THE Amicable Divorce Expert with Judith Weigle
268 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsTHE Amicable Divorce Expert, Judith Weigle, shares her insights and experiences in divorce mediation and communication, helping thousands of couples accomplish the near impossible, amicable divorces.
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Can Mediation Work for Everyone?
March 02, 2022 13:00 - 57 minutes - 52.9 MBCan Mediation Work for Everyone? with our guest Colleen O’Neil, MSW, M.Ed, Mediation and Beyond, LLC, Mediator, Therapist, Life Coach, Educator and podcast host of Mediation and Beyond. We will discuss: .Domestic Violence .When mediation isn’t the right choice, at least not now .The court’s inadequacy in decisions regarding child abuse .How to prepare for mediation .How to know when you have the right financial settlement A core philosophy that Colleen will discuss is about change. “You do...
Super Bowl Show Rappers Celebrity Divorces with Attorney Limore Mojdehiazad
February 23, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 85.2 MBSuper Bowl Show Rappers Celebrity Divorces with Attorney Limore Mojdehiazad on THE Amicable Divorce Expert podcast will feature Dr. Dre, Mary J. Blige, Eminem, 50 Cent, and super fan Kanye (also known as "Ye"). The topics Limore and I will be discussing are spousal support in a high net worth settlement, child support, child custody, adoption, set-parent, social media and divorce, dividing a business, pre-nuptial agreements, bifurcations, spousal privilege, parentage cases, best interests of...
Romance Fraud & Financial Exploitation with Brian Stefan
February 16, 2022 13:00 - 58 minutes - 53.3 MBRomance Fraud & Financial Exploitation with Brian Stefan, former intelligence officer with the U.S. Department of Defense and the FBI-LAPD division before he entered the profession of therapy with a specialty in grief and suicide prevention, is our topic today on THE Amicable Divorce Expert podcast with Judith M. Weigle. I learned of romance fraud and financial exploitation in my work as a divorce paralegal and mediator when I saw older men who were widowers look for younger women from other...
Divorcing a Spouse with Depression
February 09, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 64.3 MBBrian Stefan, ACSW, MSW, psychotherapist and proud social worker specializing in grief, suicide, anxiety, and crisis response. Brian is our guest on THE Amicable Divorce Expert with Judith M. Weigle, to discuss how to divorce a spouse with depression and suicidal ideation (serious thoughts about taking one's own life). Brian provides individual, couples, and group therapy for those who are experiencing deep suffering due to profound difficulties such as grief and traumatic grief. Since divor...
How Can Love Survive a Transgender Marriage?
February 02, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 71.6 MB"My Husband's a Woman Now" author Leslie Hilburn Fabian, LCSW is our guest today on THE Amicable Divorce Expert podcast with Judith M. Weigle, sharing her journey through meeting her husband Dr. David Fabian, orthopedic surgeon, marrying David, and then confronting David's need to transition to female Deborah while Leslie considered her ability to remain in the marriage as a heterosexual woman. Leslie wanted to document her experiences as the spouse of a transgender person to give voice to t...
Celebrity Divorce Series: Can a Family Survive and Thrive a Gender Transformation?
January 26, 2022 13:00 - 51 minutes - 46.7 MBExploring the divorce of Kris Kardashian and Caitlyn Jenner gender transformation is only one aspect of the family issues they had to confront. They are also co-parents who will be in each other's lives forever. They had a blended family of eight children and several grandchildren. This marriage was not their first and probably won't be their last. And they are celebrities which means that they are constantly under public scrutiny. How did they, and how can you keep it all together if you ar...
My Freedom to Thrive and Break the Trauma Cycle of a High Conflict Relationship or Divorce with Dr. Anne, PhD., Psychologist
January 19, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBDr. Anne was in her own high conflict relationship and used the same techniques for herself that she uses on her clients who cannot seem to extricate themselves emotionally, physically, and financially from their unhealthy and controlling relationships. The questions to ask yourself in order to know if you're in an unhealthy and controlling relationship: 1) Does the divorce seem never-ending: 2) Are you continually being pulled into court by your ex? 3) Are you terrified watching your court ...
