Divorce Conversations For Women

Shopping for a home is a huge and tough thing to do, especially when you’re a single mom or someone who’s going through divorce. You’re considering to buy a home but everything should still be within your budget range, arming yourself with knowledge over financial things  and having someone to simplify things for you is the best thing you do. Penny Charlson is a Mortgage Loan Expert and a Branch Manager. She has 12 years of experience as a real estate agent and have been in the mortgage business for more than 20 years. She’s experienced with many different loan programs including refinancing, purchasing, and other transactions with unique circumstances and special challenges. In this episode, Penny shares her knowledge about everything you need to know in the mortgage industry. She helps her clients by doing all the maths and educating them carefully to have a good understanding of the process, allowing them to make the best decisions. Special offer: Penny is offering $500 off of closing costs. In This Episod

Resilience is defined as the ability to bounce back after adversity. It’s like the pinnacle of mental health. Being able to endure and be resilient at the same time is a tough thing to do. The wonderful thing is, resilience can be taught. Jennifer Van Rossum is a licensed Psycho Therapist in private practice at Cornerstone Counseling. She provides therapy to both teens and adults. Offering resilience and mental strength training. In this episode, Jennifer talks about what it means to be really resilient. Her goal is to provide creative outlets to deepen personal awareness and growth that leads to a flourishing life. In This Episode, We Discuss: What it means to be resilient Inner strengths of compassion and mindfulness Having self-compassion and compassion Practical things people can do to develop that self-compassion skill? Loving kindness and meditation Boundaries When we build self-compassion, we're recognizing our own self-worth Resilience training plus mental strength lifehacks and Strategies Life is ha

When you’re in the midst of the divorce process, you’re probably considering to sell your home. And if you want to sell it quick, you got to let home staging come in. Susan Dakins is a Sales Specialist who’s also an Accredited Buyer Agents, a Residential Specialist, as well as Senior Real Estate Specialists. From analyzing the market data on how much your home is worth to preparing your home for staging, she helps spouses and individuals who are planning to sell their home. Not everything is going to be easy or simple. Stress is surely to come, but don’t lose hope and stay optimistic! There will always be a way. For the women going through divorce, you’ve got a lot on your plate and you want people on your side who’re experts in what they do and knows when to push and when to step back. Susan Dakins is offering a 1 hour consultation in preparing and staging your home for sale, timing the market and what to expect every step of the way.   In This Episode We Discuss: How to get your home ‘showroom’ ready What

Buying or selling a home is not an easy transaction but it could get smoother if you have someone to it for you. And having this resource could save you a lot of time, money, and energy. In this episode, Alyona shares how being a realtor allowed her to be in complete control of everything. Helping her achieve financial freedom, self-esteem, and good financial acumen. Alyona Caravella is a realtor at RE/MAX and has been in the real estate industry since 2009. Helping families and individuals buy or sell a home. She’s also an accredited buyer’s agent and an expert in real estate negotiation. She helps anybody from start to finish - from planning to getting the resources ahead of time so her clients can enjoy ease and take charge of their cash flow and finances.   In This Episode We Discuss: Alyona’s story on becoming a realtor Her experience being a landlord Tips for women who are planning to dive into the real estate industry Who you hire can make or break a business What is a Potential Rental Area? The pros

A lot of women struggle with juggling and balancing together their work and family especially when they’re going through a divorce. In order to cope with such situation, it’s really important to educate yourself on the rules, laws and guidelines in order to better navigate through an intimidating and complex process such as divorce. Lindsay Lloyd is an HR Consultant Veteran with 15 years of experience on her hands. She’s the owner of Leave Solutions, a company that provides FMLA services for companies when it comes to their employee leave admin without compromising the employee's experience. She’s very passionate about empowering women that are in the workplace. Providing them great tools to help them handle some of their work leave concerns. She does not only help companies but she also offers help and advice to people who have individual questions when it comes to FMLA.   In This Episode We Discuss: What is FMLA and hoe does it relate to Divorce? Requirements and qualification for an FMLA Leave The benefit

