What happens to your life after divorce? Author Chidima Anusiem, or “Author Chi”, joins us this week to talk about the transition. From social rebuilding to emotional health, her work as a divorce coach working with other divorced women offers a unique perspective on transitioning from the legal constraints to the practical realities of life after divorce. We learn about her 7-step divorce coaching program: From Divorce to Diamonds, and her work as a woman’s empowerment speaker as she shares her passion for rebuilding and empowering women in their journey to discover power and purpose. About Chidima AnusiemChidima Anusiem — also known as "Author Chi" — resides in Atlanta, GA, and works as a Life After Divorce coach. Her transformational 7-Step Divorce Coaching Program, “From Divorce to Diamonds” helps women gain freedom from the pain of broken relationships, regain self in a way that does not require validation from others, and position their hearts to love and receive love again. Chidima is also a Women’s Empowerment Speaker, uplifting the whole woman emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. Her passion for rebuilding and empowering women motivated her to share her personal story of the pain in her own divorce in her best-selling book From Glass to Stone: 10 Transformational Stories of Resilience.

• (00:00) - Welcome to How to Split a Toaster
• (00:26) - Meet Author Chi
• (01:38) - Her Journey
• (05:36) - Tired of the Darkness
• (08:38) - Preparing Yourself for Love Again
• (13:37) - Gendered Differences
• (15:40) - Loving Differently
• (18:44) - Setting Boundaries
• (21:08) - Cognitive Dissonance
• (22:03) - Divorce to Diamonds
• (24:15) - Author Chi's Book
• (24:43) - Getting Her Start
• (26:28) - Being Patient
• (28:36) - Wrapping Up