What if the end of your marriage isn’t the end of you – but the beginning of the version you haven’t met yet?

In this Stories From the Other Side episode, Erica sits down with Justin Milrad – certified divorce coach, author, and financial planner – who rebuilt his entire life after a three-year, seven-figure divorce war and an eight-day jury trial that shattered his identity and forced him to reinvent from the ground up.

Justin shares the raw truth of divorce from a male perspective: how a once-amicable split exploded, what men are really feeling (but rarely say out loud), and how he eventually created a peaceful co-parenting relationship with his ex. Together, they unpack the emotional blind spots men face, the pressure to “hold it together,” the trauma we don’t recognize until everything breaks, and why so many people stay stuck for years after divorce.

🔑 Key Themes & Takeaways

🔑 Why even “amicable” divorces can quietly build toward explosion

🔑 How stress, burnout, and unhealed trauma erode a marriage long before anyone files

🔑 What men actually experience emotionally during divorce (and why they often can’t name it)

🔑 How choosing the wrong lawyer can inflame conflict – and how to choose more wisely

🔑 The shift from “we” to “me” without guilt – and what it means to architect You 2.0

🔑 The difference between net worth and self-worth after divorce

🔑 How to move from chaos into peaceful co-parenting and healthier future relationships

🔑 Why forgiveness has nothing to do with an apology – and everything to do with your healing

⏱️ Episode Timestamps

⏱️ 00:00 – Intro & why this conversation matters for life after divorce

⏱️ 01:44 – Justin’s story: marriage, career, and the slow unraveling

⏱️ 05:49 – When “amicable” falls apart: the turning point and legal battles

⏱️ 07:22 – Surviving a three-year, seven-figure divorce war and eight-day jury trial

⏱️ 08:22 – Finding support: how divorce coaching changes the process

⏱️ 11:46 – Rebuilding from rock bottom and redefining identity

⏱️ 14:36 – The Emotional Ladder: naming what you feel so you can actually heal

⏱️ 20:22 – The Gap and the Gain: shifting from what you lost to what you’re building

⏱️ 22:55 – Hard conversations: how to communicate with your ex without blowing things up

⏱️ 23:28 – Men vs. women: emotional blind spots and why we miss each other

⏱️ 24:23 – Co-parenting strategies that keep kids out of the middle

⏱️ 26:54 – Radical self-reflection and owning your part in the story

⏱️ 28:54 – Dating again: navigating new relationships after divorce

⏱️ 31:11 – Maintaining a positive co-parenting relationship over time

⏱️ 32:43 – Why joy and play are non-negotiable in your next chapter

⏱️ 40:48 – Final thoughts, resources, and what You 2.0 really looks like

🌟 Resources & Links🌟

Holiday Heart-to-Heart (Private Podcast)
Holidays after divorce can feel like a whirlwind of emotions — memories, old traditions, and new realities all colliding. Holiday Heart-to-Heart helps you reclaim your identity and rise into the version of you who honors her heart, protects her peace, and stays connected to who she’s becoming, no matter what the season stirs up.
👉 https://www.thecrazyexwivesclub.com/holiday

The Club – Your Post-Divorce Community

Looking to claim your post-divorce badass? Put yourself in the room with other women redefining what it means to be a divorcée.

👉  https://www.thecrazyexwivesclub.com/theclub

🌟 Connect with Justin Milrad

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reclaimandreboot.me/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReclaimAndReboot

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ReclaimAndReboot

Website: https://www.reclaimandreboot.me

Justin’s Book:

You 2.0: Divorce a Better Way Forward
👉 https://www.amazon.com/You-2-0-Divorce-Better-Forward/dp/B0FBH9RWZN

🌟 Connect with Erica & The Crazy Ex-Wives Club

Instagram: https://instagram.com/thecrazyexwivesclub

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecrazyexwivesclub

Website: https://thecrazyexwivesclub.com

Divorce grief can feel like it’s breaking you… but what if the grief you’re feeling after divorce isn’t a setback, but a signal — a call inward, a call back to yourself?