Leaving a Narcissistic Relationship with Denise Kavalisuskas, Transformational Love Coach
January 12, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBLeaving a Narcissistic Relationship with Denise Kavalisuskas, Transformational Love Coach will be transformative. Denise speaks from her own 22 year marriage to someone with narcissism, her journey from awareness to action, leaving one of her children with their father and taking one child with her. Denise will discuss how she came to trust herself and choose herself in order to leave her marriage, leave her extended family, move to another state, without a source of income, but with the cur...
Career ReInvention Post Divorce with Tracy Enos, LinkedIn Expert
January 05, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 55.7 MBDivorce is a New Beginning, both personally and professionally, especially if we have been stay-at-home parents who now have to work. Even if we have been the income earners for the family, divorce has a way of forcing us to reevaluate ourselves in order to make healthy changes as part of our growth. Divorce is emotionally and financially tough, but the silver lining is that we are positioned to evolve in ways that we wouldn't except for the fact that we had to deal with a divorce. Tracy Eno...
Celebrity Divorce Series: Bethenny Frankel
December 29, 2021 13:00 - 51 minutes - 47 MBCan High Achieving Women Have It All With One Person? Only if that one person, that husband, is also high achieving. The cultural norm is still around: Men earn more than women. When that equation is flipped, the cultural norm is challenged and in 33% of those marriages, a divorce takes place. It's very difficult for a women to be the higher wage earner and not either look down on their husbands at some point, or grow apart. Ego is involved; personal energy is different; and expectations tha...
What Is Best Interests of the Children? with Elle Barr
December 22, 2021 13:00 - 59 minutes - 54.2 MBElle Barr, attorney and Judicial Educational Coordinator for Our FamilyWizard will discuss what the phrase Best Interests of the Children really means and looks like. Family law professionals use this phrase constantly, but it's the most difficult behavior to enact. Most people are so emotional during the divorce process that they can barely function. Keeping the parents' own lives together is difficult enough with working, domestic duties, children's schooling and activities, and now the co...
Give Yourself the Gift of Self-Forgiveness
December 15, 2021 13:00 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MBWe are told to forgive those who have perpetrated ills on us, but we are seldom told to forgive ourselves for those same issues. Self-forgiveness carries with it intended change so that we don't remain in the same destructive behavior pattern that caused our concerning behavior in the first place. Self-forgiveness is necessary to self-evaluate, self-reflect, and redefine who we want to be and how we want to function as individuals. The power of forgiving another person is huge - it frees the...
Holiday Parenting Plans for Blended Families with Judy Graybill, Certified StepParent Coach
December 08, 2021 13:00 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBHolidays are stressful enough without the additional effort in organizing co-parenting plans with blended families. These configurations can be anything from everyone gets together in one house, to separating days with the children, to dividing each day between co-parents. Whichever way works best for your family, Judy will support with different approaches to including step-parents, when to include step-parents, how step-parents can create their own dynamic for an amicable extension of the ...
Blended Families and the Holidays with Certified Divorce Coach, Molly Wilder, and Divorced Mom of Seven Children
December 01, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 60.6 MBMolly takes us through her journey to divorce, in light of her religious background and her role as a home schooler, two very important considerations while making the decision to transition out of the marriage. Molly and her former husband made a conscious decision to give their children the best lives possible post divorce, and to always blend their families. Now that Molly and the children's father are in other relationships, their families have grown to include everyone! They even have a...
Adele’s Journey Through the Emotional Divorce
November 24, 2021 13:00 - 44 minutes - 41.1 MBEveryone experiences pain in divorce, from the lead-up to the decision of the divorce, through the process of uncoupling, in order to create a new beginning from this significant life event. We feature Adele because she speaks about her entire process in an interview with Oprah, interfaced with clips from her Hollywood Concert at the Griffith Park Conservatory. The lyrics from her CD “30” confront and explain her pain and how she processed it. Her outlet is music. What’s your divorce song?
