Kinder, clearer conversations about divorce.
The Divorce Podcast treats separation as a difficult life transition that can be handled with more care and less combat. Kate Daly speaks with guests about money transparency, self-trust, shame, co-parenting, yoga, travel, and the daily work of moving forward.
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The Divorce Podcast frames divorce as a life transition that deserves better tools, better language, and less reflexive conflict. Kate Daly’s conversations are grounded in the ordinary pressure points that arrive when a relationship ends. Money gets discussed plainly. Shame gets named without melodrama. Co-parenting is treated as a set of daily choices, not just a legal arrangement. The show often starts with a personal story and then works outward toward practical lessons, giving episodes a steady arc from experience to application. Valerie Jones talks about self-trust, intuition, guilt, and the idea of being a “selfish” woman in a healthy, protective sense. Cori Seamiller connects separation, writing, vulnerability, and self-compassion. Tom Francis brings financial transparency down to the first step of understanding one’s own money. Sarah Wilson addresses unhealthy relationship patterns, childhood experience, self-esteem, and why shame can cling after a breakup. Sarah Madden Armstrong discusses a good divorce through co-parenting, family photos, parent-teacher meetings, career, childcare, and self-care. Kathy Eades brings yoga, walking, breathwork, mindfulness, and the difference between reacting and responding under stress. Laura Erickson links travel after divorce with confidence, self-discovery, and joy. The show’s brief episodes add a more direct service element, covering Kate Daly’s book and bite-sized guidance around separation. Its broader argument is consistent: most people are not experienced at getting divorced, and the old story of opposing sides and fighting lawyers does not fit everyone. The tone is careful rather than sensational. It makes room for distress while still looking for agency. Listeners hear emotional, social, financial, and parenting concerns treated as connected parts of the same upheaval. The podcast is especially strong when it moves from an abstract feeling, such as guilt or fear, into small actions like journaling, breathwork, asking calmer money questions, or planning a solo trip. It is not detached legal commentary. It is practical, compassionate editorial space for people trying to separate with more clarity and less damage.
Made for: People facing separation, divorce, or parenting apart, plus friends and family trying to understand what support might help. It especially suits listeners who want practical guidance without a combative divorce narrative.
What sets it apart: The show combines emotional recovery, co-parenting realities, money conversations, and everyday self-care in one calm editorial frame. Its guests ground advice in lived experience as well as perspectives named in the episodes.
The Divorce Podcast is a podcast dedicated to looking at divorce from new perspectives and driving reform. Hosted by Kate Daly, each episode invites experts from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines to discuss their own views on divorce, and debate them with the other guests.British Podcast Awards 2025 Finalist.
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A grounded divorce conversation about self-trust, guilt, and small steps toward showing up for yourself again.
Kate Daly and Valerie Jones shape this episode of The Divorce Podcast into a candid look at what it means to be called a selfish woman in divorce, and why that label can land so sharply.
Paul Haavardsrud unpacks Canadian money stories, from ski-hill VIP pricing to French butter tariffs.
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The Divorce Podcast host Kate Daly interviews Katie South, founder of Stepmum Space, about the structural differences between stepfamilies and first families.
Kate Daly interviews executive and leadership coach Katie Lancaster about using vitality, communication, honesty, trust, and fairness to navigate divorce.
Kate Daly interviews Mel Sterling, Senior People Leader at Halfords, about men’s mental health at work during divorce, separation, and other life changes.
Kate Daly interviews Orla Donohoe about single parenting after separation, including co-parenting communication, financial pressure, and asking for practical support.
Libby Brodie, a former theatre producer, tells Kate Daly that her shows closed in March 2020 and that she lost about 15 years of work and her investors' money.
Ebele Okobi tells Kate Daly that she and her husband Rich ended a 20-year relationship that never involved "yelling and screaming," because they would "rather part as friends" than turn the marriage into a project.
Anne-Marie Carvalho, a former family solicitor turned therapist, argues that lawyers who handle divorce only through a rational legal lens are "missing 90% of content." Host Kate Daly, co-founder of Amicable, agrees and describes divorce as "an emotional journey with legal and financial consequences." The pair contrast the five stages of grief with David Kessler's sixth stage, meaning, and with the loss and restoration model, which Kate illustrates with a foreshore wave analogy.
Hal Cruttenden tells Kate Daly that his wife suggested separate bedrooms in 2020 and asked to break up a year later, after which an anonymous source told him about a long-term affair that began about a third of the way into the marriage.
This episode features a discussion between host Kate Daly and finance expert Tom Francis about navigating complex assets like cryptocurrencies, investments, and pensions during divorce proceedings.
Kate Daly speaks with Valerie Jones, a relationship counselor and author of The Selfish Year, about redefining selfishness as self-connection rather than arrogance.
A relationship counselor interviews a leadership professor about her personal separation journey and offers tips for healing and creating healthier relationships.
Host Kate Daly and personal finance expert Tom Francis discuss financial transparency in relationships and its importance during divorce.
A conversation about toxic relationship patterns, shame, and self-esteem after divorce, exploring how childhood experiences shape adult relationships and how to heal.
Host Kate Daly discusses her upcoming book on amicable divorce, aiming to change the negative narrative around divorce and promote better outcomes for families.
Host Kate Daly interviews Sarah Madden Armstrong about achieving a 'good divorce' through kindness, co-parenting, and practical tips.
Host Kate Daly interviews yoga teacher Kathy Eades about using yoga and mindfulness practices to navigate the emotional challenges of divorce.
Host Kate Daly and guest Laura Erickson discuss the unexpected benefits of traveling after divorce or separation.
Kate Daly and Una Alexander discuss how parents can minimize the emotional impact of divorce on their children through open communication and self-awareness.
This episode offers practical strategies for having difficult conversations during divorce, focusing on preparation and calm communication.
This episode offers tips and advice for parents coping with not being with their children during holidays, focusing on emotional well-being and co-parenting communication.
Host Kate Daly discusses divorce and separation with experts and guests, focusing on emotional, legal, and social perspectives to help people end relationships kindly.
This episode discusses dating after divorce, with tips from a sex and relationship therapist on managing vulnerability, using dating apps, and staying safe.
Financial planning expert Ben Atherton from Octopus Money shares five practical money-saving tips for building financial stability after divorce or separation.