Divorce Source Radio

In this episode of The Intelligent Divorce, with Mark Banschick, M.D., we discuss what it is about divorce that makes seemingly "normal" people behave in crazy, and even violent, ways?

Dr. Banschick explains that it's quite common for divorcing individuals to feel like they are the victim. This can even be the case for people who have had an affair, because they might see the reason they did so was that their partner wasn't paying attention to them.

When relationships go wrong, your partner might be pushing all of your hot buttons, setting you off into a rage to the point of verbal or domestic violence. We'll explore the role control and narcissistic behavior can play in this harmful behavior during divorce.

Above all, divorcing couples should put their children first and protect their innocence by not dragging them into their relationship problems. It is vital that you learn to manage your emotions in order to avoid verbal and physical abuse and manipulation, for the sake for your children and your own peace of mind.

For more on Dr. Mark Banschick, visit: www.TheIntelligentDivorce.com

On our show today we had the great pleasure of speaking with founder of Life’s Permissionslip.com life and business coach Michael Tertes! Michael did something many of us dream of doing and quit his corporate job (that was sucking his soul and killing his family life) and followed his passion. It took Michael 10 years to do what he knew in his heart was his life’s mission and that was to serve others by becoming a coach. And what a coach he is! Lesley has worked with Michael as he is primarily an entrepreneur coach but so much of what he teaches relates to the emotional side of being human and single again!Are you settling for mediocrity, pretending life is great, trying to be a hero and do it all, are you a martyr or feel stuck in an area of your life? Listen to discover which of the 7 archetypes you may be and how to make 3 shifts in your life to move from frazzled to fabulous.

In this program, you'll learn to:

• GET HONEST/GET REAL
• GET WHO YOU REALLY ARE
• GET OUT OF YOUR OWN WAY

Michael is offering a first time ever break through teleconference to help you create your own personal course to having a fabulous life www.FrazzledToFabulous.com join us and bring a friend for free!

At the time many couples decide to divorce, the intimacy in their relationship had subsided years ago. This process can erode slowly to the point where many don't even notice it happening until it's too late.

Intimacy includes sex but is much more than that. Intimacy is about being emotionally close to your partner, about being able to let your guard down, and let him or her know how you really feel. Intimacy is also about being able to accept and share in your partner's feelings, about being there when he/she wants to let their defenses down.

So why does intimacy fade and can the flame be rekindled? Many affairs are the result of intimacy dying in a relationship, and then finding someone else that makes them feel more important, loved and understood than their own partner.

In this episode of Divorce Source Radio with Steve Peck from The Divorce Expo in Chicago, Rev. Dr. Gary A. Williams and his wife Greta join the program to discuss how to co-create successful, intimate relationships. They bring a new insight into love and marriage and offer and alternative to divorce.

For more on the Williams, visit: www.SensuousSeminars.com

Today on Single Again! Now What? with Joanie & Steve, Terry Gaspard, of www.MovingPastDivorce.com, joins us to discuss her mission of helping women who grew up in divorced homes make healthy choices in their relationships. (Steve helps represent for the male audience as well.)

Terry and her daughter, Tracy Clifford, are both daughters of divorce. Together, they started their website because they believe that many women struggle silently and needlessly through divorce.

Many daughters of divorce have trouble trusting their partners, fear their relationships will not succeed, and struggle with issues related to self-worth. A history of divorce in a girl’s childhood can predict ambivalence towards commitment in intimate relationships. With respect to divorce proneness, women whose parents divorced are more likely to enter marriage with lower confidence in the future of their marriage, potentially raising their risk of divorce.

Even though divorce no longer carries its old stigma in our culture, it still hurts as much as ever. While people’s reasons for divorcing vary, there are many emotions and transitions that have to be dealt with as family members rebuild their lives. Recent evidence has demonstrated that divorced individuals have higher rates of depression, lower levels of life satisfaction, and more health problems than married people. Terry shares her personal story of dealing with divorce and tells how their new website is helping women and daughters of divorce.

Be sure to stop by our Single Again! Now What? Facebook page at: www.Facebook.com/SingleAgainNowWhat and join our community!

On today's program, Steve's guest is Dr. Margret Paul, co-founder of INNER BONDING, the complete process of self-healing anxiety, depression, addictions and relationships.

Margaret holds a Ph.D. in psychology and is a relationship expert, noted public speaker, workshop leader, educator, and artist. She has appeared on many radio and TV shows, including the Oprah show and has successfully worked with thousands of individuals and couples, and shares how Inner Bonding can help you create the life you deserve.

Inner Bonding offers a complete self-healing process that has not been offered by either psychology or religion. People are recognizing that life is empty without the spiritual dimension, but religion has not always provided that.

Inner Bonding differentiates between love intended to get and love intended to give, between power over others and power within self. It provides a much-needed process for moving out of fear and into love, out of the need to control and into trust, so you can weather the storms of everyday life and embrace the sacred privilege of life on this planet.

If you are struggling with issues of aloneness, emptiness, depression, self-esteem, anger, or violence; addiction problems including weight problems and food addiction, drug and alcohol addiction, relationship, love and sex addiction; personal issues including childhood physical, sexual, emotional and spiritual abuse; shame, lack of motivation and goal achievement, this is a "must hear", life changing program!

