Parenting: Divorce, Grief & Single-Parenting with Toni Collier

What happens when the life you imagined for your family changes completely? How do you help your kids process grief when you’re grieving too? And where does faith fit into the middle of heartbreak, healing, and rebuilding?

In this honest and hope-filled episode, we sit down with Toni Collier for a vulnerable conversation about divorce, single parenting, recovery, and finding your footing in the church after everything falls apart.

As part of our Parenting Series, this episode explores what it looks like to shepherd kids through loss and transition — from toddlers to preteens — while navigating your own healing journey. Toni shares pieces of her story with remarkable honesty, wisdom, humor, and compassion, reminding listeners that even broken stories can still become beautiful ones.

Together, we talk about:

Helping children process divorce and grief at different developmental stages

How to create emotional safety and stability for your kids during family transition

The realities of single parenting and carrying emotional weight alone

What recovery and rebuilding can actually look like after heartbreak

The complicated experience of returning to church after divorce

Shame, healing, identity, and learning to trust God again

How honesty and vulnerability can become pathways to freedom

Finding hope in the middle of disappointment and unanswered questions

The beauty of letting your kids see healthy healing in real time

This conversation is both tender and practical — full of laughter, tears, hard truths, and encouragement for anyone navigating fractured family dynamics or walking alongside someone who is.

Whether you’re in the middle of divorce, years removed from it, parenting through grief, or simply trying to love your kids well in hard seasons, this episode is a reminder that healing is possible and you are not alone.

About Toni Collier

Toni is a speaker, author, podcast host, and founder of the ministry  Broken Crayons Still Color — a movement helping people process brokenness and find hope again. She is also the host of the  Still Coloring Podcast, where she shares stories of healing, resilience, and redemption.  

She is the co-author of the children’s book Broken Crayons Still Color, which helps kids navigate big emotions and discover beauty and hope even in difficult seasons.  

Connect with Toni Collier

Toni Collier Official Website: https://www.tonijcollier.com/

 

Broken Crayons Still Color Ministry

 

Still Coloring Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/still-coloring-with-toni-collier/id1627335605?ls=1

Instagram – Toni Collier: https://www.instagram.com/tonijcollier/

Book: Broken Crayons Still Color: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1400242908/ref=cm_sw_r_as_gl_api_gl_i_XTY1F2Q3E88FKQVBCVDV?linkCode=ml1&tag=tonijcollier-20