Today’s episode is a BONUS! Christmas is a few days away. It’s a great time where you get to reconnect with friends and love ones. But it can also cause you stress at the same time which shouldn’t be. Susan Pokorny is a wellness trainer with a focus on mind-body health. She’s the owner of Pure Home and Body, and the best-selling author of the book Two Inches of Wool. She’s also a certified yoga instructor since 2001 and is very passionate about trauma-sensitive yoga. In this episode, Susan is going to share some heart-centered meditation that is very helpful in dialing down your stress hormones that arises when you are under high-intensity stress. Give your mind and body a break today. Feel better and meditate. Share it with the people around you too, and you’ll feel better wherever you go. In This Episode We Discuss: Heart Meditation Breath patterns and Inhaling light, love, life, and joy How your body responds to stressors Focusing on positive thoughts that feeds happiness to your soul You have a choice w

One of the biggest financial decision you’ll be facing when you’re in the process of divorce is - what’s going to happen to your family home. Keep the house? Sell it? Buy a new one or rent? With the right information, women are amazing decision makers. The problem lies in getting the correct pieces of information. But what steps should you take in order to avoid mistakes and regrets later on? Josh Bucio is Mortgage Originator at Waterstone Bank with 15 years of experience in helping family and individuals with mortgages. He specializes in educating home buyers, providing them complete guidance from the beginning till the family is settled. He takes the time to understand your entire situation, in order to give you the best guidance possible when choosing a mortgage program. Having clarity and seeing the bigger picture from the beginning gives you peace and enough reason to get moving forward.   In This Episode We Discuss: The 5 Item Checklist How to calculate your debt income ratios Things you need to consid

What does your normal day feel like? Do you feel low most of the time? What are the thoughts running through your head on a regular basis?   Oftentimes we feel like we don’t have the energy to do things especially when we’re going through a difficult time, like divorce. We associate emotional fatigue with physical fatigue and that affects how we perform every day resulting in decreased productivity and an unfocused mind. Jill Sommers is a marathon runner, performance coach, and owner of JMS Performance Coaching. She coaches both women and men to live a fulfilled life that makes them feel good both inside and out - be it in business, relationships, sports and other fields of life. In this episode, Jill emphasizes the importance of self-care, staying focused, getting enough sleep and keeping yourself hydrated all the time. In divorce, just like a marathon, we need to focus on the process and not the outcome, as the outcome will take care of itself. Navigate your life better and keep on reminding yourself of the

What are your beliefs when it comes to money? Is it evil? Good? Or do you look at it as a tool? Money in itself is an objective tool but we connect it with a lot of emotion, that’s why it’s not only a financial topic but an emotional one. In this episode, we are going to have an assertive financial conversation about the 10 paradigms regarding financial wellness. These 10 beliefs which we are going to explore today can help you go from “Financial Self-Sabotage” to “Financial Self-Confidence”. Understanding how money works results in us becoming brilliant decision-makers. When we have access to knowledge and information we have choices: a choice to do nothing or a choice to go out there do it on your own or find someone you can collaborate with or help you with in order to make good financial decisions and live a more financially well and money-confident life! I believe that women when they have the right information, make really good decisions! Wealth in the hands of women is a good thing because we’re always

Divorce is complicated in itself and it could get even more so with Social Security benefits. Because you’re no longer married, depending on your personal situation, a few sets of different rules will apply. And the more you educate yourself about this topic the more prepared and better equipped you’ll be. Randy Kitzmiller, a National Social Security Advisor, Retirement Income Certified Professional through the American College and a Retirement Income consultant at Ash Brokerage, help others get protection and receive security for their planning needs through seminars and educational events regarding the benefits of Social Security. In this episode, Randy shares common concerns and relevant information regarding social security benefits. A lot of women and men alike don't realize that there are certain benefits they’re entitled to receive when they are divorced. And just by knowing that you could receive such benefits can be life-changing.   In This Episode We Discuss: If you're educated enough about certain

