The Post-Divorce Glow-Up Show
by Quinn Otrera
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78: Reclaiming the Divorced Body Part 4: Embodiment as a Spiritual…
78: Reclaiming the Divorced Body Part 4: Embodiment as a Spiritual…
About this podcast
Ever wish you could hang out with a smart, funny, sexy divorced bff who could tell you how she does it all? Now you can! Join certified life coach Quinn Otrera each week as she spills the tea on everything from co-parenting with an angry ex to getting your sexy back to creating an intentional path for growth to getting a restraining order – not necessarily in that order. Buckle up, girlfriend! It’s time for your post-divorce glow-up!
Episodes
The newest 20 of 78 episodes
- 78: Reclaiming the Divorced Body Part 4: Embodiment as a Spiritual Practice (& Farewell) · 39 min · Episode 78I share why I’m pausing this podcast at Episode 78 and shifting my focus toward women’s healthcare and midwifery. Then I close our Embodiment series by making “spiritual”…
- 77: Reclaiming the Divorced Body Part 3: Touch, Pleasure & Boundaries · 42 min · Episode 77Quinn opens with a Halloween full-circle moment—house full of kids, step-siblings, laughter, candy—and pivots into the heart of Part 3: pleasure and boundaries as part of…
- 76: Reclaiming the Divorced Body Part 2: Training Your Body to Feel Safe Again · 40 min · Episode 76Quinn unpacks how the nervous system asks one question all day—Am I safe?—and why fight/flight/freeze/fawn are wise survival patterns (not personal failures). You’ll learn fast…
- 75: Reclaiming the Divorced Body Part 1: Why You Feel Numb — and How to Come Back to Life · 31 min · Episode 75Quinn kicks off a month-long series on embodiment—the practice of living in your body with safety, honesty, and aliveness—especially after divorce. We explore why so many of us…
- 74: The Power of Connection: How Community Heals What Divorce Breaks · 1 h 38 min · Episode 74Quinn and Britta Jo sit down after Britta’s first Stay or Go retreat to explore what women are truly craving—real connection. From Brené Brown’s words—“we are neurobiologically…
- 73: The Messy Middle: Building Your Action Potential · 18 min · Episode 73In this raw and electric episode, Quinn cracks open what it really means to live in the messy middle — that in-between season where you’ve left the old life but haven’t yet…
- 72: It's a Myth: What Sapiens Teaches Us About Divorce · 25 min · Episode 72In this episode, Quinn cracks open Yuval Noah Harari’s Sapiens and shows how its central idea—that humans rule the world because we can create and share stories—directly applies…
- 71: The Secret Senses That Guide You Forward · 25 min · Episode 71In this week’s episode, I dive into An Immense World by Ed Yong and what it teaches us about life after divorce. Aristotle may have told us we only have five senses (he was wrong…
- 70: When Your Child Cuts You Off: Boundaries, Grief, and Clean Apologies · 33 min · Episode 70Quinn gets real about estrangement: when a child requests no contact, how do you keep loving without self-erasure? In this intimate conversation, Quinn shares their experience…
- 69: Glowing Up When the World Is On Fire · 28 min · Episode 69Quinn opens with a personal update on last week’s co-parenting conversation with Britta and why the extended chat now lives on Britta’s Substack. From there, Quinn digs into a…
- 68: The Agony of 50/50 Custody (And What Helps) - Convo w/Britta Jo · 1 h 35 min · Episode 68Quinn and Britta dive into one of the most gut-wrenching challenges women face when considering or navigating divorce: the “agony” of 50/50 custody. How do you cope with the…
- 67: The Divorce Glow-Up Is Just a Skillset · 31 min · Episode 67What if the things you think you’re “bad at” aren’t flaws, but simply skills you haven’t practiced yet? This week’s episode is about stripping away the shame and drama around…
- 66: Divorced, Not Defined: Writing Your Next Chapter · 26 min · Episode 66Too many women wear divorce like a scarlet letter — a permanent label that defines their worth, parenting, relationships, and future. In this episode, Quinn shares how she…
- 65: Dropping the Armor: Trusting Strangers & Maybe My Ex · 24 min · Episode 65This week’s episode is a love letter to one of the riskiest, most liberating beliefs I’ve ever adopted: It is safe to rely on the generosity and honesty of strangers. I’m sharing…
- 64: Back to School After Divorce? Hell Yes, You Can. · 26 minDivorce may be the end of a marriage, but it’s not the end of your becoming. In this episode, Quinn gets personal and powerful about what it’s like to go back to school in your…
- 63: Your Brain Is Lying to You (and That’s Great News) · 30 min · Episode 63We’re diving into the real reason you feel stuck—and it’s not your ex, your job, or your dating life. It’s the story your brain is telling you on repeat. Quinn shares a deeply…
- 62:The Unconscious Pattern That Keeps You From Healing & How to Stop It · 31 minHave you ever caught yourself thinking: “I’ll finally be okay when he apologizes.” “I’ll feel whole when I meet the right person.” “I just need closure…” That, my friend, is what…
- 61: Heterosexual History pt.2: Reclaiming Desire, Rage & Truth · 1 h 45 min · Episode 61“Straight people, are you okay?” In part two of our electric conversation about The Tragedy of Heterosexuality by Jane Ward, Britta and Quinn leave behind history class and drop…
- 60: Heterosexual History 101: Why It’s Been a Hot Mess (with Britta Jo) · 1 h 49 min · Episode 60In this spicy, eye-opening episode, Quinn and Britta take a wild ride through the history and heartbreak of heterosexuality—inspired by Jane Ward’s brilliant book, The Tragedy of…
- 59: Practicing Calm: Building Emotional Muscle Memory Post-Divorce · 29 min · Episode 59It’s not magic. It’s muscle memory. Quinn returns this week with a powerful message: your glow-up isn’t built in the moments of clarity—it’s built in the reps. Drawing from…
