n this episode Johnny Fumero talks us through the rollercoaster of the first six months. The emotional stages, how young he was going through it and the freak show that a divorce becomes. He shares about his father’s sage advice about how his father never lets him forget it. In the end, he tells us how in one split second he knew it was unrepairable. What did he learn to give him that freedom?

In this episode we learn how the routine of what you know changes immediately and how that chaos causes you to search for “why”. We examine the many things that the  first month starts to reveal and what begins to take shape. Expecting communication breakdowns, self discovery and strategies are part of the process. He shares how learning about infidelity gave him the permission he needed to be selfish and start thinking of himself.

This episode talks about the anxiety of waiting for it to be over and the importance of having a date when it’s done and over. Having a finality to it gives you a goal. He shares about how he suppressed the critical moments in the beginning with drinking and drugs to avoid reality and how that didn’t help him. In the end, Therapy was super important in helping him cope years later. 

In this episode things get twisted around and Johnny becomes the interviewer and I the interviewee. I share with him how chasing “why” and the importance of writing this down saved me from gaslighting. I also explain that writing things down saved me time and money when building a strategy for my exit.  When you know what your choices you begin to become the mvp of your team again. 

This episode has Johnny sharing how he prepped for the first six months and how no matter what someone tells you, it is when you accept what’s happening that you begin to understand. He talks about the timeframe in which he did everything, what gave him strength and how he bluffed and she folded. He ends his interview with inspiring words to someone about to go through a divorce by saying “Be who you were supposed to be”.

In this episode Alex shares how long they were together, the time it took to separate and the day he knew it was over for him. He talks about the use of a lawyer and when he chose to begin the legal process. We learn about his guilt and why he stayed longer than he would have liked to.

In this episode we learn how Alex met his Ex-wife and shares about the road towards the inevitable divorce. Admitting along the way that the most important thing to him was for his kids to feel safe. When asked if he would do anything differently, he replied...

In this episode we explore communication and what could have been done differently. The cost of falling into routine and the importance of staying calm. Alex goes on to share how once he told his truth he had the feeling of a hug weight being lifted from his shoulders. 

In this episode Alex speaks of how his father joined a group when he went through his divorce. He talks about guilt and feeling wrong. He goes on to say how the two most important people in a child’s point of view are their parents. Kids should not be part of the divorce, you should keep your arguments private.

In this episode Alex speaks of the importance of being conscious around the kids. To not confuse them with your actions by introducing someone new. Let things settle and then introduce any new person you or your ex dates little by little. Try to keep the kids in the same structure or routine that they had prior to the divorce.