Divorce for Wealthy Women

Divorce can be a challenging and life-changing event for women who may struggle with unique issues like emotional distress and body image concerns.

In this episode, Marcella Dodge Webster, a health and wellness coach and life coach, shares her expertise in supporting women during the transition from divorce. Marcella offers practical advice on addressing body image issues and patterns that affect overall well-being, drawing from her extensive experience working with women in similar situations. Her book, "Does This Divorce Make Me Look Fat?" guides women to heal and build a new beginning after divorce.

Tune in now to gain insights and guidance for a better post-divorce life and to prioritize women's health after divorce.

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About Marcella Dodge Webster

Meet Marcella, a professional energy worker with over a decade of experience in the health and wellness industry. She started her journey as a 500 ERYT yoga instructor and studio owner in 2012, where she developed a keen ability to read the body and chakras to release stuck energy patterns in her students.

Driven by her innate passion for health and well-being, Marcella expanded her expertise to health coaching, specializing in body image issues. With her extensive knowledge and experience, she now coaches on every aspect of well-being, including grief recovery, love, and family relationships.

Marcella's unique approach to coaching involves blending her innate psychic guidance with spiritually guided insights honed through psychic training under GOOP's Deganit Nuur and Reiki Master Caitlin Marino. This allows her to offer personalized coaching that is both practical and intuitive. With her passion for health and wellness, expertise, and intuition, Marcella is dedicated to helping her clients achieve their optimal well-being. In addition to coaching, Marcella also offers talks and workshops, sharing her knowledge and experience with others. You can find her on her mountain bike, taking a trail run, or spending time with her three teenage children when she's not working.

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It is finally time to have Tamir Berkman on my podcast! Divorce is a painful and emotional experience, and we often fail to acknowledge that it can be incredibly challenging for men. In this episode, who better to have on than Australian Tamir Berkman, the founder of Divorce Cowboy, who explores men's unique difficulties during divorce and separation. Tamir's program offers emotional support and tools for men to navigate the challenging emotions of divorce, including the suppression of emotions, identity crises, and blame games. 

Furthermore, Tamir discusses the importance of empathy in negotiation tactics, which can lead to better outcomes for everyone involved. Lastly, Tamir touches on the troubling trend of labeling ex-partners with personality disorders without proper diagnosis or understanding of mental health issues. 

Today's episode sheds light on men's unique challenges during divorce and provides valuable insights into coping and moving forward during difficult times. This episode is a MUST-LISTEN for women going through a divorce to learn about the other side!

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Tamir Berkman is a divorce coach for men who have been through a separation. Tamir understands firsthand the pain, stress, and confusion of divorce. After his divorce, Tamir received invaluable support that completely transformed his life. That's why he's dedicated to helping men survive and thrive during this difficult time. He's eager to share his roadmap with men of wealth so they can overcome separation obstacles.

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Grief is a universal human experience that can arise from losing a loved one or going through a divorce. It can be incredibly challenging and painful, filled with various emotions and complexities.  

Join us in this episode as we welcome Lizzie Pickering, a renowned Speaker, and Grief Investigator. Lizzie shares what she does as a grief investigator and her upcoming trip to the British countryside, a personal journey to find solace and healing in nature. Her favorite part of her work is providing a safe space for individuals to share their thoughts, emotions, and memories of their loved ones without judgment. (This includes your ex and the life you thought you would have!!) She understands the importance of creating a non-judgmental environment for individuals to express their grief openly and without fear of criticism.

Discover the power of grief investigation with Lizzie, and find solace in a judgment-free space.

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About Lizzie Pickering

Lizzie Pickering is a Speaker, Grief Investigator, and Film and Podcast producer. Her primary work is offering Grief Guidance to companies through presentations, podcasts, and 1:1 sessions. Her unique advantage is that she is not a counselor or therapist (there are so many good ones). Still, she has 20 years of experience investigating responses to shock, trauma, and grief through her films, podcasts, and the years she spent caring for her terminally ill eldest child, Harry. She helps to translate and navigate the confusion around grief with reading lists, self-help practices, and knowledge of how to navigate loss and dramatic change.

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Divorce is emotionally draining and challenging, especially for women not used to handling finances in their previous relationships. 

Working with a financial advisor who understands your situation and cares can help you set the right financial objectives in this new season. Not just a plan for the near future, but they can also create a long-term plan for managing your money and growing your wealth. Working with the right financial advisor can be an excellent approach to boosting your financial confidence during divorce and beyond.

In this episode, Jenifer Sapel is a Financial Advisor and the Founder of Utor Wealth, a company on a mission to help women increase their financial confidence and independence. She shares what she is focusing on as a financial advisor and how she creates financial confidence in women who are going through a divorce and don't have the confidence to handle finances. Jenifer also explains what independence means in the financial world. 

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About Jenifer Sapel

Jenifer Sapel ChFC®, WMCP®, founder of Utor Wealth, poet, mother, athlete, and begrudging lover of nature, is an accomplished financial advisor and 40-something who uses F bombs frequently. With two kids under 4 and caregiving for an autistic niece, she enjoys learning to love her size 14 body, laughing with tiny humans, and squeezing an audiobook in whenever possible. She is busy crushing the patriarchy by loving herself, creating solid boundaries, and showing more women to own and build wealth at her financial planning firm.

