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This isn’t a breakup pep talk. It’s a full-body recalibration.
Welcome to Dear Divorce Diary—the only podcast for women navigating the messy aftermath of divorce who are done with quick fixes and spiritual fluff.
I’m Dawn Wiggins, therapist and homeopath, and I’m here to give you something the divorce advice space rarely does: real healing.
Through somatic therapy, EMDR, IFS, and homeopathy, we go deeper—into your nervous system, your unspoken grief, and your buried rage.
Every week, we hold the tension: the body-based anxiety you can’t shake; the hormonal upheaval no one warned you about; the unresolved longing for identity.
You’ll 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 won’t be asked to “just move on.”
You’ll be asked to feel.
If you’re tired of tutorials that leave your nervous system humming and your heart disconnected, hit subscribe.
Your nervous system already knows the truth—it just wants a safe space to embody it.
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You can talk about healing all day long… But until you learn this kind of forgiveness, you’ll keep carrying him— in your body, your triggers, your next relationship. In this Dear Divorce Diary Premium episode, we get real about the difference between talking about forgiveness and actually feeling it. You’ll walk through three powerful journal prompts that expose the exact places you’re still holding on— and teach your body how to finally let go. This isn’t about being the bigger person. It’s ...
You swore you were past it. You journaled, forgave, meditated, did the work. But then a photo shows up, or someone says his name, and your chest tightens again. That’s resentment — the emotion that doesn’t move out just because you tell it to. In this episode, we stop pretending it’s gone. We talk about what keeps it alive, why it feeds on validation, and what’s hiding under all that anger. Joy shares the text that broke her cool...Tiff opens up about being the one who always held it all toge...
When your hormones and your heartbreak start tag-teaming your sanity, it can feel like your body and your emotions are working against you. You’re exhausted, irritable, sleepless, and half the time you can’t tell if you’re healing or falling apart. In this episode, Dawn, Tiffini, and Joy unpack the missing link that brings your body and emotions back onto the same team. Together, they break down: ✨ Why somatics matter — and how real healing starts when you stop trying to “think” your way bett...
What happens when the biggest emotional transition of your life — divorce — collides with the biggest physical one — menopause? It’s not just about hot flashes or sleep loss. It’s your identity, libido, mood, memory, confidence, and worth all shifting at once. And when menopause arrives during or after divorce, it can feel like: 💔 Am I still desirable? 🤯 Why can’t I think straight? 🔥 Is this rage normal or am I losing it? 😔 Will I ever feel like myself again? You’re not crazy — you’r...
There’s a kind of loneliness that doesn’t just live in your thoughts — it lives in your body...It’s the ache in your chest when you see another couple holding hands. The quiet in the house that feels too loud. The impulse to pour a glass of wine or take something to help you not feel so much. In this episode of Dear Divorce Diary, Dawn, Joy, and Tiff guide you through a custom EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) tapping practice designed to help you release the nervous system pain of being sing...
Have you ever noticed the world is built for couples? Dinner for two, “plus-one” invites, family discounts — even the way people glance at you when you’re alone after divorce. It can feel like every billboard is whispering: you don’t belong. In this episode of Dear Divorce Diary, Dawn, Coach Tiffini, and Producer Joy get brutally honest about what it means to be single in a couple’s world. They unpack: 💔 Why loneliness after divorce isn’t weakness — it’s your nervous system’s signal for...
You could be a therapist, a coach, or the friend who swears she knows better—and still fall for an avoidant man’s games after divorce. In this Dear Divorce Diary Premium episode, Dawn, Joy, and Tiffini get brutally honest (and hilariously real) about the ridiculous ways smart women stay hooked—the late-night texts, the lies we half-believed, the crumbs we treated like connection. Then they flip the script with five raw, transformative questions that help you break the trauma bond for good and...
He disappears, then drops a “just checking in” text. He remembers the good old days, then ghosts again. That push–pull dance isn’t love — it’s control. In this episode of Dear Divorce Diary, Dawn, Tiffini, and Joy unpack the hidden cost of divorcing an avoidant man — the paranoia, the false connection, the endless emotional labor — and teach you how to finally flip the script. You’ll learn: 💔 How avoidant behavior actually works (and why it’s not your fault) 🧠 The nervous-system s...
You’ve read the books, gone to therapy, tried to make the “right” choice… and still feel like you’re second-guessing everything. After divorce, even simple decisions can feel like emotional quicksand. In this episode, Dawn introduces Human Design—a quantum-meets-psychology framework that reveals how you were built to make decisions, manifest, and recharge your energy. Whether you’re wired for logic, emotion, gut instinct, or reflection, understanding your design can transform the way you trus...
