When is the right time to date after divorce? How do you navigate online dating apps? How do you date safely?

In this episode, Julie sits down with Sade Curry, a life Coach for Divorced Women and host of the Extraordinary Life & Dating after Divorce podcast. She helps divorced women meet and date good men and find a partnership where they feel respected, loved and safe. Sade is certified in Life Coaching, Trauma Coaching, and Feminist Coaching.

In this episode we cover: 

• Overcoming dating fear
• Ensuring your dating safety
• Creating an effective dating profile
• Avoiding past relationship mistakes
• Having fun with dating

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Still lying awake at 2am replaying conversations with your ex? Terrified you'll be alone forever? Paralyzed by financial decisions even though you desperately want security?

You're not broken. You're stuck in your default story—and it's stealing your peace, blocking love, and keeping you financially frozen.

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• Why you don't have peace, love, or money yet (and it's NOT what you think)
• The hidden wounds keeping you stuck in survival mode
• The exact framework that closes the gap between where you are and everything you want
• How to know if you're ready to do what it takes to reclaim your life

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About Julie:

Julie Steed is a certified Life Coach, National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach, and founder of the FIERCE Sisterhood - a transformative community for divorced empty nesters ready to rebuild their lives from the inside out.

As a divorced empty nester herse...

You're doing well, making progress - and then a trigger hits and the pain floods back. You think: "I'm going backwards. I'm failing. I haven't healed at all."

But what if you're not sliding backwards - you're spiraling upward.

Julie dismantles the lie of linear healing and introduces the truth: healing is loopy, not a straight line. Think about the shape of a loop - it goes forward, curves back, then swoops up. Then backwards again, then swoops higher. From above it looks like you're retracing the same ground, but from the side you can see you're moving UPWARD.

When a trigger comes back, it's not evidence you haven't healed - it's evidence you're ready to heal at a deeper level. You're revisiting so you can process the next layer. The fact that it came back up means you're strong enough now to handle it.

Time Alone Doesn't Heal: You can be five years out and still stuck, still triggered, still suffering - if you haven't done the work. Or you can be in the divorce process or just a few months out and spiraling upward - because you're actively healing. The difference isn't time. It's the work.

When you do the work, the spiral moves upward. When you don't, you just spin in the same place.

Why the Sisterhood Accelerates Healing:

In community, things happen that don't happen in isolation:

• Other women see evidence of your spiral upward that you can't see ("Remember last time? Look how differently you're handling it now")
• You get tools and support for processing each layer
• You don't have to figure out "the work" alone - we're doing it together
• Someone reminds you you're spiraling up when you feel like you're going backwards
• Coaches guide you through each loop
• You have accountability to do the work instead of just waiting
• You see other women healing in spirals too - it normalizes your process
• The spiral moves faster because you're not doing it alone

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Still lying awake at 2am replaying conversations with your ex? Terrified you'll be alone forever? Paralyzed by financial decisions even though you desperately want security?

You're not broken. You're stuck in your default story—and it's stealing your peace, blocking love, and keeping you financially frozen.

Join Julie for this free training where you'll discover:

• Why you don't have peace, love, or money yet (and it's NOT what you think)
• The hidden wounds keeping you stuck in survival mode
• The exact framework that closes the gap between where you are and everything you want
• How to know if you're ready to do what it takes to reclaim your life

This isn't about surviving your divorce. It's about creating everything you desire after it.

Click here to register for the free webinar now.

About Julie:

Julie Steed is a certified Life Coach, National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach, and founder of the FIERCE Sisterhood - a transformative community for divorced empty nesters ready to rebuild their lives from the inside out.

As a divorced empty nester herse...

Ready to stop white-knuckling through "I'm enough" affirmations and start doing the deeper work? Learn more about the FIERCE Sisterhood - a community of divorced empty nesters who are willing to sit in discomfort, pull the thread on "not enough" thoughts, and create physiological safety while building authentic transformation. Email SISTERHOOD to [email protected] for information.

