About this episode
Karin Nelson discusses the societal perceptions of divorce and challenges the notion that a woman's worth is tied to marriage.
Your divorce isn’t proof that you’re broken, but society loves to whisper that it is. I’m Karin Nelson, a certified divorce coach, and I’m pulling apart the old story that ties women’s worth to marriage so you can finally see it for what it is: conditioning, not truth. We start with something subtle but powerful, the way even a stranger’s divorce headline can trigger grief and judgment before we know any details. That reaction is learned. From books and movies to religion and family sc...
People in this episode
Host: Karin Nelson
Topics covered
- divorce
- self-worth
- societal judgment
- women's empowerment
- mental health
Keywords
- divorce
- shame
- self-improvement
- mental health
- women's worth
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