Journey Beyond Divorce Podcast

Today's expert acknowledges that online dating can seem intimidating and if you don't follow best practices, it can lead to disappointment. Alyssa Dineen, is the author of 'The Art of Online Dating: Style Your Most Authentic Self and Cultivate a Mindful Dating Life'. She became a dating coach after getting divorced with two children and navigating her own dating experiences. Alyssa got crystal cle...

If you have lost yourself amidst your marriage with a narcissist, today's show will reveal and explain much about the insanity you have been living with. It is vital to understand the traits of the pathological narcissist and your role as a codependent in order to emotionally heal and change behaviors that have kept you stuck in your unhealthy marriage. Our guest, psychotherapist Ross Rosenberg, c...

Does your soon to be ex-spouse appear cooperative, but your gut tells you otherwise? Do they seem outwardly calm and rational, but your interactions feel hostile and chaotic? If you answered yes to either or both of these questions, you are, in all likelihood, divorcing a passive-aggressive spouse. This dynamic may not appear to be high conflict, but it is. Being on the receiving end of passive-ag...

High conflict personalities drive high conflict divorces. If you have been married to and are divorcing this type of personality, today's show helps you to understand the traits common to this personality type. You will begin to understand your spouse's inability to manage his/her emotions, their black and white thinking, extreme behaviors and tendency to blame are common to his/her personality an...

Today we dive into the nuts and bolts of setting up your online dating profile. Our guest Elise is not a dating coach like so many of our other guests. Elise comes at online dating as a former journalist who is divorced and decided to use her journalism skills to investigate what works and what doesn't in terms of dating apps, platforms, profile images and bios. Along with having hosted dating exp...

Veronica was a child of a high conflict marriage who desperately wanted her parents to get divorced. However, once she received news that they were, she realized that she was thrown into a situation she didn't know how to navigate. Today, Veronica walks us through how her parent's divorce affected her on a deeper level than what parents see. The divorce left her with a sense of dread, anxiety, and...

Your Divorce Settlement has been negotiated and agreed upon. Now it is time to step off the divorce battlefield take off your 'coat of armor' and begin the task of coparenting post divorce. The good news is that much of the ongoing stress and tension around the negotiations quickly melts away which provides you with the opportunity to be fully present in attending to your children's needs. But old...

As we continue our post divorce series, today is all about you guys! As you enter your new life chapter, we will guide you on how to refresh and reinvent yourself through style and image. Today's guest will share tips on how to become your most authentic, magnetic and powerful self. Grab a pen and begin to explore how to hone in on the deeper blocks keeping you from attracting your dream woman! Fo...

Welcome back to another conversation about dating after divorce. Today I am joined by Bela Gandhi, a dating expert and founder of Smart Dating Academy. Bela chats with us about how fun, exciting and fulfilling the dating process can be…under the right circumstances. She shares the three key approaches to dating and yes, online dating remains the most accessible and successful approach. And if you...

Once your divorce is final, you are so relieved for it to finally be over, that it is easy to miss the crucial steps that can only be taken after your divorce is final. This vital step allows you to secure and protect what you received in the settlement and sets you up for financial stability post divorce. In today's show Aviva Pinto helps review everything from closing accounts shared with your e...

As we begin to explore dating, today's guest shares the vital importance of being authentic and what keeps us from doing so. Not surprising, there is a lot going on in our subconscious that can derail effort to enjoy dating and find healthy partners. Love Coach Junie Moon shares the 'shadow work' she does with clients. She helps unearth and tease apart unconscious limiting beliefs and breaks throu...

Cheryl was married for almost 3 decades when one day her husband handed her divorce papers, stripped her of all finances and left without explanation. She was so traumatized that she ended up in the hospital. That was two years ago. Today, Cheryl shares that she is the happiest she has ever been and the journey to get here was hard and took time and was the best investment in herself that she ever...

Imagine feeling homeless in your home. That is how so many divorcees feel after their ex spouse has moved out of the home. Today we are speaking to the ones who are left feeling disconnected with their home. Today's guest, Jodi Topitz, founder of We2Me guides us in transforming your home from married to single, and she shares fun, easy, and inexpensive ways to create spaces that make you feel good...

The conversation and decision around what to do with the marital home can be an emotional minefield. For many, your home is your largest financial investment and the foundation of stability in our lives, it is a hot trigger for most divorcing couples Today's guest, Divorce Real Estate Specialist, Kathy Braddock takes us through her process for assisting you in determining what RE professional to w...

Today we begin a new topic in the LIfe After Divorce Series. and I am thrilled to have Bernadette Smith with me to kick it off. …and I think you will want to take notes. Bernadette shares the 6 things we must let go of and the 6 things we must commit to to be successful in our dating endeavors. She also shares key questions to ask up front, how to feel comfortable and confident on every date and t...

As you enter divorce negotiations it is imperative that you have a good handle on your financial picture and the value each asset represents. The fear and uncertainty of what your financial reality will be post-divorce plagues everyone. Getting educated and enlisting professionals to support you in negotiating a win-win settlement is vital. Today's guest Jaime Goodman a CDFA (Certified Divorce Fin...

As our children transition from "kids" into teens and young adults, our relationship with them also needs to shift. As our kids begin to develop independence, their approach doesn't always match our desire in terms of connecting with them. In this Team Talk, Karen & Diane share key tips for building a strong and lasting foundation for parenting young adults, and how to handle it when things get ro...

If you are in a bicultural marriage and are facing divorce this show is for you! As if divorce is not overwhelming enough, those facing 'international divorce' complexities encounter an entirely unique and complex set of challenges which are even further intensified if there are children involved. Join us as we speak to matrimonial attorneys Nicole Centracchio and Bryan Reed who specialize in inte...

If you have emerged from a high conflict marriage, you most likely have a pattern of dating toxic individuals. Before we begin our next series on Dating, I invited today's guest, Sarah Ramsey to talk about Becoming Toxic Person Proof. Sarah's work is based on "Smart Girl (or Guy) Syndrome", she explains that those who have been successful academically and professionally tend to believe that as lon...

Today's guest was married for a short 4 years and it took her almost as long to complete her divorce. Whitney reached out to JBD when her divorce negotiations had stalled and her attorney seemed unfamiliar with the behaviors of a high conflict personality. While Whitney hoped coaching would provide strategic support in finalizing her divorce settlement, her experience was significantly more expans...

The wide array of logistical details and emotional tensions surrounding co parenting post divorce can be a minefield for unnecessary conflict. It's hard enough to parent while living under the same roof due to all the details of our children's busy lives. When parenting under separate roofs, managing all the details of your shared parenting schedule, tracking extracurricular activities along with...

In today's podcast, Karen and Carrie talk about discouragement and the effect it can have on you when you are going through a divorce. When you're discouraged, your thoughts and feelings come from a very low energy and the actions you take are going to line up accordingly. The most common action is non-action: giving up, numbing out, disengaging. It takes great courage to face the parts of yoursel...

Raising special needs children has a unique set of gifts and challenges. When negotiating divorce, it is essential that you can advocate for the support they will continue to need. Guest, Randi Karmel specializes in this area and discusses the pitfalls inherent and possibilities available through the negotiation process. Randi shares negotiation danger signs to be aware of as well as resources, or...

Today we are discussing How to Live a Bucket List Life. With all the stress and pressure of divorce and coparenting post divorce, your ability to think about play and leisure and create a bucket list of FUN, is probably not at the top of your list. Today we invite you to change that and begin crafting your EVERYDAY bucket list…things you can do with and without children, ways to enjoy new and crea...

Today's show acknowledges the tender emotions you experience while negotiating custody. We encourage you to notice the nightmare stories that create fear and tension, derailing your negotiations. Our guest, Josh Hecht, shares strategies to cut through the acrimony, negotiate for both the current and the long term needs of your children, and insure that you consider the nitty gritty details to guar...