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EPISODE · Jan 29, 2026 · 4 MIN

Ep. 314 - What to Do When You’re "Divorce Exhausted" but Can’t Drop the Ball

from Dear Divorce Diary: A Fresh Approach To Healing Grief & Building A Life Of Confidence After Divorce · host My Coach Dawn

Thursday episodes are for when your body won’t do what your mind understands.If you’re exhausted after divorce but still feel like you can’t drop the ball… If rest makes you anxious instead of relieved… If part of you believes that if you stop managing everything, it will all fall apart…This episode gives you something to do in that moment.Not a mindset shift. Not a pep talk. Not “just rest more.”In this premium episode of Dear Divorce Diary, Dawn guides you through a body-based reset designed to interrupt the overfunctioning loop that so many women get stuck in during and after divorce.Because divorce exhaustion isn’t a motivation problem — It’s a nervous system survival pattern built on the belief:“If I don’t carry everything, nothing will hold.”In this episode, you’ll:Locate where the “I have to handle this” response lives in your bodyIdentify the belief that keeps you overcontrolling even when you’re depletedWork with the part of you that learned effort = safetyPractice a guided tapping sequence to test a new experience of supportBegin loosening the reflex to chase, force, or overextend yourselfThis is especially for you if:You’re doing everything “right” but still feel bracedYou don’t trust help yet — or feel safer relying only on yourselfYou’re tired but can’t relaxYou feel hyper-vigilant, responsible, or on edge when you try to slow downCoaching, therapy, or insight hasn’t translated into relief in your bodyYou don’t have to believe anything new for this to work.You just need to notice what your body does when effort stops being the only way you feel safe.🎧 Come back to this episode whenever divorce exhaustion shows up as overcontrol, urgency, or the fear that you can’t afford to stop.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 ✨

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Thursday episodes are for when your body won’t do what your mind understands. If you’re exhausted after divorce but still feel like you can’t drop the ball… If rest makes you anxious instead of relieved… If part of you believes that if you stop managing everything, it will all fall apart… This episode gives you something to do in that moment. Not a mindset shift. Not a pep talk. Not “just rest more.” In this premium episode of Dear Divorce Diary, Dawn guides you throug...

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