THE Amicable Divorce Expert with Judith Weigle

Strategies and Tips from a Marital Mediator and Divorce Coach w/Jennifer Warren Medwin MS, CDC, Author of Strategies and Tips from a Divorce Coach: A Roadmap To Move Forward

In this episode of THE Amicable Divorce Expert, you will learn the following:

 

1. What Marital Mediation is
2. When divorce is the result of Marital Management
3. Communication Skills and Conflict Management Strategies are keys in divorce
4. Where lawyers fit in the divorce process
5. The players in the management of the divorce process
6. The three important elements of communication: Tone of Words, Body Language,            Words
7. The most common mistakes to avoid in divorce
8. E + R = O (Event + Respond = Outcome)
9. Where the need for control comes from
10. Where does resolving the issues for divorce fit into the emotional and business sides of divorce and settlement discussions
11. When in the divorce process is a Divorce Coach hired
12. How to avoid post-divorce regrets
13. You are not alone in how you feel during divorce
14. How the challenges in divorce can make you stronger
15. Most common mistakes to avoid in divorce

 

#JenniferWarrenMedwin #DivorceCoach #Author #Divorce #DivorceMediation #Communication #Conflict #DivorceMistakes #SettlementRegrets #Challenges #Podcast #AmicableDivorce #Post-DivorceRegrets #BodyLanguage #BillEddy #BIFF #EmotionalDivorce #Control #FlexibleThinking

 

About the Author:

Jennifer Warren Medwin, MS is a CDC Certified Divorce Coach, Supreme Court of Florida Family Mediator, and a Certified Marital Mediator. Her private practice in Pinecrest, Miami is called Seeking Empowerment: Clarity through Partnership. Jennifer specializes in working alongside individuals and couples who are contemplating divorce and are fearful of high conflict and with those who hope to save their marriages. She partners with clients to develop the clarity, confidence, courage, conflict management strategies, and communication skills they need to move through the process. Jennifer uses her knowledge of coaching and mediation to help her clients emotionally prepare for the dissolution of their marriages or the reconciliation of their relationships in the most organized, time efficient, and productive manner. Additionally, Jennifer is Collaboratively trained, a member of the National Association of Divorce Professionals (NADP), a participant on the SupportPay Advisory Council, a member of the Amicable Divorce Network, an instructor at Family and Co-parenting Enrichment Services (F.A.C.E.S.), a committee member of KidSide, and a contributing writer for Your Tango, Thrive Global, and OurFamilyWizard. She is also the author of Strategies & Tips from a Divorce Coach: A Roadmap to Move Forward. Jennifer's approach to divorce coaching and mediation is one that provides clients with guidance and compassion through a difficult time in their lives.

Jen@seekingempowerment.com

www.seekingempowerent.com

Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn: @jenseekingempowerment
https://www.amazon.com/Strategies-Tips-Divorce-Coach-Roadmap/dp/1736854410/ref=sr_1_3?crid=1996RCJKQ4YMR

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/strategies-and-tips-from-a-divorce-coach-jennifer-warren-medwin/1140843462?ean=9781736854402

Really Long Celebrity Divorces and How to Shorten Yours

The celebrity divorces under the microscope are Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger (10 ½ years/Emotional Divorce was important); Bethenny Frankel and Jason Hoppy (8 years/Conflict Communication skills were needed); Brad Pitt and Angeline Jolie (4-5 years/Was it custody or ego prolonging the divorce settlement).

 

In this episode of THE Amicable Divorce Expert podcast, you will learn the following:

 

1. Divorces can take even longer than the Shriver/Schwarzenegger 10-year divorce
2. Budgets need to change to accommodate the divorce
3. Compromise as a key to settling the divorce
4. The word “fair” will get you nowhere
5. That there are two divorces, the Emotional Divorce and the Legal Divorce
6. Why the Emotional Divorce has to run its course
7. What a “Status Only” divorce means
8. No one knows how long a divorce will take, but the ones in control are the spouses, not the court and not the lawyers
9. Conflict Communication skills are vital to dealing with an acrimonious spouse

 

#celebritydivorces #angelinajolie #bradpitt #bethennyfrankel #jasonhoppy #mariashriver #arnoldschwarzenegger #childcustody #emotionaldivorce #legaldivorce #attorneys #communication #conflict #divorcesettlement #amicable #acrimonious #compromise #statusonlydivorce #fair #spouse #BIFF #BillEddy #JudithWeigle #personalitydisorders

Workplace Burnout and Divorce w/Dr. Jacqueline Kerr and Kristi Rible

This episode of THE Amicable Divorce Expert podcast is about workplace burnout for women and men who are also going through divorce.

