Episodes

High-Conflict Divorce Recovery: Staying Regulated, Clear, and Empowered
March 19, 2026

High-Conflict Divorce Recovery: Staying Regulated, Clear, and Empowered

In this bonus episode of Bent Not Broken , Deborah offers grounded coaching for anyone navigating high-conflict divorce, legal abuse, or parental alienation. Building on the conversation with Lisa Johnson, this episode explai...
High-Conflict Divorce, Legal Abuse & Protecting Your Children with Lisa Johnson
March 18, 2026

High-Conflict Divorce, Legal Abuse & Protecting Your Children with Lisa Johnson

In this episode of Bent Not Broken , Deborah speaks with Lisa Johnson , co-founder of Been There, Got Out and a leading voice on high-conflict divorce and legal abuse. Lisa shares insights from lived experience and landmark l...
When Your Voice Has Been Quiet for Too Long: Rebuilding Self-Trust After Toxic Relationships
March 12, 2026

When Your Voice Has Been Quiet for Too Long: Rebuilding Self-Trust After Toxic Relationships

In this Bent Not Broken bonus episode, Coach Deborah goes deeper into the themes sparked by her conversation with Kira Hartley Klinger —exploring what really happens when your voice has been silenced for years and how self-tr...
From Silenced to Strong: Healing, Entrepreneurship, and Finding Your Voice After Divorce
March 11, 2026

From Silenced to Strong: Healing, Entrepreneurship, and Finding Your Voice After Divorce

Today’s guest is Kira Hartley Klinger , an entrepreneur, author, and creative force whose journey proves it’s never too late to reinvent your life. Kira shares her powerful story of spending 23 years in a toxic marriage where...
From Financial Fog to Financial Confidence After Divorce
March 5, 2026

From Financial Fog to Financial Confidence After Divorce

In this bonus coaching episode of Bent Not Broken , Deborah reflects on her conversation with Linda Grizzley , host of the Real Money Real Life Podcast , and helps listeners integrate the emotional and financial realities of ...
Financial Healing After Divorce: How to Rebuild Credit, Cash Flow, and Confidence
March 4, 2026

Financial Healing After Divorce: How to Rebuild Credit, Cash Flow, and Confidence

In this episode, Deborah sits down with Linda Grizzely , a financial wellness speaker, personal finance educator, and host of the Real Money, Real Life podcast. After divorcing following 23 years of marriage, Linda found hers...
When Your Gut Knows Before You Do: Self-Trust, Intuition, and Choosing Yourself
Feb. 26, 2026

When Your Gut Knows Before You Do: Self-Trust, Intuition, and Choosing Yourself

In this Bent Not Broken bonus coaching episode , Coach Deborah expands on key themes from her conversation with Chris Cushing , a US Air Force veteran and entrepreneur, focusing on intuition, self-trust, and living authentica...
From Military Marriage to Authentic Living: Divorce, Identity, and Finding Your Truth
Feb. 25, 2026

From Military Marriage to Authentic Living: Divorce, Identity, and Finding Your Truth

In this powerful episode of Bent Not Broken , Coach Deborah sits down with Chris Cushing , a US Air Force veteran , entrepreneur, and founder of VA Victory , to discuss living authentically after divorce , navigating military...
Life After Betrayal: Why Baby Steps Are the Key to Divorce Recovery
Feb. 19, 2026

Life After Betrayal: Why Baby Steps Are the Key to Divorce Recovery

In this Bent Not Broken bonus coaching episode, host Deborah Griffiths builds on her conversation with Gail Showalter , offering practical guidance for women navigating life after divorce and emotional betrayal. This episode ...
Divorce Recovery & Reinvention: A Single Mother’s Journey to Stability and Purpose | Gail Showalter
Feb. 18, 2026

Divorce Recovery & Reinvention: A Single Mother’s Journey to Stability and Purpose | Gail Showalter

In this inspiring episode of Bent Not Broken: Life After Divorce , host Deborah Griffiths speaks with Gail Showalter about divorce recovery, single motherhood, and reinvention after betrayal. Gail shares her powerful journey ...
Healing, Self-Love & Starting Over with Jonathan Aslay
Feb. 13, 2026