About This Episode

In this unscripted episode, Julie breaks from her usual format to share a personal discovery about insecurity and perfectionism. After noticing herself spinning over seemingly simple issues, she realized she was struggling with feelings of not being "enough"—particularly around launching the FIERCE Sisterhood.

This vulnerability mirrors what many women in the Sisterhood are experiencing, as reflected in their daily FIERCE Accelerator sheets where thoughts like "I'm not good enough," "I'm not worthy," and "I'm not capable" keep showing up.

What You'll Learn

The Gap Between Knowing and Believing

• Why we can logically know we're enough while our bodies don't quite believe it yet
• How this creates white-knuckling and willpower instead of true transformation
• The difference between positive thinking and deep, authentic growth

Three Essential Steps to Transform "Not Enough" Thoughts

1. Explore with Curiosity - Stop long enough to investigate the discomfort, sit with the emotions, and ask what the thought needs from you
2. Pull the Thread - Trace back where these beliefs originated—ex-spouse dynamics, societal standards, past experiences—and see how they've woven through your life
3. Create Physiological Safety - Use breath and affirmation to remind your nervous system that it's safe to believe you're enough, even when old patterns resurface

Why This Work Matters Julie explains how flipping a negative thought to a positive one is just the starting point. Real transformation requires investigating the underlying sources, feeling the emotions, and integrating new beliefs into your identity so they become automatic.

Perfect For

Women who recognize they have "not enough" thoughts lurking beneath the surface, those struggling with perfectionism, and anyone ready to do the deeper work beyond positive thinking.

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Still lying awake at 2am replaying conversations with your ex? Terrified you'll be alone forever? Paralyzed by financial decisions even though you desperately want security?

You're not broken. You're stuck in your default story—and it's stealing your peace, blocking love, and keeping you financially frozen.

Join Julie for this free training where you'll discover:

• Why you don't have peace, love, or money yet (and it's NOT what you think)
• The hidden wounds keeping you stuck in survival mode
• The exact framework that closes the gap between where you are and everything you want
• How to know if you're ready to do what it takes to reclaim your life

This isn't about surviving your divorce. It's about creating everything you desire after it.

Click here to register for the free webinar now.

About Julie:

Julie Steed is a certified Life Coach, National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach, and founder of the FIERCE Sisterhood - a transformative community for divorced empty nesters ready to rebuild their lives from the inside out.

As a divorced empty nester herse...

When your marriage ends, it's normal to question everything: "I chose wrong." "I stayed too long." "How did I miss the signs?" Your brain uses the divorce as evidence that you can't trust your own judgment, creating a spiral: "If I was wrong about THAT, what else am I wrong about?"

The result? Paralysis. You can't make decisions about dating, career, friendships, or even what car to buy. You either seek constant external validation or retreat completely. Either way, you're stuck, reactive, and powerless.

Julie introduces the Trust Fund - not money, but a collection of evidence that you CAN trust yourself. This is about concrete proof: you make good decisions, you know yourself, and you can rely on you.

What Happens When You Build Your Trust Fund:

• You rewire your brain to look for ways you can be trusted
• You stop needing external validation
• You make decisions faster and with less agony
• You're more confident
• You diminish fear of "wrong" decisions
• You give yourself permission to make mistakes (one mistake doesn't wipe out the fund)
• You reclaim your power
• You assume the identity of a woman who trusts herself

The Community Difference: Building your Trust Fund in community makes it grow faster - higher interest rate, bigger balance. Other women reflect evidence back to you that you can't see. Coaches point out proof. Community provides accountability - someone to share deposits with, celebrate with, and help make withdrawals when you're stuck.

Key Insight: Self-trust isn't something you either have or don't have - it's something you build, deposit by deposit. Over time, your Trust Fund grows until one day you realize: "I actually DO trust myself. Here's the evidence to prove it. But more importantly, I don't think I need the evidence anymore. I've got this."

