Welcome to the Other Side

These days when we can reach for a therapist or a coach, how do we know which will be a better fit? My guest Beth Hirnle, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Coach for parents navigating divorce and co-parenting, is here to to answer that exact question for us. She and I will walk you through many examples of when to connect with a therapist, when to work with a coach, and when either one will...

Celebrating a year of great conversations, new friends, lots of learning, co-parenting lightning strikes, and a bunch more self-kindness. // Connect with Meg Got an idea for a podcast topic? Drop it at the bottom of my website: https://meggluckman.com/ Come say Hi! on Instagram! Ready to transform your co-parenting relationship so you feel confident and clear about your future and focus your energ...

As a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst, Jesse Deason helps individuals and couples make informed financial decisions during and after divorce. On today's episode, she walks us through: Collecting the financial data needed in a divorce How she helps clients weigh short-term vs. long-term needs when evaluating asset division scenarios What to consider when deciding whether to keep or sell a ho...

This week I've got one of my coaching & podcast heroes on the podcast: Maggie Reyes is the Queen of having a great marriage. I start the podcast by explaining that I've listened to her podcast (The Marriage Life Coach Podcast) for the past few years-- all while I haven't been married. Why? Because everything she teaches is SO helpful in any and every relationship-- including our co...

Could a "card game" make dividing up parenting responsibilities with your co-parent easier? Ever since Elise Buie in Episode #75 told me about Eve Rodsky's book "Fair Play," I've wanted to dive into how we can use this system or "card game" to divide up tasks in co-parenting. When I met Frederick Van Riper, a coach for men & dads and a Certified Fair Play...

Ben Pugh, coach for parents of teens & teens, high school principal, and self-described former knuckle-head, stops by the podcast to share insights around finding out parenting alignment, no matter what's going on at the other house. He shares how knowing your Parent Trap can give you the keys to unlocking a more enjoyable relationship with your teen. Come laugh with us and grab a few inst...

Take a walk down my neural pathways and see the habits & techniques I use if (lol when) I get triggered by something my co-parent says or does. I promise I'm not a unicorn, you too can learn these tools, and with practice, join me in a world where you never fight with your co-parent again! //Connect with Meg Want to never be sent into a tailspin again by something your ex writes in a text?...

No matter when the holidays fall for you, this episode has GOLD in it to help make them go smoothly! Holidays usually involve changes to our parenting schedule and these changes can add in extra uncertainty, big feelings (hello loneliness), not to mention different moods, expectations, and needs from our kiddos. Listen in for my top 8 tips to help your holidays go smoothly this year while co-paren...

We’re heading to Minnesota this week to catch Dr. Myka Hanson and talk all things teens & co-parenting.   Dr. Hanson has spent the last 30 years working with teens and tweens in a variety of capacities. She taught high school English for over 15 years and has a Masters in Special Education and a Ph. D in psychology and somatics.    She leads Teen Forward , a coaching program that honors all te...

Today we reconnect with some core teaching I did back in 2022. Listen in to learn about Powerful Decisions and signs to recognize if you're not making decisions powerfully in your life. ( HINT: it may involve hypothetical rabbit holes, 2nd guessing yourself, and blaming your past self for making "wrong" decisions. ) I share the 4 Principles of Powerful Decisions:  1) Make them intent...

Coming to you today from the trail!   On this fall walk through the woods, I'm bringing you some ideas on:   - when to use therapy vs. when to use coaching - how great therapists & great coaches both help you connect with your body - learning how to handle big emotions - the power of being willing to feel disappointment - having fun setting VERY clear intentions or goals   Here are a few s...

Think you need more answers & solutions in your life?  Maybe what you actually need are different questions. Today I share how to surface invisible questions affecting your day and how to use questions to help you make the decisions that will get you more of what you want. Here are a few sound-bites: "Specificity is the enemy of worry and anxiety. When we get very specific about the situa...

Imagine thinking about the Divorce & Co-Parenting journey like a board game. We move through it, some squares are harder than others, but we'll all make it to the goal. If you're feeling stuck and that EVERYTHING is on your shoulders-- then this episode is for you! NEWS: Did you hear I've started a virtual Co-Parenting Support group? If you're struggling with co-parenting and c...

