How to Remarry and Be a Kept Wife (w/ D'Ionna Washington)

Many women leave a difficult marriage determined never to depend on anyone again. After carrying so much on their own, receiving support can feel harder than providing it.

In this week’s conversation, I sat down with D'Ionna Washington, relationship coach, founder of Love Coverage, and creator of the "Kept Wife" movement. After experiencing divorce herself, D'Ionna now helps women rethink what healthy partnership, provision, and remarriage can look like.

Together, we explore the beliefs many women carry about independence, trust, and marriage after divorce. D'Ionna shares why perspective matters, how faith shaped her healing, and why being "kept" is less about dependency and more about allowing yourself to receive love, care, and support in a healthy relationship. 

Song of the week: When a Man Loves a Woman by Percy Sledge

Topics Covered:

00:00:00 – Episode snippet

00:01:39 – Introducing D'Ionna Washington

00:04:19 – The beliefs keeping divorced women stuck

00:07:40 – Letting God lead your relationships 

00:12:40 – Kept by God first

00:16:15 – Not meant to last

00:20:14 – Why should all of us be kept women?

00:22:23 – Redefining provision and partnership

00:29:36 – Keepers vs. commoners

00:33:31 – What inspires a man to provide

00:41:25 – Worthiness, trust, and learning to receive

00:44:22 – Breaking stereotypes about kept wives

00:47:14 – The gold digger label

00:50:27 – Perspective

00:51:27 – Connect with D'Ionna Washington

Key Takeaways:

 "When you can believe differently, you'll start to see differently."

"I’m kept by God first. My husband is provision, but God is my source.”

"Everything is a risk, there is no guarantee. Developing and investing in yourself will always pay dividends."

Podcast Episode Mentioned:

https://www.buzzsprout.com/2411613/episodes/16924125 

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About Our Guest

D'Ionna Washington is the founder of Love Coverage, a relationship coaching company that helps divorced women prepare for healthy, lasting marriages. Through her coaching and Keptie Community, she empowers women to become "Kept by God" first, develop a healthier approach to love, and build fulfilling partnerships. 

Connect with D'Ionna:

Web: https://destinationdionna.com/

FB: https://www.facebook.com/destinationdionna

IG: https://www.instagram.com/destinationdionna

Other Resources: https://freeonlinesurveys.com/s/keptworthyaudit/ 

About Your Host

Dr. Nicole is a pediatrician, the owner of a successful healthcare consulting company, a riveting keynote and TEDx speaker, and the mom of two beautiful young adult daughters. From the outside, she appeared to have it all. But in 2023 she faced the most difficult challenge of her life- ending a 28-year marriage and navigating heartbreak, deception, and loss. Dr. Nicole is committed to creating a safe space where other women who have experienced a “divine disruption” can heal, recover, and THRIVE!

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Your nEXt Chapter podcast explores the challenges and triumphs women face as they reclaim joy, reimagine the future, and redefine their identity after divorce and other unexpected life transitions. Join Dr. Nicole as she shares insights from her journey as a high-achieving professional woman navigating divorce while walking in her Christian faith.