The Emotional Stages of Divorce with Karen McMahon, Certified Divorce Coach
November 17, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 63.6 MBKaren McMahon, Certified Divorce Coach is visionary, clear, and eye opening in terms of providing a roadmap for healing. empathy, understanding, and acceptance of this major life event called 'divorce'. There are 7 stages of grief in divorce, while only 5 when grieving a life lost of a loved one through death. Divorce is often described as a death, but it's a death of a relationship while the partner we're losing is still alive. If there are minor children to co-parent, you still have to be ...
Wisdom & Wealth With Divorce Settlement with Jonathan Satovsky
November 10, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 60.4 MBReceiving a divorce settlement is great, especially if there are significant cash assets, real estate, and retirement plans included. It's what we do with the settlement that's key, and having a professional who knows how to invest it is gold! Jonathan will walk you through the mindset needed to manage your settlement properly, and share options you have to consider in order to choose someone who will do the best for you to help your invests grow. Divorce is so emotional that spending the mo...
Effects of Divorce on Children with Catharine Blake, CDC & Psychotherapist
November 03, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 55.6 MBFor 20 years Catharine Blake worked as a Child & Family Psychotherapist, before becoming a Certified Divorce Coach. Working with children in stressful family dynamics is a rarity in the world of therapy because it is so extremely difficult. On this episode of THE Amicable Divorce Expert podcast Catharine Blake will share her knowledge and provide guidance for parents going through divorce so that they can avoid the pitfalls that will create anxious, stressed, and unhealthy children, from int...
Charlie Sheen & Denise Richards Child Support Ruling
October 27, 2021 12:00 - 55 minutes - 51.2 MBOur Celebrity Divorce series focuses on the current child support modification case of Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards. Attorney Matthew Smurda will take us through the modification process for custody, the co-parenting schedule, and child support, addressing fears and concerns that both parents have with these three aspects of co-parenting.
Mediators and Therapists Share Tips for Success in our Behind the Divorce Curtain series
October 20, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 65.6 MBMediator & Psychotherapist Dr. Kathy Memel, Victoria Goldfarb, Esq., LMFT, Mediator; Therapist & Mediator Michele Hahn; and Mediator Marvin Whistler discuss their challenges in working with spouses in a divorce and what their clients can do to have a more successful and amicable divorce settlement process.
Debt and Divorce Exposed with Attorney Lyle Solomon
October 13, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 60 MBAttorney Solomon will discuss credit card debt, community debt, IRS debt, and the responsibility for both spouses regarding debt created during the marriage regardless of what the settlement agreement states.
Emotionally Divorce Your Married Self to Move Forward with Julie Turner, Life Coach and Podcast Host
October 06, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 60.4 MBJulie will discuss how to shed yourself of an image that no longer suits you as you go through the Emotional Divorce and reconcile your married life, and create your vision of your future. We are transformed through divorce if we use divorce as a growth experience.
Celebrity Divorces and Spousal Support
September 29, 2021 12:00 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MBWe'll review celebrity divorces with and without spousal support/alimony and those without. We'll also review the factors considered by the court to determine the existence of, value of, and length of time for money to be paid by one spouse to another after the divorce is final. These factors affect all of us.
Men‘s Divorce Fashion with Holly Katz, Stylist
September 22, 2021 12:00 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MBMen need to look and feel good, too, in order to be their best during the riggers of the divorce filing. There is a psychological shift that takes place in us when we take care of ourselves and look our best.
Men‘s Divorce Coach, John Nachlinger, Esq., Mediator
September 15, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 65.7 MBMen have different fears than women in divorce, specifically the loss of their children and the continuing cost of spousal support or alimony, to the extent that their lives may be ruined. John Nachlinger addresses all of their fears and speaks the language of men so that men confidently proceed with divorce with calm confidence and continued responsibility.
How Equal Is Your Divorce Settlement?
September 08, 2021 12:00 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MBCaroline Pak, Mediator and Certified Divorce Analyst, explains what to consider in everything from taxes on your half of the settlement, longterm growth in what your half allows, and a restructuring of the settlement so that both spouses get the best financial result from the division of assets and debts.
The Mom‘s Guide to a Good Divorce by Sarah Armstrong
September 01, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 65.8 MBPositive Communication, Respectful Behavior, and Putting Your Child's Interests First are all forms of Leading By Example. Even if you are the only parent modeling good communication and respectful behavior, you have a chance of influencing your spouse to model the same.
