Episode Details

Your first post-divorce holiday doesn't have to be a disaster.

If you're dreading sharing your kids with your ex, stressed about family gatherings, or just trying to survive until January 2nd—this episode is your lifeline.

The reality? You can actually enjoy the holidays this year, even when things look completely different than you expected.

In this practical episode, Julie shares the exact 3-tool strategy that transformed her own holiday experience from horrible to meaningful. These aren't just feel-good concepts—they're proven tools that create real emotional stability when holiday stress hits.

Your essential holiday toolkit:

• Tool #1: Gratitude Journal - Disconnect from toxic emotions and interrupt the negative thoughts running on repeat in your brain
• Tool #2: Shield of Emotional Resilience - Learn to control how you feel so holiday drama bounces right off you
• Tool #3: Your Holiday Map - Make decisions in advance so you're never caught off-guard by how you want to react to potential triggers

The game-changer: When you have these tools ready, you can be fully present for the moments that matter instead of constantly bracing for the next emotional hit.

Ready to pack your tool bag and enjoy your holidays? Listen now.

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About Julie:

After 23 years of marriage and a betrayal she never saw coming, Julie  found herself starting over from scratch. No roadmap. No guarantee it would be okay. Just the decision that her life was worth rebuilding.

Julie is now a Certified Life Coach, a Health and Wellness Coach, and founder of the FIERCE Sisterhood — a transformative community for divorced women ready to rebuild their lives from the inside out. She hosts the Better Because of Divorce podcast because she believes divorced women deserve more than surface-level positivity. They deserve real, lasting transformation.

She knows what it costs to start over. And she knows what's possible on the other side.

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