Dating after divorce can feel exhausting, intimidating, and deeply personal, especially when you are trying to rebuild your life, heal from heartbreak, parent, run a business, or learn how to trust again.

But what if dating is not a punishment, a waiting room, or simply a stressful path to finding your next relationship? What if it is one of the fastest ways to reconnect with yourself, heal old wounds, strengthen your self-worth, and become more aligned with the love and life you actually want?

In this solo episode of the Risen Collective Podcast, I am sharing the dating-after-divorce mindset shifts that completely changed my own experience. After almost three years of dating post-divorce, I no longer see dating as something to survive. I see it as a powerful opportunity to practice boundaries, self-trust, intuition, discernment, and choosing myself, again and again.

I share why I stopped looking for a replacement for my ex, how I learned to date outside of my usual “type,” and why being open to people with different backgrounds, lifestyles, careers, and perspectives taught me more about what I truly value in a partner. I also talk about the lessons dating has brought up around scarcity, self-worth, fear of rejection, feeling safe when life gets good, and releasing the belief that someone else is coming to save you.

This is not about forcing yourself to date before you are ready. It is about approaching dating consciously when and if you decide to step back into it—so each connection becomes a source of information, healing, growth, and clarity rather than another reason to abandon yourself.

In this episode:

• Why dating after divorce can be an opportunity for growth, not just a search for a new partner.
• How to stop dating a “replacement” for your ex and begin exploring what you actually want.
• Why play, curiosity, and open-mindedness can make dating feel lighter and more expansive.
• The real green flags that matter more than someone looking perfect on paper.
• How dating can reveal old wounds, patterns, fears, and self-sabotage.
• The scarcity mindset that makes one promising person feel like your only chance at love.
• Why a healthy relationship should not be about finding someone to rescue you.
• How to rebuild self-worth through boundaries, discernment, and choosing yourself in small moments.
• How to view rejection as redirection and use difficult dating experiences as valuable information.
• Why you can be open to love while still keeping your life, business, purpose, and identity intact.
• How intuition and self-awareness can help you date more consciously.
• The difference between dating to fill a void and dating from a place of wholeness.
• Why the real goal is not “getting the person,” it is becoming the most self-trusting, secure, and aligned version of you.

You are not behind because you are single. You are not unworthy because someone did not choose you. And you do not have to settle, abandon yourself, or rush your healing to be loved. You can enjoy dating, learn from every connection, trust yourself more deeply, and create a life that feels good whether or not you are in a relationship.

If you are navigating divorce, rebuilding your confidence, healing your relationship patterns, or dating after a long-term relationship, this episode is for you.

If you are ready for deeper support, explore the Risen Collective community. You can also find resources, meditations, activations, intuitive guidance, and courses for navigating dating and divorce from a more empowered and spiritually grounded perspective.

What does a death doula actually do, and how can conversations about death help us live more fully?

In this episode, I sit down with Nikki DiGaetano, a death doula, grief-support practitioner, and the voice behind Numbered Days, for an honest, grounding, and unexpectedly empowering conversation about death, dying, grief, end-of-life planning, and living with intention.

Nikki shares her journey from feeling unfulfilled and “sleepwalking” through life to finding purpose in hospice volunteering, death doula training, and grief work. Together, we talk about why death does not have to be a taboo topic, how acknowledging our mortality can bring more clarity to our relationships and choices, and why it is completely normal for death to feel both meaningful and scary.

We also break down what death doulas do, including non-medical emotional support, end-of-life planning, hospice navigation, bedside companionship, grief support, and legacy work. Whether you are navigating a divorce, parenting on your own, grieving someone you love, caring for a family member, or simply trying to live more intentionally, this conversation offers a compassionate new perspective.

In this episode, we discuss:

• What a death doula is—and what they are not
• The difference between a death doula, hospice, and medical end-of-life care
• How death doulas can support individuals and families before, during, and after a loss
• Grief support when you feel alone, divorced, or unsupported by the people around you
• Why end-of-life planning is valuable at every age
• How to navigate conversations about medical wishes, legacy, and final arrangements
• The relationship between death anxiety, grief, and intentional living
• Why writing your own obituary can become a powerful purpose and manifestation exercise
• How to stop “sleepwalking” through life and start aligning your daily choices with the life you want to be remembered for
• How to find a death doula and why it is important to choose someone who feels like the right fit

Death is one of the few universal experiences we all share, yet so many of us are taught to avoid talking about it. Nikki reminds us that while death and grief can be painful, uncomfortable, and frightening, they can also invite us back into presence—helping us appreciate our relationships, name what matters most, and live with more courage while we are here.

Connect with Nikki:
Website: Numbered Days
Instagram: @numbereddays.doula

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Why do you keep repeating the same painful patterns, even when you know better?

