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Divorce with Carolyn
Divorce with Carolyn is real talk for women about the hard parts of divorce and the beautiful life waiting on the other side. I've been through two divorces, spent years coaching women inside Women's Divorce Academy, and I'm here to be the divorce bestie you didn't know you needed — straight with you, cheering you on, and always bringing you back to what matters.
Episodes
16 episodes
She gave him a hall pass, but her body already knew it was over - Sarah's story
Sarah Gallucci gave up her journalism career at 24, became the primary parent, and spent 13 years holding everything together in a marriage that looked fine from the outside. Her body knew it was over long before she did — she just kept overrid...
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Is your ex tracking you? Surveillance, stalking and safety when leaving
Trigger warning: This episode contains discussion of domestic and family violence, including coercive controlling behaviour. Support is available - links below.Ex-detective Anthony Macklin has seen it all – burner phones hidden b...
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Alone Doesn't Have To Mean Lonely with Dr Marny Lishman
Psychologist Dr Marny Lishman on why being alone is an unexpected gift – and why the messy middle of healing does the real work.Alone and lonely get treated as though they mean the same thing. They don't.
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"I thank my younger self every day for having the guts to leave" - Carrie's story, 10 years on
Ten years ago, Carrie left a 16-year marriage. She had three young daughters, no certainty about what came next, and a question she couldn't shake: Am I allowed to do this?Ten years on, her daughters have told her they're glad s...
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Your divorce doesn't have to become trauma — Rage, healing, and what sets you free
Your divorce doesn't have to become trauma. That's not a platitude – it's something somatic therapist Natalia Rachel can explain precisely, and it changes everything about how you approach recovery.Natalia draws a clear line between dist...
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How to build your divorce support network
Building a support network during divorce isn't optional – it's infrastructure. In this conversation, Carolyn talks with her close friend Gillian about the real art of asking for help: why it feels so hard, how to do it practically, and who bel...
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From betrayal to her best life: How Alyssa turned heartbreak into happiness
Alyssa thought she'd married the love of her life. What she didn't know was that her husband had been deceiving her in almost every way imaginable - an affair, gambling debts, drug use, and lies that unravelled her entire sense of reality. When...
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What Divorce Really Does To Kids: A Candid Conversation With My Son, Connor
In this special episode, Carolyn is joined by her 21-year-old son Connor for an honest, warm, and sometimes confronting conversation about what it's really like to grow up through parental separation. Connor experienced two of Carolyn's separat...
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Follow the money: What a forensic accountant wants every divorcing woman to know
Ever stared at a pile of financial documents and felt completely out of your depth? Me too – but Julie Garis is here to help. Julie is a forensic accountant who specialises in helping women navigate the financial side of separation and property...
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5 divorce mistakes I see women making – and what to do instead
If you're going through separation or divorce right now, this episode is for you. After seven years running Women's Divorce Academy and walking alongside over 800 women, I've seen the same 5 mistakes come up again and again – not because women ...
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What divorce stress does to your body, and how food (even potatoes!) can help
Carolyn speaks with clinical nutritionist Susie Allen about what divorce and chronic stress actually do to your body – and what you can do about it. Susie draws on her own experience of two divorces and her clinical work to explain how the nerv...
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Why your nervous system is fried during divorce – and what you can do about it
If you've ever felt completely wired at 2am, unable to make decisions, or like you're operating purely on adrenaline – this episode is for you.I'm joined by my brilliant friend Danielle Colley – integrative life coach and author, and som...
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What If Your Divorce Came Without Shame?
What if your divorce came without any shame at all? Not less shame – no shame? For most women, that question feels almost impossible to answer. In this episode, Carolyn explores the deep cultural, historical and personal roots of divorce shame,...
How Gill got over the shock of abandonment to find true happiness
When Gill's husband suddenly ended their 16-year marriage, she was blindsided. She thought they had a strong relationship - something they could work on together. Instead, the decision was made without her, and she was left reeling.In th...
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Divorce and Money: How to Feel Calm, Clear and in Control Again
Separation changes many things. Money is usually one of the biggest.For many women, money is the part of divorce that feels the most frightening.In this episode, Carolyn Tate is joined by money coach Naomi Holmes (Her Money...
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How you can turn your divorce into the best thing that ever happened to you
Divorce is hard. There's no sugar-coating that. But what if moving through it – really moving through it – could lead you to a life that's better than anything you left behind?In this first episode of Divorce With Carolyn, I share my own...
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