In this powerful episode of The Crazy Ex-Wives Club, Erica sits down with grief educator Suzanne Jabour to unpack the truth about grief after divorce — why it lingers, why it surprises you, and why it shows up in the quiet moments when the kids are at their other home or when you’re washing a single dish for one.

Together, they explore the emotional, physical, and identity-shifting layers of divorce grief: why “doing everything right” never protects you from the waves, why your brain stops working during major loss, and why even the most empowered decision can still knock you flat.

🔑 Key Themes & Takeaways

In this episode, you’ll learn:

🔑 Why grief after divorce is completely normal, even if you initiated it

🔑 What “grief brain” is and why it makes you foggy, forgetful, exhausted, or overwhelmed

🔑 The physical symptoms of grief that no one talks about

🔑 How curiosity can pull you out of fear, anxiety, and emotional shutdown

🔑 Why naming emotions helps them move through the body🔑 How to use the Emotional Ladder to climb out of the darkest moments

🔑 Why time alone doesn’t heal grief — and what actually does🔑 How grief is really unspent love, and where you can channel it next

🔑 The difference between being transformed by accident or transformed with intention

⏱️ Episode Timestamps

00:00 – Intro

01:57 – Understanding Different Types of Grief

03:55 – Navigating Grief in Everyday Life

06:48 – The Importance of Curiosity in Grief

14:59 – Physical and Emotional Symptoms of Grief

19:41 – Understanding Emotions: Frustration, Gratitude, Peace

20:38 – The Power of Labeling Emotions

21:57 – Teaching Emotional Awareness to Children

22:34 – The Emotional Ladder: A Tool for Emotional Management

24:08 – Climbing the Ladder: Practical Steps

29:56 – Navigating Grief and Transformation

35:23 – Embracing the Journey and Finding Peace

37:07 – Final Thoughts and Encouragement

🌟 Resources & Links

🌟 The Club (Start Here)

Looking to claim your post-divorce badass? Put yourself in the room with other women redefining what it means to be a divorcé.

Join The Club: https://www.thecrazyexwivesclub.com/theclub

🌟 Free Emotional Ladder Download

Want the Emotional Ladder we talk about in this episode? Grab the free PDF guide and learn how to name what you’re feeling, shift your mindset, and take one grounded step up at a time.

• Free Emotional Ladder PDF: https://www.thecrazyexwivesclub.com/emotionalladder

🌟 Holiday Heart-to-Heart (Private Podcast)

Holidays after divorce can feel like a whirlwind of emotions — memories, old traditions, and new realities all colliding.
Holiday Heart-to-Heart is a private podcast to help you reclaim your identity and rise into the version of you who honors her heart, protects her peace, and stays connected to who she’s becoming, no matter what the season stirs up.

Holiday Heart-to-Heart: https://www.thecrazyexwivesclub.com/holiday

🌟 Connect with Suzanne Jabour

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/suzannejabour

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SuzanneJabour

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suzanne-jabour/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SuzanneJabour

Website: https://www.suzannejabour.com/

Want to work with Suzanne? Use code CEW at checkout to save on your next workshop.

🌟 Connect with Erica & The Crazy Ex-Wives Club

Instagram: https://instagram.com/thecrazyexwivesclub

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecrazyexwivesclub

Website: https://thecrazyexwivesclub.com

What happens when you finally step away from the noise long enough to hear your own thoughts again?

In this Season 11 opener of The Crazy Ex-Wives Club, Erica — founder, coach, and creator of the No.vember Challenge — returns from a 10-day unplugged retreat in the Colorado mountains with three life-shifting lessons for women navigating divorce, healing, boundaries, and self-leadership.

These are the truths that help you choose yourself, protect your energy, and walk away from anything that no longer supports your growth.

🔑 Key Themes & Takeaways

• You are always in charge of your own experience — even when life feels chaotic.

• Protect someone else’s joy without abandoning your own needs.

• Honor your energy by stepping back without guilt or over-explaining.

• Leaving misaligned rooms is one of the most loving acts of self-respect.

• Boundaries are about your actions, not someone else’s behavior.

• Saying “no” creates the space for your “hell yes” life.

