About... Emotional Healing Before Your Next Relationship (with LaNise Thrasher)

About this episode

Nicole Walters discusses emotional healing and dating after divorce with relationship coach LaNise Thrasher.

Y’all… this chat right here? This is the one for the women who keep saying, “I’m fine,” while secretly wondering if they’ll ever feel fully seen, safe, or loved again. Today I’m sitting down with relationship coach and “Love Cheerleader” LaNise Thrasher for a chat about love after divorce, emotional healing, dating again, and the very real ways high-achieving women can accidentally use success, busy-ness, and independence to avoid vulnerability. Because let’s be honest… a lot of us have built beautiful lives while quietly carrying heartbreak. We talk about the versions of ourselves that emerge after divorce or major heartbreak. The woman who suddenly has to figure out who she is outside of survival mode, motherhood, marriage, achievement, or everybody else’s expectations. And whew… LaNise had me feeling personally attacked in the best way.  We Chat About: Why high-achieving women often struggle with vulnerability after divorce The difference between healing and simply staying busy How women lose themselves inside marriage, motherhood, and survival mode Dating after divorce and learning to trust yourself again The emotional work required before entering a healthy relationship…

People in this episode

Host: Nicole Walters

Guest: LaNise Thrasher

Topics covered

• emotional healing
• relationships
• divorce
• vulnerability
• high-achieving women
• self-discovery
• dating

Keywords

• emotional healing
• relationships
• divorce
• vulnerability
• high-achieving women
• self-discovery
• dating
• trust
• loneliness
• heartbreak

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