{"podcast":{"title":"We Chat Divorce Podcast","slug":"we-chat-divorce-podcast-980618","podcast_index_feed_id":980618,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/wechatdivorce","website_url":"https://mydivorcesolution.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/2f80888c-5ea3-11ec-9068-cf302e42d514/image/25a8db58143a8944c7b7a625b053447a.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"My Divorce Solution","episode_count":215,"summary":"Divorce is emotional — but it’s also financial. We Chat Divorce helps you understand both. Join hosts Karen Chellew and Catherine Shanahan, co-founders of My Divorce Solution, for expert divorce insights, real stories, and proven financial strategies that turn fear into focus, focus into knowledge, and knowledge into power. Whether you’re just considering divorce, in the middle of it, or rebuilding after, you’ll learn how to protect your finances, make informed decisions, and move forward with clarity and confidence. The #1 podcast for financial divorce preparation, empowerment, and real talk about money, marriage, and moving on.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-09T02:20:36.461456+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/we-chat-divorce-podcast-980618"},"episode":{"title":"195. The Cost of Quiet: Reclaiming Your Voice, Financial Clarity & Emotional Safety in Divorce","slug":"195-the-cost-of-quiet-reclaiming-your-voice-financial-clarity-emotional-safety-in-divorce","published_at":"2026-05-13T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/we-chat-divorce-podcast-980618/195-the-cost-of-quiet-reclaiming-your-voice-financial-clarity-emotional-safety-in-divorce","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/we-chat-divorce-podcast-980618","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/chrt.fm/track/G4CF79/traffic.megaphone.fm/MHL2675168289.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/chrt.fm/track/G4CF79/traffic.megaphone.fm/MHL2675168289.mp3","summary":"What happens when silence becomes survival? In this deeply personal and powerful episode of My Divorce Solution’s We Chat Divorce, co-founders Karen Chellew and Catherine Shanahan sit down with licensed psychotherapist, relationship expert, and author Colette Jane Fehr for a conversation about emotional suppression, financial vulnerability, and the hidden cost of staying quiet in marriage and divorce. Colette shares her own divorce story — from a marriage that looked “perfect” on the outside to navigating emotional disconnection, postpartum anxiety, financial uncertainty, and fear-driven decision-making during divorce. Together, they unpack how silence often shows up as avoidance, people-pleasing, emotional suppression, and fear of conflict — especially for women navigating major financial and life decisions. This episode explores why so many people stay quiet about money, avoid difficult conversations, and enter divorce negotiations without fully understanding their financial reality. The discussion also highlights the emotional patterns that keep people from advocating for themselves — and how financial clarity can become one of the most empowering tools in divorce preparation. You’ll hear honest conversations about: Emotional safety and communication in marriage Fear of asking financial questions The connection between silence and financial vulnerability Why financial clarity changes negotiation outcomes The danger of making decisions from survival mode Reclaiming your voice during divorce Building emotional and financial independence after divorce How unresolved patterns from childhood impact adult relationships Why preparation matters before legal negotiations begin Colette also discusses her new book, The Cost of Quiet, which explores how self-silencing impacts r…","meta_description":"What happens when silence becomes survival? In this deeply personal and powerful episode of My Divorce Solution’s We Chat Divorce, co-founders Karen Chell…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2630,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/we-chat-divorce-podcast-980618/episodes/195-the-cost-of-quiet-reclaiming-your-voice-financial-clarity-emotional-safety-in-divorce/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/we-chat-divorce-podcast-980618/195-the-cost-of-quiet-reclaiming-your-voice-financial-clarity-emotional-safety-in-divorce.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}