Healing After Psychological Abuse: Divorce Recovery & Reclaiming Your Identity

In this Bent Not Broken bonus coaching episode, Coach Deborah reflects on key insights from her powerful conversation with Kristen Crabtree, certified divorce coach and creator of the Paramore Paradox.Kristen spent 22 years in a psychologically abusive marriage, and her story sheds light on how emotional abuse and gaslighting quietly impact identity, confidence, and self-trust. In this episode, Coach Deborah breaks down practical coaching insights to help you heal after divorce, release survival patterns, and reconnect with who you truly are.You’ll learn why a lack of conflict isn’t always healthy, how psychological abuse happens in subtle ways, why survival strategies aren’t failures, and how healing begins with simple awareness—not perfection.If you’re navigating divorce recovery, emotional abuse healing, or rebuilding your identity, this episode reminds you: you are not broken—you were surviving.You may be bent… but you are never broken.Enjoyed this episode of Bent Not Broken: Life After Divorce with Deborah Griffiths?Don’t forget to rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify so more people searching for life after divorce, divorce recovery, co-parenting, dating after divorce, and healing from gaslighting can discover this empowering podcast. Every review helps others find hope, inspiration, and practical tools for thriving after divorce.Explore more resources: Visit BrokenToBoldness.com for coaching, workshops, and guidance on divorce recovery and life transitions.Follow Deborah Griffiths for daily empowerment and support:Instagram: @BrokenToBoldnessFacebook: Broken to BoldnessLinkedIn: Broken to BoldnessDivorce Recovery Workshop: Click here to register.Remember: divorce may bend you, but it does not break you. You are stronger than you think, and your bold new chapter starts now.Disclaimer: The commentary and opinions available on this podcast are for informational and entertainment purposes only and not for the purpose of providing legal or psychological advice. You should contact an attorney, coach, or therapist in your state to obtain advice with respect to any particular issue or problem.