Collaborative divorce; behavioral contract; financial neutral; negotiating with confidence. If these terms make your head spin, come along with Trish and special guest A.J. Grossman. as A.J. discusses how his firm untangles divorce law in Florida. Explore A.J.'s philosophy of providing a great client experience service as he answer's Trish's question "Why is a Leap Frog Divorce different than any other divorce"? A.J. received his post-doctorate Master of Laws degree in Dispute Resolution from The Straus Institute at Pepperdine University Law School in Malibu, California. An accomplished pra ..read more

“Why is this happening to me and how do I make it stop?” I’ve lost count of the times someone has said that to me. I used to say it myself…until I learned what coercive control is and what I could do about it.   The insidious coercive pattern of behaviors can turn even the most knowledgeable and independent person into a terrified, self-blaming, victim.    Coercive control has been running rampant through society for centuries…no one is immune…most just don’t know it’s happening or don’t know what it is and how to stop it.   Highlights: What does coercive control look lik ..read more

Reflecting on his 30+ years in private practice and his own personal experience, New York psychologist and psychoanalyst, Dr. Thomas Jordan crafted his book to share what he has learned about love relationships, how to discern what is going wrong and most importantly, what you can do about it. Despite the name, Dr. Jordan’s book isn’t about love…it focuses on love relationships. We repeat what we know, even if we don’t know we know it. The unhealthy information we learned unconsciously about relationships gets replicated repeatedly in our adult lives. Dr. Jordan talks about our “family of ori ..read more

Financial abuse with Lisa Zeiderman. What to look for and how to protect yourself.   This week on Sh*t I Learned From My Divorce, we are fortunate to have Lisa Zeiderman on to talk about divorce finances…how to communicate with your lawyer…what you should look for in a lawyer and more!    Highlights:   Financial Abuse: what it looks like  How to protect your finances pre and post separation  How to communicate effectively with your lawyer  Realistic expectations for your case and for what your lawyer can do for you  And much much more! You don’t want to ..read more

This week on Sh*t I Learned From My Divorce, once again, Glenda Lux of Lux Psychology popped by to talk about her new creation…Co-parenting College!    Co-parenting College is an online resource for co-parents where Glenda helps exasperated co-parents "Stay Sane, Wise and Give Your Kids What They Need".     Co-parenting College offers hands on practical help and information as well as an online course called Difficult Co-Parenting: Advice You Will Not Forget.    Highlights:  How to support your child when they are struggling with the other parent’s behavior ..read more

Things I Wish I Knew Before I Dated, Married and Had Kids – Part 1 “How could I have missed the signs? “ “Why did I put up with all of that?”  “How did I not see that things were only going to get worse?”   I will tell you how you missed the signs, put up with things for so long and didn’t realize things were going to get worse…it’s difficult to see the bad when you are naturally inclined to see the good. Why would you assume that the person you love and is supposed to love you back, is trying to deceive you, manipulate you or control you? It becomes even harder to believe that whe ..read more

Over Christmas my household was hit with Covid-19. Battling Covid has delayed the publishing of new episodes along with the launch of my Patreon site. This is a temporary delay and new episodes will be published. Check back frequently where ever you listen to my podcasts for updates and new episodes. Thanks, Trish ..read more

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all of our listeners! Episode 5: Part 3 of Accountability was our last episode for 2022 but we will back with brand new content in 2023, including bonus material that will be available on Patreon in January (dates to be announced on social media).  We have scheduled some exciting guests from the areas of family law and psychology so remember to subscribe so you don't miss these incredible episodes when they drop! All of us at Sh*t I Learned From My Divorce would like to extend our utmost gratitude to all of our listeners who take the time to downlo ..read more

Everyday another story of disrespect and abuse hits the news.    Abuse within families, abuse at the office and abuse within sport…there is no area of life that is left untouched.  We know this behavior is wrong so why does it happen? What makes people behave this way?   In this episode, retired educator and leadership expert, George Zeigner and I continue where Part 1 left off. We further explore the thought that abusers are made, not born and delve into how one’s childhood shapes future behavior. What are young people being exposed to?  What are they being taught ..read more

Everyday another story of disrespect and abuse hits the news.   Abuse within families, abuse at the office and abuse within sport…there is no area of life that is left untouched.  We know this behavior is wrong so why does it happen? What makes people behave this way?   In this episode, retired educator and leadership expert, George Zeigner and I continue where Part 1 left off. We further explore the thought that abusers are made, not born and delve into how one’s childhood shapes future behavior. What are young people being exposed to? What are they being taught about respec ..read more