Doing Relationships Right

Christina Lynn decided to specialize in divorce financial planning because of her own personal experience while unraveling a complex divorce. Her journey led her down the path to become a personal finance expert. She is a retirement planner, Certified Estate Planner®, and Certified Divorce Financial Analyst. Today, the mistakes she made in the past inform and have been translated into solutions for her clients.

Today we’re chatting about:

• How to get financially ready for divorce
• How to understand your own finances and get involved in them.
• Why being financially secure means that you can remarry with only love in mind.

Connect with Christina:

Website: www.lynnfinancialllc.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christina-lynn-365633a0/

Twitter: @LynnFinancial

Get a copy of Jen’s book, “Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda: A Divorce Coach’s Guide to Staying Married” here.

Dr. Cohen received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Boston University. As part of her graduate training, she treated clients at the world-renowned Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders in Boston, MA. Dr. Cohen was the recipient of the prestigious American Psychological Foundation Research Award. After completing her post-doctorate training at Bellevue Hospital Center and New York University, she was asked to become the Director of the CBT program at Bellevue’s Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic. Dr. Cohen has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, NBC News, Women’s Health, Huff Post, Thrive Global and, Good Housekeeping.

Today we’re chatting about: 

• Dr. Cohen’s program for a life of joy post-divorce.
• How we get back to ourselves, and our lives, after a divorce.
• Working through resentment and loss so we can have our heart’s desire.
• The importance of moving at your own speed to process your loss.
• How to talk to your friends, and your kids, about the divorce.
• Getting rid of the shame surrounding divorce.

Connect with Dr. Cohen: 

• Website: drelizabethcohen.com
• Waitlist for Afterglow: https://drelizabethcohen.com/afterglow/
• Quick Meditation to Listen to Before you Talk to you Ex to get you in the right frame of mind.
• Tips for Talking to Your Friends about Divorce PDF.

Get a copy of Jen’s book, “Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda: A Divorce Coach’s Guide to Staying Married” here. 

My main squeeze Jim Healey is back on the show this week! We’re talking about what happens when your ex wants you back.

Today we’re chatting about: 

• What happens when you don’t actually want your ex back
• Whether you should break up with your ex’s friends when you split
• What it really means to be on a break

Get a copy of Jen’s book, “Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda: A Divorce Coach’s Guide to Staying Married” here. 

Today’s I’m getting real with you about my BEST marriage hack--putting your kids second. (Yes, I just said it.) It’s so important to prioritize spending intentional one-on-one time with your partner so your kids can grow up in a loving home. It’s not enough to spend time together once the kids are in bed. You need time to be alone with your partner...without talking about the kids. 

Get a copy of Jen’s book, “Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda: A Divorce Coach’s Guide to Staying Married” here.

Dr. Stone a clinical psychologist and therapeutic coach discovered the transformational power of hugs, and the difference they can make for us personally as well as having a global impact.

Fondly known as "The Hug Doctor," he professes we all share a profound connection.

He advocates for people to live lives full of joyful hugging. He inspires people how to do so literally and metaphorically. An advocate for longer and more meaningful hugs and connective energy that brings acceptance, healing, and peace. It is his joy to explore and teach his pioneering discoveries in his new book Hug Therapy.

Today we’re chatting about: 

• The science behind why you should hug for 21 seconds
• Why you should ask strangers for a hug
• What a 21-day hug journey looks like
• The true definition of a hug

Connect with Dr. Stone: 

Website: www.thehugdoctor.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/seattlecouplescounselor/

Twitter: @doctorktoday

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/21dayhuggingjourney/

Order your copy of Dr. Stone’s new book, “Hug Therapy: A 21-Day Journey to Embracing Yourself, Your Life, and Everyone Around You” here. 

Get a copy of Jen’s book, “Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda: A Divorce Coach’s Guide to Staying Married” here. 

Rebecca Schrag Hershberg, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and founder of Little House Calls Psychological Services, which specializes in helping kids and parents confronting a range of common early childhood challenges. Dr. Hershberg has held leadership positions at a national nonprofit organization serving children and a hospital-based infant and toddler preventive mental health program. She has taught in the Department of Pediatrics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and has presented numerous seminars and workshops for parents. She lives in the New York City area with her husband and two young sons.

Today we’re chatting about: 

• How much to involve your children in your divorce
• How to explain your emotions to your children when you’re dealing with the ups and downs of divorce
• Helping others to know how to treat you when you’re emotions
• Giving your children love and enforcing limits when parenting

Connect with Dr. Rebecca Hershberg: 

Website: www.littlehousecalls.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/littlehousecalls/

Twitter: https://www.instagram.com/littlehousecalls/  

Get a copy of Jen’s book, “Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda: A Divorce Coach’s Guide to Staying Married” here. 

Funny guy (and my boyfriend) Jim Healey is in the studio with me today and we’re getting real about the reasons you should hesitate before you sleep with him. 

Today we’re chatting about: 

• Not rewarding bad behavior with sex
• Dealing with different expectations in a relationship
• How to avoid the crazy ex-girlfriend  

Get a copy of Jen’s book, “Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda: A Divorce Coach’s Guide to Staying Married” here.

Virginia Gilbert is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Los Angeles who specializes in the treatment of high-conflict divorce. She is also a freelance writer who has written hundreds of articles on divorce and mental health topics. Gilbert recently published her first book, TRANSCENDING HIGH-CONFLICT DIVORCE: HOW TO DISENGAGE FROM YOUR EX AND FIND YOUR POWER, which is now available on Amazon.

Today we’re chatting about: 

• What makes your divorce high conflict
• The type of people who get stuck in feeling like their divorce is someone else’s fault
• How to minimize conflict with your ex
• How to work on your personal growth (even if your ex doesn’t want to change)

Connect with Virginia Gilbert: 

Website: www.virginiagilbertmft.com

Twitter: @vgilbertmft

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/virginia-gilbert-lmft-208b0b3/

Get a copy of Jen’s book, “Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda: A Divorce Coach’s Guide to Staying Married” here. 

Today I’m chatting with Jonathon Verk, CEO & Co-founder of Hyphenus, the pioneering provider of Intelligent Dispute Resolution (IDR) technology. Their flagship product, coParenter, helps separating, divorced and never-married parents predict, prevent and resolve conflict, allowing them to make better coParenting decisions for their kids.

In addition to his day jobs, Jonathan has devoted himself to social justice organizer, CMO of Nicholas Negreponte’s One Laptop Per Child and an advisor to Vice President Al Gore. He founded Hyphenus after experiencing the impact family litigation can have on families.

Today we’re chatting about:

• How to communicate with your ex about co-parenting using an app
• Keeping your child’s needs at the center of how you’re navigating co-parenting
• Avoiding going to court for co-parenting issues
• What to do when your ex doesn’t want to communicate

Connect with Jonathan Verk:

Website: https://coparenter.com/

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

Twitter: @coParenter

Get a copy of Jen’s book, “Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda: A Divorce Coach’s Guide to Staying Married” here.

I’m alone in the studio chatting about a topic that has been pretty controversial on my Facebook page--sleeping with someone on the first date. I’m reading your comments and giving you my honest opinion on why you should do what feels right for YOU.

Get a copy of Jen’s book, “Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda: A Divorce Coach’s Guide to Staying Married” here.