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The current divorce system is broken, and many affluent women cannot afford a lawyer, while those who can fear getting caught up in a long, messy, expensive ordeal. Hello Divorce aims to solve these problems by embracing technology to make the divorce process easier for its customers, providing plain English instructions for its digital tools, and offering expert help for those who need it.

Hello Divorce is a startup founded by family law attorney Erin Levin that provides digital tools combined with expert help from lawyers, financial advisors, and mediators to help people navigate the divorce process. The company's three-step approach aims to make divorce easier, kinder, and less expensive by simplifying the procedural part of the divorce process and offering expert help to negotiate a fair agreement for both spouses.

In addition to divorce-related resources, Hello Divorce provides:

Erin Levine emphasizes the importance of trusting one's gut during divorce and recommends other divorce resources, including books and podcasts. 

Tune in to this episode to learn more about how technology can help make divorce easier.

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About Erin Levine

Erin was a divorce lawyer for 17 years and a certified family law specialist. She's been a private judge, mediator, and litigator. Erin knows how broken, toxic, wildly inefficient, and unreasonably expensive the family law system is. Erin set out to revolutionize how consumers interact with the law and provide a kinder, more accessible, and cheaper pathway to divorce. Erin's access to justice work has been recognized by the legal industry and beyond, with awards and recognition from Women Founders Network, TechCrunch, Vice, Forbes, and the American Bar Association.

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Divorce for Wealthy Women

Simplifying Divorce Through Technology: The Benefits of Using DComply with Marco Munoz

There are a lot of tools that can help women and children go through a divorce with more ease and efficiency. And we’ll talk more about that in this episode.

Joining us is Marco Munoz, the Co-Founder of the DComply app. DComply is the #1 co-parenting app on the market today. Every divorced parent deals with child support and shared expenses, and this app will help minimize divorce conflict over money.

We talk about Marco’s personal experience with co-parenting troubles when it comes to sharing financial responsibilities with his ex-wife. He also shares methods and techniques on how to make co-parenting easier.  We talk about how women going through a divorce can better manage their finances and have a better ex-relationship.

If you want to streamline your finances and how you collect child support, listen to this episode!

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About Marco Munoz

Marco Munoz, co-founder of DComply. Marco has 20 years of experience in technology, but primarily in sales leadership, operations, and account management. 

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'My past was always just beneath the surface. I couldn't look into someone's eyes without them knowing the truth. The truth is...The day I met Jeremy changed me forever. More than once, I thought it would be my last day. The feelings of despair were so intense I couldn't look at me in the mirror. I was so ashamed. The double life, the $94 million in stolen money, and the FBI investigation. What other choice did I have? Behind my brown eyes and long brown hair and the seemingly perfect life—I am a woman who experienced pain and trauma far beyond my years. Finally, I am ready to look into your eyes and share my story—there is a chance it can help you too.'

Author Kimberly Blackburn shares her story of breaking the cycle of abuse in her new book, Dirty Love. She is working to build a community for women to better their relationships and feel supported while talking about serious issues that are still very prominent in our society. She knows her work will inspire other wealthy women to live a more authentic life. 

Some topics and questions covered: 

-Trauma, materialism, abuse, healing journey, single parenting

-How did your lavish lifestyle play into the cycle of abuse you experienced in your relationship?

Lisa Zeiderman is Managing Partner at Miller Zeiderman LLP. A Matrimonial Attorney, CFL, and Certified Divorce Financial Analyst, she regularly handles complex financial and custody divorce matters for high-net-worth individuals. Named to the Crain’s New York list of Notable Women Attorneys for 2022, a Hudson Valley Best Lawyer in 2022, and a 2021 Best Family Law Attorney for Client Satisfaction by the American Institute of Family Law Attorneys, among other awards, Ms. Zeiderman is also a founding member of the American Academy of Certified Financial Litigators and a member of the panel for Attorneys for Children. 

In addition to authoring a well-read blog on Psychology Today, “Legal Matters: Understanding Mental Health Issues as They Apply to Divorce and Child Custody,” Ms. Zeiderman is regularly published in Financial Advisor Magazine, the New York Law Journal, and various other publications, quoted on issues ranging from financial empowerment to tax matters to child custody. Ms. Zeiderman, a Fordham University of Law graduate, also serves as the Vice President of the Board of Savvy Ladies, Inc., and on the board of LIFT, Legal Information for Families Today.

Today we discuss a range of topics: 

• Setting up a divorce financial checklist

• Figuring out executive compensation, tax issues, stocks, RSUs, bonuses, etc.

• Financial abuse: how to spot it and what to do

• Separation of property: when one spouse owns a business or the two built a business together

• Prenuptial agreements

Worried about your spouse hiding Crypto, and do you not understand the metaverse, FTX, or NFTs? Listen to this episode with Bob and me!

Bob Mayer is the owner and founder of Twenty Second Consulting, LLC. He has close to 20 years of experience in starting, running, and consulting businesses in various fields. He has nine blockchain, cryptocurrency, and NFT-related certifications and advises high-net-worth individuals and companies on those topics. He is a writer and soon-to-be published author, and he lives on a farm in Western Massachusetts with his wife, Carrie. 

