Mari Luangrath-Ullrick was a beacon of hope for me as I went through my divorce. She got divorced, remarried, and successfully blended two families together into a new family. With 50% of marriages ending in divorce, Mari's situation isn't uncommon. But that doesn't make it any easier to live through. Mari is the founder of Blend Rebels, a community that helps families around the world make blending families easier with less work, fewer tears, and less contention. In this episode, Mari Luangrath-Ullrick and I chat about: The moment she realized she wasn’t alone in getting a divorce and there were others out there going through the same thing How becoming a parent completely defied her expectations for having a child The ways her wildly successful cupcake business affected her marriage Where her desire to create businesses comes from How she felt the night of her first Thanksgiving post divorce Why we need more inclusion for blended families and divorced partners What she learned from a childhood of playing violin