295. Day 1: Divorce During the Holidays | Nervous System Support When You Feel Like You Can’t Do This

Welcome to Day 1 of the 12 Days of Divorce Christmas...also known as the 12 days of becoming her again.If you’re listening today, there’s a good chance part of you feels like: “I can’t do this.” Not the holidays. Not the decisions. Not the weight of doing this alone.This episode isn’t here to convince you otherwise.It’s here to help you understand that when you feel like you can’t, it’s not weakness or victimhood — it’s a capacity issue, not a character flaw.In today’s episode, we talk about:Why feeling like “I can’t do this” often means your system is depleted, not brokenHow divorce grief and the holidays quietly drain nervous system capacityWhy being “too strong for too long” eventually leads to collapseWhat actually increases capacity (and what doesn’t)A short, gentle vagal breathing practice to help your body downshift in real timeThis is not a big breakthrough episode. It’s a grounding episode.Water.Food.Breath.Connection.The basics that matter when everything feels like too much.You don’t need to fix your life today.You just need enough capacity to stay present.And today, that’s enough.🎄 About the 12 Days of Divorce ChristmasThe 12 Days of Divorce Christmas is a daily, nervous-system-first series designed to support you through one of the hardest seasons after divorce.Days 1, 2, and 9 are available on the public feed. The remaining days — and the full experience — live inside Dear Divorce Diary Premium.Inside Premium for $5/mo, you’ll get:Access to all 12 days of the seriesMonthly premium workshopsDeeper, steadier support when talk therapy alone isn’t enoughIf this episode helped your body soften even a little, the rest of the series is there to continue that support — one regulated day at a time.Join Dear Divorce Diary Premium to access the full 12 Days of Divorce Christmas.Or stay with us here today — and come back tomorrow.Capacity builds in connection. Hugs ❤️Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyCoachDawnInstagram: (@dawnwiggins)Instagram: (@coachtiffini)On the Web: https://www.mycoachdawn.comA podcast exploring the journey of life after divorce, delving into topics like divorce grief, loneliness, anxiety, manifesting, the impact of different attachment styles and codependency, setting healthy boundaries, energy healing with homeopathy, managing the nervous system during divorce depression, understanding the stages of divorce grief, and using the Law of Attraction and EMDR therapy in the process of building your confidence, forgiveness and letting go.Support the showYou can't think your way into healing 🥵 You have to practice your way there 👭If you're ready for the next step, learn more about  A Different D Word and apply here ✨