Some questions answered today: 

Is crypto easy to hide?

How do you explain NFT's and FTX?

How do you diversify crypto?

What could Tom and Giselle have done differently? 

Celebrity attorney Natalie Elisha Goldberg founded Goldberg LLP in order to help makes sense of the money within the confusing law jargon. As a mother, wife, and attorney, she has made it her mission to help people protect their hard-earned life savings, property, and future. Natalie is an award-winning attorney, best-selling author, a nationwide speaker about women and money, and a fearless cheerleader for her client's success. Natalie founded Goldberg LLP to bring the power of estate planning law to clients and focuses her legal practice on high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth families.

Our topics today on the podcast with Natalie include three themes: Estate Planning, Prenups, and Trusts, and answer questions such as You may get married a second time around; why do you need a prenup? What are some of the issues you see around estate planning for affluent women? Why are trusts a MUST?

Jenni Rochelle is a world-class coach, mentor, and go-to expert on love and relationships for women who don't want to give up on love.

Inspired by her clients and informed by her own journey, Jenni teaches women how to move through trauma and break old patterns so they can stop the cycle of toxic relationships and create the happiest and healthiest intimate connections of their lives. Empowering women to believe that there is always more love for them, Jenni's approach to healing, dating, and love creates a hopeful, joyful, and safe space for women to land through her online communities, group programs, and private coaching sessions. Jenni is a thought leader, specifically in the field of betrayal trauma. Her podcast, Beauty After Betrayal, has helped thousands of women heal with hope and rise to become their best selves. She is happily and healthfully married and having the best sex of her life – in her 50s!

Topics covered on our episode today:

How to Heal from Betrayal Trauma

Codependency is a B.S. Label

We All Need A Big, Sexy Comeback

Daring to Date Again (And Do It Differently)

As stated in the introduction, I was fortunate to hear our next guest, David York, speak at a conference focused on practitioners helping their affluent clients build purpose. David said his keynote speech with such elegance and intention, conveying numerous empathetic moments and wanting to change how the world views wealth. As a thriving author, speaker, estate planning attorney, and CPA with more than 25 years of experience, David has found principles and processes to help clients with their planning and perspectives for wealth in the 21st century, which he will share with us today.

In addition, David will discuss the lies around money for ultra-high-net-worth families, and we will also get into exciting topics around happiness, meaning, stewardship and inheritance!

Our health during and post-divorce is a genuine concern for most of us. That is why today we are going to have a conversation with Victoria! The youngest graduate of NYU dental, Dr. Victoria Veytsman, is a celebrity cosmetic dentist passionate about oral health and beauty, wellness, and building confidence. Victoria is sought out by celebrities, media personalities, and prominent individuals for her unique approach to patient care (including numerous prominent organizations such as Miss America, Miss Universe, and the New York Giants Cheerleaders.) 

She continues to be featured in national and international publications and has been highlighted in countless well-known media outlets for her outstanding results. (TLC, The Hollywood Reporter, The New York Times, Entrepreneur Magazine, Haute Living, WebMD, Yahoo! Health, New Beauty, Latina Magazine, Allure, Brides, Men’sHealth, Social Life Magazine, the Huffington Post, and Hamptons Magazine to name a few.) She is here to highlight how our smiles affect our lives and divorces!

Some topics that we discuss today:

- Looking younger post-divorce and quick cosmetic dental suggestions

- Smiles as we age

-Painful and contentious divorce and dental health affecting women's overall health

- Women starting a business post-divorce and the entrepreneurial mindset for success 

Who better to talk about divorce than someone who has achieved his Master of Laws degree in Dispute Resolution from The Straus Institute at Pepperdine University Law School, the country's #1 ranked Dispute Resolution program? A.J. Grossman's goal is to help people solve problems, plain and simple, and he will talk about many topics in today's episode. He focuses his efforts on providing solutions that protect the interests of those who seek amicable resolutions in their lives. Being in the right place and doing the right thing, at the right time, for a person (or a couple of people) in need drives A.J. to continue growing his legal practice!

We will gain some clarity on this episode around the following questions:

Can I have a good co-parenting relationship with my spouse after the divorce?

What can I do to protect my children from the nastiness that usually happens in a divorce?

What can I do to communicate better with my spouse since we don't see eye to eye on many things?

How should I respond to my spouse's nasty texts and emails?

What should I do in my divorce since I believe my spouse is a narcissist?

What will happen to my financial future after the divorce since I left a lucrative career to stay home to raise our children and have not worked for 20 years?

To reach A.J. and his team of experts, visit Leap Frog Divorce at the following links:

Today's guest is Ronald Varney, who, with his team, assists clients internationally with their specialized needs for the valuation, sale, acquisition, and management of art. 

The firm advises families, private collectors, estate lawyers, trust companies, private wealth management firms, business advisors, accountants, museums, foundations, and other non-profit institutions on all aspects of the art market. They act solely in the best interests of their clients, with complete transparency, and are skilled in resolving complex issues related to the valuation, authentication, and sale of artwork. 

