Stories from the Other Side with Guest Sherry

Break the Pattern. Take Back Your Power.

If you’ve ever looked at your life and thought, “I did everything right — so why am I still unhappy?” — this episode is for you.

In this episode of The Crazy Ex-Wives Club, I sit down with Sherry from Soft Power Project to explore how cultural expectations, people-pleasing, and emotional detachment shaped her marriage and divorce — and how she found the courage to reclaim her power and rewrite her life on her own terms.

Whether you’re navigating a custody battle, wrestling with cultural expectations, or simply figuring out who you are after divorce, Sherry’s story reminds us that disruption, discomfort, and reinvention can become the foundation of your freedom.

🔑 Key Themes & Takeaways

• 🔑 Why immigrant family expectations and people-pleasing can keep women stuck in unfulfilling marriages

• 🔑 How detachment became Sherry’s survival mechanism — and how therapy helped her face the truth

• 🔑 The pivotal question that broke the pattern in her marriage

• 🔑 What it’s really like to navigate years of custody battles while rebuilding your sense of self

• 🔑 The power of community and soft power in reclaiming your confidence after divorce

• 🔑 How Sherry turned her pain into purpose by coaching other women through reinvention

  
  

  ⏱️ Episode Timestamps

  00:00 Intro
  01:55 Sherry’s Background and Marriage
  03:03 The Struggle Within: Realizations and Detachment
  05:06 Breaking the Pattern: Confronting the Truth
  06:28 The Turning Point: Grandmother’s Influence
  16:02 Rebuilding: Taking Ownership and Coaching
  20:27 Facing Fears and Setting Aside Ego
  21:04 The Reality of Co-Parenting
  23:21 Maintaining Sanity Through Therapy
  25:00 Shifting Focus from Court to Self
  26:45 The Importance of Support Systems
  33:30 Embracing Soft Power
  37:32 Final Advice for Women in the Trenches

  
  

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  👤 Connect with Sherry

  • Instagram: @soft_power_project

  • YouTube: Soft Power Project

  • Podcast: Soft Power Project

• • Book a consultation: shorturl.at/FKntI

  
  

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• • Website: thecrazyexwivesclub.com

  
  

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