03/09/2026
Have you ever sat in your driveway and just… not been able to go inside?
Or spent years managing someone else’s emotions just to keep the peace?
This conversation on Divorce Happens with Olivia Howell was created for exactly that moment.
We talk about high-conflict divorce, coercive control, and the truth most people miss:
You cannot out-strategize a dysregulated nervous system.
When your body has been living in survival mode for years, logic alone won’t get you through. Regulation is what allows clarity, strategy, and real decisions.
In this episode we talk about:
• the difference between venting and processing
• how to set boundaries with intrusive questions
• simple nervous system resets that actually work
• what support really looks like in a high-conflict divorce
I share tools I use with my clients every day — and the deeper truth behind my work:
You can rebuild a life after coercive control.
I did. My clients do.
If you’re navigating something like this right now, you don’t have to figure it all out at once.
Just take the next step.
Listen to the full episode 🎧https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/divorce-happens/id1750848914?i=1000753151387
