Welcome to the Other Side

Could it be that unrecognized or undiagnosed ADHD makes divorce or co-parenting more challenging for you? In this episode, I get to chat with Shaun Roney a coach for ADHD and Neurodivergent thinkers. She educates to create awareness, coaches to help uncover obstacles, and shares strategies to help ease and manage ADHD tendencies.  She shares her story of figuring out she has ADHD and her experienc...

Elise Buie, Esq. is a Seattle-based family and divorce lawyer and founder of the Elise Buie Family Law Group . A survivor of Hurricane Katrina, her own divorce, and many lively family dinners with her husband, Doug, and their blended family of six teens and 20-somethings.  In this episode, we chat about: What the advice to “put the best interest of the kids first” really means Taking ENTIRE respon...

Take a walk and listen to this sweet conversation with guest Pete Sibley as he shares his challenges with anxiety & depression and the dark times when he felt that he had "failed" at a music career. We'll cover self-talk "dressing rooms", punching-wall parenting moments, and how being raised to serve others doesn't automatically teach us how to be kind to ourselves-...

Every divorce is different, but given our quirky human brains, we often talk about them in the same ways. I coach my clients on the "story" they currently tell about their divorce (to themselves and to others) and how it can shift and change over time. "Editing" or "rewriting" our story can magically✨unlock new, unexpected possibilities for us. It's especially he...

Hearing other women's stories reminds us that we are not alone on our journeys. Today, Rachel Clar shares her journey from divorce to creating a rich, juicy life. Rachel shared: "I am a mother of two teenage boys, I am a lawyer turned entrepreneur, I am a woman with Jewish roots and Buddhist wings, I love to dance, make art, and enjoy art. I am right on the line between introvert and extr...

My guest this week is Kylie Pinwill, a clinical nutritionist, speaker and host of The Hormone Hub podcast with over 20 years experience in the health and fitness industry. She works with busy women who are feeling lethargic, struggling with weight gain, bloating and not sleeping, to balance their hormones and reset their metabolisms so they can feel happier and more confident in their own skin. I...

This week I'm absolutely thrilled! We have a very special guest, master coach Sara Bybee Fiske, who happens to be one of my favorite teachers. She shares valuable insights on how we can break free from people-pleasing. I can't wait to for you to learn from her and apply her wisdom to your own life. Here are a few topics we cover: ~ how we are all born people-pleasers ~ why women often show...

It's really normal for parents to feel sad when they are separated from their child in a new way for the first time. Normal, but so rarely talked about. Whether it's leaving them with a babysitter or dropping them at your co-parent's home, big feelings can come up for you. Today's episode provides concrete tools for processing and learning from those emotions so that they don't...

This is a good one folks! Coach Natalie Roush is on to talk about her take on our inner self-critic and more. Together we cover: How to convert your inner critic to an inner best friend The freedom that comes with "sometimes" being a bad mom Being Unoffendable: What it looks like to love yourself AND agree with other people's criticism of you How it can be totally fine if that thing...

Check out these 7 beliefs of moms who stay grounded and calm during divorce & co-parenting challenges. Get your copy of the Chill Mom Manifest here: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/644ae1adf8626f86b453fc0e Grab the Fearless Co-Parenting Class or sign up for a Coaching Consult with Meg here: https://linktr.ee/meggluckmancoaching Love the pod? Please Rate & Review so that more divorced moms c...

Being appreciated feels so dang good! But sometimes those around you aren't sending out appreciation vibes (hello toddlers & tweens). Today's episode is all about getting yourself some Vitamin Appreciation! I'll show you: - How to get nourished by appreciation from your good friends - How to flood your mind & body with an appreciation for your past self - How to recognize when...

Your values can be your compass in decision-making and creating massive change in your life. In this episode with holistic alcohol coach Mary Wagstaff , learn how: to identify the personal values you want to cultivate in your relationship with your kids, your Ex, your friends, and yourselves to use them in decision-making— especially when saying no to things that aren’t aligned to recognize others...

Your Ex doesn't have to change and you don't need to turn into a UN Mediator in order to have a better co-parenting relationship. You just need to master these 6 skills. Listen in to today's episode and do a gut check: how capable do I feel in the 6 areas listed? To get support on co-parenting challenges, and all things mom'ing post-divorce, join our Facebook Group here ! To transf...

