Breaking the Chains: Divorce, Identity, and Choosing Yourself

Welcome back to Prim Rose Light, where we sit at the intersection of law, identity, culture, and ambition — and today's conversation lives right in the middle of all four.

My guest is Bhavna Radia is a family lawyer, a mum of three, and the founder of Divorce Right.

Bhavna's story starts somewhere a lot of us will recognise: growing up with expectations, with a "lane" she was meant to stay in, and a culture that doesn't always make space to question that. She stepped out of it and then went through her own divorce, which, even with a law degree behind her, was still frightening. It was that experience that showed her divorce was never just about legal advice and process. It's so much more than that.

She kept coming back to one question: if divorce was this hard for her with the training, the language, the knowledge what must it be like for a woman with none of that, and no one to explain things in plain English?

That question became her mission. Today, through her community platform Money Saving Divorce, Bhavna helps women protect themselves legally, financially, and emotionally — turning the most intimidating parts of divorce, disclosure, finances, court, negotiation, into something manageable. Her message to every woman who feels stuck is simple: you're not alone, you're not trapped, you have options, and you're going to be okay.

As Marvin Mitchelson once said, "A divorce lawyer is a chameleon with a law book." Today, we're going to find out what that really means — and so much more, about breaking free, rebuilding, and choosing life on your own terms.

Bhavna's story is a real and raw account and one of my favourite conversations to date on Prim Rose Light, so I truly hope you will smile, laugh and perhaps even cry along with me as we are transported to the very real story that she shares. I am so pleased that she is now sharing her story, embracing love and blended families and navigating this in a South Asian context, which brings its own cultural challenges and nuances.

If anyone does need help navigating divorce and/or separation, noting the figures are now 1 in 2, please do reach out to Bhavna directly. She is so personable and wise in her approach. Happy to make an introduction as needed too.

Sending you love and light, Roshni x