Episode 21 - All The Advice and Opinions

Welcome back to the Divorced AF Podcast with your host Audrey Alice. In this empowering episode, Audrey shares her candid reflections on navigating life’s major transitions—especially divorce—while being inundated with everyone else’s advice and opinions. From the outdated and unhelpful to the downright discouraging, Audrey unpacks how external input often complicates an already complex process. She explores what it means to reclaim your narrative, believe in your inner wisdom, and tune out the noise to pursue your own truth with conviction and courage.

Why Everyone Thinks They Know Best

Audrey opens the episode by welcoming listeners. She sets the stage for today’s topic: the overwhelming abundance of advice people receive when they’re going through major life changes like divorce, motherhood, or starting a business. Audrey names the elephant in the room—unsolicited advice—and how it can make an already hard situation feel heavier.

Divorcing Without a Playbook

Audrey reflects on her own divorce back in 2017 and the isolating experience of having to figure it out alone. At the time, there weren’t many resources or relatable role models showing what life after divorce could really look like—especially for women in their 40s, single moms, or those without family experience of divorce. Most of the advice she did receive came from people who hadn’t walked in her shoes and left her questioning herself and her choices.

Unsolicited Advice & Its Emotional Toll

Audrey dives into the damage that well-meaning but misaligned advice can cause. From therapy-shaming to the pressure of staying “for the kids,” she details how these inputs created unnecessary doubt and shame during an already turbulent time. Often, the advice centered on fear and scarcity, reinforcing a narrative that divorce had to be a story of struggle instead of strength.

From Surviving to Thriving

Audrey shares how becoming a coach and investing in her own healing helped her quiet the outside world and listen to her own voice. The pandemic, despite its challenges, became a turning point—one where she could focus on herself, pursue personal growth, and launch a new business. She encourages others to see their doubt not as a stop sign, but as a signal to dig deeper into their own power.

Tune Out the Noise, Tune In to You

The heart of the episode lands here—Audrey’s call to listeners to stop giving other people’s opinions more weight than their own inner knowing. She affirms that we all have the power to shape our lives and create new realities, as long as we’re brave enough to trust ourselves. The real transformation, she says, happens when we stop seeking permission and start following our intuition.

Audrey’s Closing Message

If you’re feeling overwhelmed by everyone’s advice right now, take a breath. You don’t need to have it all figured out. You don’t need to listen to the opinions of people who haven’t lived your life. You are the creator of your own story, and you get to rewrite the narrative anytime you want. Feel your feelings. Honor where you are. And most importantly, trust yourself. You’ve got this.

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