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Divorce Coaches Academy
Divorce doesn’t have to tear families apart, and divorce coaches are proof. On the Divorce Coaches Academy® podcast, host Tracy Callahan shares strategies to help divorce coaches support clients through separation with less conflict, less cost, and more clarity, while building thriving practices. We also make the case (sometimes loudly) for divorce coaching as an essential part of alternative dispute resolution. For professionals committed to easing the financial and emotional toll of divorce…
Episodes
- Divorce Coaches Academy
How Will You Know When It's Time to Go?
Send Us a Message (include your contact info if you'd like a reply) We're tackling one of the most challenging and emotionally charged questions many of our…
- Divorce Coaches Academy
The 5 Most Common (and Expensive) Divorce Mistakes
Send Us a Message (include your contact info if you'd like a reply) We're reaching to our back catalog to share one of the most popular episodes as Tracy and…
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Wishful Thinking Won't Build Your Divorce Coaching Practice, But This Will
Send Us a Message (include your contact info if you'd like a reply) We're back with one of our most requested topics - how to build a solo practice that can…
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Why the Court Doesn’t Want to Make Your Divorce Decisions (And You Don’t Want Them To)
Send Us a Message (include your contact info if you'd like a reply) In today's episode we’re talking about 2 big topics: First, the fact that most judges in…
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Communication Is a Double-Edged Sword in Conflict
Send Us a Message (include your contact info if you'd like a reply) Have you heard the saying, "A word can start a war, but a conversation can bring peace"? We…
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The Right (and Wrong) Way to Hire a Divorce Lawyer
Send Us a Message (include your contact info if you'd like a reply) When clients don’t feel good about their attorney, it makes a difficult process even harder…
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The Right Divorce Help at the Right Price: Start with Affordable Group Coaching
Send Us a Message (include your contact info if you'd like a reply) Our featured guest today, Heather Cary, is a trusted member of the DCA team and is an…
- Divorce Coaches Academy
The Problem With Positivity: Why Possibility Wins in Conflict Resolution
Send Us a Message (include your contact info if you'd like a reply) Positivity and possibility are two distinct approaches in personal development, divorce…
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Ditch the Woo-Woo Language and Start Talking Like an Divorce Pro
Send Us a Message (include your contact info if you'd like a reply) Two things the coaches in our community tell us they are thirsty for is more clients and…
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Would You Rather Mediate with a Bear or a Narcissist?
Send Us a Message (include your contact info if you'd like a reply) Have you seen this viral question going around the internet where people are asking women…
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Top Ten Divorce Expectations That Clash With Reality
Send Us a Message (include your contact info if you'd like a reply) Ever hear the expression "Expectations are just planned resentments”? When our expectations…
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Post Traumatic Spouse Disorder: How Trauma Impacts Divorce
Send Us a Message (include your contact info if you'd like a reply) It’s well known that divorce can be one of the most stressful life events our clients will…
- Divorce Coaches Academy
Navigating Conflict: The Surprising Benefits of Marital Mediation vs. Couples Counseling
Send Us a Message (include your contact info if you'd like a reply) Couples facing challenges or difficulties in their marriage have traditionally turned to…
- Divorce Coaches Academy
How Much Will My Divorce (Really) Cost?
