The mission of the Divorce Your Story Podcast is to help women through the process of uncoupling with purpose, empowering them to confidently create a "life after" that embodies freedom and fulfillment.
Join Relationship Exit Strategist and podcast host Tonya Carter for practical guidance in crucial areas including mindset, emotions, finances, health, faith, love, parenting, and relationships. Through weekly discussions, personal insights, and inspiring guest interviews, you'll embark on a journey of personal and professional growth, elevating yourself as you step into your next chapter.
195. You Survived Divorce… But Is This Where Your Story Stops? | 4 Questions to Reflect On
Divorce isn’t just about filing papers or finalizing court dates. It’s about what happens after.
The season where you’re no longer married but you’re not fully moving forward either.
You’re functioning.
You’re responsible.
You’re handling life.
But are you progressing… or just surviving?
In this episode, I talk about the “between season” many women enter after divorce .... why survival mode is necessary, how relief can quietly turn into settling, and four honest questions to help you reflect on where you are.
Because you survived divorce.
But survival was never meant to be the final destination.
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21 Oct 2025
194. Losing the Marriage, Finding the Man: Beyond Performance, Provision, and Pressure w./ Jerry Vaval
When divorce happens, the focus often centers on women, their stories, their pain, and their healing. And while that’s important and necessary, we also have to acknowledge this truth: Men go through it too.
They hurt.
They question their worth.
They wrestle with identity, guilt, and the quiet pressure to keep showing up even when their world feels uncertain.
In this episode, I sit down with Jerry Vaval, father of four, career professional, and co-host of The Giant Fundamentals Podcast, for a real and vulnerable conversation about life after divorce from a man’s perspective.
✨ In this episode, we discuss:
How men process pain and identity after divorce
How childhood conditioning influences adult relationships
What true accountability and growth look like for men
The evolving meaning of masculinity, love, and leadership
This conversation is a reminder that healing doesn’t belong to one side of the story. It’s about moving past what we think we know and beginning to truly understand what men experience, feel, and carry after divorce.
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8 Oct 2025
193. Hair Loss & Heartbreak: How Emotional Stress Shows Up at the Root w/ Trichologist Delfanita Warren
We talk a lot about the emotional toll of toxic relationships. How they can drain your energy, chip away at your confidence, and leave you questioning everything. But what we don’t always talk about is how that emotional weight can show up in your body. Starting at your scalp.
For many women, hair is more than hair. It’s identity. It’s how we present ourselves. It’s how we feel seen. So when it starts breaking, shedding, or thinning without explanation, it’s not just frustrating. It’s deeply personal.
In this episode, I’m joined by Certified Trichologist and Holistic Health Practitioner Delfanita Warren for a powerful conversation on the connection between emotional stress, toxic relationships, and hair loss. She shares how unresolved pain, betrayal, and long-term emotional strain can trigger physical symptoms, especially at the root.
We talk about:• What’s really happening in your body when emotional stress is ongoing• Why your hair might be telling the story before your words do• How unhealthy relationships can affect your overall well-being far beyond emotions• What to pay attention to if your hair is changing and your life feels heavy• How true restoration starts from the inside out, not just with products but with peace.
This isn’t just about shedding hair. It’s about shedding what’s been silently hurting you.
If this episode speaks to you or brings something up, know you’re not alone.
Your body keeps the score.
But it can also tell the truth that helps you begin again.
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