Finding the Beauty in Betrayal: Maggie Smith on Rebuilding Life after Divorce

Raising Good Humans

Voicing Change Media

Education, Kids & Family, Parenting

4.7 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 7 June 2024

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Today author and poet Maggie Smith joins us in a vulnerable conversation about divorce and betrayal, and the journey of re-discovery after. We discuss the challenges and upheavals of divorce and how Maggie used this turbulent period to redefine her life, prioritize her well-being, and model resilience for her children. We also delve into the importance of community, self-compassion, and the ability to find beauty in the most unexpected places. I WROTE MY FIRST BOOK! Order your copy of The Five Principles of Parenting: Your Essential Guide to Raising Good Humans Here: https://bit.ly/3rMLMsL Subscribe to my free newsletter for parenting tips delivered straight to your inbox: https://dralizapressman.substack.com/ Follow me on Instagram for more: @raisinggoodhumanspodcast SPONSORS: Equip Health: To learn if your loved one might have an eating disorder, schedule a free consultation with Equip at equip.health/goodhumans Kiwico: Get 20% off on your Summer Adventure Series at kiwico.com/summerhumans. Gabb: Gabb is offering $25 off any device to new customers—with no contract required! That’s $25 off any Gabb smartphone or smartwatch. Just go to GABB.com/HUMANS. Please note that this episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services. Individuals on the show may have a direct or indirect financial interest in products or services referred to in this episode. Produced by Dear Media. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	The following podcast is a dear media production.
0:04.0	Welcome to Raising Good Humans.
0:10.0	I'm Dr. Eliza Pressman and today's episode is a little different because I know I say that sometimes
0:19.3	but it's because every once in a while I like to try a different way of getting to know you and
0:26.2	helping us get to know ourselves.
0:28.4	And in this case, I am interviewing poet and author Maggie Smith, not Maggie Smith the actor, Maggie Smith, the
0:38.4	poet and author. She, you might know her from the poem Goodbones because it's been widely circulated and read by an estimated a million people. She's she wrote the most exquisite New York Times best selling book.
0:56.0	You could make this place beautiful.
0:59.0	And actually that's what the topic of today's episode is about.
1:02.8	We're talking about her book because it just came out
1:05.1	on paper back this week.
1:06.8	It was a book I've spoken about most that was non-work related
1:11.3	this year.
1:12.1	I love it so much, and I wanted to share it with you and our
1:15.8	conversation is really about shifting identities particularly in this case a
1:22.2	divorce and motherhood,
1:25.0	but it is true in so many different ways,
1:29.0	whether you're married but shifting identities
1:31.0	as you get to know yourself better and you know how we can be there for each
1:36.5	other. So if you enjoy this episode as you know it means the world when you go to Apple Podcasts and just give a five-star rating and
1:47.0	then if you have even more time, click, write a review, if you just scroll to you know the bottom of the sort of
1:55.8	description of the podcast raising good humans it gives you the option for
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