Magic Divorce Club Podcast

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit magicdivorceclub.substack.comMy love,Here’s this week’s Magic Monday replay for you if you missed the live call.Today we were looking at what self-acceptance looks and feels like. It can feel quite like, yeah course I accept myself - I get my nails done, don’t I?But when you really sit with the feeling, it can be quite fascinating to see what comes up. Don’t be afraid, its good I promise.What to expect:* meditation to help you slow down and relax* time to feel safe and protected * feeling held as you breathe into the prompts* journalling time at the end (or what I like to call manifesting and calling in what we really want - practising the future :)We also set an intention for the weeks ahead (today is the new moon so I do like to this each new moon cycle). Something to practise and aim for (not use as a stick to beat yourself up with). Here’s what one member shared today from her meditation that I love:“I have no bad parts and I am good enough.”👆You can watch the replay above and please do reply and let me know what came up for you, and your intention for the weeks ahead. I read and reply to every one.You’ve got this. And I’ve got you.Hannah XOXPS Not a member yet? Join us inside the Magic Circle for £8 a month and get access to every Magic Monday replay.

My love,Happy Monday.Today’s session took a different angle. After the usual grounding and the Magic Divorce Clubhouse, we climbed a golden staircase to a vantage point, and from there, looked out at yourself six months to a year from now. Happy. Content. Confident in a way that’s infectious, that draws people in rather than needing their approval. Helping others from a place of feeling steady yourself.Seeing it, feeling it, dropping into it as if it’s already true.Then we came back down and asked the harder question: what needs to change today to get there? 💡 Not the whole plan. Just the one thing that’s different between here and there.If dropping into a future version of yourself felt difficult, that’s normal, especially the first time. Keep practising, or just decide yourself by creating a vision board with magazine cutouts. Whatever helps you to feel it, hear it and see it.The replay is above for you.Let me know what you saw, or what you think that one thing to change might be. I read and reply to every email.You’ve got this. And I’ve got you.Hannah XOXPS Here’s what keeps bringing people back to Magic Mondays: “It’s so exhausting always being the anchor for everyone else… This group is what I’m getting that anchorage from. It feels safe.”PPS Not a member yet? Join us inside the Magic Circle for £8 a month and get access to every Magic Monday replay. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit magicdivorceclub.substack.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit magicdivorceclub.substack.comMy love,Happy Monday.We’re in a new moon cycle, which means the darker months are properly setting in now. Shorter days and longer evenings. So today’s session was about setting an intention for the next month, and thinking about how you bring a bit of light with you into that darker phase, rather than just waiting for spring.We breathed all the way down into the pelvis and hips, releasing some of the bracing most of us carry there without noticing, then went back into the Magic Divorce Clubhouse. Wrapped in blue and golden sparkles, we let anything that wasn’t ours fizzle away at the door, and settled into our own space to ask two simple questions: * what do I want more of this month, and what do I want less of? * And what will bring me light through the darker days ahead?The group reflection afterwards turned up something lovely: the idea of being at home, not in a place, but within yourself. Something to return to wherever you are. Little things keep it going. A candle lit after dinner. Pottering in the garden for ten minutes before dinner. Letting the easiest, smallest version of a thing count.The replay is ready for you above so you can plan your own intention for the month ahead.Let me know, you know I'm dead nosy and always reply :) Keeping shining love ✨ You’ve got this. And I’ve got you. Hannah XOXPS One member summed up today’s session simply: “I was filling up my cup with love during that.” This is the whole point 🥰PPS Not a member yet? Join us inside the Magic Circle for £8 a month and get access to every Magic Monday replay:

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit magicdivorceclub.substack.com/subscribemy love,This workshop is all about the two archetypes that once I understood, I was able to move on after my divorce. The Maiden and the Queen.The Maiden is the playful, creative, hopeful part of us, but she’s also often the part that takes the biggest battering when life doesn’t turn out the way we thought it would.She can feel rejected. Replaceable. Not enough. Frightened. Angry. Embarrassed. Completely fed up.And when we try to squash her, ignore her, or tell her to get her shit together, she tends to find other ways to make herself heard.The Queen archetype isn’t here to get rid of her.She’s here to listen, hold her, protect her, and then gently say:Okay. I hear you. I’m here. What do we need to do next?In this workshop I’m sharing how I actually do that, including the five-minute practice I use when my Maiden is loud and upset, the things that help me access my Queen quickly, including the Queen vision board I’ve created for myself.if you would like to access the full workshop, you can join LUXE here:You’ve got this and I’ve got you.Hannah XOX

