Holidays After Divorce: How Do You Even SurVIVE This?

IDIOT with Laura Clery

Laura Clery & Studio71

Relationships, Society & Culture, Comedy

4.9 • 963 Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

In this Thanksgiving episode, we dive into the emotional chaos of navigating the holidays after divorce — from splitting time with the kids and redefining traditions to managing grief, gratitude, and the pressure to “make it magical.” We talk about why Thanksgiving is such a complicated holiday in the first place, how we can reclaim it as a day of gratitude, and why it’s okay if your version of the holidays looks nothing like the fantasy. We explore practical self-care strategies for surviving this season, including how to set boundaries, create personal rituals, and carve out moments of relief when emotions run high. Most importantly, we open up the conversation to you — asking how you make it work, what your holidays look like now, and what helps you find peace during a time that can feel both beautiful and brutal. --- 🎬 **SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE LAUGHS!** 🎬 Never miss a hilarious moment! ➡️ [Click here to subscribe](https://bit.ly/2LEwDQL) 🎉 --- 🎙 **WATCH FULL-LENGTH INTERVIEWS!** Want more? Get exclusive content & behind-the-scenes moments on **[Patreon](https://patreon.com/lauraclery)**! 💎👀 --- 📲 **FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA!** 👇 👉 **TikTok:** [@lauraclery](https://tiktok.com/lauraclery) 🎭💃 👉 **Instagram:** [@lauraclery](https://instagram.com/lauraclery) 📸✨ 👉 **Snapchat:** [Add me](https://www.snapchat.com/add/lauraclery) 👻🤣 👉 **Facebook:** [Laura Clery](https://facebook.com/laura.clery) 👩‍🎤🎭 --- 🛍 **SHOP MY MERCH!** 👕🔥 Get the latest must-have items here ➡️ [LauraClery.lol](https://LauraClery.lol) Get all your grown-up goodies at https://www.morelaura.com --- 🔥 **HOLLER** – [Order your personalized shout-out today!](https://holler.baby/lauraclery) 🎤💖 --- 📩 **CONTACT US!** For business or podcast inquiries, email us at **podcast@lauraclery.lol** 📧📢 --- 💖 **THANK YOU FOR WATCHING & SUPPORTING!** 💖 Drop a **LIKE** 👍, leave a **COMMENT** 💬, and share the **LOVE** ❤️! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:09.3	Divorced people.
1:16.7	How do you make the holidays work after divorce?
1:20.0	What does that look like for you?
1:23.0	I'm curious.
1:35.9	I'm deep, deep bone in it, in the thick of it. And I still don't, I still don't feel like I have a solid rhythm, obviously, obviously, but I want to know what does it look like for you. What do the holidays
1:41.0	look like as a divorced family for you? How do you split? How do you
1:45.3	decide? One would think we'd have it sorted, but we don't. We don't. And Thanksgiving is
1:54.0	tomorrow when you're watching this or listening. And it's strange, dude. It's like, I was going to go. My sister invited the kids and I to go to
2:09.6	her 80-acre farm in Oregon. She got an 80-acre farm. Do you know how big that is? For a very cheap, actually, in Oregon.
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