Zibby Owens on Rebuilding Her Life After Divorce

Send us Fan MailZibby Owens — author, podcaster, and founder of a media and publishing company — joins Eva and Caroline to talk divorce, reinventing your identity after years as a stay-at-home mom, and starting over at 40 through dating and remarriage. The conversation kicks off, though, with a parenting disaster: a school "puberty prep" video with hyperlinked FAQs that gave her fourth grader a full definition list he was never supposed to see. From there it goes everywhere — the slow accumulation of small decisions that ends a marriage, what it takes to rebuild a life afterward, and why Zibby's open about using weight-loss medication to quiet the "food noise" she'd carried since childhood. She also gives the first-ever preview of her upcoming memoir, Between Chapters, out September 27th.Word of the week: reinvention. Book of the week: Between Chapters by Zibby Owens.00:00 The school video that went horribly wrong —:— Divorce and the small decisions that add up —:— Rebuilding an identity after "just" a stay-at-home mom —:— Dating and remarrying at 40 —:— Weight-loss medication and quieting food noise —:— Between Chapters — first previewShownotes:Website: zibbyowens.com (home of her Substack "Zibby's Highlights," covering books, life, and stories) Podcast: Totally Booked with Zibby (formerly Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books) includes daily interviews centered around books, authors, and story creators in 30 minutes or less Book pre-order: Between Chapters, out September 27th — you can pre-order here -- https://zibbymedia.com/products/between-chaptersInstagram: @zibbyowens Bookstore: Zibby's Bookshop — located at 1113 Montana Avenue, Santa Monica, CA, with an online shop as well Zibby Substack: @zibbyowens On Being Jewish Now: https://onbeingjewishnow.substack.com/  We’re two New York City women talking candidly about the chaos of modern life, from relationships, parenting, working in and out of the home, to what it takes to stay semi-sane in a world that expects you to hold it all together and be #blessed.We couldn’t find an honest and vulnerable conversation — so we started one! If you need a laugh, a cry, or just want to hear someone else admit their flaws and validate your crazy, you’re in the right place. Be ready to be… Unfiltered, Unafraid, and UnExpert.Please follow, like, review, and share the podcast with your family and friends!Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/micdandmedicated and YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@MicdMedicated/podcastsSubscribe to our Substack: https://substack.com/@micdandmedicatedCheck out our website: micdandmedicated.comSurgeon General Warning Disclaimer: We are self-prescribed unexperts, so if you have any real questions or need real advice, please call your nearest doctor.© 2025 Eva Heyman & Caroline Leventhal