Ronald Varney has over twenty-five years of experience in the international art market, working first at Sotheby's for twelve years before beginning his own specialist art advisory firm in 2002. He is exceptionally skilled in serving the complex art-related needs of families and private collectors. He wrote for numerous Sotheby's publications and also founded Sotheby's Books. 

His objective in starting an independent art advisory firm was to be an advocate for private clients in navigating the challenges of an increasingly complex global art market. Mr. Varney has written widely on the arts for such publications as Esquire, the Smithsonian, House & Garden, and The Harvard Business Review. His personal collecting interests include rare books, drawings, photographs, English furniture, and Japanese art. 

Our podcast conversation is tailored around numerous aspects of divorce and art, including topics such as: -Is the art insured and secure during divorce proceedings?  

-Sales at auction houses. 

-Buyout of the art from one party in a divorce. 

-Philanthropic aspects to the distribution of art in a divorce. 

-Remember to look everywhere for works of value! Things that can be overlooked. 

Have you been told not to worry about the finances? Have you just been told he wants a divorce? Get out a pen and paper, as this episode contains valuable information from the renowned forensic accountant Tracy Coenen!

Widely known as a no-nonsense professional who delivers the “real deal” to her clients, Tracy has become one of the most sought-after forensic accountants working in the divorce space. As a woman in an industry once dominated by men, Tracy works tirelessly to help women going through complicated and high-net-worth divorces who feel powerless in their financial situations. 

Some questions we cover in today's episode: 

• What are the red flags of financial infidelity?

• What are some common lies that partners tell to hide money?

• What is financial abuse, and how can you protect yourself if you suspect it’s happening?

• What steps can she take to protect herself in a divorce if she was not the primary wage earner of their household?

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After over a decade as a divorce consultant in the San Francisco Bay area, Storey Jones has leveraged that experience to build the first holistic end-to-end platform for divorce to bring innovation and technology to an outdated system. She is determined to change the experience by providing education and brilliant efficiency with expansive daily tools designed so clients and professionals can seamlessly work on and understand the same financial and other case-related data. Storey will discuss dtour.life and how it is designed from the ground up to fundamentally redefine this life transition for both spouses and professionals.

Storey believes that a lot of the fighting in divorce is partly due to the lack of a framework for how to think about it, along with a lack of access to information, guidance, and tools. That is where dtour.life's philosophy comes into play!

Old Thought: I am so angry. I am devastated. I am scared. This is going to be a fight. I need a shark. I am so afraid of what I will have to give away or that I won’t get enough. What do I do? How am I going to survive it? (Complete and utter chaos of the mind.)

New Thought: I am so angry. I am devastated. I am scared. I know this emotional pain makes it difficult to be rational, so I will work on it and separate it from the process. I need to learn as much as possible about my options. I want to prepare so that I can make wise, informed decisions about how to move forward. We will always have a past together, and now we have to chart a new future for both of us.

Are you an affluent stay-at-home mother who was not involved in the finances for the entire marriage? Then listen in closely to this episode! Sarah Armstrong is a good divorce proponent who, based on her personal experience, wrote The Mom's Guide to a Good Divorce: What to Think Through When Children are Involved. She defines a good divorce as one that puts the children first.

Of course, most divorcing parents say they want to do what's best for the children, but walking that walk through the stresses of divorce is challenging at best. Sarah's valuable advice and actionable strategies can help. What is so interesting about Sarah is that by day she is vice president of global marketing operations at Google and has mentored both men and women her entire career. After hours, she is an avid "good divorce" advocate whose personal passion is sharing the keys to having a good divorce with affluent moms everywhere.

Today we discuss: Sharing and managing a nanny, the benefits of joint financial accounts for children's expenses, mortgage brokers in divorce, co-parenting tips, life insurance, and the way to have a good divorce! I know this episode will inspire you and make you feel like you are not alone. 

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With her personal experience and professional expertise as a powerful and passionate change-maker in South Africa, Jen is making waves of transformation of the divorce narrative worldwide for wealthy women. (Although Jen Stoler will not mention her client names, we talked a lot about the Kardasians in this episode, so it makes me wonder!) Attorney, coach, passionate international speaker, writer, podcaster, and the CEO & Founder of The Divorce Chick™ Tribe, Jen is an entrepreneur who advocates for the voice of children and the transformation of the narrative on divorce with the belief that "No divorce should be treated the same." 

Through the Divorce Chick™ Tribe, Jen offers support, information, and compassion to women who have decided to take their pain and turn it into power, giving themselves another opportunity to live their best life as their best selves. She not only gives women practical tools, insight, and legal guidance but also designs your personalized life in and after divorce roadmap. She is committed to helping others blossom and bloom and not purely exist through the divorce process and shares her wisdom with us today on the show.

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Stacy Francis is the President and CEO of Francis Financial: a fee-only boutique, wealth management, and financial planning firm dedicated to improving women's lives through economic and personal empowerment. The firm provides ongoing comprehensive advice for individuals and couples and specializes in helping divorcing or divorced women. Stacy is also the founder of the nonprofit Savvy Ladies, which supports and provides resources to all women. Stacy is a Certified Financial Planner, Certified Divorce Financial Analyst®, and Certified Estate and Trust Specialist with over 20 years of experience in the financial industry. 