For more information on Dr. Paul and Inner Bonding, visit: www.InnerBonding.com.

Privacy rights of your health information are well established within the healthcare community. Doctors, nurses and pharmacists know that you have a right to privacy of your health information. However, there's a GAP, a loop whole if you will, and something that HIPAA (The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) does not address – and that happens in many walks of life – in particular divorce court. You may be surprised to learn that the privacy of your health information is not protected when it is inappropriately used in divorce court by your spouse and their attorneys. The first step is being aware of the problem, the second step is taking initiative to control the inappropriate use of health information for yourself and that of your children.In the episode of Divorce Source Radio with Steve Peck from The Divorce Expo in Chicago, Medical Business Associates founder, Rebecca Saltiel Busch joins us to discuss our healthcare rights and explains why we need to be our own health advocate. Rebecca is also an accomplished author and educator. With over 200 publications and presentations, Rebecca has presented to universities, large corporations, government entities, associations, financial institutions, and small businesses. Her passion - to create educated, conscientious healthcare consumers - is reflected in her works, including her latest book Personal Healthcare Portfolio - a survival guide to the complex healthcare market.For more on Rebecca, visit: www.MbaAudit.com

On this edition of Single Again! Now What?, Joanie and Steve take another look at infidelity in relationships. Some couples find a way to work through the hurt and pain and stay together, while for others, divorce is the only option.The producer of Unfaithful, on The Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN), met Steve at The Divorce Expo in Chicago and asked us to reach out to any of our listeners that would be willing to share their story of infidelity for an upcoming episode of Unfaithful - Season #3 on OWN. Whether you were able to save your relationship or not isn't the point, it's the journey that either brought you back together or tore a once loving relationship apart. We believe we can learn from others, and if you are willing to be featured on an upcoming episode and share your story, Steve will provide information on how to do so at the end of the show.Other topics discussed include:

• Are business asking us to give up too much personal information when applying for a job?
• Are we losing our personal rights and privacy?
• Is Fall your favorite time of the year and how does this season affect you?
• What age were you when you discovered you couldn't party like it's 1999 anymore?
• Going overboard on cruise ships
• The Oprah Winfrey Network wants you!
• And much more.

(Lesley got stuck in traffic and wasn't able to make this show)For more on the Single Again! Now What? trio, visit their Facebook page at www.Facebook.com/SingleAgainNowWhat.

In this episode of Divorce Source Radio with Steve Peck, Megan Stirrat joins us to discuss the financial issues divorcing women face.

Megan is a Vice President, Wealth Management Advisor, Certified Financial Planner and Certified Divorce Financial Analyst with Merrill Lynch. She has been guiding individuals through significant transitions in life, such as retirement and divorce, for over a decade. Megan understands clients changing and complex financial picture, sitting down with them to understand what is truly important. She serves as an integral member of the divorce team and proves to be an invaluable resource.

In the program Megan addresses:

• What you need to know to protect you financially if you are considering divorce
• Negotiating to retain the marital home and is keeping it a good idea?
• Thinking ahead to your retirement
• The false belief the a 50/50 split is always an equitable division of property
• The need for accurate financial information to protect spousal and child support
• A "sugar daddy" is not a good future financial plan
• How to create a new financial plan
• And much more.

If you'd like to ask Meagan a question, email her at: [email protected]

In this episode of The Intelligent Divorce with Mark Banschick, M.D., we discuss pain. Whether physical or through something like divorce, pain is a force to be reckoned with.

Dr. Banschick shares his personal story of a recent back injury that left him incapable of doing things he used to take for granted, such as walking, showering, or making a cup of coffee. Dr. Banschick talks about the Stoics. Stoicism was founded in Athens by Zeno of Citium in the early3rd century BC. The Stoics taught that destructive emotions resulted from errors in judgment, and that a sage, or person of "moral and intellectual perfection," would not suffer such emotions. Said another way, Stoics believed that bad things can happen to good people and that life can be unfair.

In this program, Dr. Banschick talks about:

• Getting through the pain of illness or divorce
• Learning to value what you have, not what you've lost
• The Spirituality of pain
• Thinking twice before you move once
• And much more.

This is a powerful program delivered by Dr. Banschick, and if you would like more information on his work and books, visit: www.TheIntelligentDivorce.com

Mark Machinc joins us on Divorce Source Radio with Steve Peck from The Divorce Expo in Chicago to discuss the process of establishing the value of a family business during divorce.

Many families own a business, and when the marriage ends, the business relationship must also be resolved. Mark's company, Business Matrimonial Valuation Services, provides divorcing individuals with accurate business valuations and helps determine the company's value.

If you are in the process of divorce and own a family business, you'll learn what's involved in providing a business valuation assessment. Mark Machinic, CPA, CVA, CDFA and CFDP, has over twenty years of experience in analyzing records and calculating economic and fair market value of businesses for families experiencing divorce and also works to calculate income for child support and spousal support payments.

For more on Mark Machnic, visit: www.BmValuations.com