Let's Connect

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👉 Join the free No.vember Challenge today.

👉 ⁠https://www.thecrazyexwivesclub.com/november⁠

Feeling like you’re always one ping away from burnout?
In this solo season finale of The Crazy Ex-Wives Club, I’m getting real about what it takes to find calm after divorce — when you’re juggling solo parenting, solopreneurship, and the endless to-do list.

What happens when your to-do list never ends, your phone never stops pinging, and you’re the only one keeping everything together? As I prepared for a week unplugged in the mountains, I opened up about the spiral of control, anxiety, and exhaustion that so many women face — and how learning to let go became the key to freedom.

🔑 What You’ll Learn

• How to stop letting conditions you can’t control dictate your mood and energy
• Why multitasking is a myth that drains your focus and joy
• Simple tech detox strategies to reclaim presence (and sanity)
• The “one thing” method to stay grounded when life feels impossible
• Why burnout recovery starts with permission — to rest, to say no, and to let go

🎧 Tune in to hear how I turned chaos into clarity, and how you can start doing less to create more peace, presence, and purpose in your day.

⏱️ Episode Highlights

When divorce, infidelity, and “just one more drink” collide — the journey back to yourself begins.

In this episode of The Crazy Ex-Wives Club, host [Your Name] sits down with Jeannette Levitt, mom of four, divorce survivor, and alcohol freedom coach, to explore how she turned pain into purpose — and found freedom beyond the bottle.

Jeannette opens up about how casual social drinking became a coping mechanism, why infidelity shattered her sense of self, and what it really takes to rebuild life after heartbreak. Together, they unpack the gray area of drinking, the healing power of awareness, and how self-compassion can lead to lasting change.

🔑 Key Themes & Takeaways

• Why emotional affairs can wound as deeply as physical ones

• The hidden gray area of alcohol use — and why you don’t need rock bottom to change

• How co-parenting can become collaborative through healing

• Ways to stop numbing and start feeling again

What if true healing after divorce didn’t come from therapy — but from finally being heard?

After divorce, you don’t always need therapy — you need to be heard. Erin Snow joins The Crazy Ex-Wives Club to reveal how listening can heal your heart.

In this episode of The Crazy Ex-Wives Club, I sit down with Erin Snow, founder of Seacoast Listening Lounge, to explore how listening — not advice — can become the most powerful healing tool after heartbreak.

After 17 years in divorce law, Erin realized what most women needed wasn’t more guidance or judgment — it was a safe space to speak, vent, and breathe again. We dive deep into why we bottle up pain, how silence keeps us stuck, and how her unique Verbal Smash Sessions help women release emotions in healthy, powerful ways.

🔑 Key Themes & Takeaways

• Why feeling heard matters more than being “fixed”

• The real difference between therapy and intentional listening

• How to release anger safely (yes, even with a sledgehammer)

• Ways to let go of judgment and reclaim your voice

• The healing power of being witnessed — not advised

  
  

  ⏱️ Episode Timestamps

What if a good divorce really is possible? 💔 In this episode of The Crazy Ex-Wives Club, host [Your Name] sits down with Sarah Armstrong, author of The Mom’s Guide to a Good Divorce and The Art of the Juggling Act, to unpack how to navigate co-parenting, emotional healing, and fresh beginnings after divorce.

Sarah shares how she turned heartbreak into healing and redefined what it means to have a “good divorce” — one rooted in respect, co-parenting, and emotional freedom. Together, they explore how to rebuild life after divorce while protecting your peace (and your kids’ hearts).

If you’ve ever wondered whether a respectful, peaceful divorce is possible, this conversation will show you how.

🔑 Key Themes & Takeaways

You’ll learn how to:

• Redefine what a good divorce looks like — and why it matters more than “winning.”

• Co-parent peacefully without sacrificing your boundaries or sanity.

• Transform heartbreak into healing and self-confidence.

• Take the high road and protect your peace during conflict.

• Rebuild emotional, financial, and practical independence.

• Foster resilience and stability in your kids post-divorce.

Whether you’re still in the storm or standing in the calm after it, this episode reminds you that healing, happiness, and harmony are possible — even after everything falls apart.

