The Rewrite...A Podcast about Divorce, Choice & New Beginnings

It’s Part 11 of our sponsored 12-part series, Guidance That Moves Lives Forward , with Attorney Melissa Needle of Needle | Cuda Divorce and Family Law! In this episode, Attorney Melissa Needle talks about how to protect your family business when you get divorced in Connecticut. Divorce is never easy. Add in the complexities of protecting a closely held or family-owned business, and the challenges...

Diane Lang is a motivational speaker, Counselor Educator, and life coach who specializes in mental health and wellness. She’s also the author of three popular books— Baby Steps: The Path from Motherhood to Career, Creating Balance & Finding Happiness, and Mindfully Happy: Waking Up to Life . Diane teaches that, on the other side of feeling unworthy, is a life of happiness, peace, and freedom....

When I read Nikki Larson’s post on @divorcedover40, I slid into her DMs and told her I needed to have her on my show. She’s a veteran, an emergency room nurse, mom of three, and a survivor of emotional and financial abuse. Nothing is off limits—don’t miss this episode! Nikki shares how she met her ex-husband on a blind date and how they merged their families into the fairytale life she had always...

Chris Beck is a child safety advocate. He’s Vice President of Business Development Family Law for Soberlink Healthcare. Chris works with Family Law Judges, Attorneys, and Healthcare Professionals across the country, informing and educating them about Soberlink’s modern approach to alcohol monitoring for child custody cases. Soberlink helps people stay accountable in their fight against alcoholism....

It’s Part 10 of our sponsored 12-part series, Guidance That Moves Lives Forward , with Attorney Melissa Needle of Needle | Cuda Divorce and Family Law! In this episode, you’ll learn some crucial Do’s and Don’ts to remember when you’re going through divorce. Getting divorced often comes with volatile emotions: anger, sadness, relief. It’s hard to keep your head clear enough to make the right decisi...

What do you wish you knew before you got divorced? Dr. Amelia Kelley is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, owner of Kelley Counseling and Wellness, and author of What I Wish I Knew, a book about surviving and thriving after an abusive relationship. In this episode, we talked about her experience when her parents divorced when she was in college—how she felt, what she learned, how it affe...

Kate Anthony is the host of The New York Times recommended podcast The Divorce Survival Guide Podcast. She’s a certified coach whose mission is to help women—especially women with children—navigate their divorce journey. From deciding if divorce is the right decision to helping divorced moms recover from toxic, abusive marriages, Kate’s experience and insights can help.

Beverly Price is a woman on a mission—she wants to change the world . Listen in to learn how she grew from having no self-worth to loving and accepting herself. Beverly shares the building blocks to get there and how she teaches women to empower themselves whether they are contemplating divorce, separated, or going through divorce. We talk about her journey through three marriages and three divorc...

Grace Casper’s world changed forever when she became a child of divorce at age 8. To cope, she began writing down tips to help ease the process for her younger brother. That’s how, by age 10, she had already written the first draft of her book Dear Parents, Notes from a Child of Divorce . Since then, she’s been helping families through the process of divorce with her Divorce Tips for Kids website,...

It’s Part 9 of our sponsored 12-part series, Guidance That Moves Lives Forward , with Attorney Melissa Needle of Needle | Cuda Divorce and Family Law! In this episode, you’ll learn all about the dispute resolution process: what it is and what it means for you. The divorce rate has been steadily increasing for the past 50 years—but just like every marriage is different, every divorce is, too. It’s...

Paul Zolman overcame an abusive childhood to live the life of love he’d always dreamed of. In this powerful episode, Paul shares his incredible personal journey. We talked about his abusive childhood and how he was determined to change the course of his life. Paul told me how he created his unique method to transform his life from anger to love. We talked about his book, Role of Love , and why he...

Find out why Rich Heller’s clients call him “The Peacemaker.” Rich is a trained therapist, patient coordinator, coach, mediator, and founder of RichInRelationship.com. In this episode, Rich shared his own personal story of growing up with divorced parents and how that affected him. He told me about his own marriage and divorce, finding love again, and how he keeps it healthy. Rich talked about bui...

Jill Barnett Kaufman has been where you are, and she can help you get through it, too. Jill is a Divorce Coach, Therapist, Co-Parenting Expert, and Divorce Mediator. She’s the founder ofDivorceCoachJill.com and author of I’m Getting Divorced, Now What? In this insightful episode, Jill talks about her own difficult divorce journey, and how her experience inspired her to help make it easier for othe...

