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In this episode, Sherry chats with fellow CDC Certified Divorce Coach® Andra Davidson about how you communicate with your spouse during the divorce process can have a huge impact on how the process goes for the whole family.  Andra uses her previous experience to help people pre-plan a strategy for communicating so clients can feel more assured that they have a plan for when they feel overwhelmed. Andra Davidson is a Certified Divorce Coach®️ and communications expert working with anxious and overwhelmed clients to create and utilize emotion-free communication throughout the divorce process. Clear, effective communication helps clients achieve their divorce goals, set healthy boundaries and rediscover the strength, resilience and courage needed to successfully transition into their best Phase 2. Andra's website: Compass Rose Divorce Coach Coparenting apps Our Family Wizard Cozi 2Houses Peaceful Coparent

In this episode, Hilda Dumont, LMFT with Apricity Counseling PLLC shares information she has gathered from her years of experience working as an in-home therapist.  Hilda has worked with families who are dealing with all types of transition. In her warm, empathetic demeanor Hilda informs the listener on her tips and best practices for helping your child move through the transition of divorce using the LUV technique. Hilda and Sherry also discuss examples of how well-meaning, overwhelmed parents can handle things poorly while providing concrete tools on how best to support your child. Hilda Dumont is a bilingual Marriage and Family Therapist. She has been working with adolescents and families for over 10 years. Hilda has recently opened her own private practice, Apricity Counseling Services, offering virtual psychotherapy in the state of North Carolina. Hilda particularly enjoys helping teens and young adults tackle their difficulties so they can develop into confident and self-reliant individuals. Hilda can be found via her website Apricity Counseling Services or on FB at @APCounselingNC

In this episode, Sherry chats with Karen McMahon about how to become resilient after a high conflict divorce. Karen  is a Certified Relationship and Divorce Coach and Founder of Journey Beyond Divorce.  She began divorce coaching in 2010 after recognizing that the pain of her divorce led her on a transformational journey into an incredible new life. Karen leads a national team of divorce coaches in supporting men and women around the world to become calm, clear and confident as they navigate divorce.  Karen is the host of the acclaimed Journey Beyond Divorce Podcast, co-author of ‘Stepping out of Chaos: Turning Pain to Possibility” and creator of JBD’s exclusive 12 Step Divorce Recovery Program. Here is the link to Karen's website: Journey Beyond Divorce Here are links to Karen's social media and podcast: Facebook Instagram Podcast

In this episode, Greta shares her incredibly inspirational story that started by being shocked when her seemingly happy marriage was shattered by infidelity. Greta shares her healing journey that started after  her husband left her for his affair partner. She discusses how time and distance helped her realize how she wasn't really that happy in her marriage.  Greta is a Management Consulting Director focused on Data and Analytics for a Big 4 consulting firm based in Charlotte, NC. She has embarked on quite a journey over the past 5 years! An abrupt divorce 5 years ago served as one of a handful of epiphany moments that have led her to reexamine her life goals and reshape herself and her vision for long term happiness. Since then, she has been focused on living a full life very intentionally and has successfully navigated a substantial health journey in the process. Here are the links to the resources Greta shares in this episode: BBC Documentary – “Eat, Fast & Live Longer How We Get Sick Obesity Code Runaway Husbands

In this episode, family mediator and coparent coach Denise Banks talks about how shifting your thinking about your relationship with your former spouse can play a role in establishing a  healthy coparenting relationship.  Denise Banks-Wilson is a divorce & family mediator and coparent coach. Much to her shock, on the day she completed her divorce mediation certification program, her husband asked for a divorce.  During what became the most challenging time in her life, Denise found herself helping other hurting individuals as they went through their divorce.  Denise took to heart the strategies she was sharing with her clients and through her work with them, she became a survivor.  Denise has worked in the divorce and co-parenting arena since 2006.  Over 4500 individuals have attended her Positive Coparenting workshop and she’s conducted over 350 family mediations.  At the time of her divorce, Denise was the coparent mom of three, including a 14yr. old son. They became survivors too.  You can learn more about Denise at: Family Journey Mediation She can also be found on FB and Instagram @Family Journey Mediation.

In this episode, Sherry shares her best practices to shift your thinking on Valentine's Day and use it as a way to express all kinds of love, while creating ritual and intention to draw more love into your life.  This episode is short but it packs a powerful punch! In this episode, Sherry also announces her new book "The Successful Co-Parenting Workbook", available to pre-order now.  See the link below to order. Sherry Smith, LMFT, CDC® is a licensed psychotherapist, coach, author and speaker. Sherry has made the commitment to promote a non-adversarial divorce environment that is sensitive to the family system. She is also skilled at inspiring hope and purpose for people as they begin to step into an unknown future. Find her on Instagram or Facebook @divorceresiliency or visit her website www.divorceresiliency.com. The Successful Co-Parenting Workbook The History of Valentine's Day

This is an encore episode from Season 1 and the most downloaded of all episodes for this podcast.  In this episode, Sherry's guest is Breta Collins, MA, LMFT.  Breta is a licensed marriage and family therapist with a private practice in the Charlotte, NC area.  She works from an attachment-based perspective and is trained in trauma resolution therapy and narcissistic relationship abuse. Breta supports couples experiencing relationship ambivalence, infidelity recovery, and communication issues, individuals who are recovering from toxic relationships, men dealing with midlife discontent and crisis, and people experiencing life transitions. Sherry and Breta have an in-depth discussion about narcissism, the difference between narcissistic traits and Narcissistic Personality Disorder (there is a spectrum), and how to thrive after getting out of a relationship with a narcissistic partner. Breta's website: Dilworth Counseling Facebook  @Breta M. Collins, MA, LMFT IG: @dilworthcounseling

