Starting Over Stronger Podcast

October Series: Season of Changes---There is one single change that anyone can make during divorce that will yield the greatest changes across the board and it the way they speak to ourselves, our attorneys, the judges, our kids and even, yes... your STBX. This month we are focusing on change. Let's dive in to this big change!

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If you have any questions at all during your divorce, please email [email protected] or visit www.StartingOverStronger.com to learn more about divorce coaching and book a complimentary discovery call while you're there.

"Can I keep the house?" Find out more about what an RCS-D REALTOR does to protect you as you make this decision. www.AtHomewithAnnie.com.

If you have ideas for topics in future episodes or to ask a question for a future ASK ME ANYTHING episode, please email [email protected]. 

Gratefully,
Annie
 
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October Series: Season of Changes
Change the Locks or Change the Process: 

How Special Masters Help Divide the Stuff

Special Master and Retired Sheriff’s Deputy, Denise Baker

One of the most prevailing struggles of people facing divorce is the division of the STUFF. Ask 100 different people how they handled this task during their divorce, and you will probably get 100 different answers. Only a few wise or lucky souls will tell you that they had the help of a Special Master. 

Like Divorce Coaches, most people don’t know Special Masters exist unless or until a judge orders one in your case, and if that is you, you may need help understanding the value a Special Master brings to the situation. On October 13th, the Starting Over Stronger Divorce Survival & Recovery Podcast will release an interview with Special Master and Retired Sheriff’s Deputy, Denise Baker where we will discuss:

·         What is a Special Master?

·         What professional background do most Special Masters have? 

·         Who needs a Special Master? 

·         What are the Advantages and Disadvantages? 

The most important thing we discussed was how the process of utilizing a Special Master can help ease tension and speed up the divorce process. In fact, I spoke with a recent client of Denise’s who had this to say: “Having a Special Master really helped us. Instead of conflicts dragging on, we got decisions made promptly. Even though I haven’t agreed with every decision, it’s much better than the alternative of the ongoing disagreements over inconsequential items.”

If that sounds good to you, tune in to the full episode on or after October 13th, 2021. 

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October Series: Season of Changes--Have you been a SAHM for years? Staying at home is a noble career endeavor and yet one which must be accounted for when it comes time for a divorce, alimony proposal, or career change. Single Mom KC Founder, Misty Hughes, is joining me on the show today to talk about these kinds of major life transitions and how to make the most of them, no matter how they look for you.

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If you have any questions at all during your divorce, please email [email protected] or visit www.StartingOverStronger.com to learn more about divorce coaching and book a complimentary discovery call while you're there.

"Can I keep the house?" Find out more about what an RCS-D REALTOR does to protect you as you make this decision. www.AtHomewithAnnie.com.

If you have ideas for topics in future episodes or to ask a question for a future ASK ME ANYTHING episode, please email [email protected]. 

Gratefully,
Annie
 
You matter! Please find and follow us on Facebook, Instagram and on your favorite podcast player. Your 5-star ratings and positive reviews make all the difference as the growing podcast community seeks content that will inspire, entertain and educate them in their efforts toward real life transformation. Would you take just a moment to rate and review Starting Over Stronger? Here and on any platforms where you find us. THANKS!

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One of the last things you might be thinking about when you have just filed, been served or are trying to make that difficult decision to divorce is your Estate Plan. Attorney Caroline Bundy is here today to talk about why that could become a major issue. 

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If you have any questions at all during your divorce, please email [email protected] or visit www.StartingOverStronger.com to learn more about divorce coaching and book a complimentary discovery call while you're there.

"Can I keep the house?" Find out more about what an RCS-D REALTOR does to protect you as you make this decision. www.AtHomewithAnnie.com.

If you have ideas for topics in future episodes or to ask a question for a future ASK ME ANYTHING episode, please email [email protected]. 

Gratefully,
Annie
 
You matter! Please find and follow us on Facebook, Instagram and on your favorite podcast player. Your 5-star ratings and positive reviews make all the difference as the growing podcast community seeks content that will inspire, entertain and educate them in their efforts toward real life transformation. Would you take just a moment to rate and review Starting Over Stronger? Here and on any platforms where you find us. THANKS!

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Writing an effective Parenting Plan is an art. And a science. Today's guest, Mediator Denise Banks-Wilson is going to share all the ins and outs to help you write one without regret.

Denise Banks-Wilson can be found at www.familyjourneymediation and on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/denisebankswilson/.

BECOME A FAN! SOS FAN CLUB PERKS HERE: www.patreon.com/sosdivorce

If you have any questions at all during your divorce, please email [email protected] or visit www.StartingOverStronger.com to learn more about divorce coaching and book a complimentary discovery call while you're there.

"Can I keep the house?" Find out more about what an RCS-D REALTOR does to protect you as you make this decision. www.AtHomewithAnnie.com.

If you have ideas for topics in future episodes or to ask a question for a future ASK ME ANYTHING episode, please email [email protected]. 

