In this Bent Not Broken bonus coaching session, Coach Deborah expands on the powerful insights shared with therapist and author Oona Metz, LICSW, diving into the emotional and identity shifts women face during gray divorce.

This episode explores how long-term marriage shapes a woman’s identity, why the “wasted years” narrative keeps women stuck, and how to release guilt and reframe the past with compassion. Deborah also unpacks the hidden losses of gray divorce—retirement dreams, changing traditions, shifting family roles—and guides listeners through creating new traditions and redefining family with chosen community.

You’ll learn how to rebuild confidence around finances, why emotional support is essential, and why taking time before dating again protects a tender heart.

This coaching session offers practical reflection prompts and empowering mindset shifts to help women navigate midlife divorce with clarity, strength, and renewed self-trust.

Visit oonametz.com for resources and Una’s book, Unhitched.

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✨ Remember: divorce may bend you, but it does not break you. You are stronger than you think, and your bold new chapter starts now. ✨

Today’s guest is Oona Metz, a licensed clinical social worker, certified group psychotherapist, and Fellow of the American Group Psychotherapy Association. With 30+ years of experience supporting women through major life transitions, Una brings deep insight into one of the fastest-growing divorce trends: gray divorce.

We explore why divorce rates for couples over 50 have doubled, how identity shifts after decades of marriage, and the hidden losses many women grieve—from retirement dreams to changing family traditions. Una explains why women often carry guilt about “wasted years,” how to reframe long marriages with compassion, and why financial fear is so common in later-life separation.

Oona also shares powerful guidance on:

• Navigating adult children’s reactions
• Rebuilding confidence and emotional autonomy
• Dating again—or choosing not to
• Creating new traditions and chosen family
• Turning gray divorce into a catalyst for growth and reinvention
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We also discuss her new book, Unhitched: The Essential Divorce Guide for Women, which offers emotional tools, financial guidance, and real-life stories to support women at every stage of the divorce journey.

If you’re navigating life after divorce—or supporting someone who is—this episode is packed with wisdom, validation, and practical steps for rebuilding your next chapter with clarity and strength.

Learn more at oonametz.com.

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✨ Remember: divorce may bend you, but it does not break you. You are stronger than you think, and your bold new chapter starts now. ✨

In this Bent Not Broken bonus coaching session, Deborah breaks down the biggest lessons from her conversation with empowerment teacher David Alan Brown—and turns them into practical tools for anyone rebuilding after divorce, trauma, emotional shutdown, or major life transition.

David’s journey from numbness and suicidal ideation to rediscovery and empowerment highlights what happens when we lose our voice—and how we can reclaim it.

What You’ll Learn

• Why emotional numbness is a warning sign, not a weakness

• How a breaking point can become a powerful turning point

• How self-rediscovery can lead to difficult but necessary life changes

• The three inner voices—emotional, action, and spiritual—and how to balance them

• Why anger can be a healthy guide, not something to fear

• A grounded, practical way to use manifestation during life transitions

• Why healing requires connection, not isolation

Takeaway

You can rebuild your identity.

You can reconnect with your purpose.

And you can rise stronger than before—one honest, courageous step at a time.

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• Divorce 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. ✨

In this episode of Bent Not Broken, Deborah talks with David Alan Brown, writer, empowerment teacher, and creator of The Convergent Conversation—a method that helps people reconnect with their emotional, behavioral, and spiritual voices to rebuild clarity, confidence, and purpose.

David shares his powerful journey from years of depression, numbness, and suicidal ideation to rediscovering his identity, leaving a 24-year marriage, and rebuilding his life with intention. His story offers practical insight for anyone navigating divorce recovery, emotional healing, or major life transitions.

What You’ll Learn

• How David lost his sense of self—and what sparked his turning point

• Why emotional numbness can be more dangerous than sadness

• How self-rediscovery led to the end of his marriage

• What the Convergent Conversation is and how it helps you regulate your inner voices

• Signs you’re stuck in one part of yourself (emotion, action, or spirituality)

• A healthier way to understand anger without fear

• How Convergent Energy reframes manifestation as practical, grounded action

David is the creator of The Convergent Conversation, a transformational program that helps people rebuild inner balance, reclaim their voice, and navigate life changes with clarity.

