296. Day 2: Quiet House After Divorce | Nervous System Relief When the Silence Feels Too Loud

Welcome to Day 2 of the 12 Days of Divorce Christmas...also known as the 12 Days of Becoming Her Again.Today we’re talking about something no one prepares you for after divorce: when the house is too quiet.Not peaceful quiet.Not restful quiet.The kind of quiet that feels heavy, deafening, and impossible to sit in.When the house feels too quiet, most of us instinctively want to:distractdissociateget busyscrolleatspendnumbAnything to avoid being alone with the silence.But today, Joy and I offer a third option...one that doesn’t involve running away or forcing yourself to sit still and “process.”We talk about why:Silence after divorce can dysregulate your nervous systemStillness isn’t always calming when you’re grievingMany women forget how to play, make noise, and take up space when they’re aloneAnd then we invite you into something different.This episode is about:Using sound, volume, and movement as nervous system medicineReclaiming your right to be loud in your own homeReleasing stored emotion through music, voice, and playReconnecting to parts of you that were silenced — as a child, as a wife, as a womanThis is not about being productive. It’s not about doing healing “right.”It’s about aliveness.If the quiet has been breaking you, this episode will help you meet it differently — with energy, humor, and permission to be big.🎄 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, you’ll get:Access to all 12 days of the seriesMonthly premium workshopsOngoing support for grief, loneliness, anxiety, and nervous system overload after divorceIf today’s episode gave you even a small sense of relief or permission, the rest of the series is there to keep walking with you — one day at a time.Join Dear Divorce Diary Premium to access the full 12 Days of Divorce Christmas.You’re not meant to heal quietly 🔊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 ✨