Episode 03: From Us to Just Me — The Cost of the Husband Identity
There's a third divorce story nobody talks about. It's not the tragedy. It's not the redemption arc. It's the story of a man who spent decades building an identity around being a husband, a provider, a family man.
David Webb spent 30+ years as a dentist, raising three kids, building what looked like the perfect family. But inside, the marriage was eroding—a thousand cuts over time. When his wife finally left, he didn't just lose her. He lost the version of himself that had become his entire identity.
What he discovered in the breaking is what makes this conversation real.
We explore what it costs to build your entire identity around a role and what happens when that role ends. The difference between losing her and losing the husband version of yourself. Rock bottom and what it takes to crawl back out. The practical wisdom for newly separated men. And why he has zero regrets about the divorce that nearly destroyed him.
This is about identity reconstruction. About becoming a man instead of being a husband. About the rite of passage that divorce can be when you're willing to go through the fire.
Guest: David M. Webb | Dentist | Divorce Recovery Coach | Host of The Divorce Double & Don't Pick the Scab Podcast
Follow David:
- The Divorce Double Podcast: www.divorcecouple.net
- Don't Pick the Scab Podcast: www.dontpickthescab.com
Resources mentioned:
- Suicide Crisis Hotline: 988
From GUD to Great explores what it actually costs to move from good enough to genuinely great. Not the polished version. The real one.
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