Episode # 126: Riding the Waves of Transition with Joy Bartholomew founder of The Divorce Confidante

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Joy Bartholomew is the founder of The Divorce Confidante. She is a retired police officer, after serving 30 years, and she decided to create a new life for herself after her divorce. She is currently a divorce coach for women helping them work through the divorce process and reclaim their lives as independent women.  Joy is also a yoga teacher and meditation facilitator, bringing these additional modes of healing into her coaching practice.

Together in this episode we breakdown: 

  • Joy’s personal journey into Yoga and Yoga Teaching and the transition into coaching and working as a divorce coach

  • Joy’s approach to change and her ability to ride the waves of transition

  • Reminders for knowing you are on the right path

  • Initial challenges when teaching yoga 

  • Eb and flow of creativity through yoga and life 

  • Joy’s journey through divorce and personal challenge

  • Identifying one thing to do today to build momentum in your life

  • How to deal with financial stability during divorce and the importance of seeing options to reduce the fear

  • Working through a scarcity mindset vs an abundance mindset as well as maintaining a budget day to day

  • Re-defining lonely and alone through self awareness practices

  • Top challenges for divorce: finances, loneliness, shame, kids

  • Reminder that you are not going to be moving forward every day

  • How to build self confidence one step at a time and practicing curiosity when working with people versus fixing

  • Joy’s continuous evolution in her business and the importance of trying new things, failing and starting again

  • Untapped Power: unlocking our own confidence and overcoming imposter syndrome 

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