The Conscious Divorce

Learn how to coparent with a recovering addict using clear boundaries, safety plans, honest communication, and trust-building strategies that protect your children and support recovery.

This episode explores how to co-parent with a recovering addict while keeping children safe, supported, and out of the middle. It covers the difference between active addiction, early recovery, and long-term recovery, along with practical ways to set boundaries, create a safety plan, document concerns, and respond to warning signs. It also looks at how to talk to children about addiction in an age-appropriate way, how to support recovery without enabling harmful behavior, and how trust can be rebuilt gradually through consistent actions over time.

Chapters:
0:00 Understanding Addiction in Co-Parenting

2:33 Why This Is Different

5:50 The Nature of Addiction and Recovery

13:58 The Impact on Children

21:23 Identifying Warning Signs

21:57 Creating a Safety Plan

24:27 The Power of Documentation

26:20 Supporting Recovery Without Enabling

28:14 Building a Supportive Structure

28:41 Knowing When to Escalate

31:08 Communicating with Children Effectively

33:54 Rebuilding Trust in Recovery

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Rebuild after divorce with small, intentional shifts. Learn divorce recovery strategies for emotional healing, identity, grief, support, and creating a stronger life after divorce.

Chapters:

• 00:00 — What is the Two Degree Shift?
• 01:03 — Landing Safely in the Wrong City
• 02:40 — Small Shifts Can Rebuild a Life
• 06:38 — The Instrument Coming Back Online
• 09:49 — Feelings Are Data, Not Navigation
• 13:42 — Guilt vs. Shame
• 15:51 — The Ten-Minute Rule
• 18:04 — Build an Identity Beyond the Marriage
• 20:53 — The Checklist and the Crew
• 27:19 — Grieving the Future You Lost
• 30:04 — The Valley of Disappointment
• 33:14 — Stop Trying to Hold a Forty-Degree Bank
• 36:23 — Believe the Instruments

In this episode of The Conscious Divorce Podcast, let's explore how small, consistent shifts can change the direction of your life after divorce. Using the aviation “one in 60” rule as a framework, he explains how marriages can slowly drift off course and how the same principle can be used to rebuild with intention. The conversation covers emotional regulation, identity after divorce, grief, support systems, habits, shame, connection, and the importance of creating systems that help you move forward. Rather than chasing a dramatic transformation, Justin shows how small decisions repeated over time can help you regain clarity, build a stronger future, and become the person you want to be after divorce.

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Learn better co-parenting communication strategies for high-conflict situations. Set boundaries, reduce reactive messages, protect your peace and keep conversations focused on your kids after divorce.

High-conflict co-parenting can make even a simple text message feel overwhelming. In this episode of The Conscious Divorce Podcast, Justin Milrad speaks with Sol Kennedy, founder of BestInterest, about how parents can improve co-parenting communication, reduce conflict, and stop getting pulled into reactive exchanges. They discuss practical strategies for handling difficult messages, setting boundaries you can actually enforce, using gray rock and child-first communication, knowing when to pause before responding, and creating parenting plans that anticipate future needs. Sol also shares how his own divorce and co-parenting challenges inspired BestInterest, an AI-powered co-parenting app designed to help reduce conflict and keep communication focused on what matters most. Justin also explains how a divorce coach can help parents manage emotional triggers, prepare for difficult conversations, establish healthier boundaries, and make more intentional decisions throughout and after divorce. If you are dealing with a difficult co-parent or want a calmer, more effective way to communicate, this conversation offers practical tools you can start using today.

• 00:00 The Trigger Moment
• 01:42 Divorce Is a Transformation
• 03:08 Who Saul Is
• 04:43 Before the Divorce
• 06:38 Work, Identity, and Fatherhood
• 10:02 Feeling Captured by the Dynamic
• 14:28 Building a Buffer
• 16:27 Communication Lessons
• 18:08 The Child-First Filter
• 19:08 Why Court Fails Families
• 24:43 Gray Rock in Practice
• 26:32 What a Real Boundary Looks Like
• 31:54 Nighttime Is the Danger Zone
• 34:22 The Origin of Best Interest
• 36:21 Building the Prototype
• 38:26 How the App Is Different
• 45:08 Lightning Round
• 48:11 Closing Takeaway

Divorce can disrupt your sleep, nutrition, movement, and mental health. Learn practical ways to care for your body, manage stress, rebuild healthy habits, and feel stronger during and after divorce.

Divorce can affect far more than your emotions. It can disrupt your sleep, appetite, energy, routines, and overall health. In this conversation, Justin Milrad speaks with registered dietitian and wellness coach Meridan Zerner about how stress impacts the body and what you can do to recover. They explore five key pillars of health during divorce: sleep, nutrition, movement, stress regulation, and connection. You will also learn simple, realistic habits that can help you rebuild your strength, improve your mood, care for your children, and create a healthier life during and after divorce.

