I Had to Lose Two Marriages To Learn How To Love Myself

Season 2 Episode 1: I Had to Lose Two Marriages To Learn How To Love MyselfIf you've ever walked out of one relationship straight into the next and wondered why it started to feel familiar — this conversation is for you.Amy Edwards is the host of "Anything But Mid" and "The Amy Edwards Show", an author, and a musician who looks nothing like the version of "in her 50s" most of us were sold. She's also been divorced twice. In this episode, she's open about all of it — including the parts most women won't say out loud — and we get into pick-me energy, why cheating is rarely about the other person, the mirror practice that changed everything, and how worthiness, respect, and self-trust actually get built.This one is raw, funny, and full of the kind of honesty that makes you sit up a little straighter. If you're somewhere in the middle of a divorce — or somewhere in the middle of trying to figure out who you are again — start here.Timestamps:00:58 — Meet Amy Edwards: podcaster, author, musician 03:20 — Two divorces, three marriages, and "anything but mid" 04:30 — Why we repeat the same patterns in the next relationship06:40 — "I'm the common denominator"08:30 — The dark hole: hope, depression, and getting through it day by day10:00 — Where was I giving away my power?- 12:30 — Why cheating wasn't about the husbands — it was about validation- 13:15 — *Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends On It* (Kamal Ravikant) and the mirror practice15:40 — Pick-me energy: how women get conditioned into it- 16:20 — The self-love test: can you sit alone in the quiet?18:00— Do your preferences matter? Centering yourself in your own life.19:40 — Self-love → self-worth → self-respect → self-trust21:15 — "You are worthy because you exist. Full stop."- 22:00 — Worthy of joy, peace, a calm home, and the life you actually want23:50 — The four-layer stack: love, worth, respect, trust25:00 — Building self-trust through small promises kept28:00 — Untangling it all: the core is self-love30:30 — How women get kept obedient — and what changes when you stop31:15 — Learning to date again: "It's not that there are no good men out there"34:30 — Speaking your truth in new relationships40:30 — The real mirror work: can you laugh with yourself like a best friend?48:55 — Amy's #1 piece of advice for women in divorce land- 51:00 — Take yourself on dates. Treat yourself like the love of your life.54:30 — What "Not Saving It For Later" means to Amy56:30 — Teaser: the dating episode coming nextMentioned in this episode:"Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends On It" — Kamal Ravikant- "Anything But Mid" podcast — Amy Edwards- "The Amy Edwards Show" — Amy EdwardsConnect With Amy: Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5SdojmuUpXfksyQD8gbXJm?si=9e3d4fcb157d447e&nd=1&dlsi=f008243d30034a4fInstagram: @RealAnyEdwardsThinking about divorce in Texas? You don't have to figure it out alone.Hembree Bell Law is a Texas family-law-only firm built for high-functioning women who want to end their marriage well — with clarity, integrity, and a real plan for what comes next. Schedule a confidential consultation at HembreeBell.comConsidering divorce but not in Texas or not ready to file? Start here.My Confident Divorce is Hannah's free community for women considering divorce. Access free coaching, private groups, preparation documents and so much more! Head over to MyConfidentDivorce.com