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EPISODE · Apr 9, 2026 · 16 MIN

🔥 Episode 76: Why Playing Isn't Optional When You're Rebuilding After Divorce

from Better Because of Divorce · host Julie Steed

What if one of the most powerful tools for healing after divorce wasn't therapy o or journaling or another self-help book?What if it was play?In this episode I'm talking about something that disappears almost immediately when divorce hits — and why getting it back is not optional if you're serious about rebuilding your life.Play is not frivolous. It is not something you earn. It is not something that has to wait until you're on the other side of this.It is medicine.We cover why everything gets serious after divorce and what that seriousness is quietly costing you. The science behind what play actually does to your brain and body during the hardest seasons of life — including how it reduces stress hormones, releases endorphins, and wakes up the part of your brain responsible for imagining your future. Why the number one reason women stop playing after divorce isn't time or money. And why play is not just fun — it's generative. It's where your new life starts to take shape.Plus I'm sharing the story of the best night I've had in years. And why it happened at a high school prom at age 54.Healing after divorce doesn't always look the way you think it does.Sometimes it looks like getting on a pedestal and letting a camera spin around you while you laugh your head off.Register for my free webinar — Peace, Love & Money: How Powerful Women Reclaim Everything After Divorce: [YOUR LINK HERE]Want the Facebook post and promo email for this one? Join me for my free masterclass — Afraid You'll Be Alone Forever?Register here: 👉 Afraid You'll Be Alone Forever? The Masterclass.About Julie:After 23 years of marriage and a betrayal she never saw coming, Julie  found herself starting over from scratch. No roadmap. No guarantee it would be okay. Just the decision that her life was worth rebuilding.Julie is now a Certified Life Coach, a Health and Wellness Coach, and founder of the FIERCE Sisterhood — a transformative community for divorced women ready to rebuild their lives from the inside out. She hosts the Better Because of Divorce podcast because she believes divorced women deserve more than surface-level positivity. They deserve real, lasting transformation.She knows what it costs to start over. And she knows what's possible on the other side.Connect with Julie:🔥 For more information about the FIERCE Sisterhood: Email SISTERHOOD to [email protected]🎤 Listen to Better Because of Divorce: Available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts💬 Join the private Facebook community: Find us on Facebook here🌐 Learn more: juliesteed.comThis podcast provides information only, and does not provide any financial, legal, medical or psychological s...

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What if one of the most powerful tools for healing after divorce wasn't therapy o or journaling or another self-help book? What if it was play? In this episode I'm talking about something that disappears almost immediately when divorce hits — and why getting it back is not optional if you're serious about rebuilding your life. Play is not frivolous. It is not something you earn. It is not something that has to wait until you're on the other side of this. It is medicine. We cover why everythin...

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