Call to Action: Join the FIERCE Sisterhood where we build Trust Funds together in community. Email the word "sisterhood" to [email protected]

Question to Consider: What's one piece of evidence you can deposit in your Trust Fund today?

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Still lying awake at 2am replaying conversations with your ex? Terrified you'll be alone forever? Paralyzed by financial decisions even though you desperately want security?

You're not broken. You're stuck in your default story—and it's stealing your peace, blocking love, and keeping you financially frozen.

Join Julie for this free training where you'll discover:

• Why you don't have peace, love, or money yet (and it's NOT what you think)
• The hidden wounds keeping you stuck in survival mode
• The exact framework that closes the gap between where you are and everything you want
• How to know if you're ready to do what it takes to reclaim your life

This isn't about surviving your divorce. It's about creating everything you desire after it.

Click here to register for the free webinar now.

About Julie:

Julie Steed is a certified Life Coach, National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach, and founder of the FIERCE Sisterhood - a transformative community for divorced empty nesters ready to rebuild their lives from the inside out.

As a divorced empty nester herse...

Julie introduces a powerful alternative to New Year's resolutions: choosing ONE WORD to embody throughout 2026. This practice creates laser-sharp focus that blocks out external noise and helps you move forward intentionally rather than reactively.

When triggered or facing challenges, you return to your word and ask: "How do I want to respond so it brings [insert YOUR word here] into my life?"

Your word becomes the lens for viewing opportunities, relationships, and decisions, helping you say no to what doesn't align and yes to what does.

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Still lying awake at 2am replaying conversations with your ex? Terrified you'll be alone forever? Paralyzed by financial decisions even though you desperately want security?

You're not broken. You're stuck in your default story—and it's stealing your peace, blocking love, and keeping you financially frozen.

Join Julie for this free training where you'll discover:

• Why you don't have peace, love, or money yet (and it's NOT what you think)
• The hidden wounds keeping you stuck in survival mode
• The exact framework that closes the gap between where you are and everything you want
• How to know if you're ready to do what it takes to reclaim your life

This isn't about surviving your divorce. It's about creating everything you desire after it.

Click here to register for the free webinar now.

About Julie:

Julie Steed is a certified Life Coach, National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach, and founder of the FIERCE Sisterhood - a transformative community for divorced empty nesters ready to rebuild their lives from the inside out.

As a divorced empty nester herse...

Ready to stop setting resolutions and start choosing growth? Join the FIERCE Sisterhood - a community of divorced empty nesters choosing growth over resolution, learning to find value in today, and discovering that discomfort is actually expansion. Learn more here.

Perfect for: Divorced empty nesters tempted to "resolve" their way through discomfort, women tired of failed resolutions, anyone ready to approach their life as growth instead of a series of destinations to reach

What if New Year's resolutions are setting you up to fail? In this episode, Julie explores a different approach: growth over resolve.

Resolute means "firmly determined." Growth means "increasing in value, the process of developing." Which would you rather choose?

For divorced empty nesters sitting in discomfort, it's tempting to feel resolved to move through it. But what if there's another way? What if you could grow through the discomfort instead of forcing your way past it?

Julie shares three powerful ways to start your year with growth instead of resolutions:

3 Ways to Start Your Year:

1. Find Value in Today, Not Results in Tomorrow - What if success isn't about outcomes but about what's valuable in showing up right now, in this moment?
   
   
2. See Discomfort as Growth, Not Something to Resolve - Your discomfort isn't a problem to fix - it's information about your expansion. It's the becoming. It's the growth happening right now.
   
   
3. Invest in the Process, Not the Destination - Resolutions bet everything on arriving somewhere. Growth invests in who you're becoming along the way.
   
   
   

Key Insights:

• Resolutions require willpower that runs out; growth invites presence
• The discomfort you're feeling isn't a problem - it's information about your expansion
• What you do today is valuable today AND ripples into the future
• You get to choose: forced determination or gentle commitment to your own expansion

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Still lying awake at 2am replaying conversations with your ex? Terrified you'll be alone forever? Paralyzed by financial decisions even though you desperately want security?