In this powerful episode of the Risen Collective Podcast, Rebecca sits down with subconscious reprogramming coach Renee Ella to unpack the real reasons we stay stuck in self-sabotage, unhealthy relationships, money struggles, perfectionism, overthinking, and the familiar cycles we desperately want to leave behind.

Renee shares how early-life experiences can shape the beliefs, coping strategies, and “safe” patterns we carry into adulthood and why journaling, affirmations, and surface-level mindset work may not always create lasting change on their own. Together, Rebecca and Renee explore subconscious reprogramming, neuroplasticity, somatic healing, nervous-system regulation, inner-child patterns, and the radical responsibility required to stop living as the victim of your circumstances and start becoming the main character of your own life.

You’ll hear honest, relatable conversations about:

• Why healthy love can feel scarier than chaotic relationships
• How childhood messages around money can influence adult financial habits
• The connection between perfectionism, people-pleasing, and feeling worthy
• Why your brain may resist the very growth you consciously want
• How nervous-system regulation can help you respond differently to stress, parenting, relationships, and big life changes
• Why healing does not mean becoming perfect—or raising perfect children
• The role of coaching, somatic work, and supportive accountability in creating real transformation
• How to stop blaming yourself or others and reclaim your power

If you feel like you have tried the affirmations, made the vision boards, done the journaling, gone to therapy, and still find yourself returning to the same patterns, this conversation will help you see yourself with more compassion—and give you a new lens for creating sustainable change.

Follow Renee on Instagram: @reneeella_

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When someone you love is struggling with addiction, denial, depression, or destructive patterns, it’s easy to get pulled into a painful cycle of proving, pleading, policing, and arguing. But what if trying harder to make them “see the problem” is actually making it harder for them to change?

In this powerful episode of The Risen Collective, Rebecca sits down with addiction counselor and relationship strategist Amber Hollingsworth to explore a different approach to helping someone who doesn’t want help. With more than 20 years of experience, Amber shares practical insight for spouses, parents, friends, and family members who feel exhausted, dismissed, or trapped in a toxic dynamic.

You’ll hear why collecting evidence, explaining your feelings, and enforcing rules can unintentionally position you as “the bad guy,” and what to do instead. Amber breaks down how to build genuine influence, create emotional safety without enabling harmful behavior, make effective requests, and understand the crucial difference between a boundary and a rule for someone else.

This conversation is for anyone who loves someone in denial, feels responsible for fixing them, or needs to reclaim their own peace while navigating a difficult relationship.

• Why arguing, proving, and confronting often deepen defensiveness
• How to stop becoming the “villain” in someone else’s story
• The power of communicating understanding before offering advice
• Why emotional safety can open the door to honesty and change
• The difference between boundaries, rules, and requests
• How to protect your energy without abandoning the person you love
• Why pouring back into your own life is essential—not selfish
• How to walk away, if necessary, with a clear conscience and without losing yourself
• What it looks like to move from reacting emotionally to thinking strategically

Amber’s message is a hopeful one: you may have more influence in your relationships than you realize, but it starts with changing the role you are playing in the cycle.

Connect with Amber:

https://www.familyrecoveryacademy.online/
https://www.youtube.com/@PutTheShovelDown

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In this vulnerable episode, I’m sharing the deeper story behind my relationship with food, hunger, self-worth, and what I call the chosen wound.

This is not a conversation about judging celebrities, body size, or anyone’s use of GLP-1 medications or appetite suppressants. It is about the larger cultural pattern of praising people for becoming smaller without always asking whether they are okay—and the ways many of us quietly struggle to nourish ourselves, rest, receive support, or believe we are worthy of care.

For years, I could understand my worth intellectually. I had boundaries. I had standards. I could walk away from situations that did not honor me. But feeding myself consistently felt impossible. As a working single mom navigating postpartum depletion, survival mode, and the emotional weight of feeling unseen, food became much more than food.

In this episode, I share how my parents supported my daughters and me through difficult seasons, how hunger became tangled up with grief and abandonment, why being taken out to dinner felt like being chosen, and the unexpected healing shift that helped nourishment start to feel like love again.

If you have ever known what you “should” do for yourself but felt like your body would not let you do it, this episode is for you. You are not lazy. You are not broken. Sometimes the patterns we judge most harshly are old survival strategies asking to be witnessed with compassion.

Please remember: this episode shares personal experience and spiritual reflection, not medical advice. If you are struggling to eat consistently, experiencing rapid weight changes, dizziness, fainting, hair loss, or distress around food, please reach out to a qualified medical or mental-health professional for support.

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In this solo episode of The Risen Collective Podcast, Rebecca shares the story behind her spontaneous, deeply transformational trip to Costa Rica.

What began as a nudge she could not explain became an invitation to slow down, surrender control, and let the experience unfold without an itinerary. Rebecca opens up about traveling alone, using points and miles to say yes to herself, navigating the discomfort of solitude, and following a powerful call back into the ocean through scuba diving.