In this podcast episode, Sherry welcomes back Karmic Astrologer Susan Reynolds.  Susan shares with the listener how the planetary energy of 2022 is different from 2020 or 2021. She also gives examples of how this energy might play out.  Susan has such warm, bubbly personality and delivers her information with compassion and kindness. If you have an interest in astrology, you will love this episode! Susan has been an astrologer, spiritual healer and spiritual teacher for the last 38 years, bringing her unique style of astrology reading to her many national and international clients. Believing that the mystical and practical should work together, Susan combines her psychic skills with her astrological knowledge to give her clients a one-of-a-kind reading. In lectures and workshops, she shares her joy of learning with her students, making spiritual subjects come alive.  Over the years Susan's skills have developed to the point she now teaches the knowledge and wisdom she has worked with for decades. Believing that everyone can work with the same principles she does, Susan offers classes and workshops to help people develop their own unique gifts.  Susan has been featured on WCCB news and is the current president of The Council of Esoteric Professionals.  Please note that the information and predictions shared in this episode are for entertainment purposes only and should not be viewed as financial or medical advice.  Link to Susan's website Explore Astrology IG: #susanreynoldsexploreastrology FB #Explore Astrology with Susan Reynolds

In this episode Sherry chats with Lori Saitz about her personal journey to create more satisfaction and fulfillment in her life.  Following her divorce, she took a leap of faith and moved across country. Already an entrepreneur, she decided to turn her natural gifts of coaching others into a business and developed a 3-prong approach in her coaching practice that includes connection, gratitude and courage. This episode will benefit anyone who is ready to leave "fine" behind and create a more fulfilling life for themselves.  Lori Saitz is the CEO of Zen Rabbit and host of the podcast “FINE is a 4-Letter Word.” She’s an award-winning writer, speaker, and broadcaster. And a nationally recognized expert in using gratitude and meditation as shortcuts to success.  The most difficult thing she’s ever done is leave a 22-year marriage. That experience inspired her transformational F*ck Being Fine program. Through it, she guides corporate teams and private clients who are finished living in a dumpster fire, to a place of unprecedented clarity, peace, and productivity.  When she's not working, you can find Lori in her sanctuary, aka the weight room at the gym. She also loves cupcakes, Thai food and classic rock music. Lori can be reached via her website zenrabbit or on Instagram @zen_rabbit

In this episode, LaQuita Fergerson shares how following her intuition after her divorce led her to move across the country, reclaim her identity, and heal her body from a Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis. LaQuita has a warm, soothing energy that the listener is sure to appreciate.  This episode is helpful for anyone who is considering making  major life changes in their divorce recovery or is looking for inspiration on how making the mind/body connection can help in the healing process. LaQuita Simone Fergerson is a Divorce Transition and Recovery Coach with a passion for resilience, mindfulness, and emotional intelligence. Her published blog,  "Bitter to Better" chronicles her journey to healing from divorce while conquering Multiple Sclerosis. She's been featured on Blackdoctor.org and is currently writing her first book - a memoir of healing trauma with conscious and unconscious reprogramming to create the life you love. Find out more about LaQuita at https://laquitasimone.com/

This episode is sure to resonate with  listeners who want to address in the new year their  pattern of self-medicating their feelings with food and, thus, find that sustainable weight loss is elusive to them.  Sherry and Sherri discuss how addressing negative core beliefs and looking at the emotions that drive unhealthy eating are crucial to achieve lasting weight loss. Sherri Clarke, MS, RD, LDN is a registered dietitian who helps her clients transform their relationship with food and ultimately lose weight.  Sherri starts by focusing on WHY you eat versus a traditional dietitian approach that focuses on WHAT you eat.  Sherri works with her clients to uncover the root causes of where their relationship with food got off track and gives practical tools to identify and change unwanted behaviors.  You can find Sherri on IG, FB and YouTube @Sherri Clarke Nutrition or via her website at sherriclarkenutrition.com. Yale Food Addiction Online Test

In this podcast episode, Sherry chats with therapist and Certified Divorce Coach® Mindy Walder.  Mindy was married to someone closely associated with someone famous and has been divorced for 10-years. She talks about how she can look back and see her codependent patterns early on in her divorce process.  She discusses the importance of clear boundaries in navigating a coparenting relationship with your former spouse, even if the relationship is amicable.  The listener is sure to enjoy Mindy's warm effervescent personality.  This episode is helpful for anyone who is early on in the divorce process and would like to hear from someone who has gained wisdom from her experience post-divorce. Mindy Walder (She/Her) is a therapist and coach working to help others find the connection between healing, personal accountability and social transformation. Mindy began her practice 10 years ago serving marginalized teenagers by helping them learn to cope within the systems that failed them. There, she honed her skills in conflict resolution techniques and self-care practices, which later served her practice as a transformation counselor/coach. Mindy’s current work centers specifically around individuals who are navigating the process of divorce—at any stage therein. She helps clients realign action with values to best care for (and protect) themselves and their children in this challenging time of emotional and physical upheaval. Mindy holds an M.S. in Counseling Psychology and is a Certified Divorce Coach®. She holds a certificate from the Mindsight Institute, having studied with Jack Kornfield and Dan Seigel the relationship between neuroscience and Buddhist/mindfulness practices. Mindy currently lives in Los Angeles, CA with her two teenage children and goldendoodle, Leona. In her spare time, she is writing a middle grade fiction series, called Parissma.   Mindy’s website www.mindywaldercoaching.com is currently under construction and will be active again in January, 2022. She can reached at [email protected] to book an appointment and is taking new clients over zoom. Links to coparenting apps Our Family Wizard Cozi Peaceful Parenting