Episode 2 - Regaining your Identity After Divorce

Leigh is one of the co-founders of WOTR. In this podcast she discusses how her younger days as an over-achiever who conformed to societal expectations impacted her life path. After making the decision to move to Colorado to be with a man (who she later married), her life transitioned from working towards her personal goals to supporting his.

This mental and emotional shift to a supporting role became a pattern that was permanent throughout her marriage. As the years passed, it began to feel like her identity was eroding. The years staying at home raising her children were rewarding and happy, but she lacked the kind of personal fulfilment one gets from following your passions in the work world.

Unhappiness and the inability to communicate her needs grew into a nagging issue that damaged her marriage. She thought of herself as a faded version of someone who used to be. Post-divorce, Leigh is fighting to rebuild her identity and her independent spirit.