She is the host of the Financially Ever After podcast and the author of The Financial Challenges Women Face During and After Divorce. She is a nationally recognized financial expert, one of twenty of the nation's leading wealth managers on CNBC's Digital Financial Advisor Council, a member of the Forbes Finance Council, and an expert contributor for The Wall Street Journal. She has appeared in hundreds of media outlets and has received numerous industry awards, among them, Forbes Top Women Wealth Advisors, Investopedia's 100 Top Wealth Advisors, Investment News Top 20 Women to Watch in the United States, and Financial Planning Magazine's Pro Bono Award.

Today we cover questions including:

• What financial aspect of divorce do most wealthy women forget about?

• Should you sell the homes and receive more in settlement or keep the houses?

• When is the best time to start working with a financial advisor (who actually understands the complexity of divorce and Ultra-High-Net-Worth lifestyles?)

• Do you have recommendations for getting educated once beginning a divorce?

• What should be my first step in investing after receiving a settlement?

Learn more about Stacy and her powerful work:

francisfinancial.com

francisfinancial.com/francis_team/stacy-francis/

feeonlynetwork.com/financial-advisor/stacy-francis/

/in/stacyfrancis/

Stacy@francisfinancial.com

And to learn about Savvy Ladies, Stacy's nonprofit:

Today's guest, Karen McMahon, is a divorce expert who helps clients around the world set appropriate boundaries and surrender to what they cannot control. She is here to discuss the power of acceptance and the importance of recognizing codependent behaviors and having healthier engagements in divorce, among many other topics.

We have a treat for you today, as guest Kary Brittingham will share her secrets on all things business and divorce. 

Kary had a degree in marketing and, as a mom for many years, found it hard to get back into the workplace. She decided to DO something for herself while raising children and started her own business. (Is there something that you do as a hobby that could be turned into a business opportunity?) Kary started a jewelry line, as she kept finding either too cheap or too expensive pieces elsewhere. Please tune in to hear more about her relatable story about success, business, and divorce!

Some top tips in this episode:

-Life is short. Don't wait to start a business. 

-Set goals for yourself (while married or divorced).

-Prepare yourself before you go into business.

Our next guest comes from the esteemed number one globally run matchmaking service, Kelleher International. It is important to remember that life is short; we learn from our past and to make sure you know that divorce is only a tiny part of your life. You will find love again, especially if you have the right team around you, like my favored guest Kristine Givas from Kelleher. As Kelleher knows, time is valuable, and finding a genuine connection can be exhausting, especially in today’s dating landscape. Kristine and her team bring over 30 years of experience in upscale professional matchmaking for celebrities, athletes, business visionaries, CEOs, and more.

And let's be honest. Nobody (including myself) who lives in the affluent world wants to settle for less once they are divorced, as they want someone who compliments them while having a comfortable lifestyle. Today's episode discusses all things about dating in the elite sphere. Kristine discusses how it begins with the self-reflection piece and knowing who you are. It is imperative to be able to answer: what does your ideal lifestyle look like in the years to come? And what are your values around money? And what do you expect your future partner to bring to the table? From my personal experience, I know how intimidating and challenging it is to answer these questions without lots of thought! You will learn a lot and find confidence in this discussion.

Conscious relationships, dating, and personal growth expert, Roy Biancalana, is a #1 best-selling author and a certified relationship coach. His mission is to work with individuals who desire to attract a lasting, conscious relationship. Roy is here to be brutally honest about his perspective on relationships. (This episode will give you faith that men are doing the work on themselves and can admit their wrongdoings in relationships!) 

The majority of affluent women try to survive their pain post-relationship by getting into a new one quickly. As Roy mentions in today's episode, you may need to find the places in you that you need to change before getting into another relationship.

We will cover numerous topics:

-Roy's provocative stance on Law of Attraction

-What it means when we say it is you, me, and my past

-Trust issues in relationships

-How to find the right one for you 

-Are all of your problems are because of your ex?

-Letting go of the past and freeing yourself up for a future relationship

To purchase Roy's book or take his relationship quiz, click here:

If you have deeply loved property, deep ancestry ties, solid values and beliefs, and children, this episode with Matina Agio is essential to listen to this episode.

Matina Agio is an inheritance counselor and creator of THE INHERITANCE MUSE METHOD™, a therapy-based approach addressing the emotional aspects and practical challenges of managing one's family heirlooms, collections, property & other inherited possessions. Her clients include collectors, historic homeowners, and family office members worldwide.

Takeaways and questions answered include:

Pre-divorce contemplation of what valuables, heirlooms, and collections are vulnerable and strategies on what to do so they are not lost or devalued.

Maria Natapov is an International Certified Coach, Certified Parent Coach, and a Rapid Resolution Therapy Practitioner. She is a Stepparenting Coach and founder of Synergistic Stepparenting where she helps stepparents transform family chaos into meaningful and harmonious co-parenting.

Can you be happier post-divorce? The answer is yes, according to divorce expert Jen Lawrence. Jen is a Certified Master Life Coach who helps women empty nesters find joy & purpose in midlife. She also operates a private divorce coaching practice that serves women in HNW marriages facing divorce. Mid-life women in divorce will want to listen closely to this episode! Jen will be discussing a multitude of topics that range from archetypes, surrounding yourself in beauty, and how to have meaning post-divorce.

