Ep. 141: Breaking the Fault Cycle: Shifting Your Divorce Energy for a Healthier Transition
Divorce can be difficult, but the energy you bring to it can significantly impact your healing, co-parenting, and future. This episode tackles the “fault trap”—the common tendency to blame an ex, which ultimately hinders your own recovery.
Discover how to break free from this cycle using practical tools and strategies, including reflective exercises and role-playing, to foster a healthier transition for yourself, your ex, and especially your children.
What You’ll Learn:
- Why casting blame becomes an emotional trap.
- How fault-based thinking prolongs suffering and complicates co-parenting.
- The difference between a transactional vs. transformational divorce mindset.
- How to recognize and let go of judgment-based thoughts.
- The role of energy in post-divorce relationships.
- Why shifting focus to your desired outcome changes everything.
Ideas Worth Sharing:
“Judgment is a two-way sword. Every time you judge a person, you're in essence piercing yourself by bringing the energy of the thing that's already occurred into the situation now, and there's negativity with that energy.” – Steve… Click To Tweet “We're arguing against the truth, and each time we do this, we're deflecting our own responsibility to be responsible—fully responsible—and accountable for the role that we played in the relationship.” – Steve Schleupner Click To Tweet “You could be perfect at not telling your kids anything. They could be operating in an information silo… but they will still pick up on your energy.” – Steve Schleupner Click To Tweet—
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