 

This is what you will learn:

 

1. Burnout can lead to thoughts of suicide.

 

2. What leads to burnout? How does this specifically address working mothers?

 

3. The conditions in the workplace and the personal lives of people going through divorce both factor into overall burnout.

 

4. What is Parental Burnout?

 

5. How responsible is the employer in creating burnout?

 

6. What is proximity bias?

 

7. The Huuman Group™ is about humanizing the workplace. How?

 

8. What are the leadership skills necessary to address and prevent burnout?

 

9. Preventing burnout must be modeled by the leadership of an organization, along with middle management who can be the most burned out. How is this done?

 

10. Productively suffers when workers come to work under stress and emotional pain.

 

11. Children are even affected at school when their parents are in burnout. How can this change at home and at school?

 

12. How did Covid affect burnout by working from home?

 

13. Empathy, Emotional Intelligence, Social Skills in the ability to connect with the team to humanize the health and welfare of their workers.

 

14. What is Psychological Safety?

 

15. How does self-awareness influence leaders, and biases of leaders?

 

16. The importance of coaching in the study of behavior science to mitigate unconscious and conscious bias.

 

17. How does the feeling of failure due to divorce impact work productivity?

 

#burnout #workplaceburnout #divorce #empathy #emotionalintelligence #leadership #parentalburnout #leadershipskills #podcast #psychologicalsafety #suicideideation #diversity #loyalty #trust #safety #groupcoaching #vulnerability #coaching #mentalhealthcrises #TheHuumanGroup #Dr.JacquelineKerr #KristieRible #TheAmicableDivorceExpertpodcast #community #corporateleaders #courage #listeningskills #behaviorchange #unconsciousbias #biastraining #brainfog #workplacegenderbalance #performanceindicators #advocacy #businessadvocacy

 

Biographies of Dr. Jacqueline Kerr and Kristi Rible

 

Dr Jacqueline Kerr is a mom, behavior change scientist and burnout survivor. She hosts the podcast Overcoming working mom burnout. Her TEDx talk is How to stop burnout before it starts. She is the Head of Behavior Science at The Huuman Group and provides support to companies on having impact through evidence-based behavior change, understanding and solving multi-level public health problems such as burnout, and using implementation science to improve program effectiveness.

 

Dr Kerr is in the top 1% of most cited scientists worldwide. She was a public health professor until 2018 when she burned out. Dr Kerr’s work is included in the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s Community Health Guide and she has received over $56 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health and the American Heart Association working on interventions in community settings such as neighborhoods, schools, workplaces, and retirement communities. She also received over $10 million in funding focusing on women’s health. She has been passionate about age friendly cities and was a consultant to both the AARP and SANDAG.

 

You can connect with Dr Kerr through her:

Website: www.DrJacquelineKerr.com

Podcast: Overcoming working mom burnout

TEDx talk: https://youtu.be/9YY0gVnVPoQ

Stand up comedy: https://youtu.be/Ulx5VNK4E08

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-jacqueline-kerr-a62581173/

 

As founder and CEO of The Huuman Group™ (a leadership, coaching, and culture consultancy), Kristi is dedicated to humanizing the workplace by building caring leaders for thriving cultures. Caring leaders understand that the future of work demands flexibility for successful work+life integration, psychological safety, and full a representation of our collective humanity: diverse, equitable, and inclusive.

 

Her international leadership experience spans more than twenty years of working across technology and consumer products for both public and startup ventures throughout the US, Latin America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. To every consulting, teaching, or coaching engagement, she brings an intercultural and multidisciplinary perspective.

