In this episode of Unclenched, Lina and Julie have a deeply honest conversation about marriage, divorce, relationships, guilt, second chances, and what happens when you realize the life you're living no longer fits the person you've become.

Lina shares her personal story of staying in a marriage that wasn't working, the difficult reality of leaving, and the complicated emotions that come with choosing a different path. Together, they explore connection, compatibility, self-trust, communication, and the courage it takes to be honest with yourself when something no longer feels right.

This isn't a conversation about blame or villains.

It's a conversation about real life, messy relationships, personal growth, and the difficult choices people sometimes face when a relationship is no longer serving either person.

They also discuss guilt, forgiveness, co-parenting, finding love again, and the idea that sometimes relationships end not because someone is a bad person... but because two people are no longer growing in the same direction.

This episode is your reminder that:

👉 it's okay to want more from your relationships

👉 choosing yourself isn't the same as abandoning others

👉 sometimes the hardest decisions lead to the most meaningful growth

If you've ever questioned a relationship, stayed longer than you should have, struggled with guilt after making a difficult choice, or wondered whether you're settling for a life that no longer fits... this conversation is for you.

Topics We Cover

• Marriage and divorce

• Relationship struggles and disconnection

• Staying versus leaving

• Guilt, forgiveness, and healing

• Co-parenting after divorce

• Finding love again

• Trusting yourself and your intuition

• Personal growth within relationships

• Choosing yourself without shame

Key Moments

• "Not bad enough to leave, not good enough to stay"

• Can you love someone and still know they're not your person?

• The courage it takes to leave a relationship

• Why some relationships end without a villain

• Guilt, forgiveness, and moving forward

• Finding the right relationship after the wrong one

About This Podcast

Unclenched is a space for honest, grounded conversations about letting go, seeing ourselves more clearly, and living with more intention.

Hosted by Lina and Julie, the show explores friendship, identity, burnout, relationships, reinvention, and the pressure to always be strong.

No fixing. No pretending. Just real talk.

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We want this to be a shared space.

Have you ever stayed in a relationship longer than you should have?

Have you ever had to make a difficult decision that changed the course of your life?

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Credits

Hosted by: Lina Bader & Julie C Butler

Produced by: Unclenched ❤️