Drew Boland, Senior Vice President of the national mortgage lending firm, Guaranteed Rate, shares all the ins and outs of financing your new home. Drew shares details on: how to work with a mortgage banker, determining your readiness for a mortgage, the documentation needed, considerations for refinancing, and an overview of the process of financing a mortgage and types of mortgages. In his warm and approachable way, Drew makes the discussion of mortgages informative and interesting. For those entering the real estate market, this is a must-listen!

Drew’s Website

Mortgage Calculators:

What You Need to Know about Buying and Selling a Home

Annie Caltabiano, a real estate broker for 23 years, talks real estate for divorced women. She tells us what factors to consider and the process of selling your marital home so the process is as smooth as possible and you get the most value. Annie shares all of the details on how to find a realtor, determine if you should rent or buy, prepare for the process, and find your new home. Whether it’s been a while since you’ve been in the real estate market or you never have, particularly on your own, this podcast will set you up to start looking for your Chapter 2 dream home!

Annie’s Website

In this fourth installment of the Dating after Divorce series, the amazing Cassie Zampa-Keim, relationship strategist, author, and coach, joins us again to share all the how-tos about navigating online dating communication on the site, moving into phone calls, and then to that first date. This episode is full of great practical advice to take the big step from making your profile to first date.  You’ll feel like you have your own personal dating coach!

Cassie’s book: Finding Love After 50: Modern Dating Strategies for Women from an Industry Insider.

For the third in our Dating after Divorce series, relationship strategist, author, and coach Cassie Zampa-Keim takes us through all of the nitty-gritty about creating your online dating profile – from photos to written description. Cassie answers lots of questions about what to put in, which kinds of photos are best, and how to complete the full profile and get it up and out there. This is a great how-to for anyone looking to create their online dating profile to get results!

Cassie Zampa-Keim’s website: http://www.innovative-match.com/

Cassie’s book: Finding Love After 50: Modern Dating Strategies for Women from an Industry Insider.

We’re back with Cassie Zampa-Keim, renowned dating relationship strategist, author, speaker, and coach, for our second in the series Dating after Divorce. In this episode, Cassie tells why online dating is now the best way to meet men (hint: think of it as a digital cocktail party).  She also gives an overview of the sites and how to get started, expels some myths, and shares some of the biggest mistakes women make and how to avoid them. If you haven’t yet ventured into online dating – or did and it was a disaster, tune in to hear how online dating can work for you.

Cassie Zampa-Keim’s website: http://www.innovative-match.com/

Cassie’s book: Finding Love After 50: Modern Dating Strategies for Women from an Industry Insider.

This is the first podcast in our Dating after Divorce series with Cassie Zampa-Keim, renowned dating and relationships strategist, author, speaker, and coach. Cassie shares how to get off the bench and start dating again, her Date Smart strategies, and how to overcome the fear and anxiety that come with getting back out there. Cassie is positive and empathetic, and she talks about the mindset as well as practical tips to feel good – even excited – about dating again. For anyone who’s even vaguely considering dipping their toes back into the dating waters, this is a must-listen!

Cassie Zampa-Keim’s website: http://www.innovative-match.com/

Cassie’s book: Finding Love After 50: Modern Dating Strategies for Women from an Industry Insider.

This is our first podcast on the hot subject of sex after divorce. We talk about kickstarting desire, first date sex, and sex when you feel like a virgin again. It’s one of many covering this topic, so get ready to begin delving into sex after divorce!

Loneliness and isolation can be huge challenges after divorce – but being alone can have huge advantages when you open up to it. In this episode, we take some listener and reader questions around living alone for the first time in a long time, feeling lonely and devastated after divorce, and what to do when your whole community is related to your ex. We talk about strategies for building community and making the most of solo time. While being solo might take some getting used to, you can do it without feeling lonely.

In this episode, Karen Bonnell, best-selling author of The Co-Parents Handbook and The Parenting Plan Handbook, shares invaluable advice about co-parenting during the holidays so you and your family can have the best holiday season possible.

Karen has been helping divorced families for over 30 years, and she generously offers her wealth of

Karen Bonnell’s Website:     http://coachmediateconsult.com/

Getting through the holiday season post-breakup can be tough. Mary Beth and Matana share ideas from their Surviving the Season Solo articles and from friends and the Chapter2Club community.  They answer listener questions about getting through the holidays after a break-up. Make the season a bit brighter with these tips for planning, parties, self-care, and getting support.