Healing, Self-Love & Starting Over with Jonathan Aslay

In this powerful episode, Coach Deborah sits down with Jonathan Aslay , one of America’s leading midlife self-love and life coaches. After surviving divorce, financial collapse, and the heartbreaking loss of his 19-year-old s...
How to Heal Emotional Triggers: A Self-Love Coaching Breakdown for Women Starting Over
Feb. 12, 2026

How to Heal Emotional Triggers: A Self-Love Coaching Breakdown for Women Starting Over

In this bonus coaching session, Coach Deborah unpacks the most powerful insights from her conversation with self-love coach Jonathan Aslay . Together, they explored how grief, divorce, trauma, and identity loss can disconnect...
Soul Surgery: Rebuilding Your Identity After Emotional Erasure
Feb. 5, 2026

Soul Surgery: Rebuilding Your Identity After Emotional Erasure

In this bonus coaching session, Coach Deborah breaks down the key insights from her conversation with author and filmmaker Nikki Allen , whose story of emotional erasure and recovery resonates with so many women healing from ...
Loved You, Hated You: Reclaiming Your Voice After Emotional Erasure
Feb. 4, 2026

Loved You, Hated You: Reclaiming Your Voice After Emotional Erasure

In this powerful episode, author and filmmaker Nikki Allen shares how a relationship with no bruises—but deep emotional damage—nearly erased her identity. Her novel Loved You, Hated You began as a song, became a screenplay, a...
Divorce Recovery Made Practical: Resetting Triggers and Reclaiming Identity
Jan. 29, 2026

Divorce Recovery Made Practical: Resetting Triggers and Reclaiming Identity

In this bonus episode, Deborah breaks down the most powerful lessons from her conversation with award-winning strengths coach and author MaLinda Perry . This short coaching session guides listeners through the emotional recov...
From Red Flags to Resilience: How MaLinda Perry Rebuilt Her Life After Divorce
Jan. 28, 2026

From Red Flags to Resilience: How MaLinda Perry Rebuilt Her Life After Divorce

In this inspiring episode, Deborah sits down with MaLinda Perry —KBIS award-winning leader, Gallup Certified Strengths Coach, bestselling author, and founder of Happy Girls Don’t Do That . MaLinda shares her powerful divorce ...
The One-Year Reset: How to Heal, Reflect, and Start Over After Divorce
Jan. 22, 2026

The One-Year Reset: How to Heal, Reflect, and Start Over After Divorce

In this bonus episode, Coach Deborah breaks down the most transformative insights from her conversation with Dr. Robin Buckley—executive coach, clinical psychologist, and author of Marriage Incorporated . If you’re navigating...
Red Flags, Green Flags & Starting Over: How to Navigate Love After Divorce with Dr. Robin Buckley
Jan. 21, 2026

Red Flags, Green Flags & Starting Over: How to Navigate Love After Divorce with Dr. Robin Buckley

In this episode, Coach Deborah sits down with Dr. Robin Buckley , executive coach, PhD in clinical psychology, and author of Marriage, Inc. Dr. Robin blends business strategy, cognitive behavioral tools, and lived experience ...
Gray Divorce Recovery: Hidden Losses, New Traditions, and Self-Rediscovery
Jan. 15, 2026

Gray Divorce Recovery: Hidden Losses, New Traditions, and Self-Rediscovery

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 ....
The Rise of Gray Divorce: Why Women Are Leaving and What Comes Next
Jan. 14, 2026

The Rise of Gray Divorce: Why Women Are Leaving and What Comes Next

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 tra...
Divorce Recovery Coaching: Manifestation, Inner Alignment, and Rediscovering Your Purpose
Jan. 8, 2026

Divorce Recovery Coaching: Manifestation, Inner Alignment, and Rediscovering Your Purpose

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,...
Reclaiming Your Voice After Divorce: David Alan Brown on Healing, Identity, and Inner Alignment
Jan. 7, 2026

Reclaiming Your Voice After Divorce: David Alan Brown on Healing, Identity, and Inner Alignment

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 sp...
Divorce Healing After Emotional Abuse: How to Reclaim Your Identity and Power
Jan. 1, 2026

Divorce Healing After Emotional Abuse: How to Reclaim Your Identity and Power

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...
Divorce Recovery and Self-Discovery: Teri M. Brown on Healing, Boundaries, and Bold Adventure
Dec. 31, 2025

Divorce Recovery and Self-Discovery: Teri M. Brown on Healing, Boundaries, and Bold Adventure

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 re...