Custody: Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie Celebrity Divorce with Attorney Christopher Melcher
August 25, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 56.3 MBWhen custody decisions become difficult, there are either control issues going on between the parents resulting in custody complications, or there can be behavioral issues with one spouse that are not being dealt with. This episode is a thorough look at custody and co-parenting for the best interests of the child.
The Need for Therapy in Divorce with Pamela Payton, LMFT
August 18, 2021 12:00 - 57 minutes - 52.5 MBDivorce is emotionally difficult, with and without children, but especially tough with children involved. Pamela will share her insights as a marriage and family therapist for the help that a therapist can provide during the divorce process, and share with you a little about her own divorce in which she represented herself in a trial with the largest law firm in California representing her husband.
Mental Illness and Divorce with Frank King, Mental Health Comedian
August 11, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBFrank will share his experience with an amicable divorce, and not only discuss his relationship with mental illness and suicide, but give tips to anyone who may be divorcing a spouse who suffers from mental illness. You'll laugh and learn.
Culture and Divorce with Dr. Manijeh Daneshpour
August 04, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 56.1 MBEach culture expresses themselves differently as part of their daily living. In divorce, these unique behaviors can factor into divorce settlement agreements. Listen to this discussion about culture and divorce, and how not understanding cultural can impede and derail a good settlement.
Erika Jayne & Tom Girardi Celebrity Divorce with Attorney Matthew Smurda
July 28, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 59.9 MBPart II of this Jayne/Girardi divorce will focus on community property division and bankruptcy, division of a partnership business, spousal support, attorney fees, and the use of social media as evidence effecting a divorce settlement.
How Children of Divorce Experience Marriage with Dr. Lydia Hughes-Evans, Ed.D
July 21, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 61.8 MBAs a child of an unusual separation with her parents at age 3, Lydia discusses how her relationships with her parents were formed, and how the co-parenting relationship was structured, with an analysis and reflection on Lydia's two divorces, and how her current relationship is a healthy product of what she learned from her two previous marriages.
BIFF for Coparent Communication: Your Guide To Difficult Coparent Texts, Emails and Social Media Posts, with author Bill Eddy, Esq.
July 14, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 62.9 MBBill Eddy, Esq., LCSW, Mediator, who will demonstrate a more successful way of communicating with a high conflict coparent.
Winning at Divorce Mediation; It's Different Than You Think
July 07, 2021 12:00 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MBI will detail how to negotiate a divorce settlement with power and control over your destiny, your independence, and your self-worth and self-respect.
Celebrity Divorce: Erika Jayne & Tom Girardi with Forensic Accountant, Lorna Mouton Riff
June 30, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 68.8 MBWe will explore the tracing and accounting of money between spouses and their businesses that may be affected before a divorce can continue.
Pause Before Responding with Take 10 author Kevin Barclay
June 23, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBKevin Barclay looks at the benefits of not responding quickly to emotional communication, and instead take a breath and wait 10 seconds before speaking for a response that diminish fiery communication instead of fueling it.
Divorce ReDefined with Divorce Coach Cindy Stibbard
June 16, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBCindy Stibbard will discuss how to use divorce for a positive life change both during and after the divorce. Cindy will explain how an adverse life circumstance like divorce can shatter our spirits, and at the same time be an agent for self-awareness and a new approach to life.
Individuation with Anthony Metten, TedX Speaker and Coach
June 09, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBIndividuation is a process by which we evolve into the next stage of who we are, and gain a clear sense of self different than how we have previously defined and presented ourselves within our family structure and with our friends. Anthony's TedX talk is about how we all can continue to evolve at different stages in our lives to be our most authentic selves.
The Good Karma Divorce with Judge Michele F. Lawrence
June 02, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 55 MBJudge Michele will discuss why she wrote the book and how she, as a former Family Law Judge, could see how divorce litigants could have a completely different, and more positive, divorce experience if they could follow another path towards divorce, a path rooted in acceptance, understanding, empathy, compassion, and forgiveness, while using divorce to reframe and change their lives for a better outcome than they could have ever imagined.