If you want to find your identity, purpose, and style, visit:

Please be warned that this episode is going to get you thinking creatively... And will inspire you to start that business venture, even if in the middle of a divorce!

Our guest on today's episode is Travis Rosbach, who has had plenty of successful business ventures over the years. (Travis is the Founder of Hydro Flask, have you heard of him?!) He shares his wisdom with anyone thinking of starting a business during or post-divorce and believes in 'doing the right thing for the right price for the right reasons and with good intentions.'  I cannot help but wonder if his positive attitude and solid values have led him to succeed in business? Listen in for numerous robust insights, as the amount of business advice packed into this brief episode is astonishing.

For example, can challenges and obstacles be good? His answer is yes; you can enjoy the difficulty! Challenges and obstacles can be good things and help you get things done.

Some questions answered:

-How did you turn $11k into a Billion-Dollar Brand?

-Are degrees not needed for business?

-How does the Tumalo Group help start-ups launch?

Other key takeaways:

-Align your values with your work as an entrepreneur.

-Do people feel better? That is a win-win for businesses and consumers.

-Hard work and persistence can pay off. So can customer feedback.

-There is no one blueprint for starting a business.

-Have the right team around you.

-Enhancing people's lives will propel you forward in business.

-You will face obstacles easier if your intentions are pure.

-Women who don't have business experience can do better than others as they are more likely to try new things!

-Push the boundary.

Another unique and pure-hearted thing is that Travis wants you to reach out directly to him for consulting needs. So here is his website and PERSONAL email address.

As we all know, divorce is emotionally distressing. Jennifer Warren Medwin is the leading expert on conflict management and empowering women going through this tough process and is here to discuss:

- Empowerment Dynamic Theory and how humans always have a choice. (Victim vs. Creator)

-What to do when you have lost your voice and power in the relationship and how to gain control.

-How coaching can complement your divorce team and help you make the best decisions to reach your future goals.

You might be wondering what are Valuations and Forensic Services? In simple to follow terms, these 'sexy' financial issues in high-net-worth divorce cases are addressed by the one and only Karolina Calhoun, CPA/ABV/CFF, Vice President at Mercer Capital. Karolina has been involved with hundreds of valuation and litigation support engagements in various industries on local, national, and international levels. She also provides forensic and valuation services for family law matters.

So, in a nutshell, she is one of the most qualified people to turn to if your spouse has a successful business. And you are divorcing. And you are scared and uncertain of where to turn or what to do.

She also provides expertise in the following:

-Lifestyle Analyses

-Alimony and division scenario analyses at a point in time and over life accumulation (Alimony Pay & Need Analyses)

-Division of marital estate and understanding liquidity of underlying assets

-Pension valuations

-Other forensic services like tracing, income determination, searching for hidden assets

-Business valuations

-Economic and financial damages studies

Some examples of situations Karolina explains:

1) Although the underlying facts and circumstances vary so much from client to client, it is great to have an expert overview of the more common issues that arise in High-Net-Worth divorces. For example, think about if the husband is a business owner and happens to pay himself through the business. How then do you determine actual income for alimony and child support?

2) If the business has an asset worth or merely a vehicle of compensation? (Think about an LLC, which is a flow-through entity for an MD's medical directorship pay. Is that worth anything, or is it just a vehicle by which the doctor gets compensated?)

3) Another significant consideration in divorce is the liquidity aspect, as many business assets are a majority of the total marital estate. Karolina discusses potentially creating equalizations of all other assets and, in turn, raising the question of liquidity while considering potential alimony needs and abilities too.

To learn more about her firm:

If you have children and are thinking of divorce, this episode is for you to listen to. We have Kristin MacDermott who has done decades of research on resilience and is a licensed marriage and family therapist. Kristin is also the founder of a wildly successful online program called Parenting Through Divorce and is here to help you with bite-size skills you can use on your divorce journey. 

Some of the topics Kristin discusses today: 

What are the top three things that you see in your practice that causes children to resent their parents, and how can parents avoid these?

You have ten words that you say will stop an argument in its tracks. What are these ten words?

had to give parents one piece of advice about divorce, what would it be?

Why are conversations such an important part of raising resilient kids?

Reach Kristin's groundbreaking program on divorce and children: 

Today's guest, Shauna Hovancsek with Sweeney Conrad, is here to discuss the wealthy's favorite topic: taxes. 

As a leader in her field across the Pacific Northwest, she provides tax compliance and planning services to affluent individuals. She is going to cover critical terms and tips about women divorcing, so listen in closely. She has experience in a broad range of industries including real estate, manufacturing, professional services, and is an expert at brainstorming and problem-solving with clients, especially when it comes to divorce and making sure the process is fair. 

This episode revolves around the intricate world of college planning. If you think you can name a building and call it good, you are mistaken; especially when you add divorce into the mix. Vicki Vollweiler is here to discuss how she applies her analytical and coaching skills to work with clients on children planning for attendance at college or with a desire to acquire maximum scholarship dollars to reduce college costs. As with my work, all of her discussions are private and confidential, so clients find a relief that they do not need to worry about their family name and can have open and honest conversations. 

