It’s Part 5 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 financials, including financial affidavits, prenup agreements, valuing assets, and more. Melissa will share her invaluable expertise about how to protect yourself and your assets when you’re planning or going through a divorce. After decades of experience in divorce and family law, Melissa has seen it all and she knows what works. Don’t miss this episode—it’s filled with practical and actionable tips and insights that will help you make smart decisions.

Sadie Marie, the host of the Divorced and Happy podcast, believes it’s better to be real than to be perfect. She’s fierce and funny, and focuses on being relentless and resilient after divorce, and she empowers her listeners to do the same. Sadie grew up a preacher’s daughter, always doing the right thing and playing it safe. She built the life she thought she should live—but she wasn’t happy pretending to be a perfect person living a perfect life. Now, she’s truly living her best life, with all its ups and downs, after divorce.

Vickie Lynn is a fighter. She’s a survivor. Founder of the TheSurvivorCenter.com, she made it through 25 years of abuse at the hands of a narcissist to become a healer and a helper. She’s a high-conflict divorce coach who reaches back into the fire to help women navigate their own high-conflict divorces, empowering them after emotional abuse. Vickie created the Co-Parenting with a Narcissist course to help other women out of the hell she endured for 24 years. She gives her clients confidence, clarity, and the strength to change the course of their lives.

It’s Part 4 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 the most important and difficult issue that most couples face during their divorce: Custody of the Children. Melissa shares some advice from her decades of experience about how to stick to the Golden Rule: What’s in the best interests of the kids. We get some invaluable insights about custody evaluations, what are GALs and AMCs, and the differences between ‘legal’ custody and ‘physical’ custody. Melissa also talks about temporary parenting plans, transitioning from one parent to the other, therapy and mental health, and so much more.

Jenny Stevens, LCPC, knows about change, and how it can impact a person’s mental health. As a child, she attended 9 schools in 12 years and lost her father when she was 19. Later, she navigated her mom’s fading mental health and faced her own breast cancer diagnosis—plus her divorce.


A mom of two, Jenny is the founder of createchangeconsultants.com, where she helps people who are going through significant changes in their lives. Through her own experiences, and her decades of work as a professional therapist, Jenny empowers her clients through clarity, inspiration, and accountability to thrive after change.

Author, Parent Coordinator, and Certified Divorce Coach Cherie Morris is Founder of the Dear Divorce Coach website. She helps clients manage conflicts, whether it’s during or after a divorce, or while co-parenting. She focuses on practical tools—including de-escalation support and decision making—that shift behaviors for a new way forward. Her book, Should I Stay or Should I Go, helps people decide if they really want to move forward with a separation or divorce.

Pamela Mohr has had a 27-year career in fundraising and development at several large organizations, including the American Cancer Society and NYU Langone and Northwell Health, where she’s the Senior Director of Development. Author of the 12 Things I Wish I Knew Before Getting a Divorce blog, she’s been divorced for almost 5 years and is the mom of a nine-year-old son. We talk about what it was like being the breadwinner, especially when her ex tried to use it against her. Wendy and Pam share their connection, and we learn the surprising minute Pam realized her marriage was over. We talk breaking points, setting boundaries, and having tough conversations with young kids.

It’s Part 3 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 Getting Started with Your Attorney. Melissa shares some advice from her decades of experience about the crucial first steps you need to take with your new divorce attorney. She talks with Daniel and Wendy about how you can protect yourself and what’s most important to you. Melissa’s advice about setting the tone with your spouse, how to communicate once the papers are served, and so much more, will ensure you’re doing everything you need to do, right from the start, to get the outcome you’re looking for.

Nanci Smith is changing the way people get divorced. After a 30-year career as a litigator, she knew there was a better way. That there was no need for bitter, adversarial court battles—where most decisions are out of the couple’s hands and huge legal fees keep piling up. Now, Nanci practices Collaborative Divorce, where divorcing couples can have less fighting, less court involvement, and less expense. Her team of lawyers, mental health professionals, and financial experts helps couples feel hopeful about their futures. Her new book,Untangling Your Marriage, offers hope and encouragement for people who think filing for divorce means going into battle.

Theresa Winters is a spunky single mother and the owner of Faraway Places Travel. She’s a self-proclaimed travel addict, adventurer, and adrenaline seeker, who rarely says no to a new experience.

In this episode, Theresa talks to Daniel and Wendy about her passion for traveling—solo, with her kids, or with a group. She shares her expert tips on solo-parent traveling and what she’s learned and what she’s gained from living life unscripted.

She also talks about her personal story and why she may never get married again!