Divorce Diaries: Lessons From the Trenches
Divorce Diaries: Lessons From the Trenches
Podcast Description
Welcome to Divorce Diaries, where host Cary Jacobson, attorney and mediator brings you real stories, hard truths, and practical advice on navigating divorce and family law. Whether you're going through it, considering it, or just curious, this is your place for clarity, confidence, and resilience.
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The podcast covers a variety of themes related to divorce, including child custody, financial management, emotional healing, and co-parenting. Specific episodes include insights on understanding child custody arrangements, navigating financial clarity in divorce, and emotional support strategies for women dealing with divorce, emphasizing practical solutions like mediation and creative problem-solving.
Hosted by attorney and mediator Cary Jacobson, the Drama-Free Divorce Podcast brings you practical guidance, real conversations, and expert insights to help you navigate divorce with clarity, confidence, and less conflict.
Each week, we break down the emotional, financial, and legal challenges of divorce and co-parenting, without the chaos. Through interviews with industry professionals, personal stories, and step-by-step strategies, you’ll learn how to protect your peace, communicate effectively, and make informed decisions that support your future.
Whether you’re considering divorce, in the middle of it, or rebuilding afterward, this podcast is your supportive guide to a calmer, more empowered path forward.
New episodes weekly. Tune in for tools, tips, and conversations that put your family’s well-being first.
You've been in this marriage a long time. Lately you've been asking yourself whether you want to stay in it — and then talking yourself out of the question before you can answer it.
This episode is about that question, and how to answer it without panic making the decision for you.
Cary is joined by Betsy Pake, a certified master coach who has spent twelve years helping women through midlife transitions using trauma-informed and neuroscience-based work. Betsy is the creator of the Navigate Method™ and the Mirror, Mend or Move framework, host of The Art of Living Big, and author of Start Small, Live Big.
In this conversation:
- Why women hesitate on both sides of the decision — afraid to leave a marriage that isn't working, and equally afraid to fight for one
- Why midlife is so often the moment everything comes to a head
- How to recognize the relationship patterns you stopped questioning years ago, and where to start shifting them
- What it actually means to decide from peace rather than urgency
- The Mirror, Mend or Move framework, and how it gives shape to a decision you've been circling for months
- How nervous system dysregulation shows up in a marriage, and why some of this work starts with the body rather than the relationship
Whether you're leaning toward staying, leaning toward leaving, or genuinely don't know, this is a conversation about getting clear first.
Free guide: 25 Ways to Save on a Divorce from Divorce Professionals → https://stan.store/JacobsonFamilyLaw/p/25-expert-tips-from-divorce-lawyers-to-save-you-
Find Betsy: The Art of Living Big podcast · betsypake.com · Instagram @betsypake Her book:Start Small, Live Big
Work with Cary: Jacobson Family Law offers mediation and uncontested divorce for families in Maryland, DC and Virginia → https://jacobsonfamilylaw.com/contact/
Visit jacobsonworkshop.com to learn more.
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