Her firm, College Financial Prep prides itself on the superior client services that it provides during what can be a confusing, emotional, and stressful time.  While in the midst of a divorce or post-divorce, she works with clients throughout the process by understanding the client's goals, finding the right mix of schools to apply to, accurately completing all financial aid forms, and knowing how to negotiate and work with universities, each child can go to the best college at the best price.

Double Board Certified Plastic Surgeon in the media (CNN, FOX, The Today Show, etc) for over one decade, Michelle Zweifler, MD is here to talk about women, divorce, and plastic surgery. She is a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon and General Surgeon specializing in facial rejuvenation as well as breast and body contouring. After successfully completing an Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Fellowship with John Q. Owsley, M.D., Dr. Michelle Zweifler established her plastic surgery practice in New York City. She is on the staff at the prestigious Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital, and Lenox Hill Hospital.

During her medical training, Dr. Michelle Zweifler received numerous honors and awards including the Samuel L. Kountz Award for Clinical Excellence in Surgery and the John O. Vieta Award for Professional Excellence and Compassionate Care. Dr. Zweifler strives to achieve each patient’s satisfaction and is truly committed and dedicated to excellent cosmetic results.

She talks to us today about the top procedures women get post-divorce, the importance of self-care, and how to ask the right questions to your plastic surgeon.

Learn more about Dr. Z and the procedures she performs: 

Objective. Non-judgemental. Confidential. These are words that Susan Kiernan uses over and over again when she works with her female clients during divorce as a Divorce Coach. As females going through a traumatic event, it is imperative to have a Divorce Coach by your side. In this episode, Susan brings her vast coaching experience into the room and challenges our ideas on how a divorce should be difficult. She also discusses the brain's role in divorce and how to combat triggers. 

Visit Susan's Site for more in-depth resources and to schedule a complimentary consultation:

If you think you cannot find love after your divorce, think again. Today's guest, April Davis, the founder of Luma, a luxury matchmaking service, is here to have a brief discussion about finding love post-divorce and the process of dating for affluent women. April has been featured in The Real Housewives, numerous television appearances including CBS and FoxNews, and is one of the fastest-growing Fortune 1000 companies. 

A few takeaways: 

-Having the right mindset. You get what you put out and you have to have an open mind when dating post-divorce. 

-If you have the highest standards, you will want the elite service of a team. (They help with the date coaching, date planning, millionaire matchmaking, and image consulting)

-Avoid repeating the same mistakes as you did in the last relationship! How do you avoid that? Personalized personality fitting and not getting on an app. 

Find more about April's Executive Matchmaking here: 

How to stay out of the courtroom? Want to feel calm, collected, polite, softer, kinder, and gentler to others?

This episode brings in the guest Douglas Noll, one of the most well-known and most awarded lawyers in the country. He has turned his career from being top litigation to a peacemaker. He will discuss how in divorce (and in our everyday lives), we can listen to others into existence. Other topics in our conversation include:

Learn his secrets on getting from feeling like the victim to being empowered.

How to overcome anger and resentment

Emotions of decision making

What causes relationships to fall apart?

How to learn and grow from your failed relationship

How to calm an angry person

How to develop emotional competency

If you have tried to learn emotional intelligence and failed, it is NOT your fault. Listen in to understand why.

The internationally known Pet Custody Consultant, Karis Nafte, is here to bring twenty-five years of experience as a professional animal behaviorist and discuss pets' best practices during a divorce. Her work worldwide is all about staying in a neutral, supportive position between the separating couple while keeping the animal's perspective in mind. 

Today she will answer some of the following questions:

What are the main problems she sees in dogs and divorce?

What are a few guidelines regarding pets for divorce professionals and wealthy divorcing clients?

Shared custody can work, but how?

For more information about Karis and other helpful resources she has, or to discuss your complex pet issues:

If you are coming from a place of fear at the thought of divorce, listen to this episode to immediately alleviate stress. Our guest is Rosemarie Ferrante, a family attorney focusing on non-adversarial divorce through mediation and collaborative divorce. Her mission is to positively impact the divorce process by giving couples the resources and tools they need to help their family transition smoothly through restructuring their family. Rosemarie and I will have a conversation on how the love you had in your marriage can still end in divorce, but with respect for one another. 

A few top takeaways in this episode include:

Understanding how good information leads to less intimidation in the divorce process 

Making sure you take your divorce process at your own pace; nobody else 

How to set yourself up for success long-term post-divorce 

To learn more about any part of the divorce process, reach out to Rosemarie at:

Your high net worth divorce may need a Private Investigator discussed in this episode, with Jay Groob, the leading private investigator in the country.

Do you think your spouse may be having an affair, emotionally or physically, with someone else? Do you know what is going on with your spouse online? We do not want to talk about it, but it is essential to know the facts about your high net worth marriage and who can help you!

Private investigative work may be the answer before you get divorced, which is why Jay will briefly cover his strong recommendations about divorce and secret and hidden underlying things he finds every day. American Investigative Services provides clients with integrity, discretion, dedicated service, comprehensive resources, and professionalism through straight-forward, one-on-one management of your most delicate and pressing divorce questions, all with 24-hour a day service.