Send Us a Message (include your contact info if you'd like a reply) Financial worries are at the top of most everyone’s list when it comes to divorce and one…
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Moving From Victim Mentality to Resilience
Send Us a Message (include your contact info if you'd like a reply) There's a big difference between being a victim (having been harmed) and adopting a victim…
- Divorce Coaches Academy
Why Use a Co-Parenting App with Stephen Nixon of TalkingParents
Send Us a Message (include your contact info if you'd like a reply) Co-parent communication can be one of the biggest challenges both during and after divorce…
- Divorce Coaches Academy
Get Free Access to 27 Divorce Coaching Pros at the Save Your Sanity Divorce Summit
Send Us a Message (include your contact info if you'd like a reply) We can’t believe it’s finally time to share this news. We’ve been working behind the scenes…
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How to Choose a Mediator (and Spot a Bad One)
Send Us a Message (include your contact info if you'd like a reply) In past episodes we’ve talked about strategies you can use with clients to improve their…
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Surprise! Working With a Divorce Coach Might Save Your Marriage
Send Us a Message (include your contact info if you'd like a reply) Just because we have the word “divorce” in our job title doesn’t mean that we encourage…
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Divorce in the Arabian Gulf: Nada Hariri is Committed to Expanding Support for Families
Send Us a Message (include your contact info if you'd like a reply) We're excited for you to meet Nada Hariri, the DCA Director of Learning and Development for…
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Scripts Aren't Just for Actors: Improving Conflict Communication
Send Us a Message (include your contact info if you'd like a reply) Nowhere is planning more important than when we are trying to communicate in the midst of…
- Divorce Coaches Academy
The Trap of Narcissism
Send Us a Message (include your contact info if you'd like a reply) When it comes to divorce, co-parenting and conflict, understanding the “why” behind…
- Divorce Coaches Academy
The Struggles of Solopreneurship
Send Us a Message (include your contact info if you'd like a reply) Today we're shining a light on two of the biggest struggles faced by those of us running…
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The Importance of Community with Jackie Pilossoph of Divorce Girl Smiling
Send Us a Message (include your contact info if you'd like a reply) We're thrilled to be joined this week by Jackie Pilossoph, founder of Divorced Girl…
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First Steps When Money Fears Create Indecision, Inflexibility, and Conflict
Send Us a Message (include your contact info if you'd like a reply) Money fears are pretty common in divorce. Clients may be afraid they don’t know enough…
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5 Moves To Try When Mediation Feels Hopeless
Send Us a Message (include your contact info if you'd like a reply) No one likes feeling hopeless and most clients who choose mediation are desperate to avoid…
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Avoiding Emotional Contagion: Protecting Yourself From Prickly People
Send Us a Message (include your contact info if you'd like a reply) This week we had a great networking event where we discussed the popular TED Talk, "How to…
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Setting Effective Boundaries With a Narcissist or High Conflict Person
Send Us a Message (include your contact info if you'd like a reply) No doubt we've have all seen some pretty shady characters pull some pretty shady tricks in…
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How Nikki Bould is Revolutionizing Divorce Coaching in New Zealand
Send Us a Message (include your contact info if you'd like a reply) This week, we're thrilled for you to meet Nikki Bould. Nikki is a highly skilled ADR…
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Fighting Words: 13 Tips to Keep Divorce Conflict From Going Off the Rails
Send Us a Message (include your contact info if you'd like a reply) What's the best and fastest way to ramp up conflict in divorce and co-parenting? Certainly…
- Divorce Coaches Academy
Make More in 2024: Revenue Resolutions You Can Keep
Send Us a Message (include your contact info if you'd like a reply) It’s just about time for everyone to start thinking about New Year’s resolutions and that…
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Certified Divorce Coaches Share How Adding ADR Skills Elevated Their Practice
Send Us a Message (include your contact info if you'd like a reply) Are you certified but feel like you're ready to elevate your practice? This week we have…
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The 5 Most Expensive Divorce Mistakes
Send Us a Message (include your contact info if you'd like a reply) When people find out what we do, it's not unusual to hear “UGH, I wish I’d known you when I…
- Divorce Coaches Academy
Betrayed: The Relationship Between Broken Trust and Divorce Conflict
Send Us a Message (include your contact info if you'd like a reply) If you’re working in the world of divorce, chances are that a number of your clients are…
