#304 Early Divorce Isn’t Failure: Finding Hope After Unexpected Turns with Eve Simmons
Heal Your Heartbreak
Break Up Bestie
4.8 • 744 Ratings
🗓️ 13 January 2026
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
In today’s expert episode, I’m interviewing Eve Simmons, an award-winning health journalist who is back on the podcast after going through a life-changing divorce just six months into her marriage. We dive into her personal story, what led her to investigate the trend of early divorces among millennial women, and why there’s so little guidance for young couples splitting up before kids are involved. Eve Simmons shares the common themes she uncovered in her research, like professional success in women, financial complications, and the emotional fallout of an unexpected breakup. We talk about the unique fears faced after these divorces, how shame and loneliness show up, and what it’s like to rebuild your life when the path you planned is suddenly gone. Eve Simmons also opens up about her own healing journey, including finding love again and starting a family, and shares the hopeful lessons she and other women have learned about independence, resilience, and the surprising gifts that can come out of heartbreak. Be sure to check out her new book What She Did Next where she not only talks about her story but many others!
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| 0:00.0 | If you are looking for even more help and guidance on your breakup, I have a few different |
| 0:04.2 | options for you to take your healing to the next level. I have four different online courses |
| 0:08.7 | depending on what stage of the breakup that you're in from beginning all the way into moving |
| 0:13.5 | on after heartbreak, or you can bundle all of my courses together and use the code podcast |
| 0:18.6 | to get $25 off my course bundle. |
| 0:21.8 | I also have my 30-day no-contact challenge to help hold you accountable in going no |
| 0:26.1 | contact with your ex. |
| 0:27.7 | And we have our free Facebook group, Healing Hearts Club, where you can connect with other |
| 0:31.4 | people going through breakups all over the world. |
| 0:34.2 | To learn more about any of these resources, head to the show notes where you can learn more |
| 0:38.2 | about my courses, take the quiz to figure out which course is best for you, or join the Facebook |
| 0:43.0 | group. And don't forget to use the code podcast to get $25 off my course bundle. |
| 0:53.8 | Welcome to the heal your heartbreak podcast with your host, Breakup Bestie, |
| 0:58.8 | aka me, Kendra. |
| 1:01.1 | Breakups are hard, but you don't have to do it alone. |
| 1:04.4 | Each week, I will be taking you through a different topic as it relates to breaking up, |
| 1:09.4 | healing from heartbreak, growing in your single life, |
| 1:12.5 | dating and getting back into happier and healthier relationships. |
| 1:16.9 | The goal of this show is to provide support, hope, tips, and to remind you that above all, |
| 1:24.1 | this too shall pass. |
| 1:28.5 | Welcome back to another expert episode of the Hillier Heartbreak podcast. |
| 1:32.2 | I have a return guest today. |
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