113: 10 Truths about Divorce from an EMDR Therapist [Why Women Go To Therapy Series]

As we enter the start of a new year—and what many attorneys recognize as divorce consultation season—this episode speaks directly to women who are questioning whether their marriage still fits who they’ve become.

In this episode of the Zero Disturbance Podcast, EMDR therapist Kambria Evans shares 10 core truths she has observed over more than a decade of supporting women through separation, divorce, and identity reorganization. Using a nervous-system and brain-based lens, Kambria explains why outgrowing a relationship is often a sign of healing—not failure—and how chronic relational stress, shame dynamics, and emotional labor impact the body, attachment system, and sense of self.

Rather than telling women what to do, this episode offers clarity, validation, and practical frameworks to help listeners understand what their nervous system has been communicating for a long time.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode

• Why outgrowing a partner is neurologically normal, especially when relationships began before full brain development
• How chronic shame dynamics prevent secure attachment and keep the nervous system in survival mode
• A simple three-bucket framework (supportive, neutral, sabotaging) to assess relationship impact on your nervous system
• Why explanations (trauma, stress, PTSD) do not excuse adult relational behavior
• How prolonged emotional regression can lead to a powerful post-divorce “slingshot” effect
• Why women are often conditioned to outsource safety—and how reclaiming it changes everything
• How staying in your integrity during divorce supports long-term nervous-system regulation
• Why divorce doesn’t need to be perfect—just completed
• A guided visualization to reconnect with your felt sense of what you want next
  
  

Brain-Based Therapy Perspective

This episode integrates principles commonly addressed in EMDR therapy and Brainspotting, including:

• How unresolved shame lives in the nervous system
• Why relational environments shape identity and self-concept
• How clarity emerges when the body is no longer in chronic threat response
• The role of felt sense, regulation, and internal safety in decision-making
  
  

Who This Episode Is For

• Women contemplating divorce or already in the process
• Women experiencing chronic confusion, exhaustion, or emotional shutdown in marriage
• Therapists and clinicians interested in relational trauma and nervous-system outcomes
• Anyone curious about divorce through a brain-based, non-shaming lens 

Want to take a deeper dive? Get on the waitlist for the Brain-based Divorce Kit

This course provides a brain-based, non-shaming approach to understanding divorce, relational change, and identity reorganization. Grounded in EMDR-informed and Brainspotting-aligned principles, it reframes outgrowing a marriage as a normal neurological response to healing rather than failure.

Designed for women contemplating divorce, already in the process, or feeling emotionally exhausted or shut down in their marriage, this course offers insight, validation, and a clear path forward through a brain-based, compassionate lens.

LINK HERE:  https://www.zerodisturbance.com/brain-based-divorce-waitlist 

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Note: This content is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional therapy. If you’re experiencing difficulties, please seek guidance from a licensed mental health provider. All stories, examples, and characters shared are fictionalized or composite representations. Any resemblance to actual persons or situations is purely coincidental and intended solely for educational illustration.

With a Masters in Education from Vanderbilt, Kambria has been creating trainings and teaching adult learners for over 20 years. As the Director of Education and Quality Improvement at Stanford Medical School, she created ease in complex systems, thereby giving medical trainees successful learning experiences. Now, as a dedicated mom, therapist, and EMDR Consultant, Kambria knows what it means to do things efficiently, effectively, and in a learner-centered way. When she isn't podcasting or creating online courses, you can find Kambria playing with her twins on a beach in California.