Divorced and Disillusioned

Divorced and Disillusioned

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Divorced and Disillusioned episodes

  • “You Weren’t Listening “

    “People say they didn’t see it coming.

    But most of the time, it was there all along.


    This episode is about the quiet build-up, the missed signals, and what happens when you’re not really being heard.”

    22 min
  • “Almost Happy”

    There are moments where everything feels okay and then something in me pulls me out of it. In this episode, I talk about why happiness doesn’t always feel safe, how I interrupt my own good moments, and where that pattern might have started.

    18 min
  • “Shaped In The Dark”

    Some of the hardest moments in life don’t feel like growth, they feel like failure, loss, and wondering if you could have done more. In this episode, I reflect on those darker chapters, the questions that linger, and how those experiences quietly shape who we become.

    25 min
  • “Running for Your Life”

    What happens when the patterns in your life start repeating? In this episode, I explore the instinct to run from painful parts of our past, the coping mechanisms we build to survive, and why understanding where we came from is sometimes the only way to move forward.

    23 min
  • “When Care Isn’t Compatibility”

    In this episode, I talk about the difficult realization that someone can care about you and still not be the partner you need. When a relationship isn’t cruel or explosive, it can be hard to admit that something still isn’t right. This episode explores the pattern of staying in dynamics that are “good enough,” the small moments that reveal deeper incompatibility, and the clarity that eventually comes when you stop negotiating with reality.

    20 min
  • “Lonely for Connection “

    This episode explores the loneliness of being unseen in a marriage, the desperate ways I tried to feel wanted, and the consequences of operating from emotional hunger. It’s about accountability without self-destruction and what it means to grow without turning yourself into the villain.

    25 min
  • “When Faith Told Me I Was Doomed”

    I share how faith slowly shifted from being a source of comfort to becoming an inner critic, and how losing certainty didn’t just mean questioning God, it meant grieving the identity I had built around shame, fear, and trying to be good enough.

    16 min
  • “The Season I Needed God Most”

    This episode explores the season when prayer stopped bringing comfort to me not because I stopped trying, but because I was praying harder than ever and felt nothing change. I talk about moving from gratitude to desperation, the emotional fog of that time, and the grief of losing a spiritual lifeline. If you’ve ever prayed and felt silence instead of peace, you’re not alone.

    18 min

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Divorced & Disillusioned is a raw, honest podcast about divorce and losing faith at the same time. I share my story of marrying young in the church, surviving abuse, and later facing the silence…