Gratefully,
Annie
 
You matter! Please find and follow us on Facebook, Instagram and on your favorite podcast player. Your 5-star ratings and positive reviews make all the difference as the growing podcast community seeks content that will inspire, entertain and educate them in their efforts toward real life transformation. Would you take just a moment to rate and review Starting Over Stronger? Here and on any platforms where you find us. THANKS!

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Who needs some COMIC RELIEF!? I know you do! Here it is. You're welcome. 

We talk a lot about many serious topics here at Starting over Stronger, on the blog and on the podcast. We know there are so many important topics to cover as you divorce. It’s a tough season to get through and being knowledgeable and confident about the decisions you must make is critical! But do you know what else is critical? 

HAVING FUN! Smiling. Laughing. Seeing the positives in life. Enjoying the new space in your life that your divorce has hopefully or will eventually hopefully have created for you. Space where maybe there used to be arguing and tension, and what better than to replace that space with all the good things in life!!

I am share Michele Traina with you. She is a comedienne and host of the Divorce Diaries Show, stand-up comedy just for you! In episode 2:35 of the Starting Over Stronger Divorce Survival & Recovery Podcast, Michele and I share our take on The Power of Smiling and Laughter.

Annie & Michele do Stand Up

Annie shared a few corny jokes like this one from the "interwebs" and she hopes they make you laugh, or at least smile WHILE you are rolling your eyes. 

 Q: "What do a hurricane, a tornado, a fire, and a divorce have in common? 
A: They are four ways you can lose your house!”

After sharing these, Michele shared some of her latest jokes or funny stories she is gearing up to use in her stand-up Divorce Diaries Comedy Tour! Click LISTEN NOW above to hear them all. 

We also talked through some benefits of smiling and laughter because who doesn’t need more of both before, during and after a divorce!?

Benefits of Smiling & Laughter

·         Stress relief

·         Elevated mood

·         Immunity booster (and who doesn't need that in this crazy world!?)

·         May lower blood pressure and reduce pain

·         Smiling makes you more attractive (as opposed to alcohol which just makes OTHER people look more attractive)

·         Makes you look more successful, approachable and likable

·         Helps you stay positive

·         Smiling makes laughter come easier

·         Your relationships may even improve!

Ask Yourself 4 Things 

When you just aren’t feeling it but you know you need more smiles and laughter, learn to ask yourself these 4 questions. Are you… Hungry? Angry? Lonely? Tired?

If you are experiencing one of these, “HALT” and go eat, vent, connect or rest, then see how much easier those smiles and laughter come! Here are a few more ways to increase your joy:

·         Fake it ‘til You Make It: Did you know even a fake smile can increase happiness? The first step to being happier is smiling even when you don’t feel like it. 

·         Look Around, People: One of my favorite comedians is known for saying that people ask him all the time where he comes up with his material and he just has that hmmm… uh, duhh look on his face as he waves his right hand one way and his left hand the other and slowly says, “Look around, people. I just live my life and take good notes!” I love that! 

What a fun topic this has been to explore! Tune in to the Starting Over Stronger Show by clicking the LISTEN NOW above. Listen to the show, then follow Divorce Diaries on Instagram to see where Michele is going to pop up next!

Coming in 2022, Starting Over Stronger will be hosting Divorce Recovery Retreats and today’s fun guest, Michele Traina, is going to be a part of bringing smiles and laughter to our retreat gues

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Your Credit Score is the #1 asset in your divorce! Don't believe me? Listen to CEO of ReScore, Paige White, detail all the BENEFITS of  POSITIVE CREDIT LIFE especially before, during and after a divorce.

BECOME A FAN! SOS FAN CLUB PERKS HERE: www.patreon.com/sosdivorce

If you have any questions at all during your divorce, please email [email protected] or visit www.StartingOverStronger.com to learn more about divorce coaching and book a complimentary discovery call while you're there.

"Can I keep the house?" Find out more about what an RCS-D REALTOR does to protect you as you make this decision. www.AtHomewithAnnie.com.

If you have ideas for topics in future episodes or to ask a question for a future ASK ME ANYTHING episode, please email [email protected]. 

Gratefully,
Annie
 
You matter! Please find and follow us on Facebook, Instagram and on your favorite podcast player. Your 5-star ratings and positive reviews make all the difference as the growing podcast community seeks content that will inspire, entertain and educate them in their efforts toward real life transformation. Would you take just a moment to rate and review Starting Over Stronger? Here and on any platforms where you find us. THANKS!

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Today's guest is CDFA Jen Lawrence who is here to talk about a pressing subject for many of my divorce coaching clients-- Financial Abuse. 

This is a pressing subject many of my divorce coaching. Most people don't call it that though. They don't know to. Instead, they say: 

·         "I have no idea how much money he makes" 

·         "He doesn't let me touch the accounts" 

·         "I get an allowance each week and that is all I can spend" 

·         "He won't let me work"

·         “He sabotages every effort I've ever made to begin a career"

·         "It's HIS money" 

·         and more... 

If you've heard statements like that for years, you may be experiencing financial abuse, especially if when this comes to your attention and you try to discuss it with them and let them know you would like to take a more active role, and they are opposed to it or absolutely refuse to assist in that. 