⏱️ Episode Timestamps

You don’t have to wait years to heal after divorce or wonder when you’ll finally feel like yourself again.

In this episode, Erica shares the real shift that helped her move from heartbreak to high frequency – and finally feel free.

If you’ve ever wondered how to find yourself again after divorce, this one’s for you.

When you come home from a trip and suddenly feel… flat, like the sparkle you had on vacation vanished overnight, it’s not about the place. It’s about your frequency.

Here’s how to hold onto that energy, raise your vibration, and reclaim the version of you who feels alive again, no matter what life after divorce looks like.

When the music fades and the reality of your new normal sets in, it’s easy to slip back into old habits, fears, and stories that keep you small. But your healing? It’s not waiting on time. It’s waiting on you.

In this solo episode, Erica shares the Nashville story that sparked a transformation – from self-doubt to self-expression – and how one $38 hat became a symbol for confidence, authenticity, and joy after divorce.

Key Themes & Takeaways
🔑 Shift out of “what will people think” mode and start living unapologetically
🔑 Why raising your frequency matters more than time or effort
🔑 How to rediscover the radiant, confident version of you that’s been waiting
🔑 The mindset that helps you stop shrinking and start shining
🔑 Why authenticity, not perfection, is your true power

Because healing after divorce isn’t about pretending it’s all okay — it’s about remembering who you are when you finally stop asking for permission to be her.

Episode Timestamps
⏱️ 00:00 Intro
⏱️ 00:48 The Nashville story that changed everything
⏱️ 02:15 What “frequency” really means in healing
⏱️ 04:40 How to find the version of you five years ahead
⏱️ 07:10 The story behind the $38 hat
⏱️ 10:00 When self-doubt starts creeping back in
⏱️ 12:15 How to shift your energy after divorce
⏱️ 14:00 Authentic healing vs. faking it till you make it
⏱️ 16:00 The mindset that raises your vibration
⏱️ 18:00 Challenging old stories that keep you small
⏱️ 20:00 Why your environment affects your frequency
⏱️ 21:30 Choosing people who help you rise
⏱️ 23:00 Becoming the woman on the other side of divorce
⏱️ 24:00 Final reflection: It’s safe to shine again

🌟 Resources & Links 🌟

Want to go deeper?

Reclaiming Me is the signature program inside The Club, a guided experience to help you find your frequency, rebuild your confidence, and rise into the next chapter of your life.

Learn more and join the community: https://www.thecrazyexwivesclub.com/theclub 

✨ If this episode resonated, share it with a friend who’s ready to shine again — and don’t forget to follow The Crazy Ex-Wives Club for new episodes each week.

Break the Pattern. Take Back Your Power.

If you’ve ever looked at your life and thought, “I did everything right — so why am I still unhappy?” — this episode is for you.

In this episode of The Crazy Ex-Wives Club, I sit down with Sherry from Soft Power Project to explore how cultural expectations, people-pleasing, and emotional detachment shaped her marriage and divorce — and how she found the courage to reclaim her power and rewrite her life on her own terms.

Whether you’re navigating a custody battle, wrestling with cultural expectations, or simply figuring out who you are after divorce, Sherry’s story reminds us that disruption, discomfort, and reinvention can become the foundation of your freedom.

🔑 Key Themes & Takeaways

Do your relationships keep triggering old wounds? In this episode of The Crazy Ex-Wife’s Club, therapist Melissa Lapides breaks down how anxious and avoidant attachment styles show up after divorce—and how to finally heal them.

Whether you’re newly divorced, co-parenting, or opening your heart to love again, this conversation will help you stop repeating painful patterns and reclaim your emotional power.

🔑 Key Themes & Takeaways

• What attachment wounds are and how they form in childhood
• How anxious and avoidant attachment styles show up in love and divorce
• Why sitting with emotions leads to deeper healing
• Practical tools to separate real needs from emotional triggers
• How to stop letting old wounds bleed into new relationships

⏱️ Episode Timestamps

🌟 Resources & Links

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• Website: getsecurelyattached.com

• Instagram: @getsecurelyattached

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