Let’s just say you’re a woman and you’re about to divorce. We know, crazy, right? But stay with us on this. When you walk away from your marriage, what is it that you most want your former spouse to know? If you could wave a magic wand, not to somehow recover your relationship, but to cast a spell that would ensure that your former spouse truly understood your perspective, what would you say? This week on the Toaster, Michelle Dempsey-Multack joins us from the Moms Moving On Podcast and she is here to wave just such a wand. She has turned her own divorce into a thriving practice, writing, podcasting, and coaching others. And after we talk about the value of that shared perspective, we dive deep on the importance of finding your own community for support and guidance through your divorce process.

Links & Notes

• Moms Moving On
• Get Michelle’s new book, Moms Moving On: Real Life Advice for Conquering Divorce, Co-Parenting with Conflict and Becoming Your Best Self
• Subscribe to Michelle’s Podcast

• (00:00) - Hot Toaster Summer!
• (01:17) - Welcome to How to Split a Toaster
• (01:44) - Our Guest: Michelle Dempsey-Multack from the Moms Moving On Podcast
• (02:39) - Perspective Shift
• (05:02) - How You Speak About Your Ex
• (08:45) - Viewing the New Person in Your Ex's Life
• (14:39) - Normalizing Therapy for Men
• (23:12) - The Value of Communities
• (26:50) - Working to Keep the Relationship With Your Ex Positive
• (29:51) - Specific Divorce Community vs. Friend or Family Groups
• (31:11) - Learning to Be Alone
• (35:54) - Where to Find Michelle