CDFA and Guest Speaker on the Starting Over Stronger Divorce Survival and Recovery Podcast, Jen Lawrence, explored this topic with me. 

BECOME A FAN! SOS FAN CLUB PERKS HERE: www.patreon.com/sosdivorce
 
If you have any questions at all during your divorce, please email [email protected] or visit www.StartingOverStronger.com to learn more about divorce coaching and book a complimentary discovery call while you're there.  "Can I keep the house?"

Find out more about what an RCS-D REALTOR does to protect you as you make this decision. www.AtHomewithAnnie.com.  If you have ideas for topics in future episodes or to ask a question for a future ASK ME ANYTHING episode, please email [email protected].   Gratefully, Annie   

You matter! Please find and follow us on Facebook, Instagram and on your favorite podcast player. Your 5-star ratings and positive reviews make all the difference as the growing podcast community seeks content that will inspire, entertain and educate them in their efforts toward real life transformation. Would you take just a moment to rate and review Starting Over Stronger? Here and on any platforms where you find us. THANKS! 

2018-2021 © SOS Divorce Survival & Recovery. Divorce Well. Live Well.
If you have any questions at all during your divorce, please email [email protected] or visit www.StartingOverStronger.com to learn more about divorce coaching and book a complimentary discovery call while you're there.

"Can I keep the house?" Find out more about what an RCS-D REALTOR does to protect you as you make this decision. www.AtHomewithAnnie.com.

If you have ideas for topics in future episodes or to ask a question for a future ASK ME ANYTHING episode, please email [email protected]. 

Gratefully,
Annie
 
You matter! Please find and follow us on Facebook, Instagram and on your favorite podcast player. Your 5-star ratings and positive reviews make all the difference as the growing podcast community seeks content that will inspire, entertain and educate them in their efforts toward real life transformation. Would you take just a moment to rate and review Starting Over Stronger? Here and on any platforms where you find us. THANKS!

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Today, Regina and I are going to pick up where we left off last week. If you haven't heard her story on episode 2:31, pause this and go listen to that first! It will bring to life everything we are going to discuss today on this difficult subject. She overcame a lot of fear to be here to share her heartbreaking story that, right now anyway, does not have a happy ending, so that you can know you are not alone if you are facing something similar, and so we can talk about what CAN be done about it. Regina and I agree that Parental Alienation needs to better and more consistently recognized and stopped in our court system, with attorneys and with the abusers who use it as their favorite weapon against a partner who finally said no to their abuse. 

If you heard the recent interview with a DV Judge, you understand there is a lot of work to do in our court system to stop silencing the voices of good mothers who are being drowned out by abusive men who use the courts to further their abuse and whose (sometimes) unscrupulous attorneys who seem to either gladly or powerlessly go along with it. 

Please tune in and hear Regina's story and today's Part 2 about what we can do. Let it compel you to do anything and everything you can to make sure it doesn't happen to you, or any other woman, ever again.

If you have any questions at all during your divorce, please email [email protected] or visit www.StartingOverStronger.com to learn more about divorce coaching and book a complimentary discovery call while you're there.  "Can I keep the house?" 

Find out more about what an RCS-D REALTOR does to protect you as you make this decision. www.AtHomewithAnnie.com.  If you have ideas for topics in future episodes or to ask a question for a future ASK ME ANYTHING episode, please email [email protected].   Gratefully, Annie   

You matter! Please find and follow us on Facebook, Instagram and on your favorite podcast player. Your 5-star ratings and positive reviews make all the difference as the growing podcast community seeks content that will inspire, entertain and educate them in their efforts toward real life transformation. Would you take just a moment to rate and review Starting Over Stronger? Here and on any platforms where you find us. THANKS!  

2018-2021 © SOS Divorce Survival & Recovery. Divorce Well. Live Well.

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I am excited today to bring you this difficult subject straight from the heart and mind of a woman currently in the throes of it. Her story is every woman... every mother's... greatest fear in divorce. She is here to share it so that (in next week's episode) we can talk about what can be done about it. Please tune in now to hear Regina's story and then join us again next week to get all the specifics which will compel you to do anything and everything you can to make sure it doesn't happen to you, or any other woman, ever again.

If you have any questions at all during your divorce, please email [email protected] or visit www.StartingOverStronger.com to learn more about divorce coaching and book a complimentary discovery call while you're there.  "Can I keep the house?" 

Find out more about what an RCS-D REALTOR does to protect you as you make this decision. www.AtHomewithAnnie.com.  If you have ideas for topics in future episodes or to ask a question for a future ASK ME ANYTHING episode, please email [email protected].   Gratefully, Annie   

You matter! Please find and follow us on Facebook, Instagram and on your favorite podcast player. Your 5-star ratings and positive reviews make all the difference as the growing podcast community seeks content that will inspire, entertain and educate them in their efforts toward real life transformation. Would you take just a moment to rate and review Starting Over Stronger? Here and on any platforms where you find us. THANKS!  

2018-2021 © SOS Divorce Survival & Recovery. Divorce Well. Live Well.

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