Big Stuff With Danielle Colley

Divorce, Solo Parenting, and Kids With Challenges - Turning hard times into a wonderful life

Danielle Colley Season 1 Episode 18

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In this powerful episode divorce coach and founder of Women's Divorce Academy, Carolyn Tate, shares the heartbreaking yet inspiring journey of supporting her son Connor through a life-threatening crisis that ultimately revealed his truth which changed their lives forever. 

Carolyn and host, Danielle Colley, explore the reality of parenting through fear, confusion, and impossible choices where trusting your child matters more than fully understanding them. The conversation also explores on the emotional toll of divorce, co-parenting challenges, and the loneliness of navigating crisis in silence.

Carolyn explains how her darkest chapters became the foundation for the Women’s Divorce Academy, helping hundreds of women through one of life's other huge transitions - separation and divorce. 

Together, she and Danielle discuss medical support for transgender youth, practical survival tools like 'grey-rocking' and the Perspex box visualization, and the transformative power of choosing belief, compassion, and community. This episode is a reminder that the hardest moments of life can become the wisdom someone else needs.

Connect with Carolyn:

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Website: www.womensdivorceacademy.com


00:00 A Mother's Nightmare Begins

00:26 Introducing Carolyn Tate

02:18 The Turning Point: Connor's Revelation

02:34 A Conversation on the Big Green Couch

03:19 The Perfect Storm: Carolyn's Struggles

04:06 Connor's Mental Health Battle

08:28 The Journey of Acceptance

16:48 The Transition Process

21:07 Support Systems and Challenges

26:44 Life After Top Surgery

35:03 Turning Pain into Purpose

38:03 Embracing a Clean Slate

38:37 Navigating Post-Breakup Challenges

39:06 Rebuilding and Finding Optimism

40:02 Support Networks and Positivity

41:27 Dealing with Difficult Exes

48:42 The Power of Community

50:34 Reflecting on Personal Growth

55:09 Final Thoughts and Encouragement