Common Myths Around Financial Aspects of Divorce
Melissa Gragg Melissa Gragg

Common Myths Around Financial Aspects of Divorce

In this episode, we're talking to Rosalia Labate, and we're discussing myths in divorce. Rosalia is located in New York and is a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst and a Certified Public Accountant. She also provides services such as financial forensics, lifestyle analysis, and business valuations.

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Negotiation Beyond the Zeros: High Net Worth Divorce Strategy
Melissa Gragg Melissa Gragg

Negotiation Beyond the Zeros: High Net Worth Divorce Strategy

In this episode, we're talking to Beth McCormack today, and she's a divorce and family law partner at Beerman, LLP in Chicago. And she focuses on highly complex family law matters. She also has an experience in complex litigation as well as mediation and collaborative law, which basically means she handles a whole bunch of stuff having to do with money.

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Business of Negotiation: Inherited Trauma and Family Wealth
Melissa Gragg Melissa Gragg

Business of Negotiation: Inherited Trauma and Family Wealth

In this episode, we're speaking about the business of negotiation, inherited trauma and family wealth with Ruschelle Khanna. She's a family advisor, mediator and therapist in West Virginia. She helps create small, strong bonds between parents and adult children in order to live healthy financially secure lives. Now, you actually wrote a book, and I think some of the reasons that we reached out to you and kind of have wanted you to be part of this discussion is that in mediation we deal with a lot of high conflict around the financial aspects of divorce, and we also deal with a lot of family and generational wealth. And with that comes a bunch of relationship issues and trauma that people start to unpack when they start getting divorced.

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Prenups and Postnups: Who Needs Them and Why?
Melissa Gragg Melissa Gragg

Prenups and Postnups: Who Needs Them and Why?

In this episode, we're talking with Laurie Israel, and she's a national prenuptial agreement mediator, consultant, lawyer, and author of the Generous Prenup, How to Support Your Marriage and Avoid the Pitfalls. She's located in Massachusetts and has been an attorney for over 35 years. Today we're going to discuss prenups and postnups and who needs them and why, because, Laurie, I've looked at your book, the Generous Prenup, and you kind of have a different way of looking at prenups and maybe what you believe they would be beneficial for and where they wouldn't. And so maybe you could just tee us up with kind of your bigger philosophy about prenups in general.

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Relationship Issues and Things to Consider Before You Call a Divorce Attorney
Melissa Gragg Melissa Gragg

Relationship Issues and Things to Consider Before You Call a Divorce Attorney

In this episode, we're talking about relationship issues and things to consider before you call a divorce attorney with Jackie Harounian, she's a family law attorney in Long Island, New York. It could be months, years that you're considering ending a relationship. Sometimes we spend a lot of time in this thought process of "What could I do, what should I do? I don't know if this is right." Before we even get into this type of situation where you're actually calling a divorce lawyer, which really is way down the pipeline that you're ready to go. But what are the first steps that couples should take when they're even considering divorce or having some issues?

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The Traditional Wife (Trad Wife) Movement and How to Protect Yourself Financially
Melissa Gragg Melissa Gragg

The Traditional Wife (Trad Wife) Movement and How to Protect Yourself Financially

In this episode, we are speaking with Erika Anne Englund who was born, raised, and educated in Northern California. One of eight children, she learned to advocate and negotiate early. Erika was educated in psychology and political science at UC Davis before getting her law degree at McGeorge School of Law, entering the Bar in 2005 as a family law attorney. She obtained certification as a professional mediator in 2009; in 2010, Erika closed her litigation practice to become one of the few California attorneys practicing exclusively divorce mediation.

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From Court to .com: How This Online Divorce Platform is Changing the Industry
Melissa Gragg Melissa Gragg

From Court to .com: How This Online Divorce Platform is Changing the Industry

In this episode, we are speaking with Erin Levine. She's the CEO and founder of Hello Divorce. And if you haven't heard about it, you'll want to! It's an online alternative to traditional divorce. After 16 years as a divorce attorney, Erin understood how broken, toxic, wildly inefficient, and unreasonably expensive the family law system is. So she set out to revolutionize how consumers interact with the law and provide a kinder, easier and cheaper pathway to divorce.

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Divorce Mediation vs. Litigation: You Don't Know What You Don't Know
Melissa Gragg Melissa Gragg

Divorce Mediation vs. Litigation: You Don't Know What You Don't Know

Today we'll be discussing divorce mediation versus litigation: you don't know what you don't know. Basically, the differences between divorce mediation and litigation with Rosalia Labate. She's located in New York and she's a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst and Certified Public Accountant. She's known to provide services as: financial forensics, divorce finances, business valuations. Welcome, Rosalia.

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Hidden Assets and Income: Uncovering Financial Fraud in Divorce
Melissa Gragg Melissa Gragg

Hidden Assets and Income: Uncovering Financial Fraud in Divorce

Today we're speaking with Krista Shelton, a Certified Fraud Examiner and former special agent for the IRS. She has her own firm, Focused Forensic Solutions, where she and her team aids clients in uncovering facts, decoding details, and finding resolution during challenging financial crime investigations. Welcome, Krista.