Hi love,Yesterday we went deeper into feeling safe and steady with breathwork to all three diaphragms: throat, ribs, and pelvic floor, which is really a living, moving thing that tends to brace without us noticing, especially when the nervous system’s been on alert for a while (like during divorce). We breathed all the way down through all three, letting that constant bracing soften.Then, back in the Magic Divorce Clubhouse, wrapped in blue and golden energy, we asked something more direct than usual: if you were completely honest with yourself, what would you need to say goodbye to? Instead of the usual gratitude journalling, today was a letter. No polishing, just what’s actually there. And your action this week is to go and burn it! 🔥One member’s letter stopped the group for a second:“Releasing the narrative of struggle and fight and freeing up so much space in me to receive love, compassion, support and understanding... The compassion I give myself is fuel and I call in ease and flow.”The replay is above. Reply afterwards to let me know what you’re letting go of. You’ve got this. And I’ve got you.Hannah XOXPS Not a member yet? Join us inside the Magic Circle for £8 a month and get access to every Magic Monday replay, including this one. PPS We’ve sharing our intentions and burning photos in the WhatsApp group - come and join the chat! (email if you don’t have the link) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit magicdivorceclub.substack.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit magicdivorceclub.substack.comMorning love,Today’s session is about grounding, and practising accepting whatever’s true for you right now without needing to judge it or fix it first. Practising being the operative word here - it’s often a lot easier said than done!The reminder running through all of this practise is that you don’t need to be further along than you are. You are exactly where you’re meant to be. You are doing enough.The replay is above if you missed it. Reply and let me know how it was for you, if anything felt different and what your one small next step is this week. I read and reply to every one.You’ve got this. And I’ve got you.Hannah XOXPS Here’s what keeps bringing people back to Magic Mondays: “It’s so exhausting always being the anchor for everyone else… This group is what I’m getting that anchorage from. It feels safe.”If you’d like to join us live next week, we’d love to have you 🫶PPS Not a member yet? Join us inside the MDC for £8 a month. You’ll get access to every Magic Monday replay , including this one, and you can join us live next week.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit magicdivorceclub.substack.comMy love,How are you? I’m personally having a moment! it feels like the end of a 6 year cycle so I'm not certain where anything is going but I do know right now, my only real criteria for doing anything is whether it lights me up. That’s my strategy. And if you’re in the middle of divorce, or just out the other side of it, I’d recommend you do the same. Following what makes you feel good isn’t a nice-to-have right now. It’s essential.Today we went back into the Magic Divorce Clubhouse…and this time we focused on the solar plexus, your power centre (and the root to joy).Once we’d let go of anything that wasn’t ours to carry, we sent our breath down into the space just below the ribcage and started filling it back up. This is the part of you that’s been working incredibly hard to hold everything together. The archetype for this space is the hummingbird: tiny wings, beating fast, working that hard for one reason only, to reach the nectar. The sweet, good stuff of life.Then we journalled using a “gratitude as if it’s already happened” prompt. I’m so happy and grateful that... Even if what you’re struggling with is still very much unresolved, write it as though it’s already sorted. Not to bypass the difficulty, just to give yourself a taste of what you’re moving towards.The replay’s above if you want to sit with your own version of that question.Reply and tell me what your power centre is working towards right now, and what your version of the nectar is. I’d love to hear it.You’ve got this. And I’ve got you.Hannah XOXPS One member told the group today: “I’ve set a reminder on my phone every half an hour, just a bell that reminds me to take a deep breath. It really helps me.” Small, portable, and it works. I love that PPS Not a member yet? Join us inside the Magic Circle for £8 a month and get access to every Magic Monday replay, and join us live next monday at 12.

My love,Happy Tuesday.Today’s Magic Monday was on Tuesday and just like that - it’s September. Today’s session took us somewhere a little different: hunting for little whispers of joy.A finished jigsaw. A book you can’t put down. The moment a tiny piece of your life clicks back into place and you think, right, I can do this.We went back into the Magic Divorce Clubhouse, wrapped up in that golden blanket of compassion again, but this time the practice was less about calming the chaos and more about tending to a seed in the heart, one that’s been there all along, and sat with one simple question.What would bring you joy today, or this week?I’d love to hear what came up for you - please do replay and tell me. I reply to every email and am very nosy :)You’ve got this. And I’ve got you.Hannah XOX This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit magicdivorceclub.substack.com/subscribe

