Stronger in the Difficult Places Podcast
1) 3 Things My Divorce Taught Me About Co-Dependency
What do you even call a divorce anniversary? Two years after the end of my marriage, I find myself reflecting—not on celebration, but on growth, healing, and the lessons heartbreak leaves behind. In t...Show More
2) The “Saving Him” Illusion: Love, Loss, and Finding Freedom
So many women in difficult relationships hold onto a dangerous belief: if I just love him enough, I can save him. Psychotherapist and author Shavaun Scott knows this illusion all too well. In her memo...Show More
3) Listen Like You Mean It - The Relationship Shift That Starts With Listening
In a world where we’re taught to speak up, make our point, and persuade, the skill of listening often gets overlooked—and undervalued. Yet listening, when done well, can transform our relationships fa...Show More
4) Staying Married Is the Hardest Part: Infidelity, Empathy, and the Glue That Holds Us Together
What does it really take to make a long-term marriage work and why do so many couples struggle to stay connected over time? In this episode, I sit down with psychologist and author Dr. Bonnie Comfort ...Show More
5) Dear Brave Soul: When Life Doesn’t Go As Planned- Shame, Blame And Other Things We Aren't Meant To Carry
What do you do when life takes a turn you never asked for? When the diagnosis, the betrayal, the loss, or the slow unraveling of your plans leaves you feeling like the wrong person for the job? In thi...Show More
6) How Men Are Conditioned to Emotionally Abandon us
Why do so many women find themselves in relationships where they’re doing all the emotional labor? And what role does childhood—and especially the way we raise boys—play in this dynamic? In today’s p...Show More
7) Anxiety Is Just Energy: Tools to Calm Your Relationship Anxiety
What if anxiety wasn’t the enemy, but a signal? In this powerful episode, Dr. Zoe talks with psychotherapist and transformational coach Bonnie Brindle about why anxiety is just energy—and how to chann...Show More
8) Enmeshment, Co-dependence, and What Healthy Connection Actually Looks Like
Welcome back to Stronger in the Difficult Places. I’m your host, Dr. Zoe, and today we’re digging deep into a topic that hits close to home for so many women in difficult relationships: the difference...Show More
9) Overcoming Guilt, Shame, and Blame in the Face of Our Children’s Struggles
In this powerful episode, Dr. Zoe sits down with author and biblical life coach Dawn Ward to talk about the often-invisible toll that guilt, shame, and self-blame take on mothers of addicted children....Show More
10) What To Do When You Don’t Trust Your Partner
Trust is the foundation of every healthy relationship—and when it breaks, it can feel like your world is unraveling. In this deeply honest and empowering episode, Dr. Zoe speaks to the woman who finds...Show More