You're Not Abandoning Anyone, You're Finally Choosing Yourself

About this episode

Cathy Heller and Hope Firsel discuss the journey of emotional healing and self-acceptance after significant life changes like divorce.

You've spent years abandoning yourself to keep the peace. The guilt you feel when you finally speak the truth? That's not a sign you're doing something wrong, it's a sign you're finally coming home. Real emotional healing doesn't start with gratitude journals or "just moving on." It starts when you stop hiding the parts of yourself you buried to be good, easy, strong, or lovable. In this conversation, Cathy Heller and Hope Firsel explore how healing from divorce, relationship change, grief, and personal transformation can become a path back to your true self when you're willing to face what you feel rather than bury it. This is for you if: You're navigating life after divorce or a major relationship change You feel guilty every time you tell the truth about what you need You're exhausted from keeping the peace at your own expense The Universe has a crush on you! Turn on your radio and hear the most gorgeous music.If you are just getting started, learn how to tune your radio at Cathy's Circle. Until midnight on June 19, it’s $19 for 19 days. • Join Cathy's Circle ⁠https://www.cathyheller.com/cathys-circle/⁠ • Follow Cathy on Instagram ⁠https://www.instagram.com/cathy.heller/⁠ •…

People in this episode

Host: Cathy Heller

Guest: Hope Firsel

Topics covered

• self-acceptance
• emotional healing
• divorce recovery
• personal transformation
• relationship change

Keywords

• self-care
• guilt
• truth
• healing
• personal growth

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