Healing After Divorce: What No One Tells You with Dr. John Andersen

Healing After Divorce: What No One Tells You with Dr. John Andersen

November 11, 2026 · 37 min

Divorce is more than the end of a marriage. It's a loss that can leave you questioning your identity, your future, and whether you'll ever find love again.

In this episode of The Naked Marriage Podcast, Dave and Ashley sit down with Dr. John Andersen, co-author of Who Will Love Me Now? with Jimmy Evans, to talk about the often-overlooked grief of divorce. Drawing from his own experience, Dr. Andersen shares why healing takes more than time, how to work through anger and forgiveness, and what it looks like to rebuild your life with hope.

Whether you've experienced divorce or want to better support someone who has, this conversation offers practical wisdom and encouragement for the road ahead.

Listener Question: How do you get over anger from the past and communicate with someone who does not communicate? How can a marriage work if one isn’t willing to do the work?

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Dave and Ashley Willis spent thirteen years in full-time church ministry before devoting their work entirely toward the global mission of building stronger, Christ-centered marriages. Their marriage-related books, blogs, podcast, speaking events and media resources have reached millions of couples around the world making Dave and Ashley one of the most recognized and trusted couples in marriage ministry.

Dave and Ashley partnered with XO Marriage in 2018. XO Marriage is the nation's largest marriage-focused ministry.

The Willis family includes four sons and a rescue dog named "Chi Chi." When Dave and Ashley aren't writing and speaking, they love hanging out with their family, watching movies and going on long walks which is also where they develop many of their marriage ministry content ideas.

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