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EPISODE · Jun 11, 2026 · 15 MIN

🔥 Episode 85: Stop Reacting and Start Building: How to Take Control of Your Life After Divorce

from Better Because of Divorce · host Julie Steed

For decades, I reacted to my life. I thought I had a temper. I thought that was just who I was.The truth was harder and simpler than that. I had never learned how to manage or process my emotions. And everyone around me lived inside the fallout. My marriage was an emotional minefield. My ex and my daughters navigated the unpredictability. And I believed it was simply my personality.Today my life looks completely different. My relationship with my daughters is stronger than ever. My ex and I are amicable. And I am in a relationship built on safety and reciprocity instead of emotional charge. I went from an emotional minefield in my marriage to emotional safety in my own life, and not one bit of it came from my circumstances changing. It came from one shift inside myself.In this episode, I break down the difference between reacting to your life and building it, and why, after divorce, reacting feels like the only option you have. I explain the space that exists between what happens and how you respond, why reacting digs the hole deeper, and why intention is the only stairway out.I'll also share why you can't just decide to be less reactive. When I changed, every relationship in my life changed with me. The same is possible for you, and it starts with seeing where you're reacting and where you're building. 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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For decades, I reacted to my life. I thought I had a temper. I thought that was just who I was. The truth was harder and simpler than that. I had never learned how to manage or process my emotions. And everyone around me lived inside the fallout. My marriage was an emotional minefield. My ex and my daughters navigated the unpredictability. And I believed it was simply my personality. Today my life looks completely different. My relationship with my daughters is stronger than ever. My ex and I...

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