0:00 — Rebuilding Your Health During Divorce

4:32 — How Divorce Stress Affects the Body

8:39 — Why Health Can’t Wait

16:20 — From Victim Mindset to Triathlete

21:01 — The Five Pillars of Divorce Recovery

29:46 — Connection, Community, and Healing

41:02 — Reclaim, Reboot, Become

Going through divorce can leave you feeling overwhelmed, reactive, and unsure of what to do next. Book a strategy session with Justin Milrad at reclaimandreboot.me/booking to get clear on your priorities, prepare for important decisions, and build a practical plan for moving forward. For personalized guidance on nutrition, energy, sleep, and sustainable health habits, connect with Meridan Zerner through MeridanZernerNutrition.com and learn how to care for your body during this demanding season.

Learn how to choose the right divorce attorney, avoid costly hiring mistakes, and control legal fees throughout the divorce process

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Choosing the right divorce attorney can shape far more than the outcome of your case. it can affect your finances, your children, your privacy, and the next decade of your life. In this episode, Justin Milrad explains how to identify the type of lawyer your situation truly requires, compare different divorce processes, avoid costly hiring mistakes, understand legal fees, spot red and green flags, and ask the questions that reveal whether an attorney is the right fit. You’ll also learn how to prepare for consultations, evaluate financial complexity, protect co-parenting relationships, and build a coordinated support team so you can make clear, strategic decisions instead of choosing from fear.

• 0:00 — The hidden cost of choosing the wrong divorce attorney
• 1:34 — What the show is about and why this decision matters
• 3:41 — Justin’s personal experience and the real cost of a drawn-out divorce
• 8:28 — The eight roles your attorney needs to play
• 10:37 — Why the right fit matters more than reputation
• 12:47 — The four paths of divorce: uncontested, mediation, collaborative, and litigation
• 17:41 — The biggest mistakes people make when hiring an attorney
• 20:51 — Understanding legal fees and how to control the total cost
• 25:44 — How to interview and compare attorneys
• 30:34 — Digital hygiene and protecting yourself during divorce
• 32:12 — Building the right support team around your case
• 35:29 — What to plan for after the divorce is final
• 37:40 — The core takeaway: play for the next decade, not the next hearing
• 39:13 — Free guide, resources, and closing

Unlock the secrets to mastering your financial future before, during, and after divorce, even if numbers aren’t your thing. Divorce isn't just a legal process; it’s a strategic business deal that, if navigated right, can transform your life for the better. In this episode, Justin Milrad welcomes Sherry Herzberg, a seasoned divorce navigator with an MBA and 28 years of operational expertise, who reveals how to take control of your finances in one of life's most challenging transitions.

00:00 - The importance of women getting involved before divorce strikes
00:28 - Divorce as a financial audit: revealing hidden information
01:23 - Why divorce is a strategic, project-management process
03:55 - Sherry Herzberg's unique role in organizing post-divorce finances
05:18 - Setting boundaries and understanding the importance of professional help
06:57 - Divorce understanding as a business process, not just emotion
09:58 - Access, comprehension, and execution of financial data in divorce
12:33 - The most common financial blind spot for couples contemplating divorce
13:14 - Gathering key documents: statements, tax returns, and more
14:37 - The critical role of credit reports and digital footprints
19:44 - What not to do: moving money and risky behaviors during the process
21:27 - The importance of legal and financial professionals to protect assets
23:30 - The misunderstood value of assets: worth, taxes, and liquidity
24:02 - End-of-divorce financial steps: review, monitor, and monitor again
28:13 - Handling the family home: debts, emotional value, and affordability
32:21 - Preventing costly errors with retirement accounts and pensions
36:25 - The significance of cash flow planning, child support, and alimony considerations
40:14 - Why creditors’ claims matter and how to protect your credit
43:19 - Navigating post-decree tasks and ongoing financial responsibilities
47:03 - Rebuilding your financial literacy immediately after divorce
48:45 - Social Security benefits and pension considerations
53:12 - Quick tips: actions to take now if divorce seems inevitable
57:29 - The mindset shift: turning financial literacy into a decision, not an aptitude

Learn how to protect your money during divorce, avoid costly mistakes, divide assets wisely, and rebuild your financial future with confidence.

In this episode of The Conscious Divorce Podcast, Justin Milrad speaks with divorce financial expert Leah Hadley about how to protect your money before, during, and after divorce. They explore how divorce affects people differently depending on age and life stage, why cash flow matters as much as the settlement itself, and how choices involving the family home, retirement accounts, Social Security, health insurance, and debt can shape your long-term financial future. Leah also explains which documents to gather, why equal-looking assets may have very different real values, how a QDRO works, and the practical steps needed to rebuild savings, reduce high-interest debt, and regain financial stability after divorce.

00:00 Divorce and the financial reality

• 03:20 Leah Hadley’s path into divorce finance
• 06:39 How divorce affects younger families
• 10:51 Gray divorce and retirement planning
• 14:10 Health insurance after divorce
• 17:44 Gaining clarity around your finances
• 18:49 The emotional weight of money stress
• 22:16 Financial documents to gather first
• 25:33 Dividing assets, retirement accounts, and Social Security
• 33:50 Beneficiaries and estate planning updates
• 35:29 Deciding whether to keep the family home
• 39:25 Rebuilding wealth after divorce
• 44:25 Rapid-fire divorce finance questions
• 48:14 Final takeaways and resources

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Most people underestimate how complex and emotional divorce finances truly are, learn the step-by-step blueprint to protect your money during divorce.

