Host Pat Barbarito and featured guest, famed journalist and former client Carol Martin cover the magic of marriage, the devastation of divorce, and the life lessons learned from both in the inaugural episode of Heartbreak & Hope. 

Topics include: 

• How the dream of marriage drives both men and women, but cultural conditioning prevents us from adequate planning the marriage, including its ending through death or divorce;
• The importance of personal responsibility in the beginning, duration, and ending of a relationship;
• How critical the knowledge of what you bring to and will not tolerate within a marriage can be to its longevity;
• Debunking some of the myths of marriage, including the illusion of security and the fear of a prenup;
• What to consider when looking for a divorce lawyer, and how the gender of the lawyer is less important than the lawyer's capacity for empathy;
• The place of financial analysis and legal opinion within the context of the emotional demise of a relationship; and
• Why and when a good matrimonial lawyer should turn you down.

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