From DEVASTATED to DIVORCED: Your guide through the unwanted end of a marriage.

In this episode, I react to a video in which a famous young woman defended herself and her husband after viewers criticized footage of her carrying multiple bags while pushing a stroller as he walked behind her empty-handed. What caught my attention wasn't the video itself, but the response: "Since when did women become incapable of carrying their own bags?" It sparked a larger conversation about the difference between being capable and being supported. This episode explores why expecting partnership is not the same thing as helplessness, why many women have been conditioned to prove they can do everything on their own, and why being strong doesn't mean you should always have to carry the load alone. Want that chapter checklist just Click Here! Great news! Now you can find everything you need in one spot! want to listen to this podcast off of apple, visit www.JosieFalcon.com you can email me at devastatedtodivorced@gmail.com If you want to just send me a quick note, you can find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/Josie.Falcon And lastly, If you would like to interact with me and share with others please join my Facebook group "Separation, Divorce & Starting Over"

In this episode, I reflect on a recent divorce announcement from a public figure who shared that she and her soon-to-be ex are still speaking daily and working through the process together. It sparked a deeper conversation about what separation can look like when there isn’t open hostility, and how, in my own experience, staying connected for a season after the initial pain settled felt supportive rather than confusing. We talk about boundaries, clarity, co-parenting, and the idea that divorce does not always have to mean resentment or war. Sometimes healing looks quieter and more collaborative than people expect. - - - - - - - - - - - - Want that chapter checklist just Click Here! Great news! Now you can find everything you need in one spot! want to listen to this podcast off of apple, visit www.JosieFalcon.com you can email me at devastatedtodivorced@gmail.com If you want to just send me a quick note, you can find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/Josie.Falcon And lastly, If you would like to interact with me and share with others please join my Facebook group "Separation, Divorce & Starting Over"

*** TRIGGER WARNING**** In this episode of Many Moments, Many Lessons, I reflect on a journal entry that marks a shift from contained conflict to something more destabilizing. Drawing from my writing at the time, I talk about what it felt like when anger escalated into rage, how the emotional climate of the relationship changed, and how unpredictability quietly took hold. This episode isn’t about labels or conclusions, but about naming the moment when something crossed a line and began to feel different. - - - - - - - - - - - - Want that chapter checklist just Click Here! Great news! Now you can find everything you need in one spot! want to listen to this podcast off of apple, visit www.JosieFalcon.com you can email me at devastatedtodivorced@gmail.com If you want to just send me a quick note, you can find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/Josie.Falcon And lastly, If you would like to interact with me and share with others please join my Facebook group "Separation, Divorce & Starting Over"

In this episode of Many Moments, Many Lessons, I revisit a journal entry that captures what it’s like to apologize in good faith, only to realize that the conflict was never really about the moment in front of you. I reflect on how unspoken resentment can snowball beneath the surface, making sincere apologies feel ineffective or dismissed. This episode explores the confusion that comes from responding to the present while being judged for a past you were never allowed to fully see. - - - - - - - - - - - - Want that chapter checklist just Click Here! Great news! Now you can find everything you need in one spot! want to listen to this podcast off of apple, visit www.JosieFalcon.com you can email me at devastatedtodivorced@gmail.com If you want to just send me a quick note, you can find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/Josie.Falcon And lastly, If you would like to interact with me and share with others please join my Facebook group "Separation, Divorce & Starting Over"

Many Moments, Many Lessons is a series based on journal entries I wrote while I was still married, long before separation or divorce was even something I could imagine. These entries capture small, everyday moments that didn’t feel significant at the time, moments I was trying to understand in real time. In this series, I reflect on those moments with honesty and distance, naming the patterns I can now see clearly, without blame or rewriting the past. It’s about recognizing how clarity often comes slowly, and how many women sense something is wrong long before they have the language for it. In this first episode, I focus on silence, and why silence is not always neutral or harmless in a marriage. Drawing from one journal entry, I explore how unspoken feelings, withheld communication, and quiet expectations can quietly shift responsibility and create confusion over time. If you’ve ever found yourself guessing, overfunctioning, or apologizing just to keep the peace, this episode offers reflection and recognition, not judgment, and a reminder that silence is not always golden. - - - - - - - - - - - - Want that chapter checklist just Click Here! Great news! Now you can find everything you need in one spot! want to listen to this podcast off of apple, visit www.JosieFalcon.com you can email me at devastatedtodivorced@gmail.com If you want to just send me a quick note, you can find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/Josie.Falcon And lastly, If you would like to interact with me and share with others please join my Facebook group "Separation, Divorce & Starting Over"