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Divorcing with Intention: A Professional's Guide to Intentional Divorce
Melissa Gragg Melissa Gragg

Divorcing with Intention: A Professional's Guide to Intentional Divorce

Today we are speaking about “Divorcing with Intention: A Professional's Guide to Intentional Divorce” with Leah Hadley, a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst and Accredited Financial Counselor. Leah is based in Cleveland, Ohio and recently focused her practice on “Intentional Divorce Solutions” where she guides her clients to financial independence through thoughtful and strategic planning.

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Moving from Arbitration to Mediation in Business Disputes
Melissa Gragg Melissa Gragg

Moving from Arbitration to Mediation in Business Disputes

Today we are talking about moving from arbitration to mediation in business disputes with Margeaux Thomas. Margeaux has worked for entrepreneurs and small business owners, specializing in commercial landlord/tenant disputes, business partnership disputes, and contract disputes, including franchise, partner, shareholder, non-compete, and non-solicitation. She is located in the D.C area.

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Premarital Agreements: Protecting Assets Before Your Second Marriage
Melissa Gragg Melissa Gragg

Premarital Agreements: Protecting Assets Before Your Second Marriage

Today we are talking about Premarital Agreements: Protecting Assets Before Your Second Marriage or really any marriage with Susan Myers. Susan has been practicing family law in the Houston area since 1982 and she formed her own firm, Myres & Associates, in 2011. Her strength is being able to see options and alternate paths to achieve the realistic goals of her clients.

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Coping with Narcissistic Behavior During the Divorce Mediation Process
Melissa Gragg Melissa Gragg

Coping with Narcissistic Behavior During the Divorce Mediation Process

Today we are speaking with Victoria McCooey about Coping with Narcissistic Behavior During the Divorce Mediation Process. She is a Narcissist Divorce Coach, a Motivational Speaker and the creator of the Reclaim Your Power System™ based in New York. She helps her clients reclaim their power in order to make life-altering decisions from a place of strength instead of fear.

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Co-Parenting Styles: Conflicted, Cooperative, and Parallel Strategies
Melissa Gragg Melissa Gragg

Co-Parenting Styles: Conflicted, Cooperative, and Parallel Strategies

Today we will discuss Co-Parenting Styles: Conflicted, Cooperative, and Parallel Strategies with Cristin Terri. Cristin is based in Cape Town, South Africa. She is a certified divorce coach, co-parenting specialist, holistic counselor, and meditation teacher and offers valuable support to individuals going through the challenging process of divorce.

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The Rapid Rise of Mediation: Creating Efficient Dispute Resolutions
Melissa Gragg Melissa Gragg

The Rapid Rise of Mediation: Creating Efficient Dispute Resolutions

Today we are with Joseph Panetta from Immediation: a holistic legal dispute resolution platform that combines multiple processes and apps into one customizable interface. In this episode we talk about The Rapid Rise of Mediation: Creating Efficient Dispute Resolutions.

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Insights from My Second Divorce: Creating Self Awareness
Melissa Gragg Melissa Gragg

Insights from My Second Divorce: Creating Self Awareness

Today we are speaking with Leah Marie Mazur about her personal insights from her first and second divorce and how this journey helped her gain clarity and self-awareness. Leah is a certified Divorce Recovery Coach in Buffalo New York and founder of Mindfully Ready. She specializes in helping her clients heal after divorce so they can create a healthy, happy, and fulfilling new chapter for themselves and their kids.

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Creating Post-Divorce Budgets for a Secure Financial Future
Melissa Gragg Melissa Gragg

Creating Post-Divorce Budgets for a Secure Financial Future

Today we are speaking with Amy Adler, a CPA, Certified Fraud Examiner, and Certified Divorce Financial Analyst about creating post-divorce budgets to secure a stable financial future. She is based in Austin, Texas and brings a unique blend of financial expertise and personal experience to divorce support. With a background in public accounting, internal audit, fraud investigation, and corporate accounting, she now uses her skills to help others navigate divorce. Her mission is to minimize the stress, time, and cost of divorce, ensuring clients are well-prepared for a brighter future.

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Lessons from a Narcissist Divorce Coach: Reclaim YourSELF
Melissa Gragg Melissa Gragg

Lessons from a Narcissist Divorce Coach: Reclaim YourSELF

In this episode, we talk about divorce, narcissism, lessons from a divorce coach, and how to reclaim your life back. We speak with Victoria McCooey who is a Narcissist Divorce Coach, motivational speaker, and creator of the system called “Reclaim Your Power.” She's based in New York, but she services clients around the world, and helps people not only in the divorce process, but anytime they’re in a relationship with a narcissist.

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Overcoming Financial Abuse: Insights From a Financial Analyst
Melissa Gragg Melissa Gragg

Overcoming Financial Abuse: Insights From a Financial Analyst

In this episode, we discuss overcoming financial abuse and insights from a financial analyst with Leah Hadley. Leah's a CDFA or Certified Divorce Financial Analyst, and an Accredited Financial Counselor. Leah is based in Cleveland, Ohio, and she's committed to working with people in a very compassionate fashion, and offers them financial guidance through different life issues such as divorce.

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Divorce Mindset: Creating Clarity and Confidence Through Meditation
Melissa Gragg Melissa Gragg

Divorce Mindset: Creating Clarity and Confidence Through Meditation

In this episode we speak with discuss creating clarity and confidence through meditation with Cristin Terri. Cristin is based in Cape Town, South Africa. She's a certified divorce coach. She's a co-parenting specialist, a holistic counselor, and a meditation teacher. She's also getting trained in mediation and she supports people going through the process of divorce.

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