Becoming Her, Again: Healing After Divorce
by Carol Autry
Becoming Her, Again is a divorce recovery podcast for women healing after divorce who want to rebuild confidence, restore faith, and create a grounded new life.If you’re feeling stuck after divorce, overwhelmed, emotionally shocked, or unsure how to move forward, you’re not alone. Divorce changes everything — identity, routines, relationships, and the future you imagined.Each episode offers practical tools to calm your nervous system, process emotional shock, rebuild self-worth, set healthy boundaries, and move forward one small step at a time.
Episodes
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Episode 5 of 5: Can I Ever Trust Again? Dating After Narcissistic Abuse
After experiencing emotional or narcissistic abuse, the thought of trusting someone again can feel overwhelming. How do you know you won’t miss the red flags? How do you stop questioning your judgment? And how do you open your heart to love without risking losing yourself again? In Episode 5 of…
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The Five Minute Shift: What if Five Minutes Could Change Your Life?
What If Five Minutes Could Change Your Life? How a simple shift in thinking can change your happiness, your choices, and the life you’re building. What if the biggest thing standing between you and a more fulfilling life isn’t your circumstances—but the way you’re thinking about them? When life...
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Episode 4 of 5: Who Am I Now? Finding Yourself After Narcissistic Abuse.
Who Am I Now? Finding Yourself After Narcissistic Abuse Narcissistic Abuse Survivor Series — Episode 4 After years of adapting to someone else’s moods, avoiding conflict, second-guessing your feelings, or making yourself smaller to keep the peace, you may leave the relationship and realize you no...
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When You’re Not Happy… But You’re Scared to Leave
When You’re Not Happy… But You’re Scared to Leave What do you do when you know you’re not happy in your marriage… but the thought of leaving scares you even more? Maybe you’ve spent months—or years—telling yourself things will get better. You’ve prayed, tried harder, given it more time and held...
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Episode 3 of 5: Divorcing a Narcissist: What You Weren't Prepared For
Divorce is hard. But when you’re divorcing someone with narcissistic traits, you may quickly realize you’re dealing with something very different from the divorce you thought you were going to have. In Part 3 of our special Narcissistic Abuse Survivor Series, I’m joined again by therapist…
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Episode 2 of 5: Why Is It So Hard to Let Go? Understanding the Trauma Bond of Narcissistic Abuse
Have you ever known in your head that a relationship was hurting you…yet still found yourself missing him, hoping he would change, or wondering if you should go back? Maybe you’ve asked yourself, Why can’t I just let go? If so, there may be a reason—and understanding it can change the way you see...
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Episode 1 of 5: What Just Happened to Me? Understanding Narcissistic Abuse
Have you ever walked away from a relationship wondering why you suddenly doubted yourself, questioned your own reality, or felt like you had become someone you didn’t even recognize? If so, you are not alone. In the first episode of our five-part Narcissistic Abuse Survivor Series, we’re talking...
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The Unexpected Gift Hidden Inside Divorce
Sometimes the hardest seasons of our lives become the very place where healing begins. If you’re in the middle of divorce, it may feel impossible to imagine that anything good could come from so much pain. The betrayal, loneliness, fear, financial uncertainty, and grief can make it difficult to…
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Why Am I Still So Angry After Divorce?
Why Am I Still So Angry After Divorce? Years after divorce, are you still carrying anger, resentment, or bitterness and wondering why you can’t let it go? In this episode of Becoming Her, Again, we’ll explore why anger lingers, what it’s really trying to tell you, and how to begin finding peace...
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Dating After Divorce: Why Finding the Right Man Is So Hard
Dating After Divorce: Why Finding the Right Man Is So Hard After divorce, many women assume the hardest part will be healing from the marriage. What often surprises them is how difficult dating can feel years later. In this episode, Carol shares a conversation with a woman we’ll call Jill—a...
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Why Do We Miss Those Who Hurt Us?
Why do we still miss someone who hurt us? It’s one of the most confusing and painful emotional conflicts after divorce… and one many women silently carry shame around. In this deeply personal episode, we’re talking about why missing your ex does NOT mean you made the wrong decision — and why...
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Why Can’t I Stop Looking Back After Divorce?
Why do we keep going back to the very things that hurt us after divorce? In this deeply personal episode, Carol talks about the emotional cycle so many women quietly experience after heartbreak — rereading old texts, replaying memories, checking social media, looking at photos, and reopening…
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Will You Stay Stuck… or Truly Thrive After Divorce?
Why do some women seem to slowly rebuild beautiful, peaceful lives after divorce… while others stay emotionally stuck for years? If you’ve ever wondered whether you’ll truly feel happy again after divorce, this episode is for you. In today’s conversation, we’re talking about the emotional and...
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My Divorce Story: Why I Created Becoming Her, Again
In this deeply personal episode of Becoming Her, Again Podcast, I’m sharing the emotional reality of my divorce story… the heartbreak, loneliness, emotional exhaustion, and the years I spent trying to figure out how to heal after everything fell apart. There were moments I truly didn’t know how I...
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Why Nights Are the Hardest After Divorce — And When It Actually Starts to Get Better
Why do the nights feel so much heavier after divorce? During the day, you can stay busy… distracted… even okay. But the moment everything gets quiet, your mind won’t stop. The overthinking. The memories. The loneliness that seems to hit all at once. If nights have become the hardest part of your...
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Why Divorce Still Hurts - Even When You Know It’s What’s Best For You
Divorce is often framed as a clear choice: stay or leave. But what many people don’t talk about is how painful the aftermath can still feel — even when you know leaving was the right choice for you. If you’ve ever caught yourself thinking: “Why am I hurting?” “I chose this… so why does it feel…
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Why You Can’t Stop Thinking About Your Divorce — And How to Stop the Mental Spiral
After divorce, many women find themselves overthinking and replaying the past, wondering why they can’t stop thinking about what happened. If your mind keeps replaying conversations, arguments, or painful memories from your divorce, you’re not alone. This kind of mental spiral is very common…
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Divorce: When He Moves On Before You
Few things hurt more after divorce than seeing your ex move on before you. Maybe he’s already dating. Maybe he’s in a new relationship. Maybe he even seems happier than he ever was in your marriage. And suddenly you’re left wondering: Why does it seem so easy for him… when I’m still healing? If...
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How to Move Forward After Divorce When You Feel Completely Stuck
If you’re trying to move forward after divorce but feel completely stuck… this episode is for you. After divorce, life can feel overwhelming. Your identity shifts, routines change, and the future feels uncertain. Many women believe they need clarity before taking the next step — but healing…
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Loneliness After Divorce: Why It Hurts So Much — and What Actually Helps
Loneliness after divorce can feel overwhelming, especially at night. In this episode of Becoming Her, Again, we break down the two types of loneliness women experience after divorce, why it feels physically heavy, and the faith-rooted tools that actually help. You’ll learn: • The difference…
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Rebuilding Confidence After Divorce: Where to Start When You Feel Broken
Building Confidence After Divorce. Divorce can quietly shake your confidence — leaving you second-guessing yourself, your decisions, and even your worth. In this episode, we talk about how confidence is actually rebuilt after divorce — not by forcing strength, but by learning to trust yourself...
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Why Boundaries After Divorce Matter More Than You Think
After divorce, one of the hardest—and most necessary—skills to rebuild is healthy boundaries. If you feel emotionally drained, guilty for saying no, or unsure where you end and others begin, this episode is for you. In this conversation, we talk about why boundaries feel so uncomfortable after...
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Bonus Episode: Why Divorce Damages Your Self-Worth (And How to Rebuild It)
Hey friend—welcome back to Becoming Her, Again. Today we’re talking about something so many women quietly carry after heartbreak: What happens to your self-worth after a relationship breaks you. I don’t just mean a marriage. Sometimes it’s a friendship, a family relationship, or a season where…
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The First 30 Days After Divorce: What to Do When You’re in Survival Mode
The first 30 days after divorce can feel like you’re living in a fog… like your life is happening around you but you can’t fully catch your breath inside it. If you’re crying out of nowhere, forgetting things, struggling to sleep, overthinking every decision, or feeling panicked about the...
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Emotional Shock After Divorce: Why You Feel Frozen, Numb, or Overwhelmed
If you’ve been feeling emotionally all over the place after divorce—foggy, anxious, forgetful, crying at random, or like you can’t “get it together”… this episode is for you. Because you’re not crazy. You’re not weak. And you’re not broken. In this episode, we’re talking about what emotional…
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Bonus Episode: How to Calm Your Nervous System After Divorce (1 Simple Tool)
Divorce doesn’t just hurt your heart… it shakes your nervous system. This episode pairs so well with “The Day Everything Changed.” If you haven’t listened to that one yet, I encourage you to start there first—because it lays the foundation for what we’re talking about today: stabilizing when you...
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The Day Divorce Became Real: Processing the Emotional Impact
There’s a moment in divorce that doesn’t feel like a chapter ending… it feels like your whole life splitting into two parts: before and after. In this episode of Becoming Her... Again, we’re talking about that day — the day everything changed. The day you realized what you were dealing with. The...
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Becoming Her, Again|Start Here: Welcome to Becoming Her... Again
Welcome, so glad you are here! This podcast was created for women who are ready to feel like themselves again — without rushing, pretending, or starting over from scratch. In today’s episode, I share why Becoming Her Again exists, who it’s for, and how this space is different from the loud,...
About this show
Becoming Her, Again is a divorce recovery podcast for women healing after divorce who want to rebuild confidence, restore faith, and create a grounded new life.If you’re feeling stuck after divorce, overwhelmed, emotionally shocked, or unsure how to move forward, you’re not alone. Divorce changes everything — identity, routines, relationships, and the future you imagined.Each episode offers practical tools to calm your nervous system, process emotional shock, rebuild self-worth, set healthy boundaries, and move forward one small step at a time.
Hosted by
Carol Autry