Category: Divorce

Learn How to Get Into Enjoying Your Free Time!

Learn How to Get Into Enjoying Your Free Time!

You finally have a Saturday to yourself. The kids are gone. The house is quiet. And somehow… you end up on your phone for three hours feeling guilty. Sound familiar? There is something happening in your brain that’s worth understanding.

In this episode, Natalie and Diana Swillinger dig into the science behind why divorced Christian women struggle to enjoy their own free time, and why the solution isn’t a better to-do list. If you’ve ever felt frozen when you finally had space to breathe, this conversation was made for you.

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When the Fear of Failure Stops You From Getting Stuff Done

When the Fear of Failure Stops You From Getting Stuff Done

What if failure isn’t the problem — it’s the story you’re telling yourself about it?

In this episode of the Divorced Christian Woman Podcast, I take you through the first part of a class I teach inside Flying Higher. Let’s talk about the real reason failure stops us cold. It’s not the failure itself. It’s the meaning we assign to it, the story we quietly tell ourselves about what it says about who we are.

But there’s something even harder to face than failing. It’s the moment you break trust with yourself. These two things look alike but they’re completely different, and once you understand the distinction, the way you relate to your own setbacks will never be the same. This episode draws from two lessons inside the Flying Higher program.

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What the Bible Really Says About Divorce and Abuse (And Why Ken Sande Got It Wrong)

Biblical Peacemaking and Abuse: When “Peace” Becomes a Trap

In her critique, author and Christian abuse advocate, Natalie Hoffman, challenges Ken Sande’s influential framework on marriage and divorce, arguing that it dangerously overlooks the realities of abuse. She highlights the critical need for the church to prioritize the safety and well-being of the vulnerable over institutional reputation. By exposing the harmful assumptions underlying Sande’s teachings, Hoffman calls for a more compassionate, biblically-rooted approach that truly supports those suffering in abusive relationships. This conversation is essential for anyone seeking to understand the complexities of marriage, divorce, and the church’s role in healing.

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Did You Ever Really Grow Up? The Truth About Individuation After Divorce

Did You Ever Really Grow Up? The Truth About Individuation After Divorce

Most Christian women were never given permission to fully become themselves. Not as girls, not as wives, and not inside their churches. So when the marriage ends and the roles fall away, they’re left with a terrifying blank page and a question they don’t know how to answer: Who am I?

In this episode of the Divorced Christian Woman Podcast, we get real about a psychological process called individuation and why so many divorced Christian women are doing it for the very first time in midlife. We’ll walk through three critical mindset shifts, seven signs of a woman who’s becoming her own person, and three small but powerful practices you can start this week.

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Stories of Rebuilding Financially After Divorce

Stories of Rebuilding Financially After Divorce

What if everything you’ve been told about financial devastation after divorce is wrong?

This season finale brings you something different: real stories from real divorced Christian women who rebuilt their financial lives from the ground up. Grace shares how she went from budget deficit to financial peace while taking it one small step at a time. Jenny reveals how she built a six-figure business starting with just an iPad in her bedroom after 36 years as a stay-at-home mom. Kimberly talks about moving into a $3,000 trailer and eventually buying her dream house. Diana explains how she transformed her relationship with money itself.

These aren’t fairy tales. These are messy, honest accounts of women who started with nothing, made mistakes, pivoted, learned, and kept going. No one ate cat food. No one ended up destitute. But they all had to get curious, ask questions, and take one brave step at a time.

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