Dawn Alyse - Ep. 27.6 - I don’t want to be known as his wife ever again.

Divorce: The First Six Months with Peter Maestrey

In this last episode with Dawn Alyse, we talk about what she wants for herself, where she has set limits, and what she doesn’t want to be known for. From the time we began this conversation with Dawn till this very last episode, we learned so much about her, but nothing will prepare you for what she reveals at the end of episode 27.6.

As a listener, like you, I learned about Dawn. Her story, who she is, and most importantly who she wants to be. For the first time, like you, I heard about her ex, her business employees, and what it was like to acclimate into her very own skin after divorce. For the first time, I found myself listening to an episode more than once. Some of her episodes, I chose to listen to several times in order to better understand the severity of what I was privy to have heard. This episode is one of those. I couldn’t understand why someone would want to run away from family, a business, and the very thing she most desires.

Dawn discovers something for herself in this episode, and we are there as an audience to witness it. All of it. Her silence, her discovery, and the moment that the seed was planted. The seed of hope. As I watched it again and again, the moment became clearer and clearer. The moment when someone sees that something they thought was too far to reach becomes close enough to hold. The moment when we give up the story of “this is not possible” for the dream that “this is possible”.

We are there, front row, in the theater of what is Dawn's life. Watching the biggest breakthrough someone could have for themselves. Them choosing to face the fear. To move in a direction towards what they want, and not away from it.

But if you think you will understand what I am writing, or grasp all of it by just hearing this one episode. I want to invite you to consider, that, it is not possible. Like life, there are no shortcuts. So, go back and listen to the entire story, starting at 27.1. Know who this woman is, and what she went through, so you can understand why the very last minutes of this conversation are so profound.

We are all experiencing different versions of the same story in this life. Some choose to face them sooner than others, but those that face it, like Dawn, and share their victories, as well as, their defeats. They reveal doors. Those doors are the fears we could face. To move through them we must choose to open them, and most times that means we must endure things we much rather forget, or not stir up.

But, it is only when you have a choice, that you can choose. It is only when you become aware that something is missing, that you will search for it. So when you are ready, make your choice. Not a second sooner. I hope you enjoy Dawn's story, I did.

Wherever you are emotionally when you hear this episode, know that it is perfect. You are perfect. Know that you are not broken, and that nothing needs to be fixed. Take solace in knowing that other before you have managed, and that so will you.

BE Courageous.

BE Vulnerable.

It makes a difference.