Ase Elvebakk's company, Natural Nuance's mission, aims to create a new perception of luxury defined by nature's beauty. They want to make women's lives simpler by creating functional and durable pieces. Who better to have on to discuss the importance of giving yourself a treat during a divorce or to a dear friend?

Her global firm was founded as an Austrian-Swedish entrepreneurial duo with the ambition to create beautiful, functional bags and accessories using sustainable natural materials and circular design. Their products are handmade by small European artisans and are designed to be loved for years and then repurposed. She will discuss several fashion-related things, including Positive Luxury and sustainability in fashion.

Listen to the end for a unique secret that Ase shares about an upcoming limited series for listeners only!

If you want to keep your current lifestyle and get a divorce, how will you do so if you do not know what your soon-to-be ex's business is worth? The company is also your asset, so today, we will make sure you are not in the dark about potentially one of the most significant investments you will split in your divorce: the family business.  Not only do many people want to listen to this episode if they are thinking of divorce and are a business owner, but also if their spouse is the business owner and you are in the dark on everything related to it. Is it worth $275 million or more? Do you know what the value is and what the business is doing? 

Doug Marshall is a brilliant resource and is the owner of a firm specializing in working business valuing protection and planning. In this field, Doug dedicates his time to helping divorce professionals and female clients understand what is going on behind the family business or business scenes.  In this episode, he will answer (in simple terms!) what a business valuation is, the critical steps to take, and how to protect your lifestyle during and post-divorce by always valuing a business with a trusted team. 

Today's episode goes over strategies that benefit High Net Worth families, those receiving child support and the impact of educational funding, tips on the significant upcoming educational changes that affect the upper middle class and above, and other crucial financial divorce topics. Using both his financial and counseling skills, our guest Sandy Voit recognizes that educational planning issues in divorce provide us with explanations of the best options and the consequences of each choice.

Sandy provides support that encourages independence and freedom for women in divorce. By focusing on his client's personal goals and success, he prepares customized financial plans, develops personalized cash flow strategies, and guides them to focus on the clients' success and make them feel empowered in the process.

What better way to talk about the intimate topic of divorce and women than with Julia Jenkins. She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who helps women who have trauma, stress, depression, anxiety, and addiction recover. For numerous years she has worked with the belief of having a safe and non-judgemental environment to help women grow and heal. 

To name a few things we discuss in this episode: we develop an understanding of psychotherapy, taboo topics in psychology and finance when relating to divorce, and the importance of asking for help. 

Caviar and Champagne help when you are going through a divorce, but having a coach work to find your inner guidance and create a calm environment works even better. In this episode, Claudia-Sam Cataford Sauvé shows us how to become clear-headed and take care of ourselves with breathwork, and other techniques via her proven Tune-In Method, which she does with her private client's across the globe.

Recently, Sara Straw and I discussed luxury destination getaways (such as renting an Island from Richard Branson) that my clients have taken and talked in detail about financial travel spending on her podcast.

Now she joins me to share about what she does and how she helps affluent women plan for exciting trips; divorce, solo, or with girlfriends.

Sara is a New York City-based business owner, author, and certified meeting planner who loves to explore the world. With almost 15 years of experience in destination and strategic events, she has expanded her company, STW Planning™ to include full-service travel planning. Her firm's mission is to empower women to experience new cultures and gain independence through travel.

In addition to owning STW Planning™, she is the Solo Travel Woman podcast host and the author of The Ultimate Solo Travel Woman guide.

Learn more and get unique travel resources on her site and podcast:

Lisa Cook, the COO of Pacific Portfolios, joins the podcast to address questions like how wealth differs for affluent women? How does a wealth manager create peace of mind? What are some of the trends we see in the world of finance and wealthy women? This episode also discusses what questions to ask a wealth manager post-divorce.

Her firm provides tailored wealth management services combined with institutional quality investment solutions. Her firm's clients receive exclusive access to a dynamic financial planning process, sophisticated investment research and management, and in-house expertise. 

Divorce is hard when it comes to any asset level, although the more wealth involved usually leads to a more complex and specialized team to help you through it. That is why I brought Sandra to talk to us today about the complexities of divorce and to split the assets in wealthy families. 

Sandra Giudici MBA, CDFA®, ChSNC® is a Life Financial Planner and Certified Divorce Financial Analyst® professional who simplifies the divorce process and achieves favorable outcomes. Her goal is to lower your anxiety and concerns about divorce finances so you can gain c

In this episode, we discuss preserving your family wealth, when to find your professional divorce team and constructive insights on what to do pre-divorce if you never dealt with financial matters during your marriage.

I have had the pleasure of knowing Lisa for years and have seen what she can do for women in transition! Today we are so lucky to have Lisa discuss career transitions post-divorce on the podcast. 

Lisa is a career and retirement transition coach with her business New Aspect Coaching, specializing in helping clients identify encore careers, re-enter the workforce, or decide how to spend their time in retirement or semi-retirement.

She answers some of the most challenging questions that many women face in divorce, such as: 

How do women post-divorce create their vision for their future? How do you clarify values, strengths, and priorities?

What is the hardest thing that you have seen that stops women post-divorce from growing?

What is something that you have seen that you can help women get past?

Find more about Lisa on her site: