Liz Childs is Owner and CEO of Elizabeth Childs Coaching and Maryland Psychotherapy Services and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with more than 20 years of therapy experience. A certified trauma therapist, Liz specializes in the treatment of trauma, anxiety, and depression. She was a Crisis Therapist II with the Montgomery County Crisis Center for more than 10 years and an adjunct professor at Howard Community College, where she taught General, Abnormal, and Developmental Psychology. Liz is an innovator in combining psychotherapy treatment with motivational life coaching and energy medicine.

It’s Part 8 of our sponsored 12-part series, Guidance That Moves Lives Forward, with Attorney Melissa Needle of Needle | Cuda Divorce and Family Law! In this episode, you’ll learn all about depositions: what they are, what they mean, and how you can prepare for yours. Giving a deposition—a sworn statement made under oath—is an extremely stressful experience for most people. There’s a lot on the line, and you need to make sure you’re protecting yourself and following the letter of the law. Depositions are powerful tools that help attorneys build their cases. Melissa’s decades of experience will help ensure you get it right.

Kevin Dorsey is President of the Texas Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (Texas AFCC) and a professional liaison for Our Family Wizard®. Kevin is trusted to educate judges, attorneys, mediators, GALs, and other family law professionals about the various online tools that can provide simple, safe communication between parents in high-conflict cases. He attends dozens of legal education conferences and seminars every year to ensure he stays well-informed.

Oprah called Dr. Shefali “revolutionary”! Dr. Shefali is an international speaker, clinical psychologist, and wisdom teacher. She’s a three-time New York Times best-selling author of The Conscious Parent and The Awakened Family, and her new book, The Parenting Map. She received her doctorate in clinical psychology from Columbia University, where she learned to combine Western psychology with Eastern philosophy to bring the best of both worlds to her clients. She uses these groundbreaking parenting solutions skills to help adults and families struggling with anger, anxiety, finding purpose, relationships, conscious health, and more. In The Parenting Map, Dr. Shefali shares her decades of clinical experience to help parents raise happy, healthy, and emotionally grounded children.

It’s Part 7 of our sponsored 12-part series, Guidance That Moves Lives Forward, with Attorney Melissa Needle of Needle | Cuda Divorce and Family Law! This episode focuses on Extreme Personalities / Aggravating Factors. Getting divorced is very rarely easy—even between the most amiable couples, disagreements and challenges arise. So, imagine how bad it can get for couples who are starting out in conflict, are ready for battle, and will do and say anything they can to “win.” It can be traumatic and all-consuming. Melissa has the expert advice and experience you need to help you get through it.

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Ashleigh Renard is the Carrie Bradshaw for married people, who literally wrote the book on Keeping it Hot. She’s also the author of Swing and creator of the viral How to Keep Monogamy Hot video series. She helps couples regain and keep the spark, from more effective communication to ideas for mixing it up in the bedroom.
In this episode, Ashleigh keeps it real and raw, and shares what happened when she and her husband—married for 10 years and with 3 kids—went to a sex club to explore swinging. She talks about their journey through that experience and how it changed her marriage for the better.

Suzy Wood is an Integrative Nutrition Health Coach and founder of True Wellness Within. She empowers women to take control of their lives and their health after divorce. Armed with information and practical advice, Suzy’s clients achieve their goals by understanding and addressing their food and lifestyle choices. Suzy helps her clients navigate the physical and emotional ailments that so often come with high-stress events. She focuses on de-stressing, clean living, and making sure people live well-balanced lives.

Andre Paradis is a certified Life Coach, entrepreneur, business owner, artist, and Relationship and Dating Coach. He’s committed to teaching individuals and couples how to create and maintain happy, successful, and long-lasting relationships through effective communication. Andre is dedicated to teaching men and women the concept of Gender Intelligence, to truly understand each other’s perspectives, and empowering people to create strong, loving relationships. Download his book, Five Feminine Qualities High-Quality Men Find Absolutely Irresistible.

Rosemarie Ferrante is a family attorney and founder of https://www.divorcemediationct.com/. She focuses on non-adversarial divorce using mediation and collaboration. Rosemarie ensures both parties in a separation or divorce foster trust and goodwill, while meeting each person’s specific objectives. The goal is a smooth transition through divorce, and most importantly, fostering a positive co-parenting experience that supports and nurtures the children. She’s a frequent and sough-after expert guest on podcasts, workshops, and professional presentations.

It’s Part 6 of our sponsored 12-part series, Guidance That Moves Lives Forward, with Attorney Melissa Needle of Needle | Cuda Divorce and Family Law! This episode focuses on Contested Custody. Dramatic custody battles are popular storylines on TV shows and in movies—but in the real world, they have real complications and consequences. Melissa helps people navigate these stressful and volatile scenarios with skill and experience, and ensures her clients are protected and supported.