A Prenuptial Agreement is more than just a financial agreement. Before tying the knot with your partner, it’s important to be knowledgeable about how to protect your heirloom, property, and other assets before marriage. Attorney David Watson specializes in estate planning by protecting and preserving his clients' assets. In this episode we talk about the importance of a Prenuptial Agreement and why you and your spouse should consider signing into one. He explains that a prenup establishes the property and financial rights of each spouse in the event that a divorce occurs. Having a prenuptial agreement is not selfish, it’s called being responsible. Take ownership for what it is that you not only bring to the marriage but what you brought to the marriage.   In This Episode We Discuss: What is a Prenuptial Agreement. Why you should consider getting a Prenuptial Agreement. Tough conversations’ necessary in building trust in any relationship. Tools you can use to make sure what you brought into that particular ag

How do we create health? How do we stay healthy in our 40's, 50's, 60's and beyond? How can we take care of our health as we go through divorce? We don't have to accept changes that we start to experience in our bodies as manifestations of getting older. We can take action. We can take our path to optimal health and well-being as an iterative journey with learning and empowerment on the way. Dr. Kate Bayliss is a medical doctor who has worked in conventional medicine for over two decades. She completed a fellowship in Integrative Medicine (Dr. Weil's program at the University of Arizona), and a member of the Institute of Functional Medicine and American Association for Anti-aging Medicine. She loves working with both women and men that are interested in figuring out how they can better optimize their health. She’s currently focused on “whole person care” with an eye toward health creation and promoting well-being. There are many things you can do to help respond to stress in a healthier way. Get to the root c

If you’re currently dealing with stress, the person you need to talk to the most is you - your unconscious. If you’re going through divorce or planning to get a divorce, ask yourself, talk to your unconscious: Am I really ready to get a divorce? How did I get myself here? What has led me to this event? Deborah Lukovich, the Executive Director of a fabulous nonprofit called Playworks that improves children's wellbeing in school through play, is also an expert in depth psychology. With 15 years of coaching and consulting experience, she helps others deeply connect with people while creating a safe space where they can reflect in a way that’s required for real professional, personal and spiritual growth through depth psychology. Communicating with our own minds is very important. Most people don’t know how to communicate with that part of their mind that controls automatic behaviors, urges, emotions, and habits. Don’t you wonder why we sometimes end up doing the total opposite of the best rational thing to do in

Divorce is an experience that’s both physically and mentally taxing. It’s like losing a part of you or grieving the loss of a loved one. One thing is for certain when you go through a divorce - you’re going to be alone, but only for a while. Once you’ve recovered, you’ll feel like a new-born person again. When you are ready, fully recovered and healed,  you might consider dating again like a flower waiting to bloom. Raeeka Yaghmai, founder and CEO of Dating with Confidence is a certified life coach and a dating and relationship expert for single women as well as a professional opera singer. She coaches and help both single women stop their repeating patterns of dating wrong guys and women who wanted to find love again after a traumatic experience such as divorce to connect to their self-worth and value to feel confident and sexy so that they can attract quality relationship-ready men, and finally create the love lives they desire. Our love lives are so personal, it reflects so much of our internal self. Her m

When it comes to the legal process, divorce is never a walk in the park. You’d need to go through a lot of procedures which can be very taxing mentally, emotionally and physically. You want to make sure you’re on the right track and have the proper and unclouded advice to avoid making decisions that’ll lead to mistakes. Of course you want to have custody of your kids and don’t want to lose your rights over marital properties. To ensure this, you need an accurate interpretation of the divorce laws and what you should you do next in the process. You probably need to choose the right lawyer whom you can trust to help you sort out the complicated things. Barry Book is an Attorney practicing family law exclusively for over 29 years representing individuals in divorce cases and also act as GAL and mediator. Family law is very personal in nature. It deals with the most personal aspects of an individual's life whether you have children or not.   In This Episode We Discuss: The difference of Family Law from other are

