What Happens When Your Divorce is Only One of the Difficult Things You Have to Manage with Author Laurie James on The Divorce & Beyond Podcast #295

This week, Susan Guthrie, Esq. welcomes Laurie James, author of Sandwiched: A Memoir of Holding On and Letting Go, to talk about how her divorce wasn’t the only hardship she had to endure during her divorce journey. 

In this episode, Laurie shares openly about the path she took from feeling alone most of her life to finding belonging following a very tumultuous time in her life. She walks listeners through managing her parent’s care and caregivers and coming to terms with the ending of her marriage. 

Topics and Golden Nuggets include:

Grief and grieving the loss of what you had and practicing self-care

Some of the challenges that were compounded during Laurie’s divorce  

“If you are divorcing later in life, it is the largest financial decision you will make in your lifetime. Fight for what you believe you deserve.”

What it’s like to get out into the dating world when you’re in mid-life

“Life can be beautiful after; you just have to endure the storm.”

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About this week's special guest:  Laurie James 

Laurie James is a mother, divorcée, turned author, and relationship coach. She also oversaw her parent's care for 14 1/2 years. Laurie’s book, Sandwiched: A Memoir of Holding On and Letting Go is about her eight-year journey when she was sent down an unwanted path after her mother had a heart attack and her husband’s lawyer delivered some shocking news. Sandwiched between caring for her parents, managing caregivers, raising four daughters, and a crumbling marriage, she had to reevaluate everything she thought she knew. It’s her story of finding belonging after spending much of her life feeling alone. Laurie is a free spirit and a lover of nature, skiing, sailing, and her adopted husky Lu. 

Laurie’s website: https://www.laurieejames.com

Date Differently in Midlife: https://www.laurieejames.com/course

Laurie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurie.james

Sandwiched: A Memoir of Holding On and Letting Go 

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MEET OUR CREATOR AND HOST:

SUSAN GUTHRIE®, ESQ., the creator and host of The Divorce and Beyond® Podcast, is nationally recognized as one of the top family law and divorce mediation attorneys in the country.  Susan is the Vice Chair of the American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution and is a sought-after keynote speaker, business and practic