The Truth About Grief After Divorce: Why It Lasts Longer Than You Think | With Grief Educator Suzanne Jabour

Divorce grief can feel like it’s breaking you… but what if the grief you’re feeling after divorce isn’t a setback, but a signal — a call inward, a call back to yourself?

In this powerful episode of The Crazy Ex-Wives Club, Erica sits down with grief educator Suzanne Jabour to unpack the truth about grief after divorce — why it lingers, why it surprises you, and why it shows up in the quiet moments when the kids are at their other home or when you’re washing a single dish for one.

Together, they explore the emotional, physical, and identity-shifting layers of divorce grief: why “doing everything right” never protects you from the waves, why your brain stops working during major loss, and why even the most empowered decision can still knock you flat.

🔑 Key Themes & Takeaways

In this episode, you’ll learn:

🔑 Why grief after divorce is completely normal, even if you initiated it

🔑 What “grief brain” is and why it makes you foggy, forgetful, exhausted, or overwhelmed

🔑 The physical symptoms of grief that no one talks about

🔑 How curiosity can pull you out of fear, anxiety, and emotional shutdown

🔑 Why naming emotions helps them move through the body🔑 How to use the Emotional Ladder to climb out of the darkest moments

🔑 Why time alone doesn’t heal grief — and what actually does🔑 How grief is really unspent love, and where you can channel it next

🔑 The difference between being transformed by accident or transformed with intention

⏱️ Episode Timestamps

00:00 – Intro

01:57 – Understanding Different Types of Grief

03:55 – Navigating Grief in Everyday Life

06:48 – The Importance of Curiosity in Grief

14:59 – Physical and Emotional Symptoms of Grief

19:41 – Understanding Emotions: Frustration, Gratitude, Peace

20:38 – The Power of Labeling Emotions

21:57 – Teaching Emotional Awareness to Children

22:34 – The Emotional Ladder: A Tool for Emotional Management

24:08 – Climbing the Ladder: Practical Steps

29:56 – Navigating Grief and Transformation

35:23 – Embracing the Journey and Finding Peace

37:07 – Final Thoughts and Encouragement

🌟 Resources & Links

🌟 The Club (Start Here)

Looking to claim your post-divorce badass? Put yourself in the room with other women redefining what it means to be a divorcé.

Join The Club: https://www.thecrazyexwivesclub.com/theclub

🌟 Free Emotional Ladder Download

Want the Emotional Ladder we talk about in this episode? Grab the free PDF guide and learn how to name what you’re feeling, shift your mindset, and take one grounded step up at a time.

• Free Emotional Ladder PDF: https://www.thecrazyexwivesclub.com/emotionalladder

🌟 Holiday Heart-to-Heart (Private Podcast)

Holidays after divorce can feel like a whirlwind of emotions — memories, old traditions, and new realities all colliding.
Holiday Heart-to-Heart is a private podcast to help you reclaim your identity and rise into the version of you who honors her heart, protects her peace, and stays connected to who she’s becoming, no matter what the season stirs up.

Holiday Heart-to-Heart: https://www.thecrazyexwivesclub.com/holiday

🌟 Connect with Suzanne Jabour

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suzanne-jabour/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SuzanneJabour

Website: https://www.suzannejabour.com/

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🌟 Connect with Erica & The Crazy Ex-Wives Club

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