The Divorce and Beyond® Podcast with Susan Guthrie, Esq.

This week on the Divorce & Beyond podcast, Susan Guthrie, Esq., is joined by Certified Divorce and Mediation Coach, Kelly Myers. Together they discuss how you can start your divorce on the right foot and avoid a divorce hangover! Kelly Myers’ goal is for individuals to not have any regrets after the divorce is over. She refers to it as the divorce hangover – the if only’s, wouldas, couldas, and sh...

Susan Guthrie, Esq. welcomes fellow podcast host, Wendy Sloane to the show. Wendy shares the insights she has learned from her divorce and explains why even a bad divorce can be a good thing! In this episode, podcast host and former television producer Wendy Sloane joins Susan Guthrie to share her personal divorce story. She discusses the good and the bad of divorce and how she is living her best...

Today on The Divorce & Beyond podcast, host Susan Guthrie, Esq. welcomes leading attorney Monica Mazzei! Together they explore how pre-nuptial agreements can help partners prepare for their marriage and beyond.  In this episode, Susan Guthrie and her guest, Monica Mazzei focus not on divorce, but instead on marriage and partnerships. They encourage you to think about how a pre-martial agreement ca...

In this episode, Susan Guthrie, Esq. is joined by philanthropist Caren Yanis who shares the many ways that being generous and sharing with others can actually help you heal after divorce.    Being philanthropic is not just about money. We have social capital, intellectual capital, time or the ability to be purposeful with lots of different tools. Whether someone has millions of dollars or is on a...

As we head into the holiday season and Black Friday shopping, Susan Guthrie, Esq., welcomes Lisa McGregor of The Unplanned Chapter to the show! Lisa shares support and wisdom about gift-giving, your kids, and your ex this holiday season. After divorce, there is a desire to separate lives between you and your ex. However, if you are co-parenting, you and your ex will always be connected through you...

It's time for the next installment of our monthly Bonus  Divorce & Beyond Headlines Round Up episode with our host and one of the top divorce attorneys in the country, Susan Guthrie!  It's a mixture of celebrity headlines and high profile cases involving some more ordinary people with some out-of-the-ordinary problems and issues.  Interestingly, there are two cases involving transgender people and...

Susan Guthrie, Esq., welcomes former teacher turned mediator Claudia Brown Coulter to share insider knowledge on how your child’s teachers can be one of their biggest support systems during divorce and beyond! You may not realize it, but your child’s teachers and school faculty can tell when something is going on at home. Maybe they see a behavior shift or grades start to suffer. Oftentimes, durin...

As November is Family Court Awareness Month which closely follows on the heels of Domestic Violence Awareness month in October, Susan Guthrie, Esq . brings you a special Bonus Episode where the two topics are joined.  Susan chats again with Investigative Journalist and Coach, Amy Polacko to shine a light on what the laws do and do not do to protect victims of intimate partner violence and coercive...

In this week’s episode, Susan Guthrie, Esq., welcomes best-selling author Natasha Sizlo to the show! Together, they discuss Natasha’s journey to Paris searching for her soulmate and how that helped her to find true love, friendship, and more.  Natasha Sizlo is the author of All Signs Point to Paris: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Destiny . She is a former journalist and a well-known realtor at the fi...

Today on The Divorce & Beyond Podcast, Susan Guthrie, Esq. welcomes back Attorney Eric Broder to break down the ins and outs of child support! Many facets of divorce can be overwhelming, especially when finances are involved. One of the most common financial matters that come up in divorce is child support and along with it comes a whole lot of questions: How is it calculated?  What happens if a s...

With the flurry of holidays right around the corner, it's time for a Special Bonus Episode to help you handle those Holiday Hassles and deal with all the hard stuff when it comes to your children and divorce.  Susan is joined again but America's Favorite Parenting Expert and Best-Selling Author, Christina McGhee for deep dive into what really matters for your kids as you navigate two homes as a fa...

On this week’s episode of the Divorce & Beyond Podcast, Susan Guthrie, Esq. welcomes Sadie Marie, creator and Host of Sadie’s Divorced and Happy Podcast. Together, Susan and Sadie take you on a journey through your post-divorce honeymoon – this is the trip of a lifetime!  Throughout our lives we have many kinds of celebrations - when there is the birth of a baby, we celebrate with baby showers, or...

Bela Gandhi, America's Favorite Dating Coach, joins Susan this month for a dive into the next installment of our Bonus  Divorce & Beyond Headlines Round Up Monthly episode!  Starting with reported hot new couple, Emily Ratajkowski and Brad Pitt, Susan and Bela touch on all the biggest headlines from the past few weeks including a couple of Real Housewives (aren't there always a couple of Real Hous...

Host, Susan Guthrie welcomes back Tracy Malone to discuss some of the mistakes people make when divorcing a narcissist! Returning guest Tracy Malone is the author of Divorcing Your Narcissist: You Can't Make This Shit Up! Divorcing a narcissist is a hot topic these days. In fact, there is so much information that is clickbaity or based on myths about it. Tracy’s book is the most comprehensive comp...

On this week’s episode of Divorce & Beyond, Host, Susan Guthrie, is joined by Certified Divorce Lending Professional, Tami Wollensak. Together they discuss creative solutions around what you can and can’t do with the marital home in a divorce!  So you want to keep the house in your divorce? You’re not alone. The marital home and what is going to happen with it is one of the first questions soon-to...

On this week’s episode, Host, Susan Guthrie, welcomes Holly Hughes, an Intuitive Healer, to discuss tips for taking your self-care to the next level when facing divorce or any significant struggle!  Most people going through divorce feel numb or devastated. It’s also not uncommon to lose sight of who you are or were as your marriage comes to an end. While there are many answers to help you heal, s...

The Divorce Doctor, Dr. Elizabeth Cohen, returns to the Divorce & Beyond podcast! Join Dr. Elizabeth and Susan Guthrie, Esq., for a conversation about the greatest gift that you can give to yourself – forgiveness. Forgiveness is a topic that everyone, divorce or not, needs to know more about because it is so powerful, yet so misunderstood. When the topic comes up, it can often sound like nails on...

Ready to dive into the next installment of our Bonus  Divorce & Beyond Headlines Round Up Monthly episode? Of course we had to touch on the cheating scandal surrounding Adam Levine that just broke yesterday.  We also share some insights into Valerie Bertinelli's sale of her wedding rings and shoes and the finalization of Dancing with the Stars, Cheryl Burke and Matthew Lawrence's divorce.  The ong...

Top financial expert Olivia Summerhill joins Susan Guthrie, Esq, on The Divorce & Beyond podcast. Together they discuss how to dig up the “buried treasure” of divorce and find those hidden or forgotten assets!  This is the episode that will pay you back for listening! Many people have items in their homes that are taken for granted. When was the last time you took an inventory of what you own?  Th...

It’s Divorce with Respect Week! Attorney Deb Noonan and Therapist, Jennifer Luise Champagne of CCND join Susan Guthrie, Esq. to share insights into why divorcing with respect is essential to your BEYOND!  As families move through the divorcing process, parents are often focused on their emotions over their soon-to-be ex. Respect and kindness are the furthest things from their minds. Yet, the reali...

This week, Tina Swithin, author of Divorcing a Narcissist: One Mom’s Battle , re-joins Susan Guthrie, Esq. on The Divorce & Beyond podcast.  Tina shares her 10-year journey to protect herself and her daughters from an abusive ex-husband and her mission to help other women do the same!  In this episode, Susan highlights the value of Tina’s books, work, and journey.  There are so many lessons to be...

Susan Guthrie, Esq . is joined by Freedom Warrior and Divorce Coach Amy Polacko on this episode of The Divorce & Beyond podcast.  Together they discuss critical information you need to know about the dangers that exist as you look for love. Amy Polacko is on a mission to teach women about the dangers of online dating and about the devastation toxic relationships can cause. The goal of this episode...

Ready to dive into the next installment of our Bonus  Divorce & Beyond Headlines Round Up Monthly episode? Wondering what's up with Sly's Divorce?  The ongoing custody war between Olivia and Jason?  How about the fact that Kanye just lost his 5th divorce attorney?  These are just a few of the headlines that she unpacks for you this month.  Think you have nothing in common with these celebrity divo...

America’s Favorite Parenting Expert is back on the show! Christina McGhee re-joins host Susan Guthrie on The Divorce & Beyond podcast. Together they discuss the top tips for managing a difficult co-parent!  Parenting even under the best of circumstances is challenging. When you add into the mix a co-parent who is uncooperative or high conflict, it’s downright exhausting. So, what can you do?  Chri...

In this special Bonus Episode, Susan Guthrie is joined by popular guest, Jenny Stevens , who shares tips from her 20 years as a school counselor at one of the top private schools in the country (and a divorced mom herself) to help you  set your kids up for success as they go back to school! The transition from the fun days of summer back to the structure and regimen of the school year can be a jol...