You're not broken. You're stuck in your default story—and it's stealing your peace, blocking love, and keeping you financially frozen.

Join Julie for this free training where you'll discover:

• Why you don't have peace, love, or money yet (and it's NOT what you think)
• The hidden wounds keeping you stuck in survival mode
• The exact framework that closes the gap between where you are and everything you want
• How to know if you're ready to do what it takes to reclaim your life

This isn't about surviving your divorce. It's about creating everything you desire after it.

Click here to register for the free webinar now.

About Julie:

Julie Steed is a certified Life Coach, National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach, and founder of the FIERCE Sisterhood - a transformative community for divorced empty nesters ready to rebuild their lives from the inside out.

As a divorced empty nester herse...

About this episode:  In this holiday episode, Julie challenges the lie we've all been sold: that living in the present moment is a luxury we can't afford.

As divorced empty nesters, we've spent years striving for destinations that don't deliver - the perfect marriage, the successful kids, the material markers of "making it." Yet we still feel empty. Julie reveals why: we're a task-driven society that's never been taught to actually live in the moment.

Discover what true presence looks like - being fully involved and fully committed to whatever you've chosen in this moment, recognizing you have choice at every turn. Learn why doing the deep work to know yourself is the only path to happiness and fulfillment (not the new relationship, not the vacation, not the achievement).

Julie shares how this understanding transforms everything - from dating after divorce to experiencing that beach vacation at an entirely different level when you don't need it to feel better.

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Still lying awake at 2am replaying conversations with your ex? Terrified you'll be alone forever? Paralyzed by financial decisions even though you desperately want security?

You're not broken. You're stuck in your default story—and it's stealing your peace, blocking love, and keeping you financially frozen.

Join Julie for this free training where you'll discover:

• Why you don't have peace, love, or money yet (and it's NOT what you think)
• The hidden wounds keeping you stuck in survival mode
• The exact framework that closes the gap between where you are and everything you want
• How to know if you're ready to do what it takes to reclaim your life

This isn't about surviving your divorce. It's about creating everything you desire after it.

Click here to register for the free webinar now.

About Julie:

Julie Steed is a certified Life Coach, National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach, and founder of the FIERCE Sisterhood - a transformative community for divorced empty nesters ready to rebuild their lives from the inside out.

As a divorced empty nester herse...

"You can do hard things. But here's what's more accurate: You can FEEL hard things."

If you've been avoiding uncomfortable emotions, staying stuck in your comfort zone, or wondering why life feels so dissatisfying after divorce, this episode reveals the formula that changes everything.

The truth: We've been conditioned to avoid anything that feels uncomfortable. We're told that discomfort means something is wrong, so we numb, people-please, stay busy, and shrink our lives to avoid feeling. But discomfort isn't bad—it's a sign of transformation and growth.

In this episode, Julie shares the exact formula for moving through discomfort to create genuine transformation: Intention → Discomfort → Growth

Better Because of Divorce application: The two paths (avoid and shrink vs. feel and grow) and how every uncomfortable moment is a choice point.

Practical holiday application: Step-by-step example of letting kids celebrate with their dad on Christmas without making them feel guilty—even when it's excruciating.

The hard truth: It's almost impossible to do this alone. You need support from trained coaches to move through discomfort effectively. The first time without resources, you'll likely quit. With support, you build the muscle.

Ready to stop avoiding discomfort and start transforming through it? The formula is waiting.

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Still lying awake at 2am replaying conversations with your ex? Terrified you'll be alone forever? Paralyzed by financial decisions even though you desperately want security?

You're not broken. You're stuck in your default story—and it's stealing your peace, blocking love, and keeping you financially frozen.

