A Year-End Roundtable of Hope and Inspiration with Four of Your Favorite Guests in a Very Special Episode of The Divorce & Beyond Podcast #278

This week on the Divorce & Beyond podcast, Susan Guthrie, Esq. welcomes back returning guests Bela Gandhi, Beth McCormack, Heather Locus, and Jenny Stevens! They share hope and inspiration as you face divorce, are going through it, or are onto your BEYOND! 

That’s right, four of your favorite divorce professionals join Susan for a very special episode!  Rock star divorce attorney, Beth McCormack, America's favorite dating expert Bela Gandhi, top mental health expert Jenny Stevens, and one of the country's leading divorce financial experts, Heather Lucas, round out this expert panel. 

The goal of this episode is to provide you with hope and inspiration, no matter which phase of divorce you are in. Whether you are thinking about divorce, going through it, or best of all, in your beyond, tune into this episode for insight that will help you go forward into this new year. 

Tips and Golden Nuggets include: 

• Mindset matters: Get the support you need in order to be open to legal advice and come prepared to listen 
• Ask for help: Reach out to an attorney for information. Reach out for emotional support from a coach or therapist.
• Fear about the financial side of divorce: the more financial information you can take to a professional, the more likely you’ll save time, money, and energy
• The importance of having the right team: Find the right professionals for you and your family’s unique needs 
• “So much of divorce is acknowledging what you can’t control and being really thoughtful on those few things you can control.”
• Dating: when is the right time to start?
• Your beyond: Focus on what you do have, forgive yourself and be your own best friend, give yourself permission to create a new story, and practice integrity and grace.

Plus, don’t miss the end of this episode for your chance to win some fun prizes! 

About this week's special guests:

Bela Gandhi is the Founder of the Smart Dating Academy. She has an uncanny sixth sense about people, and what they need. Her intuition has been responsible for several marriages (and children)! The Huffington Post and Steve Harvey call her "The Fairy Godmother of Dating!"

Bela’s website, Smart Dating Academy:  http://www.smartdatingacademy.com.

Heather Locus founded the National Divorce Practice Group at BDF Private Wealth to help divorcing individuals consciously navigate their divorce’s emotional and business aspects. From hiring the right fit attorney through their SettleSmart™ analysis, then implementing the divorce decree and auditing it annually, Heather ensures you have the resources you need to start your next chapter on a firm footing.

BDP Private Wealth: https://ria-cipw.com/bdf/

Beth McCormack is an equity partner at Beermann LLC here in Chicago. As one of the most influential attorneys in Chicago, Ms. McCormack has naturally become a mentor to many professionals in the legal community. Her peers consistently nominate her as a Best Lawyer, Super Lawyer, and Leading Lawyer. Most recently, Beth was named top 50 women Super Lawyers. Her work ethic and community involvement have earned her accolades within the legal community, and beyond,

Find out more about Beth:  https://www.beermannlaw.com

Jenny Stevens, LCPC (Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor) spent 20 years working with adolescents and families as a school counselor. In 2021, Jenny launched Create Change Consultants to provide counseling for individuals navigating major life events, such as divorce, or those looking to create change within their lives. 

Reach out to Jenny and contact her through her website:  www.createchangeconsultants.com

Also Mentioned in this episode:

Spotify Playlist:  https://divorcebeyond.com/Roundtable-Playlist

Amazon Shopping List: https://divorcebeyond.com/Shopping-List

Heather’s Resources mentioned in Episode: https://aaml.org/financial-issues-in-divorce/

Heather’s Top Five Strategies for a Financially Responsible Divorce: https://www.bdfllc.com/webinar/i-do/

The Smart Dating Academy Podcast:  https://www.smartdatingacademy.com/podcast

Bela’s Tedx Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIyvhq3zWLg

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Internationally renowned as one of the leading experts in online mediation, Susan created her Learn to Mediate Online® program and has trained more than 25,000 professionals in how to transition their practice online.  Susan recently partnered with legal and mediation legend, Forrest "Woody" Mosten to create the Mosten Guthrie Academy which provides gold-standard, fully online training for mediation and collaborative professionals at all stages of their careers.  

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