She also shares the emotional reality of returning to diving as a single mom: the fear, the panic underwater, the moment of choosing trust, and the unexpected peace that came through breath, presence, and connection with the earth. This is a conversation about releasing rage, regulating your nervous system, receiving spiritual guidance, trusting divine timing, and allowing yourself to do the thing that scares you—even when you do not yet know why you are being called there.

If you have been feeling pulled toward a trip, a new experience, rest, healing, or a version of yourself that feels unfamiliar, this episode is your reminder that you do not need the whole plan before you begin.

In this episode, we talk about:

• Why Costa Rica kept appearing in Rebecca’s life
• Letting go of the need to plan and control every detail
• Saying yes to a solo trip, even as a busy single mom
• Releasing scarcity and allowing yourself to use the resources you already have
• The anxiety and empowerment of returning to scuba diving
• Using breath, water, and presence to regulate your nervous system
• A spiritual connection to the ocean, the land, and Mother Earth
• Releasing anger, stuck energy, and old survival patterns
• Trusting the universe, your intuition, and the nudges you cannot logically explain
• Why solo travel can be a powerful initiation into self-trust

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Today I’m joined by spiritual guide and angelic medium Angela, whose journey back to her authentic voice began with two car accidents that completely stopped her “type A, do it all” life. In this powerful conversation, we talk about how angels and our spiritual team work with us through chaos, trauma, and self‑destructive cycles and how those rock-bottom moments can become the doorway to our deepest healing.

You’ll hear:

• Angela’s story of losing her childlike connection to the angels and entering survival mode
• How two car accidents became catalysts for spiritual awakening and physical healing
• The role of surrender when life feels unfair, scary, or completely out of control
• How to ask your guides for very practical support (like feeling safe in the car)
• The language of signs (butterflies, dandelions, synchronicities) and how to build a playful relationship with your spiritual team
• Simple shifts to bring more joy, presence, and soul into your daily routine (even with kids, divorce, and busyness)

This episode is especially for those walking through divorce, health challenges, or seasons where you feel like a shell of yourself. Our intention is that you leave feeling less alone, more supported, and reminded that your guidance is always available.

Connect with Angela:
www.YourAuthenticSELFcollective.com
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To learn more about Angela’s work or join Your Authentic SELF Collective, visit YourAuthenticSELFCollective.com. There you can explore her spiritual growth community, upcoming offerings, and ways to work with her. You can also follow Angela on social media for guidance and conversations about healing, transformation, and learning to trust the wisdom within you.

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This is my third solo episode, and it’s one of the most vulnerable ones I’ve recorded. I’m sharing the story of how I went from being a full‑time single mom with two toddlers, a demanding tech career, and no real breaks… to facing a custody change that meant less time with my girls and the spiritual initiation that came with it.

Inside this episode, we explore:

• My life as a working single mom: daycare drop‑offs, sleepless nights, nonstop hustling, and carrying it all
• The heartbreak of realizing I might have to give up time with the children I’d poured everything into
• The inner scoreboard, resentment, and “this isn’t fair” narrative that surfaced when my sacrifice felt unseen
• How my wounded inner child showed up in this process, and why I turned to boxing and movement to move rage
• What surrender looked like as I began to release the version of motherhood I’d built, while still loving my girls fiercely

This conversation isn’t about legal advice or specific custody details. It’s about the emotional and spiritual reality of losing time with your children and rebuilding an identity beyond “the mom who does it all.” If you’re in that space or supporting someone who is, you’re not alone here.

Resources & links:

• The Risen Collective community: https://www.skool.com/the-risen-sisterhood-2970
• The Risen Collective Podcast on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@therisencollective
• Connect on Instagram: @therisencollective.co

Why do so many women lose themselves during life transitions? In this episode, Pritika Singh shares how to navigate identity shifts, heal old patterns, and reconnect with who you truly are so you can move forward with clarity and self-trust.

Guest: Pritika Singh
Spiritual Life Coach offering intuitive coaching, channeled guidance, and personalized healing experiences

Connect with Pritika:
Tiktok: iampritika

Instagram: iampritikasingh

Website: https://www.pritika-singh.com/

Substack: https://pritikaunfiltered.substack.com/

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Burnt out, resentful, and stuck in people-pleasing? In this episode, intuitive coach Laurie Oakes shares how to break unhealthy patterns, rebuild self-trust, and navigate the question so many women face: should I stay or leave? A powerful conversation on boundaries, healing, and reclaiming your voice.

This is the deep, honest conversation so many women need but rarely hear.

Guest: Laurie Oakes
Intuitive Coach & Medium helping women break patterns and reconnect with themselves

Connect with Laurie:

https://laurieoakesmediumship.com/

https://www.instagram.com/laurieoakesmediumship/

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