From Silence to Strength: Chedva Ludmir on Rebuilding Confidence Through Divorce
Divorce has a way of silencing even the loudest voices. In this episode of Divorce Happens, Olivia Howell sits down with Chedva Ludmir—business strategist, mentor, and the founder of Consider Labs—to talk about what it really means to lose your confidence in the storm of separation. Chedva knows this terrain not only as a strategist who guides entrepreneurs but as someone who has walked through divorce herself. She shares how gaslighting and subtle shrinking can chip away at a person’s identity until one day you wake up and no longer recognize your own voice.
From her years in strategy and leadership, Chedva brings a unique lens: the personal and professional are never separate. When you’re silenced at home, it seeps into your work. She speaks candidly about her own season of shrinking—where she shifted from visionary strategy to small, menial tasks—and how that disconnect drained her energy and joy. Through gentle but powerful questioning, she helps clients, and herself, rediscover what lights them up and where their true genius lies. Her methodology centers on curiosity, forward-thinking vision, and building rituals that slowly expand your capacity to take up space again.
Listeners will leave with more than just validation—they’ll have a map. Chedva offers concrete ways to notice when you’re “going through the motions,” to begin asking small, non-judgmental questions, and to envision the bolder, braver self waiting on the other side of divorce. This conversation is a reminder that your voice isn’t gone forever; it’s waiting for you, and reclaiming it can change not just your personal healing, but your entire future.
Learn more about Consider by Chedva Ludmir: https://www.freshstartsregistry.com/resourceguide/consider-by-chedva-ludmir