Join Julie for this free training where you'll discover:

• Why you don't have peace, love, or money yet (and it's NOT what you think)
• The hidden wounds keeping you stuck in survival mode
• The exact framework that closes the gap between where you are and everything you want
• How to know if you're ready to do what it takes to reclaim your life

This isn't about surviving your divorce. It's about creating everything you desire after it.

Click here to register for the free webinar now.

About Julie:

Julie Steed is a certified Life Coach, National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach, and founder of the FIERCE Sisterhood - a transformative community for divorced empty nesters ready to rebuild their lives from the inside out.

As a divorced empty nester herse...

What if the key to thriving isn't about doing more—it's about becoming more resourced?

If you're dreading the holidays because divorce and empty nest have left you feeling unprepared or overwhelmed, this episode introduces a framework that will transform not just your holiday season, but your entire life.

Being a "fully resourced human" means having all the necessary assets—emotional tools, mental clarity, physical energy, social support, financial ability, and spiritual connection—to function effectively and handle challenges without being limited by scarcity.

In this episode, I share the 3 R's framework for becoming fully resourced and creating holidays (and a life) that are real, not performed.

When you become fully resourced, your adult children see that growth doesn't mean abandoning everything, traditions can evolve, and becoming who you are doesn't require destroying who you were.

Ready to stop surviving and start living at your fullest potential?

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Still lying awake at 2am replaying conversations with your ex? Terrified you'll be alone forever? Paralyzed by financial decisions even though you desperately want security?

You're not broken. You're stuck in your default story—and it's stealing your peace, blocking love, and keeping you financially frozen.

Join Julie for this free training where you'll discover:

• Why you don't have peace, love, or money yet (and it's NOT what you think)
• The hidden wounds keeping you stuck in survival mode
• The exact framework that closes the gap between where you are and everything you want
• How to know if you're ready to do what it takes to reclaim your life

This isn't about surviving your divorce. It's about creating everything you desire after it.

Click here to register for the free webinar now.

About Julie:

Julie Steed is a certified Life Coach, National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach, and founder of the FIERCE Sisterhood - a transformative community for divorced empty nesters ready to rebuild their lives from the inside out.

As a divorced empty nester herse...

Getting a pedicure isn't self-care—it's grooming. Real self-care looks completely different.

If you're dreading the holidays because you know they'll be emotionally difficult, this episode gives you a practical plan for deep self-care that actually sustains you through the season.

The reality: The holidays amplify everything—joy, grief, stress, and triggers. Cultural pressure tells us to perform happiness, decorate perfectly, and show up cheerfully. But what if we just can’t do that yet?

In this practical episode, I share a 3-step plan for caring deeply for yourself during the holidays—especially if this is your first (or second, or third) holiday season after divorce.

Why this matters: Without deep self-care, you survive the holidays—but you don't thrive. This plan helps you show up authentically, enjoy the season, and build trust with yourself.

The ripple effect: When you care for yourself deeply, your children see that self-care isn't selfish. You model healthy boundaries. And you create sustainable, peaceful holidays instead of just surviving them.

Ready to stop performing and start being present? Your deep self-care plan starts here.

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Still lying awake at 2am replaying conversations with your ex? Terrified you'll be alone forever? Paralyzed by financial decisions even though you desperately want security?

You're not broken. You're stuck in your default story—and it's stealing your peace, blocking love, and keeping you financially frozen.

Join Julie for this free training where you'll discover:

• Why you don't have peace, love, or money yet (and it's NOT what you think)
• The hidden wounds keeping you stuck in survival mode
• The exact framework that closes the gap between where you are and everything you want
• How to know if you're ready to do what it takes to reclaim your life

This isn't about surviving your divorce. It's about creating everything you desire after it.

Click here to register for the free webinar now.

About Julie:

Julie Steed is a certified Life Coach, National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach, and founder of the FIERCE Sisterhood - a transformative community for divorced empty nesters ready to rebuild their lives from the inside out.

As a divorced empty nester herse...