We all have the capacity to know and feel without reasoning about it consciously. It’s called ‘gut feeling’! You can’t think 100% rationally all the time. Our mind uses both our emotions and logic when making decisions. But we are too distracted or doubtful whether we should trust that small voice deep within us. Especially when faced with difficult situations. Nicole Isler is an empowerment coach for caring souls who wants to make a difference in the world for people, animals, and the planet. She works with spiritual people whose priority is to be loving to themselves and help others understand the process if spiritual promotion, the importance of energy and self-trust in a world full of distractions. In this episode, Nicole shares three important tips that will help not only women but anyone to have better days building the life they could step into, learning to trust and not doubt what they really feel. Life’s a fluctuation of experiences. You’re not trapped, there’s always an option, a way out.   In This

Divorce is a huge leap of adjustment that requires you to set new boundaries in your relationships with your ex, children, coworkers and other people. Boundaries are not walls. Boundaries are your stance for action - the decisions you’ll make, what you’ll do and the outcome of your choices. You use this to avoid pain and suffering coming into your life. Traci Scherck is a Retention Strategist/ HR Consultant who works with organizational leaders to create the space for every employee to go home every night fulfilled in the work that they do. In the divorce process, there are so many things that women can't control. But the one thing they can is establishing boundaries. In this episode, Traci teaches us how we can set boundaries in our personal lives and in the workplace. Reminding us to thoroughly think what boundaries we are setting and how are we going to ensure that we follow through on these boundaries to love and respect ourselves. Visit traci@scherckconsulting.com for a FREE 20-minute strategy session an

For thousand of years, women's value in society is more seen as caretakers. We were trained to believe that our role should be what society dictates and expects us to be. These expectations prevent us from developing a relationship with our inner self, creating the mindset and fear that people might view us as selfish or self-centered when we put ourselves first before others and everything else. Dr. Dianne Garrison is a psychologist and a Certified Feminine Power Coach and Facilitator. She has always been passionate when it comes to issues regarding women, specially with women experiencing divorce. She uses her signature method “The Full Power Process" to empower women and help them find their own inner strength. In this episode, Dr. Garrison teaches us methods of empowerment, learning to listen to our own wisdom & intuition, and becoming your own best friend. She reminds us that we have what we need when we are mindful of our senses and trust our feelings. Too many times we rely heavily on others’ infor

Oftentimes, couples planning to divorce search for ways to end their marriage without having to go through litigation. Not all divorces have to go through the court. Divorce can be resolved through informal negotiations between you and your husband, attorney and mediator. Lori Brandon is a PACE Registered Paralegal through the National Federation of Paralegal Associations, a Minnesota Certified Paralegal, and is listed on the Minnesota Supreme Court Roster of Qualified Providers for Alternative Dispute Resolution services. Lori has been helping people navigate family court matters since 1991, and her diverse experience includes working many years for the Minnesota Judicial Branch. In this episode, Lori shows us how ADR Mediation offers solutions or compromises without having to worry about the judges. Offering people a more creative course of action. Opting to go for Alternative Dispute Resolution, doesn't mean it's going to solve every problem in a couple of hours. But it will definitely help purge gaps and

Sex, divorce and money are the toughest topics people don’t want to talk about. It's an emotional topic, that when combined together creates a mixture of both ecstasy, stress, anger, pleasure, pain, failure, guilt, shame, risk, lust, jealousy and love. Tiffany Yelverton is a sexual empowerment coach and founder of Entice Me and Sexy Survivors. A chief sexinista and a master of enticing others to experience soul changing  growth by embracing pleasure and connecting to their core sexual confidence. In this episode, Tiffany shares with us the many benefits we can get in loving ourselves through self pleasure, getting to know our bodies better in a sexual health level and be confident enough to ask for what we want. She teaches us that sex and intimacy is great to have as we age in life and that we don’t have to settle for not being good enough for the pleasure of others. Get a complimentary laser coaching session with Tiffany! You can book your session by clicking here - Complimentary Laser Coaching Session   In