Start Your Comeback: Rebuilding after Divorce, Empty Nest, and Loss of Spouse
I'm Toni and a certified Life Coach. Is there a major life transition benching you? Let’s create a winning game plan to move into your new adventure.
Your life only seems to be over, however, there’s still time on the clock.
Let’s get you off the bench to start your comeback.
Episodes
132 episodes
How to Help Someone Through Grief: Practical Ways to Support Loss, Loneliness, and Life Transition with guest Lynn Banis
Grief touches every life eventually, yet most people still do not know how to talk about it, walk through it, or help someone carry it well.In today’s conversation, I sit down with grief and resilience mentor Lynn Beis, who helps widows ...
What Transition Do You Find Yourself In?
Transitions do not always arrive one at a time.Sometimes the season that began a year ago quietly turns into another season altogether. What started as one life change becomes another layer of adjustment, grief, decision-making, and rebu...
Healing in Hard Seasons: What Your Body and Mind Need Most with guest Magic Barclay
In this episode, I sit down with Magic Barclay, a woman whose story honestly leaves you shaking your head in amazement—in the best way.Magic has walked through more than most people face in several lifetimes: single motherhood, ra...
The Quiet Battle Before You Make a Change
Before any major life transition becomes visible on the outside, there is almost always a quiet internal battle happening first.In this episode, Toni talks honestly about what happens in the mind and heart before you make a big decision—...
Jesus Knew How to Handle Hard: An Easter Reflection
Easter has a way of reminding us that faith does not remove hard things—it teaches us how to walk through them differently.In this short episode, Toni reflects on a truth many of us eventually learn: life does not necessarily get easier,...
The Hardest Stage of a Comeback (And Why Most People Get Stuck)
What happens after the major decision is made?In this second part of my comeback story, I share the reality no one really talks about after divorce and major life change: the quiet weight of realizing every decision now belongs to you.
My Comeback Story: When Life Changes Everything
For years on the Start Your Comeback Podcast, Toni has interviewed guests about life transitions, unexpected change, and what it takes to move forward when life does not unfold the way we planned.In this deeply personal episode,...
How to Not Give Up During a Life Transition | Starting Over with Hope
In this episode:Why the middle of a life transition is where most people feel like quittingHow slow progress can still be real progressWhy discomfort does not mean defeatThe difference between being stuck ...
From Fired at 63 to Financial Freedom with Guest David Nassief
Life transitions don’t just affect our emotions—they affect our finances too. And for many people, money becomes the silent stressor behind major life changes like divorce, job loss, or unexpected career shifts.In this episode,...
The 3 Stages of Every Major Life Transition (And How to Move Forward)
You’re Not Behind: You’re in a Stage: Shock, Limbo & Re-EntryIn this solo episode, we’re hitting pause after several incredible guest interviews to talk about something I hear constantly from listeners:“I thought I’d...
One Sentence Is Enough: Writing, Grief, and Telling the Truth Safely with Erica Richmond
In this episode, Toni sits down with Erica Richmond, author, speaker, and writing coach, for a powerful conversation about storytelling, grief, and writing from a place of safety.Erica is the founder of Open Sky Stories, th...
From Stuck to Thriving: Relationship Wisdom with Dr. Merideth Thompson
Stuck in a Relationship That Isn’t Working? A Negotiation Expert on Divorce, Dating After Divorce, and How to Decide Whether to Stay or GoWhat if the hardest part of a relationship isn’t the conflict—but the indecision?...
Rebuilding After Divorce
Feeling stuck between “what now” and “who am I” after divorce can feel like standing on a field with the clock ticking and no play to run. We break the moment down and build it back up with intention, so you can stop surviving, start breathing,...
Part 2 Dr. Lana Sneer: From Fear To Hope: A Practical Guide To Healing Through Divorce With Faith And Counseling
Fear has a way of dressing up like anger, urgency, and endless what-ifs—especially when a marriage ends. We sat down with Dr. Lana Sneer, a licensed professional counselor, to unpack how to face the grief of divorce without letting it name your...
Special guest, Dr. Lana Sneer: Set The Bone: Align Your Heart Before You Move On
Divorce can yank the ground from under you and convince you that the only options are to fight harder or run faster. We take a different route with Dr. Lana Sneer, a licensed psychologist and school specialist with 35 years of experience, who s...
Boring Is Good: Why Haircut Budgets And Dog Food Lists Might Save Your Sanity
What if the smartest move after divorce isn’t to reinvent everything, but to slow down and stabilize? We take you inside the quiet work that makes a comeback possible: calming your nervous system, reducing chaos, and rebuilding simple routines ...
National Divorce Month Sounds Festive Until It Isn’t
The calendar flips and the pressure spikes: fresh starts, big vows, and a quiet surge of people filing for divorce. We open the year by naming the truth behind “National Divorce Month” and offering a grounded path forward that resists urgency a...
Sugar, Schedules, And Meltdowns: Surviving Holiday Mayhem Without Losing Your Mind
Holiday peace isn’t about getting every plan right. It’s about repairing well when plans break. We lean into a simple, steady framework—calm, clarity, and compassion—to guide tense moments, last‑minute schedule changes, and the emotional load k...
Reclaiming Holiday Joy In Blended Families
Perfection is a myth, and chasing it steals the best parts of the holidays. We dive into the real work of building connection in a blended family season, offering practical strategies to calm the chaos, honor meaningful rituals, and create a tr...
Who Moved The Elf And Why Did It Start World War III
The holidays aren’t broken; they’re just loud. Between loyalty binds, old traditions, and schedules that feel like a playbook, blended families can hit December at a sprint and wonder why small sparks turn into big fires. We open the door on th...
You Don’t Have To Be Grateful For Everything To Be Grateful For Something
The holidays have a way of exposing what’s tender. We set the scene at a real Thanksgiving table—the one with burnt rolls, a too-long prayer, and a determined dog—and talk directly to anyone carrying a diagnosis, a breakup, a job loss, or grief...
Small Steps, Strong Comebacks
What if your comeback doesn’t start on a stage, but at the edge of your bed with a two-line journal entry and a quiet prayer? We take a reflective lap through the “Little Things Matter” series and map the practical steps that turn heavy seasons...
You’re Not Starting Over; You’re Starting From Experience
Big life transitions can leave you staring into the mirror, wondering who’s looking back. We go straight to the heart of the comeback: rebuilding identity when the old labels don’t fit. From divorce to retirement to empty nesting and loss, we u...
How Small Habits Build A Stronger Faith Foundation During Life Transitions
Change has a way of shaking the ground under our feet, and that’s exactly where this conversation begins: with the honest wobble of faith during big life transitions. We unpack a practical path toward steadiness, not through grand spiritual mar...