Learn more: DavidAlanBrown.com

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• Divorce 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. ✨

In this Bent Not Broken bonus coaching episode, Coach Deborah reflects on powerful lessons from her conversation with author Terry M. Brown and what truly happens after leaving a long-term emotionally abusive marriage.

This episode is for anyone navigating emotional abuse recovery, gaslighting recovery, financial control, divorce healing, and post-divorce life. Coach Deborah breaks down how emotional abuse trains you to doubt yourself, making even small decisions feel overwhelming — a common trauma response, not a personal failure.

You’ll learn why boundaries are essential for healing, how follow-through creates safety and freedom, and why healing doesn’t change who you are — it helps you reclaim your identity after abuse. Coach Deborah also explores how stored trauma lives in the body, why emotional reactions can surface long after separation, and simple grounding tools to support trauma recovery.

Finally, this episode highlights how doing hard things — big or small — rebuilds confidence and self-trust after a toxic relationship or emotionally abusive marriage. Healing is not about being “fixed,” but about becoming more aware, grounded, and aligned with who you truly are.

If you’re searching for hope, clarity, and guidance while starting over after emotional abuse or divorce, this episode reminds you of one truth:

You are not broken. You are bent — and rising.

For support with healing after emotional abuse, divorce recovery, and rebuilding confidence, connect with Coach Deborah via the show notes.

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• Divorce 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. ✨

In this inspiring episode of Bent Not Broken, Coach Deborah sits down with Teri M. Brown, award-winning author and survivor of emotional and financial abuse, to share her powerful journey of healing, self-discovery, and resilience.

Teri opens up about leaving a 14-year emotionally abusive marriage, where manipulation, isolation, and financial control slowly eroded her confidence and sense of self. Like many women recovering from toxic relationships, she describes how abuse impacts everyday decision-making, self-trust, and identity long after the relationship ends.

Through writing as a healing tool, Teri rediscovered her voice and purpose, going on to publish award-winning fiction and inspirational works. Her recovery took a bold turn when she and her husband rode a tandem bicycle across the United States, an experience that deepened trust, rebuilt confidence, and helped her reclaim belief in her own capability.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• The hidden impact of emotional and financial abuse
• Why leaving a toxic marriage is often the hardest step
• How storytelling and creativity support trauma healing
• Rebuilding confidence after divorce and abuse
• Life lessons from doing something boldly outside your comfort zone

Teri also shares insights from her book 10 Little Rules for a Double-Butted Adventure and offers hope for women navigating life after abuse, divorce recovery, and starting over.

Learn more about Teri M. Brown:

Visit terimbrown.com to explore her books, podcast, and resources.

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• Divorce 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. ✨

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.

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for coaching, workshops, and guidance on divorce recovery and life transitions.

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• Instagram: @BrokenToBoldness
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• Divorce 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. ✨

In this powerful episode of Bent Not Broken, Coach Deborah sits down with Kristen Crabtree, certified divorce coach, author of Be the You That’s More You Than You’ve Ever Been, and creator of the Paramour Paradox.

Kristen shares her deeply personal story of surviving 22 years in a psychologically abusive same-sex marriage, where silence replaced disagreement and survival strategies replaced self-expression. She opens up about how emotional abuse slowly erodes identity, confidence, and self-trust—and why its damage often goes unseen.

Together, Deborah and Kristen explore:

• The hidden impact of psychological and emotional abuse
• Why divorce often triggers an identity crisis
• How survival strategies form in toxic relationships
• The role of trauma, nervous system stress, and gaslighting
• Small, aligned shifts that help rebuild life after divorce

Kristen introduces her Four-Body Framework—mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual—offering a grounded roadmap for healing, awareness, and reconnection after separation or trauma.

This episode is for anyone navigating divorce recovery, emotional abuse healing, gaslighting recovery, or starting over after a long-term relationship.

📍 Learn more at paramourparadox.com

You may be bent… but you are not broken.

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for coaching, workshops, and guidance on divorce recovery and life transitions.

📲 Follow Deborah Griffiths for daily empowerment and support:

• Instagram: @BrokenToBoldness
• Facebook: Broken to Boldness
• LinkedIn: Broken to Boldness
• Divorce 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. ✨