You say you’re ready for more — but your energy still whispers “not enough.” In this powerful rebroadcast from the Immersive Manifestation Series, Dawn exposes the hidden belief systems that keep women under-earning, under-receiving, and over-giving. You’ll unpack the roots of scarcity — from ancestral conditioning to quiet fears of losing love if you have more — and experience a live quantum healing sequence to rewire your nervous system for abundance. Stay to the end — that’s where yo...
Denial isn’t just pretending things are fine — it’s the story your nervous system tells so you don’t have to feel the full truth yet. In this episode, we talk about how denial shows up in subtle ways: ...staying busy so you don’t feel, ...justifying behavior that hurts you, ...and, convincing yourself “it’s not that bad.” And why breaking through it isn’t about shame — it’s about safety. This is one of those episodes that’s worth hearing again, because the ...
Some relationships end, but their patterns keep living in your body long after the divorce papers are signed. In this rerelease, we talk about the hidden patterns that you thought were love — but were really fear. The ways you chased safety, approval, and control when what you actually craved was connection. The push-pull of attachment styles, codependency, and nervous system survival strategies that kept you looping in anxiety and longing. If you’ve ever wondered why you keep attracting the ...
Divorced moms carry secrets no one talks about. The things their ex did behind closed doors. The moments with their kids they can’t admit out loud — not because they’re weak, but because protecting their children comes first. In this premium episode of Dear Divorce Diary, we crack open the hidden stories that weigh the heaviest: His secrets you’ve protected — and the resentment that builds from carrying them.Your own secrets — the rage, the shame, the things you fear make you a “bad mom.”The ...
You didn’t plan on single-mom life at 40. You didn’t plan on working full-time while juggling sick kids, homework, and Tylenol runs at 2 a.m. You didn’t plan on losing the “white picket fence” identity you once posted on social media. This week on Dear Divorce Diary, we’re getting real about what happens when your stay-at-home-mom world collapses and you have to become everything—breadwinner, nurturer, disciplinarian—overnight. Inside this honest conversation, you’ll hear: Why the transition ...
For many women, divorce grief doesn’t just fade with time — it loops. You revisit the what-ifs, you cling to the ache, you replay the story until it feels less like healing and more like obsession. In this subscriber-only episode, we dive into why grief after divorce can feel like something you’re “married” to and what it really takes to break free. Inside this episode: Why grief sometimes becomes an identity you can’t shake.How the looping “obsession” keeps you tethered to the pain.What it t...
If you’ve been swiping after divorce and it feels like all the good ones are gone—or worse, you’ll just pick another version of your ex—pause. That’s not a dating problem. It’s a healing problem. In this episode, we’re unpacking: The lies we tell ourselves about “no good men”Lori Gerber’s 3H Method (head, heart, hoo-ha) for clarity in datingHow breadcrumbing + settling are really nervous-system issuesWhy your body flashes red lights during dates (and what it’s really about)Because if love sti...
If Tuesday’s episode on addiction and codependency stirred something inside you, this one is here to help you actually shift it. Some episodes are for learning, and some are for recovering. This is your chance to drop in, breathe deeper, and reconnect with the part of you that’s been carrying so much. Inside this guided somatic + IFS meditation, you’ll: Regulate your nervous system through breath and body releaseMeet the part of you that aches for approval or loveFeel safer giving yourself pe...
Ever sworn you wouldn’t check his Instagram at 1 a.m. … and still did? Or did you tell yourself, “just one glass,” and finish the bottle? That loop isn’t just bad habits—it’s codependency as addiction. In this episode of Dear Divorce Diary, dawn, Producer Joy, and Coach Tiffini unpack how post-divorce codependency functions like a hidden addiction—hooking you on approval, fixing, and being chosen. We’ll explore: ✨ Why shame (not loneliness) is the engine that keeps you stuck ✨ The bread...
When you’re in crisis, your nervous system isn’t neutral—it’s running survival programs. Fight, flight, freeze, repeat. And when you tell yourself “not now”, that’s not laziness or failure—it’s a protective pattern your body believes is keeping you safe. But here’s the thing: survival mode isn’t meant to be permanent. It quietly drains your energy, feeds old beliefs like “I can’t do this,” and keeps you circling the same pain. In this episode of Dear Divorce Diary, we explore: ✨ Why the nervo...
Trust and money go hand in hand after divorce—yet both feel broken. When the person who swore forever betrayed you, even opening your wallet can feel unsafe. You’ll Learn Why money feels emotionally risky after betrayal.How your nervous system links financial fear to past trust wounds.The first step to rebuilding safety with money in your body—not just your bank account.💎 Want money to feel safe again? Join A Different D Word and build nervous-system safety alongside financial confidence. Wh...
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