The Good Karma Divorce with Judge Michele F. Lowrance
June 02, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 55 MBJudge Michele will discuss why she wrote the book and how she, as a former Family Law Judge, could see how divorce litigants could have a completely different, and more positive, divorce experience if they could follow another path towards divorce, a path rooted in acceptance, understanding, empathy, compassion, and forgiveness, while using divorce to reframe and change their lives for a better outcome than they could have ever imagined.
Celebrity Divorces of Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates w/ Attorney Matthew Smurda
May 26, 2021 12:00 - 43 minutes - 39.5 MBMatthew Smurda details the divorces of the two richest men in the world, who both live in Washington State yet with two very different stories. Bezos was extremely amicable and over expeditiously, while the Gates divorce continues to tell a very different story of discord between Bill and Melinda. Listen to Attorney Smurda discuss the extra considerations that titans of commerce and industry must consider while going through the same processes of dividing assets and debts just like us.
Divorce Happens FOR You, Not To You with Mike DiCioccio
May 19, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 59.5 MBMike's divorce was the turning point in his personal life that he used to create the business life that has given him the greatest happiness so far in his career and earning potential. Mike used divorce as the impetus to revise his entire life into that which reflects who he is without compromise. He shares this experience with you today.
Are You Committing Financial Infidelity? with Drs. Megan McCoy and Alex Melkumian
May 12, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 61.6 MBFinances are the #1 reason why people divorce, including hiding money, hoarding money, spending money without your spouse knowing it, and the inability to consistently earn money. Financial Infidelity is the betrayal of your relationship with money to your spouse. With this episode you can turn your relationship with money into a positive experience that can be shared with your current or next spouse.
Unconditional Forgiveness: Lemons into Love from a Child of Divorce with Kamie Lehmann
May 05, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 57 MBKamie was virtually left to raise herself at 5 years old when her parents divorced. Her siblings weren't much older than her at the time. Listen to how Kamie nursed her estranged father to his death years later when no one else would or could. This is a most inspiring story of Unconditional Forgiveness.
Celebrity Divorces with Attorney Matthew Smurda: Brad & Angelina
April 28, 2021 12:00 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MBChild Custody will be discussed using Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie as examples of multiple children in a marriage, some biologically connected to the spouses, and some who existed before the marriage and only to one spouse. What can be the options for child custody and child support if the non-biological children of one spouse have not be officially adopted by the other spouse, yet were raised by the non-biological spouse? This is the case in many divorces and can present a conundrum of deci...
Are You Biologically Designed for Lasting Relationships? with Anastasia Makhanova, Ph.D. Social Psychologist
April 21, 2021 12:00 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MBDid you know that your chromosomal make-up can be one of the determining factors in your ability to have lasting relationships. Anastasia will share her research with 71 newlywed couples in how their chromosomes influenced the key emotions for healthy, long-lasting marriages: Gratitude, Trust, Forgiveness.
Life (and Divorce) Happen FOR You, Not To You
April 14, 2021 12:00 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MBIn this episode we take this quote from Tony Robbins, motivational speaker and life & business coach, to show how we can apply this concept to divorce. Divorce happens FOR us, not to us. Using this concept we keep us from being victims, will help us propel our lives forward, and reach our potential and levels of fulfillment that we once only dreamed of. Life and Divorce happen FOR us not to us.
Are You Living in Fear?
April 07, 2021 12:00 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBIn this episode we will disect what fear is and how it expresses itself in divorce. We will also look at common examples of fear in divorce and how to handle those fears as they surface, along with real life stories of the fear other couples are facing and why.
Celebrity Divorces and You with Attorney Matthew Smurda
March 31, 2021 12:00 - 54 minutes - 49.9 MBMatthew Smurda explores the aspects of Kim and Kanye's divorce, and Dr. Dre and Nicole's divorce. Although the numbers are bigger the issues and the law are all the same. Listen to Matthew break down the division of assets and debts, spousal support, and custody & co-parenting in so far as they affect our notable celebrities and our divorces, too. It's an interesting backdrop to learn about the components of a divorce filing.