The Divorce Survival Guide Podcast Episode 310: Shifting Your Energy: Reclaiming Your Power After Divorce with Karen McMahon
I’m diving into the concept of energetic self-perception with my friend and colleague, Karen McMahon. According to Karen, we are, at our core, walking balls of energy, constantly shifting between two primary states: our everyday selves and our stress-response selves. Karen returns to the podcast to discuss the seven levels of energy, a framework that can help you recognize where you are on the emotional scale and how to move toward awareness and empowerment.
Karen shares how our thoughts, feelings, and actions are deeply connected and how understanding that can help us navigate divorce, co-parenting, and life post-breakup. Many of us stay trapped in old energetic patterns, reacting to our exes the same way we did during the marriage—but that’s a choice. This conversation is all about reframing your perspective to shift your energy and create real, lasting change.
You’ll also hear:
- Understanding the seven levels of energy and how they shape your mindset (4:28)
- Why shifting out of victim mode is key to reclaiming your power (8:32)
- The difference between cooperation and acceptance in healing (14:25)
- Moving from external validation to inner trust and self-empowerment (36:13)
Learn more about Karen McMahon: In the realm of divorce and relationship coaching, Karen McMahon emerges as a true luminary, specializing in the complex arena of high conflict divorce. With unwavering determination and a heart full of empathy, Karen's expertise shines brightest when guiding individuals through the tumultuous storms of high conflict situations. Her signature approach addresses the internal intricacies of intense emotions, fixed mindset and unconscious behaviors along with external complexities of legal approaches, financial awareness and co-parenting hurdles, ensuring that her clients emerge both victorious and transformed.
Karen's impact extends far beyond borders, as she is the visionary force behind "Journey Beyond Divorce," an internationally acclaimed platform that offers guidance, support, and empowerment to individuals around the world. This thriving initiative has reached tens of thousands of men and women seeking solace, strength, and a renewed sense of purpose during life's most challenging transition. With a dynamic team of six dedicated coaches, Journey Beyond Divorce provides a comprehensive approach to healing and growth, acknowledging that every journey is unique.
Resources & Links:
Unbreakable – the Divorce Recovery Retreat, Sedona, AZ in April 2025
Submit your questions here for possible inclusion in future Q&A podcast episodes
Focused Strategy Sessions with Kate
Phoenix Rising: A Divorce Empowerment Collective
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