THE RE:STARTACADEMY
The Restart Academy Podcast: Your Safe Space for the Real Conversations About Divorce Recovery
This podcast is for divorced women who are rebuilding their lives after devastating divorces. If you've been searching for a place where you can finally have the real conversations - the controversial ones, the embarrassing questions, the messy truths about what it's actually like to heal and rebuild after your marriage ends - you've found your safe space.
Hosted by Temi Samuel, a wellness coach who went through her own devastating divorce over a decade ago, The Restart Academy Podcast tackles the topics others won't touch. This isn't your typical "everything happens for a reason" divorce advice. This is honest, unfiltered truth about what divorce recovery actually looks like.
What makes this podcast different: We don't do toxic positivity or surface-level advice. We dive deep into the controversial conversations - why you might feel relief after divorce, why "taking the high road" is often toxic advice, why some women never fully recover, and all those thoughts you've had but felt too ashamed to say out loud.
Perfect for divorced women who:
- Feel isolated in their divorce experience and crave real conversation
- Are tired of advice that doesn't address what they actually went through
- Need permission to feel ALL their emotions without judgment
- Want practical guidance from someone who truly understands their journey
- Are ready to stop just surviving and start thriving in their restart
Whether you're newly divorced, years into healing, or somewhere in between, Temi creates a judgment-free zone where you can drop the mask and process your real experience. Each episode gives you permission to be human, to have complex feelings, and to prioritize your own healing journey.
New episodes weekly. Subscribe now and join a community of women who get it.
You're not broken, you're rebuilding. You're not behind, you're exactly where you need to be. And your restart story is going to be incredible.
THE RE:STARTACADEMY
WHY EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON IS GASLIGHTING DISGUISED AS WISDOM
In this episode of The Restart Academy Podcast, I'm calling out a phrase that makes me absolutely furious because it's so damaging to women going through divorce, yet it gets thrown around like it's profound wisdom.
If you've been told your divorce "happened for a reason," that there's a purpose in your pain, or that you should be grateful for this experience because it's teaching you something, this conversation is for you.
I'm Temi Samuel, and as a wellness coach who went through my own devastating divorce over a decade ago, I've heard every version of this toxic phrase. From "God has a plan" to "everything is a lesson" to "this is making you stronger" - all designed to make YOU responsible for finding meaning in someone else's cruelty.
🎧 In this episode, we explore:
- Why "everything happens for a reason" invalidates your right to feel pain
- The different variations of this phrase and how they're all harmful
- How this saying protects others from your discomfort while silencing you
- The difference between "earned meaning" (what you create) vs "imposed meaning" (what others force on you)
- Why some things happen for absolutely no reason except human cruelty
- What actual wisdom sounds like instead of spiritual bypassing
Here's what I need you to understand: Sometimes terrible things happen to good people for absolutely no reason other than the fact that they encountered someone willing to be terrible. That's not a cosmic lesson - that's just the shitty reality of human existence.
Your healing doesn't require you to find meaning in meaningless cruelty. Your growth doesn't depend on being grateful for trauma. And acknowledging that life can be random and unfair doesn't make you negative - it makes you honest.
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- 💝 REMEMBER: You're not broken, you're rebuilding. You're not behind, you're exactly where you need to be. Your restart story is going to be incredible.
The Restart Academy Podcast provides educational content and personal experiences. This podcast is not a substitute for professional therapy, legal advice, or medical treatment. If you're in crisis, please reach out to appropriate professional services in your area.
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