Divorce is an identity changer. After divorce, you may go through periods where part of your old identity is gone but you haven't fully formed your new identity. How you thought your life would unfold is no longer entirely in the cards. You might feel adrift, unmoored. That's totally normal! I chat with coach Wendy Sloneker today about how to: support ourselves during a period of shifting...

Listen in as coach Julie Danielson and I share our lessons-learned on dating after divorce, including: How dating teaches us so much about ourselves Gut Check: If dating isn’t fun, something is wrong.   Why we need to be emotionally healthy in order to attract emotionally healthy partners.  The concept of Wounded vs Awakened Woman Julie's visual of the Upward and Downward Spirals of Dating Enj...

Today I bring on my friend, mortgage advisor Susan Short to explain all things mortgage related for moms during and after divorce. Including: Why you shouldn't already know everything about mortgages How to get comfy asking money questions Different mortgage options for stay-at-home moms, veterans, non-citizens, and more Calculating what makes a sustainable mortgage payment for you  Susan als...

Darling listener, This week's episode is very special to me. [BIPOC listeners please see note at the bottom.*] This episode includes two topics that are very close to my heart, but may not on the surface seem connected: race literacy and menstrual cycle attunement. But I promise they are! Their overlap: radical body awareness. I'm a thoughtwork gal through and through- but even I know we can't int...

Here's another podcast recording from the trails!  Listen in as I share how starting from sufficiency is the key to feeling great about dating after divorce, reducing co-parenting stress, and feeling solid financially.  UPCOMING CLASS:  3 Keys to Improving Your Co-Parenting Relationship (Even if your Ex doesn't change at all) Wed. March 29th, 2023 -- 9am PT  Register at my webs...

Thinking about jumping back into the dating pool? My 7-question Ready-to-Rumble Dating After Divorce Quiz will help you decide if you’re ready to confidently start dating after divorce. Once you complete the quiz, you'll know if it's time to rumble or if there are a few things you want to work on first, so that you can feel confident & sexy putting yourself back out there! Let's see if you're...

Look who's in the hot seat this week! Me!! I'm sharing excerpts from the episode of Forgive and Thrive when I was interviewed by host Rossana D about thriving after divorce.  Listen in as we chat about:  Co-Parenting Tensions  Relationships with those who were part of one’s married life (including the former in-laws)  Managing Money  Cherry-on-top Dating Philosophy  a...

HEADS UP: This is an adult-ears kind of episode. Lots of swearing & talk about sex. Fair warning.  Picture a couple of divorced friends, hanging out in cozy chairs, talking about real life. Laugh along with badass Word Witch & Creativity Coach Caitlin Fisher and host Meg Gluckman (Coach for divorced moms) while we chat about all the things: Dating post-divorce Choosing Ourselves Bound...

"When feel resourced [to handle grief], then we feel confident. When we have growth in our confidence to experience it [grief], then there's a bit of invincibility. And that invincibility makes us fearless. Then grief is not the same experience anymore in our life." This week's special guest on Welcome to the Other Side is AmarAtma Khalsa , a Grief Coach and overall delightfully deep human. AmarAt...

We can shift how we feel in our co-parenting relationship, no matter whether our co-parent changes their behavior or not.  We do this by becoming intentional about what we give our focus.  When we focus on what is out of our control and spend a lot of time in hypothetical worst case future scenarios, we end up feeling anxious, fearful, and powerless.  We we manage our minds (aka dir...

This one's for all the solopreneurs in the audience! Listen in as business coach (and single mom) Hanna Noel and I chat about: Defining success with self trust Raises & Pricing What does it mean to feel aligned How to "date" money Leaving money scarcity behind Enjoy!  Check out more about Hanna Noel [and her new group coaching program for biz owners]:  www.instagram.com/withhannanoel...

Got a word for the 2023? Instead of a word, I chose a tagline: " My destiny requires more of me. " I'll fill you in on what it mean, how I bring it to life every day, and how you can use it as well! UPCOMING CLASS: Fearless Co-Parenting January 23, 2023 - 12pm PT Register here: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/63b79f5e29952085c6b1184d  If you're ready to be done with fear, worry & anxiety i...