Dear Divorce Diary: A Fresh Approach To Healing Grief & Building A Life Of Confidence After Divorce
Ep. 300 - Day 6: Feeling Like an Outsider After Divorce | Christmas Cards & Comparison
27 Dec 2025
Today's convo is about a specific kind of holiday pain after divorce... the Christmas cards knowing exactly how to **send you.The smiling families.The matching outfits.The quiet comparison that starts to creep in and makes you feel like you no longer belong to the world you used to be part of.In this episode, Joy and I talk about:Why Christmas cards trigger comparison so deeply after divorceHow performance culture keeps women disconnected from themselvesThe grief of rebuilding your life in truth while others appear “settled”Why comparison pulls you off your own healing pathWhat it means to shift from me vs. them to me vs. meWhy becoming yourself can feel lonelier before it feels betterWe also offer a simple, creative practice for working with the cards themselves...not from bitterness, but from transformation (well maybe a little from bitterness) as a way to reclaim your power and your perspective.This episode isn’t about pretending the comparison doesn’t hurt. It’s about choosing not to let it delay your becoming.If the Christmas cards have been making you feel like an outsider this season, come hang with us!Join Dear Divorce Diary Premium to access the full 12 Days of Divorce Christmas.Or stay with us here today — and come back tomorrow.Capacity builds in connection. Hugs ❤️Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyCoachDawnInstagram: (@dawnwiggins)Instagram: (@coachtiffini)On the Web: https://www.mycoachdawn.comA podcast exploring the journey of life after divorce, delving into topics like divorce grief, loneliness, anxiety, manifesting, the impact of different attachment styles and codependency, setting healthy boundaries, energy healing with homeopathy, managing the nervous system during divorce depression, understanding the stages of divorce grief, and using the Law of Attraction and EMDR therapy in the process of building your confidence, forgiveness and letting go.Support the show✨Join the Cocoon Community - your people are waiting! ✨
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