The Divorced Girl Smiling Podcast

Financial advisors and CDFAs, Pete Mullins and Lauren Connelly share 4 questions they get asked often when working with people facing divorce. This episode will empower you and help you understand how financial planning can help you get a better divorce outcome and feel more in control of your money. 

Have you ever gotten an email and you just don't know how to take the tone of it? Is the person angry? Written communication can be tricky, especially when it comes to divorce. My guest in this episode is divorce mediator, Brian James, who offers tips for writing emails and sending texts to your ex during and after divorce. These might be game changers for the outcome of your divorce, and for your co-parenting relationship.

Every divorce is hard. But what happens when your faith community doesn't support your decision to end your marriage? That's what happened to author, Alisha Roth, a young mother with 4 children at the time. Alisha is our guest, and she shares her story, along with tips for those in this situation. By the way, the book is called "Courageous Divorce" and I read it in 3 days! 

The financial aspect of a divorce can be the most stressful part of this major life transition. Who better than to offer money management tips than my guest, Financial Divorce Coach, Hirsch Serman? These are game changers in helping you feel more calm and organized. 

If you are considering divorce, you have probably been thinking about it for a long time-months or even years. Making the decision to divorce takes time and a lot of thought. But there's something else that might help you make the best decisions for you and your kids: planning. My guest in this episode is NY based divorce attorney, Andrea Friedman, who talks specifically about the kind of planning that will help you make those really important decisions--everything from financial and real estate to parenting plans and lifestyle.

Parenting plans can be tricky. You don't want to have everything set in stone, yet you need to make sure there is structure. My guest in this episode is divorce mediator, Erik Feig, who offers tips on creating healthy parenting plans to benefit both parents and kids. 

Want to know the key to being successful in divorce mediation? According to my guest in this episode, the answer is: setting goals. David Louis is a divorce mediator, who talks about the importance of both the mediator and the participants in setting goals before each session. David also offers tips on how to determine the goals. 

Gray divorce continues to be on the rise. Why? We tell you in this episode. My guest is Divorce, Relationships and Life Coach, Michèle Heffron and we get into what to expect in a gray divorce, as well as tips for those in it or who are about to be in it. Read Michèle's article on the subject here: https://www.divorcedgirlsmiling.com/gray-divorce-what-it-is-why-its-different-and-how-to-move-through-it-well/

Are you going through a divorce with teens, college-age kids or young adults? If so, this is a great episode for you, as my guest, Therapist, Fabianna Laby gives us a look into what these kids might be feeling, and how you can make things easier for both them and yourself. 

Financial decisions are so important in divorce, and oftentimes, people make mistakes for two reasons: they make the decisions with their emotions and they don't have the support they need to help them make decisions. My guest in this episode is Julia Shteynberg, Money Coach, who lists the three biggest mistakes she sees divorcing women make, and offers advice on how to correct them.