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The Surviving Divorce Podcast is a place for you to find hope and healing during and after separation or divorce.
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Dear GD,
only just found your podcasts. Just what I need now and needed a year ago when I began this ‘journey’. As a Christian (also did Divorce Care last year) to have such ongoing encouragement that is has been tested in your own life and those that you have worked with is priceless. The questions posed are real and the answers empathetic and wise, always with Gods love at the core. Whether I am on this journey towards peace and healing for months to come or years, I know that I am not alone and what I feel you and others feel too. What a comfort that is…to know that I’m doing okay and that one day, I will be better than okay. Your podcast are great for believers and non-believers (who may very well find faith) alike. They are gentle and supportive to all people who tune in, there is no difference between pain and hurt, its just is. Thanks that there is no superiority, ego – no talking down to your listeners. I will continue to listen with appreciation and pray for the ongoing work you are doing in this particular ministry you have been drawn to do. Thank-you.
I found this podcast this year, as I am going through a divorce (for about 2 months). My wife wanted the divorce (she told me about two months ago). We have seen her lawyer and will be reviewing papers in the next week or so. Through some talks we had, she noted how things had changed between us. I knew she was right, but thought things would change somehow. Maybe going to counseling, but at that point it was too late. She was realizing we are no longer compatible after having three children and being married for 18 years. I was devastated, to say the least. I have been struggling with this as a man of faith. I was wondering if I didn’t believe God enough to save my marriage. I asked ‘Why me, God.’ I have been going to a counselor and it is helping. I have found your podcast helpful so far. I am not dealing with what I lost. I think about how I lost a friend, a sexual partner, someone to confide in. I am now trying to look to the future, but it is tough some days. I think about not wanting to even think about marriage or even dating someone again. I think about sex and how I was getting good at it with my wife. Now I have to abstain because I will no longer be married. It is definitely something I was not prepared for, but I have to remember that God wasn’t surprised and he has something beneficial for me as a result of this. I just need to stay with him to the end of it to know what it is. Thanks and keep on letting God use you. (I am listening from Philadelphia, PA.)