Trust is tricky during and after divorce. We think we need to be able to trust our Ex in order to move forward... but do we? Maybe trusting our Ex isn't the key to everything going smoothly from here on out. Maybe there's something else we need. Today's episode is deciding where we need trust and WHO we need to trust. ALSO, grab some paper & a pen! I close the episode with a reflec...

Co-parenting expert Karen Bonnell comes by to chat about her fabulous resource of a book: " The Co-Parenting Handbook: Raising Well-Adjusted and Resilient Kids from Little Ones to Young Adults through Divorce or Separation." Meg pulls out some of her favorite concepts and she and Karen dive deep into them. Including: Moving from a spouse brain to a parenting brain The I-5 & I-405 ana...

This week I invited fellow coach, parent, and podcaster, Tommy Geary to share his ideas on how to stop letting our past weigh us down. For many of us on the other side of our divorce, we can still feel weighed down-- even years out-- by why the relationship ended or things that happened during the divorce process. Time to get that weight off! Tommy and I chat about: - How carrying our past can be...

Last week's episode was about creating a text & email practice that minimizes how often you get triggered by something from your Ex. This week we focus on what to do when you do feel triggered. It happens to all of us! I offer you a 4-step practice called V.O.T.E. to help you lovingly take care of yourself in those moments. Give it a try and see how much quicker you recover from being trig...

QUICKIE EPISODE this week! I'm sharing tips or “guardrails” that you can implement in your co-parent communication to make it less triggering and more empowering. Here's what I cover: 1) Emotional Regulation Learn how to respond thoughtfully rather than react emotionally. 2) Distinguish Text vs. Email Consciously decide what warrants a text and what should be communicated via email. 3) Tim...

As if divorce & co-parenting aren't challenging enough, many women simultaneously navigate one or more autoimmune diseases. Today's guest, Amy Behimer, helps people overcome the uncertainty of autoimmune disease to take control of their health. She's a doctor of pharmacy, board-certified health & wellness coach, and certified life coach living with multiple sclerosis. Amy walks...

Did you know that you have 3 kinds of tears and they are made of different stuff? Learn something new every day, right?! Kristen King is an integrative business coach who loves teaching how to tune out all the fear-based, perfectionist, hustle-culture BS that paralyzes us and how to tune in to a fun, fulfilling, f*ck-yeah business that feels like our own. And to do this without overcomplicating th...

Thinking about introducing the new love of your life to your kiddos?  Wait! Before you do, listen to this episode!!   This week we have special guest  Heather Harman , a co-parent coach, stepfamily coach, and parent educator. She has trained with and continues to use the guiding principles of her mentor, Karen Bonnell. Heather has an MA in Education and uses her knowledge of child development, par...

Today's guest knows divorce inside & out. Not only did she divorce when her kids were 1 and 3, but in the same year she gave up her career as a divorce attorney and chose to focus entirely on mediation. Listen in to hear why Erika Englund says "I'm the divorce lawyer who never won a case", and why she feels like everyone wins in mediation. Erika believes that good people dese...

Alyssa Johnson is a travel advisor based in Seattle, WA. Her goal is to help women learn about themselves and have life-changing experiences through solo travel. We have fun sharing: Our first travel-after-divorce stories Tips on overcoming fears of traveling alone How travel helped the two of us see ourselves as "more interesting" Designing trips that are an easy first step- for you &am...

Gabby Jockers is the Mindful Boudoir Photographer and owner of Embodied Art Boudoir, a body-positive boudoir studio in Golden, CO just outside Denver. She uses embodiment practices like meditation & breathwork to help her clients get out of their heads and into their bodies. She is profoundly passionate about creating an experience for her clients that goes beyond just a 'sexy photoshoot&#...

Shannon Ivey  is just one of my favorite people! We crack each other up on this episode as we chat about: Her “life enema” after her divorce & job loss Using a tuning fork analogy to connect with our truest longings How she spots familiar conditioning in other ex-Evangelicals (the devil makes his first appearance on the podcast!) Choosing a midlife reinvention over a midlife crisis  Shannon Iv...