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Dear Divorce Diary: A Fresh Approach To Healing Grief & Building A Life Of Confidence After DivorceAuthor: My Coach Dawn
This isnt a breakup pep talk. Its a full-body recalibration. Welcome to Dear Divorce Diarythe only podcast for women navigating the messy aftermath of divorce who are done with quick fixes and spiritual fluff.Im Dawn Wiggins, therapist and homeopath, and Im here to give you something the divorce advice space rarely does: real healing. Through somatic therapy, EMDR, IFS, and homeopathy, we go deeperinto your nervous system, your unspoken grief, and your buried rage.Every week, we hold the tension: the body-based anxiety you cant shake; the hormonal upheaval no one warned you about; the unresolved longing for identity. Youll hear raw solo episodes, real voice notes from women in the trenches, and intimate interviews with experts who do more than perform healing.Here, you wont be asked to just move on. Youll be asked to feel.If youre tired of tutorials that leave your nervous system humming and your heart disconnected, hit subscribe.Your nervous system already knows the truthit just wants a safe space to embody it. Language: en-us Genres: Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Relationships, Society & Culture Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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343. The Divorce Parenting Mistakes Even Loving Moms Make… And What Kids Actually Need
Episode 343
Tuesday, 12 May, 2026
Divorce can make moms do some wild things in the name of love.Overprotect.Overcompensate.Buy more.Say yes when we mean no.Try to fix every feeling.Avoid our child’s pain because it activates our own guilt.But what if the thing your child needs most after divorce… isn’t more protection?In this deeply honest episode of Dear Divorce Diary, Dawn, Producer Joy, and Coach Tiffini unpack the parenting mistakes even the most loving moms make after divorce—and what children actually need instead.Because kids don’t just “get through” divorce.They carry it in their bodies.From anxiety, tummy aches, eczema, nightmares, shutdown, nail biting, emotional flatness, hygiene changes, and “I don’t know” responses… this episode explores how divorce stress shows up in children’s nervous systems—and why so many moms miss what’s really happening.Inside this episode: The most common ways moms overcompensate after divorce Why buying more stuff, saying yes, or overprotecting can backfire How guilt and shame shape parenting decisions after separation Signs your child may be dysregulated (even if they say they’re fine) How children dissociate, adapt, or abandon parts of themselves between two homes Why your child may not need fixing—they may need emotional safety What it means to help your child build a real emotional toolbox after divorce If you’ve ever wondered: “Did I mess my kids up?” or “How do I actually help them heal?”Start here.✨ Thursday inside Cocoon VIP: We share the exact tools we wish we’d had earlier—the nervous system supports, emotional regulation tools, and practical resources we’d put in every divorced mom’s parenting toolkit.Join Cocoon VIPSupport the show✨Join the Cocoon Community - your people are waiting! ✨🥤Shop Organised - Code: DEARDIVORCEDIARY for 10% off🥤








