Dealing with Divorce in 2026

Healing after divorce is not a competition—and it certainly isn’t a performance.

In Episode 117, TD explores the pressure to appear happy, strong, successful, or completely “over it” before you truly feel that way. Whether you’re posting the highlights, comparing your progress to your ex, rushing into a new relationship, or trying to prove something to the people who doubted you, performing your healing can quietly pull you away from what you actually need.

Real healing often happens privately. It’s found in the boundaries you keep, the peace you protect, and the choices you make when no one is watching. You don’t need an audience, a new relationship, or anyone’s approval to validate your progress.

If you would like a complimentary PDF copy of any—or all—of TD’s three divorce-recovery books, email [email protected].

Stay strong. Stay encouraged. And keep moving forward.

What do you do when your former spouse tells a version of your divorce that you barely recognize?

In Episode 116 of the Dealing with Divorce podcast, TD explores the exhausting pressure to defend yourself to an ex, former in-laws, mutual friends, your children, and anyone who may have heard only one side of the story.

Divorce rarely comes with one perfectly agreed-upon explanation. But trying to correct every rumor, misunderstanding, or unfair opinion can keep you emotionally connected to the conflict long after the relationship has ended.

This compassionate conversation examines the difference between responsibly protecting your reputation and becoming trapped in constant explanation. TD also discusses healthy communication, emotional boundaries, co-parenting without recruiting children to take sides, and allowing consistent actions to speak louder than accusations.

Silence is not always an admission—and not everybody is entitled to the private details of your marriage. However, false claims involving children, personal safety, employment, finances, or legal rights may require documentation and guidance from a qualified professional.

You can acknowledge your mistakes without accepting responsibility for everything. Your life is bigger than somebody else’s version of your past.

To share your story or thoughts with TD, email [email protected].

What happens when your former spouse begins dating someone new... and it hurts even though you do not want the marriage back?

In Episode 115 of the Dealing with Divorce podcast, TD explores the complicated emotions that can surface when an ex moves on after divorce. Their new relationship may trigger grief, comparison, loneliness, fear of being replaced, or questions about why they appear willing to change for someone else.

This compassionate conversation examines how to protect your self-worth, resist the pressure to compete, establish healthy social-media boundaries, and process difficult feelings without allowing them to control your behavior.

For divorced parents, TD also discusses navigating a former spouse’s new relationship without placing children in the middle, asking them to report on the other household, or making them feel guilty for enjoying time with another adult.

Your ex dating first does not mean they healed first. Being single does not mean you are behind. Their next relationship is not a verdict on your value—or proof that they won while you lost.

You are not replaceable, and you do not need to compete with somebody else’s next chapter. Keep writing your own.

To share your story or thoughts with TD, email [email protected].

Can you miss your marriage, your family routines, or the future you once imagined—without actually wanting the relationship back?

In Episode 114 of the Dealing with Divorce podcast, TD explores one of the most confusing parts of divorce recovery: grieving the life you had while still knowing that moving forward is the right decision.

You may miss the house, holidays, companionship, family traditions, or having everyone under one roof. You may even miss the person you used to be. But missing something does not automatically mean you made the wrong decision—and sadness is not always an instruction to return.

This compassionate conversation explores post-divorce grief, nostalgia, loneliness, changing family dynamics, co-parenting, emotional healing, and the difference between missing what was familiar and truly wanting it back.

You are allowed to honor the good memories without forgetting why the marriage ended. You can grieve what was lost, maintain healthy boundaries, and remain open to the meaningful life still ahead of you.

To share your story or thoughts with TD, email [email protected].

Divorce recovery does not happen in one straight line. Sometimes you are simply trying to survive. Later, you begin rebuilding. Eventually, you start deciding who you want to become and what kind of life you want to create next.

In Episode 113 of the Dealing with Divorce podcast, TD introduces three books created from the first 90 podcast conversations:

• Dealing with Divorce: The First 30 — for surviving the heartbreak, grief, loneliness, and uncertainty.

• Dealing with Divorce: The Next 30 — for rebuilding your confidence, identity, relationships, routines, purpose, and peace.

• Dealing with Divorce: Becoming — The Third 30 — for raising your standards, living intentionally, protecting your growth, and embracing the person you are becoming.

You do not need to read the books in order—and you do not need to have listened from Episode 1. Begin with whichever book meets you where you are today.

To receive a complimentary PDF copy of any book—or all three—email:

[email protected]

The First 30 is also available in print on Amazon.

