Redacted: What Divorced Women Aren't Telling You
A limited series podcast where divorced women share their stories—sometimes anonymously—and talk honestly about their experiences before, during, and after divorce.
Episodes
8 episodes
The "Now What?" Era: Unbecoming a Wife
SHOW NOTES:In this episode, we cover:How Cindy went from ghostwriter and editor to finding her own voice — and launching The Mother Lode on SubstackThe role Maggie Smith's You Could Make This Place Beautif...
Waiting for Permission: The Intersection of Grief and Divorce
Show Notes:A writer reads her original flash nonfiction piece about grief, permission, and the marriage she knew she needed to leaveOn the particular cruelty of losing your mother while also losing your marriage—and ...
I Didn't Want to Be a Nag: The Quiet Ways a Marriage Falls Apart
This episode begins with two anonymous essays and unfolds into a conversation about marriage, divorce, patriarchy, emotional labor, and the things women learn to normalize.Using the lens of a neglected house, today’s writer explores what...
I'd F*cking Date Me
Topics covered:Parachute relationships — what they are and why they matter (and why they sometimes crash-land hard)“Divorce doulas” — passing the torch, bearing the lantern, and why women are the safety net nobody ta...
I feel shame that I'm still grieving
Today’s episode of the limited podcast series features one of last year’s anonymous authors reading her piece, Definitely not a phoenix. It received so...
I was choosing between two bad options
Show NotesA writer reads her original personal essay about the moment she knew her marriage couldn't survive — a business trip, a broken collarbone, and a husband who refused to take their three-year-old son to the hospital