Most people think divorce is just about emotions but it’s also a silent crisis in your finances. If you’re navigating a breakup or widowhood, Donna Kendrick’s story will profoundly reshape how you see your financial future. From sudden loss at age 40 to rebuilding her life and helping others do the same, Donna reveals how confusion around money is costly and how you can turn chaos into clarity. In this eye-opening episode, Donna shares her personal journey from grief to financial empowerment, providing a blueprint for everyone facing the complex maze of divorce and major life transitions. You’ll discover the shocking pitfalls many overlook: failing to organize crucial documents, neglecting premarital assets, or misunderstanding the true worth of your retirement funds. Donna emphasizes that preparing financially isn’t greed, it’s survival. Using her own story, she exposes how a lack of foresight can cost women and men tens of thousands, or even millions, in future security.

00:00 — Why divorce is a financial reorganization, not just an emotional event

02:04 — Donna’s background and her personal connection to financial transitions

03:14 — Why money feels so emotionally charged during divorce

04:18 — Donna’s story: career sacrifice, sudden widowhood, and rebuilding

10:57 — Getting your financial life organized after a major transition

12:40 — First financial documents to gather before divorce

16:06 — Marital vs. premarital assets, inheritance, and building a balance sheet

22:14 — What to do when a spouse controls the finances or withholds information

25:29 — A “fair” settlement versus one that is actually workable

29:16 — Planning around your life stage, goals, income, and retirement

34:55 — Tax considerations during divorce negotiations

37:45 — Deciding whether keeping the house is sustainable

42:09 — Child support, college, and overlooked parenting expenses

46:06 — Retirement accounts, pensions, and costly settlement mistakes

48:52 — Lightning round: essential financial priorities

49:56 — Where to find Donna’s work and books

The Secret to Handling Divorce Expenses Without Conflict

Are money fights and co-parenting conflict exhausting you? In this episode of The Conscious Divorce by Justin Milrad, we sit down with certified divorce coach Lisa Lisser to break down the "money talk" every divorced parent needs to have.

It's not just about dollars and cents, it's about the hidden emotional triggers, control issues, and unresolved baggage that turn small expenses into major legal battles. Whether you’re worried about future college costs, car purchases, or handling unreasonable requests, this guide will help you reframe your co-parenting finances as a business-like investment in your children’s success.

In this episode, we cover:

• 00:00 🎙️ Intro: The Conscious Divorce Podcast
• 00:43 💬 Why money fights escalate (The "Quinceañera" example)
• 03:30 💰 Why it's never "just about the money"
• 08:42 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 How children perceive parental conflict
• 11:55 📝 Forecasting future expenses: College, tutoring, and more
• 15:22 🚗 The "hidden" costs: Teenager car purchases and caps
• 20:25 ⚖️ Reframing finances as a business relationship
• 24:07 💡 Strategic curiosity: Finding resources and scholarships
• 32:42 💔 Handling new partners and financial boundaries
• 36:56 ⚡ Rapid-fire: What to do when your co-parent refuses to talk
• 39:08 🔮 Proactive planning to avoid future crisis

Guest: Lisa Lisser, CDC, Founder of LZL Coaching and Host of the Divorce Clarity Studio podcast.

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Learn how divorce mediation creates better settlements, parenting plans, and financial solutions with Justin Milrad and Rebecca Miller.

Divorce mediation can give couples something court often cannot: room to build creative, practical, human-centered solutions that actually work in real life.

In this episode of The Conscious Divorce Podcast, Justin Milrad sits down with Rebecca Miller, a family law attorney and mediator with Cooper Coons in Las Vegas, Nevada, to talk about what mediation can really make possible during divorce.

They discuss how mediation helps couples move beyond rigid positions and focus on the deeper interests underneath the conflict. Instead of fighting over the house, the schedule, the money, or the “principle” of the thing, mediation creates space to ask better questions: What does each person actually need? What will help the children feel stable? What financial arrangement can work long term? What agreement can both people live with after the papers are signed?

This conversation covers creative divorce settlement options, parenting plans, holiday schedules, child support, spousal support, retirement accounts, tax considerations, high-conflict divorce, and when mediation may or may not be the right path. Justin and Rebecca also talk about the importance of preparation, emotional regulation, financial clarity, and building the right professional team before walking into mediation.

Chapters:

• 00:00 — Mediation vs arguing over positions
• 01:10 — Human-centered solutions courtrooms can’t provide
• 06:00 — Courts give a ruling, mediation gives a design
• 14:07 — Position vs interest explained
• 53:28 — Know your priorities
• 54:36 — The goal is not to win the divorce
• 55:62 — Mediation gives flexibility
• 56:12 — You have more options than you think
  
  

If you are thinking about divorce, preparing for mediation, or trying to avoid a costly court battle, this episode will help you understand what is possible when divorce is approached with strategy, clarity, and the right support.

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