 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristirible/

LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/the-huuman-group™/

Instagram: @kristirible and @thehuumangroup

Twitter: @kristirible

www.thehuumangroup.com

Integrity, Leadership and Goal-Setting in Marriage w/Richard Melancon, CPA, Author, Speaker

Episode 199: Integrity, Leadership and Goal-Setting in Marriage w/Richard Melancon, CPA, Author, Speaker

 

In this episode you will learn the following:

 

1. Integrity-based Leadership and how Integrity and Leadership are present in marriage

 

2. Success in Marriage: Matching Values even though spouses may think and behave differently, they want the same goals on Money, retirement, relationships monogamy marriage

 

3. The shift from dating to marriage: Communicate differently but values same. Problem-solving is different but goals the same

 

4. Is your marriage goal-based?

 

5. Financial challenges and goal-setting and the importance of living within your means

 

6. Why money breaks marriages up and how to prevent this

 

7. Financial reality in goal-setting and how it successfully works

 

8. Inappropriate use of money is a symptom of a bad marriage

 

9. The symptoms that inappropriate expenditure of money reveals

 

10. How to create a better future financially, married or divorced

 

11. When bankruptcy should be considered

 

12. Parents are financial role models to their children

 

13. What place does money have in your opinion of yourself

 

14. How is staying in a job that isn’t really satisfying similar to staying in a marriage that isn’t really satisfying

 

15. How developing a business is similar to building a family

 

16. Success in your attitude shows in your bank account

 

17. “Dating for any other reason than finding a spouse isn’t a date. It’s just a good time.”

 

#integrity #leadership #goal-setting #marriage #divorce #finances #financialinsecurity #bankruptcy #money #parenting #rolemodel #communication #marriagesuccess #dating #similarvalues #values #CPA #author #speaker

 

BIOGRAPHY FOR

RICHARD A. MÉLANÇON, CPA

 

Richard Mélançon has 25+ years of experience as a Certified Public Accountant, Business Consultant, Professional Speaker, and author.  As a business consultant, he has worked with companies from coast – to – coast to improve operations, enhance security, identify workflow improvements, build an ethical culture, and improve staff productivity. 

 

Mr. Melancon has published three books since 2009.  His first book, “You Can Afford the Good Life,” is a personal money management guide for people who are in financial crisis.  His second book “18 Secrets to Unlock Profits and Inspire Employees,” helps companies to implement “Best Practices” to operate an effective business.  His third book, “Integrity-Based Leadership,” helps business owners align their personal values with the corporate mission to reduce stress, build team spirit with employees, and expand profits significantly.  Mr. Melancon has developed a professional speaking platform for these topics for groups and workshop settings.

 

Richard A. Melancon, CPA

4436 Glendale Street

Metairie, LA 70006

VOICE 504-780-909 1

FAX 877-886-4455

E-mail:  Richard@ramcpa.com

Website:  www.ramcpa.com

www.Linkedin.com/in/Richardmelancon

www.Facebook.com/richardcpa

www.Twitter.com/richardcpa

 

 

The Importance of Openness and Honesty in Mediation w/Joseph George, Mediator

This episode explores the realities of making a good mediation. It’s simple: Be Honest, Be Empathetic, Be Human

 

You will learn:

 

1. How to be frank

 

2. How to allow the mediator to move the discussion forward

 

3. How to negotiate

 

4. How not to be held hostage in divorce

 

5. How to think through and prioritize the division of assets

 

6. How not to be held hostage in divorce mediation

 

7. How to recognize a power imbalance in order to mediate

 

8. Difference between options vs advise and move beyond impasse

 

9. That your mediator can identify compromises that the parties can’t hear for themselves

 

10. Mediators have to come to the mediation with an open mind

 

#mediation #mediator #divorce #divorcemediation #negotiation #hostage #impasse #assets #negotiate #hostagenegotiation #powerimbalance #honesty #openmindedness #compromise #activelistening #mediate #divorcesettlement

 

Joseph George Biography

Joseph George is an intelligent and astute businessman with an innovative and motivational mindset. His passion for helping people shows in his body of work.  He is an independent, full-time Supreme Court-appointed mediator and arbitrator. As an arbitrator, his role is to ensure the parties get a fair and effectively managed proceeding. His talents as a mediator, helps to guide the parties to a mutually satisfactory dispute settlement. The combination of his past industry experience in contract negotiations and his skills in crisis management makes him an ideal mediator or arbitrator for matters involving construction or employment, as well as complex business disputes. Both roles are crucial components in his position as a founding partner with the George & George ADR Group.

Apart from the business world Mr. George has a meticulous work-life balance, as he is a devout family man. He currently resides in Jacksonville, Florida with his family and is very hands on with his autistic child. He works closely with an individualized education program (IEP) which helps him to address any therapy for speech, behavior, or sensory concerns his child may have.  He is also a promoter of community service and is an avid supporter of community groups designed to inspire and motivate women of all ages.

Joseph George

Executive Director  

George & George ADR Group

https://georgeandgeorgeadr.com/

 

 

Florida Supreme Court Certified County Mediator

Florida Supreme Court Qualified Arbitrator

License Notary & E-notary

Certified Loan Signing Agent

Certified Paralegal/Legal Assistant

Certified Cannabis Mediator

Certified ADA Coordinator/ Subject Matter Expert

Certified Human Resource Professional

CERTIFIED RECRUITING  PROFESSIONAL (CRP)

 

830-13 A1A N Suite 122

Ponte Vedra Bch, FL 32082

 

904-553-2540 

Episode 197 The Complexities of Gender Identity in Divorce w/Attorneys Meagan Spomer & Greg Lake

You will learn how gender identity affects the divorce in the following ways:

 

1. Children have a transition to make to accept the nuances of gender switches with a parent
   1. Male to female didn’t want his children calling him
   2. Obligation of the parent to make sure the child is protected through this process

 

2. Transitioning genders is sensitive and justifiably selfish, but with consequences of attachment to the children

 

3. The variety of examples of gender identity is cross-dressing, transgenderism, nonbinary, bisexual

 

4. Religion in a gender identity divorce is an issue

 

5. Full disclosure isn’t always given to all relatives for a while

 

6. Family therapy can help, especially in a co-parenting relationship

 

7. Mediation is a better route to go in gender identity cases because of the potential biases of the Judge assigned to the case

 

8. Adoption can be affected in a same sex or alternative sex marriage

 

9. Changing the language on forms regarding gender identification has started for the adults and children

 

10. Co-parenting can be affected if one parent cannot accept the transition of the other parent in co-parenting time

 

11. The importance of pausing the legal divorce until the emotions of the parents and the family are settled

 

#gender #transgender #nonbinary #transsexual #heterosexual #homosexual #gendenridentity #divorce #gay #straight #gendercomplexities #coparenting #mediation #trial #JudgesBias #courtorder #GregLake #MeganSpomer #podcast #divorcepodcast #amicabledivorce

 

Biographies

 

Meagan Spomer, Esq. of Nebraska Legal Group was a prosecutor for Douglas County Child Support Enforcement. It was there that she not only gained invaluable and extensive trial experience, she also saw how wrong things can go in family law cases. Having seen the worst, Megan is committed to providing the very best representations for her clients.

 

Meagan co-founded the Nebraska Family Law Organization, an organization focused on increasing students’ interest in family law, as well as connecting established attorneys with law students. The organization has succeeded in bringing mentoring to students and attracting quality young lawyers to the practice of divorce and family law.

 

 

Greg Lake, Esq. of Nebraska Legal Group focuses his practice on matters with contested custody, complex financial inquiries, and unique legal questions which arise throughout divorce and custody proceedings. Greg has two young children of his own and understands the challenges that parents face when they are suddenly faced with the fact that they will not be able to see their children daily, must begin budgeting on a single income, or the many other challenges which may arise during a custody proceeding. Greg’s passion for family extends beyond the Courtroom as he volunteered to coach his son’s soccer team where he teaches teamwork, discipline, and patience. When not coaching, Greg and his family spend time putting together puzzles, going to the Zoo, and watching Husker games.

Greg applies the same principles of teamwork, discipline, and patience to the practice of law which assists clients in making the best decisions for their case. Greg excels in simplifying the complex legal questions not only for his clients but the Court as well. Taken together, these fundamentals help client’s in making decisions that will impact their financial future, and most importantly, their future with children.

Celebrity Divorce? Tom Brady & Gisele Bundchen…Commitment has an Energy that Defines the Relationship

Everybody struggles with having a career and raising a family. Either one spouse works and the other raises the family. Or both spouses work and one person raises the family. It’s a rare family in which both parents work and both contribute equally to raising the family.

 

Aspects to a Relationship that Make it Strong:

1. Mutual Commitment to a Goal of Raising a Family
2. Sharing Family Duties
3. Career: Two-career household with One Career more public than the other career, essentially creating the appearance that one career was more important or made more money
4. If they both had careers, it appeared that Gisele spent more time raising the children. Why? Since she made more money than Tom.

 

I want to talk about the energy people bring to the marriage, and the energy people use in the divorce. I’m using the relationship of Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen to show that their energy was united until Tom reneged on retirement, and Giselle stopped showing up for the games, resulting in a losing season so far for Tom Brady.

 

When Tom and Giselle met, Giselle was wealthier than Tom, and still is, accumulating her wealth as a successful supermodel, starting as a Victoria’s secret runway Angel. She was making more money than Tom. Then Tom’s career started to take off, and the deal apparently was that Giselle would be a stay-at-home mom and Tom would be the breadwinner. Giselle was at every game with the growing family. As Tom approached 45 years of age, I believe I read that Tom was going to stay home and invest more time in raising the two children. When Tom unretired the shit hit the fan. Giselle stopped coming to Tom’s games and Tom has not been winning. I mean he lost tot the Pittsburgh Steelers, my team, last week. That’s pretty bad.

 

I’m doing a speech on Presenteeism for corporate America, a term used to describe people being at work but unproductive due to emotional pain. The title of the speech is Driven to Distraction. I think this applies to Tom Brady and his unproductive season so far.

 

My point is that there was an energy that helped fuel Tom’s performance on the field with Giselle at the games. They were a team, too. It seems that when that team disbanded, it affected his other team, the football team.

 

#tombrady #giselebundchen #commitment #marriage #energy #relationship #parenting #familyduties #family #career #divorce #teamwork #podcast #divorcepodcast #happiness

Women Divorce and Money w/David Stolz, CPA, Certified Divorce Financial Analyst, Author

 

On THE Amicable Divorce Expert podcast this week we speak with David Stolz about why he wrote a book for women regarding financial decisions in a divorce settlement, how to know if the financial decisions negotiated created an equal distribution of assets and debts for both spouses, and clarification on filing taxes once a divorce has been filed.

 

Here’s what was discussed:

 

1. Why the focus on women and divorce

 

2. When required to file other than “married Jointly”

 

3. How state and federal laws impact your income or asset division when filing “married single or Head of Household”

 

4. Discuss tax implications with your accountant before filing the divorce settlement to insure the settlement is equal after taxes

 

5. When to register a divorce with Human Resources when a pension is involved

 

6. Why a court settlement won’t take tax implications into consideration

 

7. Options in filing taxes with a Legal Separation filing

 

8. Debt obligations of one spouse for the other while married

 

9. What an Equalization Payment is and Equal Distribution of Assets

 

10. A good case for mediation as opposed to court

 

11. Emotions and how they can impact bad Legal Decisions

 

12. How to financially function before divorce filing and while taking care of their emotions

 

13. How emotions, money, and decision-making work together

 

14. Monthly pension payments vs lump sum payout

 

#financialadvice #divisionofassets #finances #financialanalyst #certifieddivorcefinancialanalyst #mediation #divorce #equalizationpayment #legalseparation #taxfilingoptions #pensions #money #QDRO #emotionaldecisionmaking

 

Biography of David Stolz

 

David Stolz is a principal in Stolz and Associates, a wealth management firm outside of Seattle, WA. He has more than 20 years of experience working with high net worth individuals in the areas of tax, and divorce financial planning. David has written and contributed to various articles on tax, financial and divorce planning in numerous publications including: New York Times, CBS News, CNBC, Washington, Journal of Accountancy and others.

David and his wife live in Tacoma, WA and enjoy the sunshine of Hawaii as well as adventure travel. They share five kids and a growing number of grandkids.

https://www.david-stolz.com

Facebook: davidstolzauthor

Instagram: stolz_dave

When Divorce Mediation is Right for You w/KATHERINE MILLER, Esq., Mediator, MILLER LAW GROUP

1. What is Mediation and How Does it Work?
   1. Is the mediator like a judge and makes decisions for the couple?
   2. When does a mediator venture an opinion or a suggestion in resolving outstanding issues in a settlement?
   3. What is external vs. Internal information?
2. Who has a good profile for mediation?
   1. Why are you here?
   2. Willingness / motivation                                      
3. Who is wrong for mediation?
   1. Reactive devaluation
   2. Power balance
   3. No legal advice or understanding of the law
4. When is mediation right for the couple?
5. When is mediation wrong for the couple?
6. Divorce is a people problem with a legal consequence
7. Have you ever stopped a mediation because it appeared to be fruitless, or because of a power imbalance?
8. 9 Tips to hire the right divorce attorney.

 

About Katherine: 

Katherine Eisold Miller is an attorney on a mission to change how people divorce and help them divorce with dignity. She is the founder of the Miller Law Group and a Director and Trainer with the Center for Understanding in Conflict. She has been working in the field of family law for more than 35 years as an attorney as well as a mediator. She hosts the radio show/podcast Divorce Dialogues. She is co-author of the #1 Amazon bestseller “A Cup of Coffee with 10 of the Top Divorce Attorneys in the United States” and the author of the “New Yorker’s Guide to Collaborative Divorce.” Her many media accolades include interviews on CBS New York, NBC New York and features in New York Times (2), US News & World Report, ABC News, Money Magazine, Splitopia, Fox News, Huffpost, and BravoTV.

 

#DivorceMediation #Mediator #Conflict #Coparenting #CoparentingwithaNarcissist #BravoTV #CollaborativeDivorce #DivorceLawyers #DivorceAttorneys #DivorceCourt #Compromise #Respect #DivorcewithDignity #AttorneyKatherineMiller #MediatorKatherineMiller #MillerLawGroup #DivorceLitigation #AmicableDivorce #CenterforUnderstandinginConflict #DivorceDialogues #NewYorkTimes #FoxNews #USNews&WorldReport #ABCNews #MoneyMagazine #Huffpost #Splitopia

Understanding Attorneys, Paralegals and the Human Side of Law w/Eda Rosa

In THE Amicable Divorce Expert podcast, we feature Eda Rosa, LLC a Ft. Lauderdale legal professional who has a concierge paralegal service for attorneys, has her own podcast, Let’s Talk Legal, and is an author of two books that support honesty and ethics in legal services.

 

 

Here’s what you’ll learn:

 

1. The relationship between attorneys and paralegals

 

2. The role of paralegals in a law firm

 

3. The human side of working in a legal relationship

 

4. The right way attorneys should provide service to clients

 

5. How law schools brainwash students to want to fight s attorneys

 

6. What attorneys can and should do to better represent their clients, and promote a more positive image in the legal industry

 

7. The relationship between Humanity and Law

 

8. The intention is to provide excellent service in the face of being human

 

9. How to choose the right attorney

 

10. Trust your gut when hiring legal professionals

 

11. Signs that your attorney is doing more than necessary just to charge you

 

12. Types of questions to ask your attorney to know the status of your case

 

13. Resources to teach you how legal services should be provided

 

14. Signs that your attorney is doing less than they should

 

15. The client’s role in an attorney-client relationship

 

16. Options in hiring legal services other than attorneys

 

#attorneys #lawyers #paraprofessionals #paralegals #ethics #honesty #litigation #court #familylaw #legaladvice #EdaRosa #Let’sTalkLegalPodcast #attorney-clientrelationship

Biography of Eda Rosa

 

Eda Rosa accrued 19 years of professional excellence in the legal profession. Early in her career she was a full-time paralegal for law firms across Florida’s tri-county area. She has gained valuable experience supporting attorneys nationwide by efficiently managing the caseload process, delivering a trustworthy product with supporting legal research and enhancing client relations. Additionally, Rosa gained practical knowledge in foreclosure/real estate law, personal injury, legal research, title work, and business/corporate law.

 

Eda Rosa, LLC. Is a concierge service providing legal support to law firms.

 

Let’s Talk Legal and Behind the Oath-Experiences of Paralegals are Rosa’s two books.

 

Let’s Talk Legal is also the name of Eda’s podcast.

 

www.EdaRosaLLC.com