Redacted: What Divorced Women Aren't Telling You

A limited series podcast where divorced women share their stories—sometimes anonymously—and talk honestly about their experiences before, during, and after divorce.

Redacted: What Divorced Women Aren't Telling You is a society podcast hosted by Steph Sprenger, with 9 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Steph Sprenger hosts Redacted: What Divorced Women Aren't Telling You, a society show with 9 episodes published.

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  Redacted: What Divorced Women Aren't Telling You

  You're not alone, and you're not crazy

  Sep 16, 202640 min

  Topics covered: Why so many women describe “becoming small” inside their marriages The mental load, emotional labor, and default parenting—and why they don’t get credited The body’s wisdom: physical symptoms as a signal to get out What divorce does to your brain and why you couldn’t read novels (raises hand!) The broken legal system, waiting periods, and why we have no guidance in or out of marriage Couples counseling and its limitations—especially with narcissistic partners What it looks like to rediscover yourself post-divorce (start with the bedding) Why every woman who has been through divorce wants to be a lantern bearer for the next one Referenced in episode: Conversation with Cindy di Tiberio on the podcast ; Substack post about Steph's decision to change her name again About Oona Metz: Oona Metz is the author of Unhitched: The Essential Divorce Guide for Women , which has been featured on CBS Mornings, in Time Magazine, and on NPR’s Morning Edition. She is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker and Certified Group Psychotherapist with 30 years of clinical experience specializing in women navigating divorce. She leads three weekly Divorce Support Groups for Women and is the founder of the Beacon Group Fellowship, a program that trains mental health professionals across the country to lead divorce groups. Learn more at oonametz.com and find her book here .

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  Redacted: What Divorced Women Aren't Telling You

  The "Now What?" Era: Unbecoming a Wife

  Jun 3, 202640 minS0

  <p><b>SHOW NOTES:</b></p><p>In this episode, we cover:</p>How Cindy went from ghostwriter and editor to finding her own voice — and launching The Mother Lode on SubstackThe role Maggie Smith's You Could Make This Place Beautiful played as a lantern for both of us during our divorcesMDMA therapy, IFS therapy, and the "good girl" conditioning that keeps women trapped in marriages long past their expiration dateWhy couples therapy can actually harm women — particularly when covert abuse or personality disorders are involvedThe Divorce Diary series: the financial reality of divorce no one talks about, including legal fees...

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  Waiting for Permission: The Intersection of Grief and Divorce

  May 20, 202614 minS0

  <p><b>Show Notes:</b></p>A writer reads her original flash nonfiction piece about grief, permission, and the marriage she knew she needed to leaveOn the particular cruelty of losing your mother while also losing your marriage—and what happens when there is no space to grieve both at onceThe moment she told the sky before she told anyone else, and how her mother's voice found her on a morning runWhy so many women feel they need to justify leaving a marriage, that wanting out isn't enough, that intuition doesn't count, that we need external evidence before we can tr...

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  I Didn't Want to Be a Nag: The Quiet Ways a Marriage Falls Apart

  May 14, 202629 minS0

  <p>This episode begins with two anonymous essays and unfolds into a conversation about marriage, divorce, patriarchy, emotional labor, and the things women learn to normalize.</p><p>Using the lens of a neglected house, today’s writer explores what it means to spend years trying to be “respectful,” “patient,” and “not a nag” while slowly disappearing inside your own life.</p><p>Together, we talk about:</p>the emotional labor of walking on eggshellsthe stories women inherit about being “good wives”why so many women stay longer than they want tohow writing helps us untangle complex experiencesthe freedom of no longer managing...

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  Redacted: What Divorced Women Aren't Telling You

  I'd F*cking Date Me

  Apr 7, 202624 minS0

  <p><b>Topics covered:</b></p>Parachute relationships — what they are and why they matter (and why they sometimes crash-land hard)“Divorce doulas” — passing the torch, bearing the lantern, and why women are the safety net nobody talks aboutUnhealed men, therapy, and the resignation that keeps people stuckThe “sorry about us” part — apologizing for your own existence in relationshipsGoing from shame about your circumstances to “I’d fucking date me”Why the lessons keep coming until you actually learn them<p><b>Quotes:</b></p>“I’d fucking date me.”“I just keep thinking of a line of women passing buckets of water down — that...

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