Divorce mortgage planning is critical. It ensures divorcing homeowners have the knowledge to make informed decisions about their post-decree housing. Jennifer Brown is the award-winning Vice President and Owner Partner of Neighborhood Mortgage, Inc., and a Certified Divorce Lending Professional (CDLP®). She has the knowledge and vision to identify the mortgage financing strategies that will meet y...

Liz Childs is Owner and CEO of Elizabeth Childs Coaching and Maryland Psychotherapy Services and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with more than 20 years of therapy experience. A certified trauma therapist, Liz specializes in the treatment of trauma, anxiety, and depression. She was a Crisis Therapist II with the Montgomery County Crisis Center for more than 10 years and an adjunct profe...

It’s Part 8 of our sponsored 12-part series, Guidance That Moves Lives Forward , with Attorney Melissa Needle of Needle | Cuda Divorce and Family Law! In this episode, you’ll learn all about depositions: what they are, what they mean, and how you can prepare for yours. Giving a deposition—a sworn statement made under oath—is an extremely stressful experience for most people. There’s a lot on the l...

Kevin Dorsey is President of the Texas Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (Texas AFCC) and a professional liaison for Our Family Wizard®. Kevin is trusted to educate judges, attorneys, mediators, GALs, and other family law professionals about the various online tools that can provide simple, safe communication between parents in high-conflict cases. He attends dozens of legal education...

Oprah called Dr. Shefali “revolutionary”! Dr. Shefali is an international speaker, clinical psychologist, and wisdom teacher. She’s a three-time New York Times best-selling author of The Conscious Parent and The Awakened Family , and her new book, The Parenting Map . She received her doctorate in clinical psychology from Columbia University, where she learned to combine Western psychology with Eas...

It’s Part 7 of our sponsored 12-part series, Guidance That Moves Lives Forward , with Attorney Melissa Needle of Needle | Cuda Divorce and Family Law! This episode focuses on Extreme Personalities / Aggravating Factors. Getting divorced is very rarely easy—even between the most amiable couples, disagreements and challenges arise. So, imagine how bad it can get for couples who are starting out in c...

You won’t want to miss this episode! Ashleigh Renard is the Carrie Bradshaw for married people, who literally wrote the book on Keeping it Hot . She’s also the author of Swing and creator of the viral How to Keep Monogamy Hot video series. She helps couples regain and keep the spark, from more effective communication to ideas for mixing it up in the bedroom. In this episode, Ashleigh keeps it real...

Suzy Wood is an Integrative Nutrition Health Coach and founder of True Wellness Within. She empowers women to take control of their lives and their health after divorce. Armed with information and practical advice, Suzy’s clients achieve their goals by understanding and addressing their food and lifestyle choices. Suzy helps her clients navigate the physical and emotional ailments that so often co...

Andre Paradis is a certified Life Coach, entrepreneur, business owner, artist, and Relationship and Dating Coach. He’s committed to teaching individuals and couples how to create and maintain happy, successful, and long-lasting relationships through effective communication. Andre is dedicated to teaching men and women the concept of Gender Intelligence, to truly understand each other’s perspective...

Rosemarie Ferrante is a family attorney and founder of https://www.divorcemediationct.com/ . She focuses on non-adversarial divorce using mediation and collaboration. Rosemarie ensures both parties in a separation or divorce foster trust and goodwill, while meeting each person’s specific objectives. The goal is a smooth transition through divorce, and most importantly, fostering a positive co-pare...

It’s Part 6 of our sponsored 12-part series, Guidance That Moves Lives Forward , with Attorney Melissa Needle of Needle | Cuda Divorce and Family Law! This episode focuses on Contested Custody. Dramatic custody battles are popular storylines on TV shows and in movies—but in the real world, they have real complications and consequences. Melissa helps people navigate these stressful and volatile sce...

Bryn Daylor is a Sex, Love, and Embodiment Coach who teaches women to create lives that turn them on, in and out of the bedroom. She helps women get their all-important spark back, so they can live their lives full of confidence and magic. Bryn shows women how to recognize, strengthen, and empower their feminine core and live lives that light them up. She gives her clients the tools they need to b...