Whether you are newly separated, navigating divorce, rebuilding afterward, or supporting someone you care about, these books were created to remind you that healing is possible, your story is still being written, and you do not have to walk this road alone.

We see you. We appreciate you. And we are here with you!

Everyone thinks you’re doing fine after divorce—but what if you’re not?

The papers may be signed, the routines established, and the visible crisis behind you. You’re working, caring for your family, paying the bills, and even smiling again. From the outside, it looks like you’ve moved on. Inside, however, you may still be carrying hidden grief, loneliness, exhaustion, and emotions no one else sees.

In Episode 112 of Dealing with Divorce, we explore the quiet stage of healing after divorce—the season when support begins to fade, but emotional recovery is far from complete. You’ll hear compassionate, practical guidance for acknowledging difficult emotions, asking for help, resisting the pressure to prove you’re okay, and understanding why a painful day does not erase your progress.

This episode is for anyone navigating grief after divorce, rebuilding life as a single parent, struggling with loneliness, or learning how to move forward without pretending the pain is gone.

You can be grateful for the life you’re rebuilding and still grieve the life you lost. You can be strong and still need support.

Listen now—and consider sharing this episode with someone who looks okay but may be carrying more than you realize.

Stay strong. Stay encouraged. Keep moving forward.

Don’t Make the Next Chapter Pay for the Last One — Learning to Trust and Love Again After Divorce

Are you carrying wounds from your past into relationships that had nothing to do with creating them?

In Episode 111 of Dealing with Divorce, we explore one of the most important—and often overlooked—parts of healing after divorce: learning from the past without allowing it to control the future.

Betrayal, broken trust, rejection, and heartbreak can leave scars. And if we're not careful, those scars can influence how we approach new relationships, friendships, co-parenting, and even how we see ourselves.

In this episode, we discuss the difference between wisdom and suspicion, boundaries and walls, healthy caution and fear. We also explore why healing doesn't mean becoming impossible to hurt—it means becoming healthy enough to trust yourself to respond wisely when life gets difficult.

Your next relationship shouldn't have to answer for someone else's mistakes.

And you shouldn't spend the rest of your life punishing yourself for decisions made by an earlier version of you.

Take the wisdom. Keep the lessons. Release the pain.

Your past should educate you—not control you.

The next chapter deserves a fair chance.

And so do you.

You’re Allowed to Move On — Finding Freedom and Life After Divorce

When does healing from divorce become simply... living again?

In Episode 110 of Dealing with Divorce, we talk about giving yourself permission to move forward without guilt. Moving on doesn’t mean your marriage didn’t matter, that you’ve forgotten what happened, or that you have to rush into another relationship. It means your past no longer gets the best seat in your present.

Whether you’re newly separated, rebuilding after divorce, learning to enjoy being single, or wondering if it’s finally okay to be happy again, this episode is a reminder that moving forward isn’t a relationship status—it’s a direction.

Laugh again. Dream again. Create new memories. Participate in your life again.

Your past matters—but your future matters too.

You’re allowed to move on.

Are you still waiting for an apology, explanation, or final conversation before you can truly move forward?

In Episode 109 of Dealing with Divorce, we explore one of the hardest lessons in divorce recovery: closure may never come from the other person—and you can still find peace.

We talk about unanswered questions, replaying old conversations, forgiving yourself, releasing the need to be understood, and learning the difference between processing the past and continually rehearsing it.

Whether you're separated, going through divorce, or still carrying emotional baggage years later, this episode will challenge you to stop giving yesterday control over tomorrow.

Sometimes closure isn't finally getting the answer.

Sometimes closure is deciding you're finished asking the question.

Take the lesson. Release the question. Turn the page.

You don't need yesterday's permission to build tomorrow.

Are you doing the work to heal but wondering why you’re not seeing results fast enough?

In Episode 108 of Dealing with Divorce, we explore one of the hardest parts of rebuilding after divorce: trusting the process when progress feels invisible. Healing doesn’t happen overnight, and growth rarely follows the timeline we expect. Sometimes the most important transformation is happening beneath the surface.

If you’re navigating divorce, separation, heartbreak, or life after divorce, this episode will remind you to stop comparing your timeline to others, recognize how far you’ve already come, and keep making the small, healthy choices that create lasting change.

You may not be where you want to be yet—but you’re not where you used to be either.

Trust the process. Trust God’s timing. Trust the person you’re becoming. And keep moving forward.