one small, bold step — journaling, setting a boundary, or simply saying, “I deserve peace.”

💬 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: @BrokenToBoldness
• Facebook: Broken to Boldness
• Eventbrite: Divorce Recovery Workshop

✨ Remember: divorce may bend you, but it does not break you. You are stronger than you think, and your bold new chapter starts now. ✨

In this bonus episode of Bent Not Broken, Coach Deborah dives deeper into her powerful conversation with Julie Loken, exploring how television and media have influenced our ideas about family, love, and divorce — often without us even realizing it.

From I Love Lucy to The Kardashians, the stories we grew up watching shaped our beliefs about what “normal” should look like. But as Deborah reminds us, you get to write your own script now.

This episode offers four transformational coaching tips to help you release outdated narratives, embrace your evolution, and redefine what family means in your current season of life.

1️⃣ Recognize the Highlight Reel Effect

What you see on TV or social media is rarely real life — it’s a highlight reel. Reflect on the internal “scripts” you’ve inherited about the perfect family or relationship, and ask yourself: What script am I still living by that no longer fits my truth?

2️⃣ Detach from Comparison Culture

Comparison robs you of gratitude. Instead of asking why your life doesn’t look like someone else’s, focus on one thing you’re grateful for in your own story today. Gratitude is your anchor to reality.

3️⃣ Redefine Family on Your Terms

Family is who shows up for you, brings peace (not pressure), and walks beside you through life’s storms. Write your own definition of family — in one sentence.

4️⃣ Give Yourself Permission to Change the Story

Just like TV evolves, so can you. You don’t need anyone’s approval to rewrite your next chapter. Ask yourself: If I were the main character, what would my next chapter be about — freedom, peace, rediscovery?

Turn off the reruns — in your living room and in your mind. Stop replaying what went wrong and start scripting what comes next. Healing isn’t about erasing your old story; it’s about reclaiming the pen and choosing what happens now.

💬 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: @BrokenToBoldness
• Facebook: Broken to Boldness
• Eventbrite: Divorce Recovery Workshop

✨ Remember: divorce may bend you, but it does not break you. You are stronger than you think, and your bold new chapter starts now. ✨

In this heartfelt episode of Bent Not Broken, Coach Deborah sits down with Stacy Schaffer, a licensed professional counselor, trauma survivor, and author of With Love from a Children’s Therapist. With over 20 years of experience helping children and teens heal from grief and trauma, Stacy brings a unique perspective — one that bridges lived experience and professional insight.

Together, they explore how childhood wounds can quietly shape who we become as adults and how awareness and compassion can begin the healing process. Stacy opens up about her own story of survival, loss, and resilience, sharing how she turned pain into purpose and why owning our stories is essential to freedom.

Listeners will also learn about Synergetic Play Therapy — a powerful tool that helps children express what words cannot — and how parents, educators, and caregivers can create emotional safety through understanding, connection, and presence.

💬 “Help me understand what it’s like to be you.” — one of Stacy’s guiding principles for connecting with others at any age.

✨ Key Message: Healing starts when we stop running from our stories and begin to listen to them with compassion.

Learn more about Stacy and her work at authorstacyschaffer.com.

or follow her on Instagram @hope.restored

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🎧 Bent Not Broken: Life After Divorce — with Coach Deborah — reminding you that you may be bent, but you are never broken.

💬 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: @BrokenToBoldness
• Facebook: Broken to Boldness
• Eventbrite: Divorce Recovery Workshop

✨ Remember: divorce may bend you, but it does not break you. You are stronger than you think, and your bold new chapter starts now. ✨