Tag: Gray Divorce

Taking Control During Divorce: How Coaching Can Help You Make More Confident Decisions (Ep. 86)

Taking Control During Divorce: How Coaching Can Help You Make More Confident Decisions (Ep. 86)

Divorce doesn’t have to be devastating.

It can be empowering when approached with clarity and the right support.

In this episode, I sit down with Karen Covy, divorce coach, attorney, and mediator, to explore how women can take control of the divorce process. We talk about choosing the right process for your situation, understanding your finances, and why preparation and strategy make all the difference in creating a smoother transition and stronger future.

Key Takeaways:

  • The importance of choosing the divorce process that best fits your goals and circumstances
  • Why most lawyers promote only the process they practice, and how coaching helps you find the right one for you
  • How planning early and understanding your financial picture can prevent years of regret
  • What it means to become the “CEO of your own divorce” and coordinate your full team
  • Practical first steps to start regaining confidence and clarity if you feel stuck or afraid to move forward
  • And more!

Resources:

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Connect with Karen Covy: 

 

About our Guest: 

Karen Covy is a Divorce Coach, Lawyer, Mediator, Author, Speaker, and Podcaster. She coaches busy professionals and business owners all over the world to make clear, confident decisions about their most important relationships. She also helps them navigate through divorce with less conflict, unnecessary expense, and needless drama so that they can create the life they truly desire sooner rather than later. Karen is the author of When Happily Ever After Ends: How to Survive Your Divorce Emotionally, Financially, and Legally. She is also the creator of the online divorce programs, The Divorce Road Map 3.0 and How to Successfully Mediate Your Divorce, as well as the host of the podcast, Off the Fence: Mastering Decision-Making Divorce and More.

Gray Divorce and Retirement: How Collaborative Divorce May Protect Your Financial Future with Jill Lowe (Ep. 62)

Gray Divorce and Retirement: How Collaborative Divorce May Protect Your Financial Future with Jill Lowe (Ep. 62)

Gray divorce can significantly impact your retirement plans and emotional well-being.

How do you protect your financial future when love fades later in life? What pitfalls should you avoid to stay financially sound?

In this episode, I sit down with Jill Lowe, Collaborative Divorce Attorney at J Lowe Law, LLC, to discuss the financial and emotional layers of gray divorce. Together, we explore why more women are choosing divorce later in life and how preparation and informed decisions can lead to financial confidence.

Jill discusses:

  • How education becomes a crucial tool for women considering or going through divorce
  • The growing trend of gray divorce and why more women are initiating the split
  • The danger of letting emotions drive decisions around keeping the marital home
  • How collaborative divorce offers a less combative, more goal-focused approach
  • The essential role financial planners play in mapping out a stable future post-divorce
  • And more!

Resources:

Connect with Eric Blake: 

Connect with Jill Lowe: 

About our Guest:

Jill Lowe is a Collaborative Divorce Attorney and founder of J Lowe Law, LLC. With over 20 years of legal experience—18 of those focused exclusively on family law—Jill brings a unique combination of legal expertise and personal insight to her work.

She is licensed to practice law in both Texas and Florida and has been representing clients in collaborative divorces for more than 15 years. She’s also a trained collaborative professional in both states and has spent the past three years speaking publicly on the collaborative process.

Jill’s commitment to peaceful resolution stems from her own experience as a child of divorced parents and her decision—after facing serious health challenges—to step away from litigation in favor of helping families resolve conflict with compassion. She believes divorce doesn’t have to be a battle, and her work focuses on healing and collaboration instead of confrontation.

Taking Control During Divorce: How Coaching Can Help You Make More Confident Decisions (Ep. 86)

Taking Control During Divorce: How Coaching Can Help You Make More Confident Decisions (Ep. 86)

Divorce doesn’t have to be devastating. 

It can be empowering when approached with clarity and the right support.

In this episode, I sit down with Karen Covy, divorce coach, attorney, and mediator, to explore how women can take control of the divorce process. We talk about choosing the right process for your situation, understanding your finances, and why preparation and strategy make all the difference in creating a smoother transition and stronger future.

Key Takeaways:

  • The importance of choosing the divorce process that best fits your goals and circumstances
  • Why most lawyers promote only the process they practice, and how coaching helps you find the right one for you
  • How planning early and understanding your financial picture can prevent years of regret
  • What it means to become the “CEO of your own divorce” and coordinate your full team
  • Practical first steps to start regaining confidence and clarity if you feel stuck or afraid to move forward
  • And more!

Resources:

Connect with Eric Blake: 

Connect with Karen Covy: 

About our Guest: 

Karen Covy is a Divorce Coach, Lawyer, Mediator, Author, Speaker, and Podcaster. She coaches busy professionals and business owners all over the world to make clear, confident decisions about their most important relationships. She also helps them navigate through divorce with less conflict, unnecessary expense, and needless drama so that they can create the life they truly desire sooner rather than later. Karen is the author of When Happily Ever After Ends: How to Survive Your Divorce Emotionally, Financially, and Legally. She is also the creator of the online divorce programs, The Divorce Road Map 3.0 and How to Successfully Mediate Your Divorce, as well as the host of the podcast, Off the Fence: Mastering Decision-Making Divorce and More.