Episode 90: Rebuilding After Divorce: Communication, Co-Parenting & Finding Yourself Again with Betsy Kelly

No One Told Us

Rachael Shepard-Ohta

Society & Culture, Kids & Family, Parenting

4.9 • 590 Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Episode 90: Rebuilding After Divorce: Communication, Co-Parenting & Finding Yourself Again with Betsy Kelly In this episode, Rachael sits down with SLP turned Divorce Doula and Podcast host, Betsy Kelly to talk about navigating the often isolating and emotional journey of divorce. Betsy shares her deeply personal story of choosing herself, learning to co-parent with clarity and compassion, and the power of creating community through storytelling. Together, they explore what it really means to rebuild after a marriage ends—and why no one should have to do it alone. Inside this episode: Betsy’s story of feeling alone when she made the decision to divorce The surprising link between communication, connection, and healing Tips for talking to kids about divorce in age-appropriate ways Why approaching co-parenting like a business helps reduce conflict The emotional toll of bad-mouthing an ex—and why it harms kids The importance of therapy, friendships and finding a trusted confidant Why no two divorce journeys look the same Rebuilding identity and rediscovering self-worth, dating and more post-divorce How Betsy’s podcast Divorce Stories is helping others feel less alone & so much more! Mentioned in this episode: Betsy on Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@divorcedoulabetsy?_t=ZP-8vW3o1l0qlS&_r=1 Divorce Stories Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/divorce-stories/id1808073006 A special thank you to our listeners on Betsy’s website here- https://www.betsykellycoaching.com/heysleepybaby If you enjoyed this episode, please rate 5⭐️ and write us a review! ⬇️ ✨For sleep support and resources, visit heysleepybaby.com and follow @heysleepybaby on Instagram! 😴☁️🤎✨ Rachael is a mom of 3, founder of Hey, Sleepy Baby, and the host of this podcast. Instagram | Tiktok | Website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to No One Told Us, the podcast that tells the truth about parenting and talks about all the stuff you wish you knew before having kids.
0:09.8	I'm your host, Rachel, and today I'm so excited to welcome Betsy Kelly.
0:14.2	Betsy began her career.
0:15.6	Actually, this is how we know each other as a speech pathologist.
0:18.7	We used to work together in a public elementary school. And she
0:22.4	worked with individuals who are nonverbal and required technology to communicate, which was so
0:26.6	amazing to see. Now she has shifted gears, but she still has communication at the heart of
0:33.6	everything she does. From Betsy's own experience, when she realized she was ready to get
0:37.7	divorced, she felt very alone and she was desperate to hear the stories of other women and to tell
0:42.6	her as in a safe space. She now hosts a podcast, Divorce Stories, and has created a community where
0:47.9	she offers women information, empathy, and support as they leave their marriages that are no
0:52.4	longer right for them. So this is such a sensitive
0:54.8	and heavy topic. And I know that you do such an amazing job just, again, having that like heart
1:00.1	of communication at the center. So I'm really excited to have you on today for a really tricky
1:05.0	topic. Thanks so much, Rachel. I'm so excited to be here. I'm excited too. And like I mentioned, you
1:12.2	recently started your own podcast. So after today's episode, if anybody's feeling this or going
1:18.2	through this or thinks they might be going through this soon, head over to Betsy's podcast
1:22.0	to hear some real stories. And I think that that is such an important. Actually, what,
1:26.3	before we kind of dive into my questions, what kind of made you want to have that format for your podcast where you're kind of just like talking through people's own stories?
1:35.4	Yeah.
1:36.1	You know, there's so many podcasts out there about divorce.
1:39.7	And when I realized I would be going through divorce, I was scared.
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