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In this episode, family estrangement coach Bonny Scott joins me to discuss a topic many divorced women face but rarely talk about: estrangement from adult children, siblings, or extended family.

Bonnie shares her own devastating experience of estrangement and shares that even as a trained coach, the pain felt unbearable. That experience led her to specialize in helping moms find peace after estrangement.

Key takeaways:

Divorce increases estrangement risk at any age—even adult children struggle when their parents' marriage ends after decades.

Remarriage can trigger estrangement. Bonny encourages inviting your adult child's input (not permission) before getting serious with someone new. They may see red flags you're missing.

Not all distance is estrangement. Young adults are busy building their lives. Don't create problems where none exist.

Validation is everything. The most important skill is truly listening to understand your child's perspective without judgment—even when you disagree. This is learned, not natural.

Healing without reconciliation is possible. Most estrangements eventually reconcile, but it can take years. In the meantime, build a genuinely happy, peaceful life and be ready if reconciliation comes.

Bonny reminds us: adult children want the

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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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