How We Saved Our Marriage After Divorce: A Story of Healing, Separation, and Partnership

From emotional pain to true partnership — in this heartfelt episode of The Yearning Heart Podcast, Jennifer Lehr, LMFT, speaks with certified life coach Samantha Shoemaker about her powerful journey through postpartum depression, separation, and ultimately, reconnection with her husband.

Samantha shares how the weight of parenting, mental health struggles, and unresolved attachment patterns challenged her marriage — and how time apart led to self-awareness, therapy, and deep relational healing. Together, they explore the power of accountability, emotional growth, and the work required to truly transform a relationship.

Now supporting other women through life transitions as a coach, Samantha offers hard-won insight into what it means to own your story, ask for what you need, and rebuild love from a place of wholeness.

💗 If you've ever wondered whether a broken relationship can be repaired — this episode offers hope, tools, and emotional truth.

💬 Topics We Explore:

• Navigating postpartum depression and relational distance

• The emotional impact of parenting and mental health

• How separation became a catalyst for self-discovery

• Childhood wounds and their effect on adult attachment

• Using therapy as a bridge to reconnection

• The role of accountability in healing a broken bond

• Rebuilding a partnership through communication and truth

• Coaching, independence, and emotional self-awareness

• Empowering women to navigate transitions in love and life

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Samantha's Journey

02:56 The Breakdown of Marriage and Infidelity

06:10 The Path to Healing and Reconnection

11:34 Lessons Learned About Love and Relationships

17:18 The Role of Communication and Connection

22:32 Navigating Parenting Through Divorce

27:32 Ongoing Growth and Independence

31:05 Applying Lessons in Coaching

33:51 Rebuilding Relationships: The Power of Therapeutic Work

🎯 Keywords:
saving a marriage after divorce, postpartum depression and relationships, relationship healing through therapy, separation and reconnection, emotional growth in marriage, rebuilding trust in love, coaching for relationship recovery

📲 Hashtags:
#MarriageHealing #RelationshipRecovery #PostpartumDepression #SeparationToConnection #TherapyInLove #EmotionalGrowth #LifeTransitions #TheYearningHeartPodcast