My love,A few years ago I sat down with Caro Giles - newly divorced and finding her voice under a Northumberland sky through incredible writing - to talk about her book Twelve Moons. I was nervous.I needn’t have been … she’s hilarious and now a firm friend. Between her and Claire Venus ✨, they’ve helped me keep the faith in social media, having met through the gram. They’ve both been a huge supporter for my book, How to Divorce Sober, over the years too. When Caro shared a few weeks ago that her latest book, Unschooled, needs to sell 500 more copies for it to make it to paperback I was like… RIGHT, let’s do this.To support her campaign….I’m giving away FIVE signed copies of Unschooled to women in this community.For a chance to win, please visit this Instagram post and follow the entry requirements. You could win a copy and you'll receive a beautiful bookplate to stick in the front cover with pride.I’m so grateful for all your support and I’ll tell you why ... Caro’s books are incredibly important. I’ve mentioned Caro to so many women in 121s over the years - she writes what we feel and can’t name is the most beautiful ways. If you’ve ever felt like you disappeared a bit when your marriage ended, both of her books are for you.What it is to find yourself a woman outside the norm - divorced, single mothering and supporting your kids in ways you didn’t know you would ever need to. All whilst wondering, who on earth am I now?In Caro’s case, as in many of the women in MDC, she found herself in a situation where the education system was failing 2 of her 4 daughters. Unschooled not only documents this journey of getting adequate education for her Autistic children, but also the one of finding ‘the woman’ and new love in amongst it all.Why it mattersOne of my biggest reasons (my why’s) for running the Magic Divorce Club is because when I was going through divorce I felt alone, trapped and desperate. I didn’t trust my own instincts and I believed I had a no future beyond my marriage. That I would lose everything.When I made it out the other side, I made a promise to that version of myself that I would write the book she needed in the hope that others would see there is hope and there is light beyond this. As Caro would attest, it’s a wild ride. But it’s our wild ride and we can learn to ride it together. Caro’s work is an integral part of this - she’s living a life that I know many of the MDC girls are too. In the shadows at times, doubting yourself, feeling guilty, hyper vigilant and with very little support. I don’t want you to feel alone in that. Not on my watch. And if we can get her book into paperback, even more isolated families, unpaid carers and single mums, just like you and me, will get that life line. Knowing ‘it’s not just me’ means you can start to rebuild a new, better village from the ashes of the one you thought you’d lost.So please, if you can support Caro’s campaign, that would be awesome. Head here:Ep 40: You’re Not Too Much (And Neither Are Your Kids), with Caro Giles, Author of UnschooledIn this week’s podcast, Caro and I cover a lot of ground including the part nobody warns you about … advocating for yourself and your kids once the marriage is over. Caro shares everything she’s learned about this from years of fighting the system:* not being believed by legal representatives, * wishing she’d brought an ally into meetings instead of going in alone, * her kids being seen as “fine” by one parent and struggling everywhere else. Her advice: * find people who believe you, lawyers and allies,* keep a record of everything as you go, * know that it’s allowed to step back from a fight when it’s costing your family more than it’s worth. Magic Divorce Club mums unite!Unschooled came out from a small independent publisher, and for it to come out in paperback (which makes it affordable for more single parents and unpaid carers), let’s help her sell the last 500 copies of the hardback. There’s a few ways you can help:* Buy a new copy Amazon · Bookshop.org (supports indie bookshops) · Waterstones* Can’t buy it right now? Ask your library to order it in. They will, and it still moves the needle for Caro.* Take part in the competition to win a signed copy (you’ll receive a beautiful bookplate to put in your copy)You can find Caro on Instagram @carogileswrites and read more of her writing on her Substack. If you want to hear the very first conversation Caro and I ever had, back when Twelve Moons came out, it’s here:I’d love to hear from you as I know Caro would too - so please do message us both (Caro through IG above) with your takeaways from this episode.You’ve got this. And I’ve got you.Hannah XOXPS I do a version of the cutting the cord meditation in the 7 Days of Calm free reset seriesLook out for Day 4, which is all about protecting yourself and your energy. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit magicdivorceclub.substack.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit magicdivorceclub.substack.comMorning my love,Welcome to August in the MDC. Our theme for this month’s workshop is Nervous System support for high-conflict Exs and will be held on 25th August at midday.If you aren’t a LUXE member, you can grab this workshop for £37 here:Add this to your calendar by clicking here (the zoom link is inside)Today’s Magic Monday: Slowing down enough to feel safe. There’s no Live Magic Monday today as I’m driving to Derbyshire with the kids for some time with my family, so sending this before the mayhem of packing too much into a little car begins.Today’s Magic Monday is the first in a series that I've created to go right back to basics, so you can really feel what this morning practice is all about.Today we’re working right down into the lower belly and the root. Slowing down enough to feel safe. This reset is designed to help you get back into your body instead of floating around in the overwhelm in your head. To lean into your honest, brave energy and ask yourself, what can I do with the situation I’m in? Where can I be a little braver, a little more assertive? You’re allowed to be terrified and brave in the same breath. Most days when we’re doing important things it can feel like this and divorce is no different.You’ll need a notebook and pen as there’s an opportunity to write at the end. I’d love to hear what comes up for you, please do let me know.You’ve got this. And I’ve got you.Hannah XOXPS The next live MM is at midday on 24th August 🫶PPS Join the MDC Community WhatsApp group here: