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When Susie’s husband left her four years ago, she took life’s harsh blow as a massive call to action. Suddenly a single mother with three young kids under the age of 5, Susie used her previous manufacturing contacts and design experience to turn her anti-shapewear idea into a global business. Susie is at the forefront of the anti-shapewear movement, which rejects prolonged body compression and the use of non-breathable synthetic materials. She has successfully launched Skanties in the Australian market in 2019 as a single mother of three young children.

Co-parenting post divorce can be difficult, especially when you first step away from emotionally charged divorce negotiations and into a cooperative new parenting dynamic. How our co-parenting experience unfolds will depend somewhat on how your co-parent behaves…but you have little to no control over that. It largely depends on your perspective and behavior and what you bring to the table.Today’s guest lives and works in the co-parenting space and has noticed and addressed the difficulties that arise when those of us with people pleasing tendencies enter this co-parenting dynamic. We will be speaking today about her new book “The People-Pleasers Guide to Co-Parenting Well” which reveals how prioritizing peacekeeping may hinder your ability to co-parent successfully. Her book provides a simple framework for shifting into being an intentional, in-control, and purpose-driven parent.More ways to contact Mikki Gardener:SM: @MikkiGardnerPodcast: Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/co-parenting-with-confidence/id1591303883, Email: hello@mikkigardner.com, Website: www.mikkigardner.com, Book: https://geni.us/ThePeoplePleasersGuideNOTE: contact Mikki with pic of her book and she will send you a Free Companion Workbook with book purchaseMore Ways to Contact Karen McMahon and Journey Beyond Divorce:Journey Beyond Divorce Website (https://www.jbddivorcesupport.com/)Karen’s Podcast (https://www.jbddivorcesupport.com/jbdpodcast)Journey Beyond Divorce Instagram Page (https://www.instagram.com/journey_beyond_divorce/)Free Journey Beyond Divorce Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/JourneyBeyondDivorce)Book a Free Rapid Relief Call (https://www.jbddivorcesupport.com/rapid-relief-call)

Fear and uncertainty often leave us presenting as a bit of a hot mess post-divorce. In this episode, Theresa Lear Levine joins to discuss this opportunity to heal and take a close look at how we choose to be in our lives.

Virtually everyone who works in the divorce industry will agree that the court system is broken and often does more harm than good for those facing divorce. Unless your situation is extreme and needing the heavy hand of the court, there are significantly better, more amicable approaches to dissolving your marriage such as mediation and the collaborative process. Family lawyer, Andrea Vacca, joins to discuss.

There are many ways to approach divorce. Today we are talking about a few simple but powerful exercises you can do to advance a swift settlement in your case. Our guest, Randi Karmel recommends her clients begin with crystal clarity. She has them write the following lists to get clear on what they want and where they do and don’t have flexibility.

One of the hardest steps we have to take when entering divorce is telling our kids and then navigating these turbulent early stages with their best interest in mind.  There is a lot of excellent advice on when and how to tell. Today we add some nuance to the conversation. Telling the kids in a ‘garden variety’ divorce may look different than a high conflict divorce. We talk about doing what is best for the children, not you or your spouse; keeping it age appropriate and sharing comforting details of what comes next without overwhelming them with too much information.