Episode 222: Unhitched and Unfiltered: How to Emotionally Heal After Divorce with Oona Metz
About this episode
Rhonda Noordyk interviews therapist Oona Metz about emotional healing after divorce and her five-phase model for navigating divorce grief.
In this heartfelt and eye-opening episode, Rhonda sits down with therapist and author Oona Metz to talk about the emotional journey of divorce — and how to move through it with clarity and compassion. Oona shares her five-phase model for navigating divorce grief, built from decades of work with women in group therapy settings. Whether you're newly separated or deep in the healing process, this conversation will help you name what you're feeling, understand what's normal, and take the next right step with confidence. In This Episode, You'll Learn: Why heartbreak is the starting point of every divorce journey — even if you initiated it What it really means to "feel it to heal it" (and why it's not optional) The difference between therapy groups and coaching groups — and why facilitation skills matter How to move from grief to growth in Oona's 5-phase model: Heartbreak Emotional Rollercoaster Mending Letting Go Moving On How group support reduces isolation and accelerates emotional healing 👤 Meet Our Guest: Oona Metz is a therapist with 30 years of clinical experience. For the past 15 years she has specialized in treating women navigating divorce. She leads three weekly divorce…
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