22. Unexpected Holiday Grief Post-Divorce

Splitting time during the holidays, being alone, having your kids
away…these are the things most divorced people expect to grieve
over post-divorce. But what I didn’t expect to hit me like a ton
of bricks was all these much more subtle and nuanced things that
I didn’t even think could affect me but they did.





It's difficult to not have expectations on how the holiday is
going to go when year after year it has looked and felt the same.
In this episode, let’s talk about the things divorced people
grieve people that aren’t really discussed.





In this episode:


01:27 - Longing over attachment to holiday traditions

06:20 - Grieving the relationships of your former extended
family

13:42 - Navigating the balance of sharing grief with my
partner while also protecting him

17:02 - Scripts for holding emotional boundaries

18:23 - Missing my stepkids

19:27 - The silver lining in dating after divorce

23:11 - Holding space for grieving over the past and being
grateful for the present

24:17 - Feel your feelings

25:54 - Emotions don’t always have to have meanings






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