- Divorce Coaches Academy
High Conflict Divorce and Domestic Violence: The Line Between Coaching and Advocacy
Send Us a Message (include your contact info if you'd like a reply) These days with all the talk of narcissists, domestic violence, intimate partner violence…
- Divorce Coaches Academy
Behind the Scenes at the DCA Podcast
Send Us a Message (include your contact info if you'd like a reply) It’s Thanksgiving and we’re so thankful for all of you who take the time to listen each…
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Why Uncertainty Fuels Conflict (And 4 Divorce Coaching Strategies)
Send Us a Message (include your contact info if you'd like a reply) In last week's episode, we talked about why people resist change and did a quick review of…
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When Divorce Changes Seem Too Hard: Working Through Client Resistance
Send Us a Message (include your contact info if you'd like a reply) In this episode, we’re talking about working with those clients whose resistance to change…
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I Can’t Mediate! My Spouse is a Narcissist, Meanie, or Bully
Send Us a Message (include your contact info if you'd like a reply) For many clients, the idea of facing mediation with a difficult spouse or co-parent is…
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Ditching Legalese and Loose Language Can Reduce Conflict
Send Us a Message (include your contact info if you'd like a reply) Most divorces are not legally complicated, but there are two things in many divorce…
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6 Decision Making Shortcuts That Cause Divorce Drama
Send Us a Message (include your contact info if you'd like a reply) A couple of weeks ago we talked about amicable divorce and explored the idea that there’s a…
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Buyer Beware: Why the Profession of Divorce Coaching Feels Like the Wild, Wild West
Send Us a Message (include your contact info if you'd like a reply) Tracy and Debra are back on their microphones telling some truths this week. One of our…
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Did Gwyneth and Chris Set the Bar Too High? The Truth About Amicable Divorce
Send Us a Message (include your contact info if you'd like a reply) When clients tell us that their goal is an amicable divorce, we wonder what their…
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Exit Strategy Planning: Preparing Clients for a Better Divorce
Send Us a Message (include your contact info if you'd like a reply) This week, we’re taking the Stay or Go episode from a couple of week ago to the next step…
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Title vs Training: Why is Everyone Calling Themselves a Divorce Coach?
Send Us a Message (include your contact info if you'd like a reply) We’re noticing more and more people out here saying they’re divorce coaches, but when you…
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Why Divorcing Clients Need a CDLP® with Jody Bruns of the Divorce Mortgage Lending Association
Send Us a Message (include your contact info if you'd like a reply) Our clients often face big decisions about real estate, especially the marital home, but as…
- Divorce Coaches Academy
The Big BUT's of Deciding to Stay or Go
Send Us a Message (include your contact info if you'd like a reply) How often have you heard a client say “I’m miserable and I can’t imagine going on like…
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Arguing With Questions: A Negotiator’s Secret Weapon
Send Us a Message (include your contact info if you'd like a reply) In previous episodes, we’ve covered conflict styles, some magic words to use in mediation…
- Divorce Coaches Academy
Reality Testing: When Client Expectations Need a Tune-Up
Send Us a Message (include your contact info if you'd like a reply) Make-believe or pretend play is an almost universal part of every kid's childhood. Most…
- Divorce Coaches Academy
The Problem Cycle: Blame, Pain, and Conflict
Send Us a Message (include your contact info if you'd like a reply) We’ve all experienced it. Clients who can’t stop talking about their pain, are fixated on…
- Divorce Coaches Academy
What Goldilocks Can Teach Us About Proposal Development
Send Us a Message (include your contact info if you'd like a reply) This week we’re going to take a classic children’s story and use it as a model for…
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Sell Your Services in Under 30 Seconds by Mastering Your Elevator Pitch
Send Us a Message (include your contact info if you'd like a reply) One of the most common complaints we hear from divorce coaches is that they aren’t getting…
- Divorce Coaches Academy
Find the Focus or Get Lost in the Weeds (And Lose Out on Business)
Send Us a Message (include your contact info if you'd like a reply) Do you want to make more money in your coaching business? Would you like a steadier, more…
- Divorce Coaches Academy
Superhero Syndrome: Why Giving the Answer Isn’t the Answer
Send Us a Message (include your contact info if you'd like a reply) Our clients show up with a multitude of problems, questions, and difficult dilemmas. And…
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Crush Your Consult Calls With This Script
Send Us a Message (include your contact info if you'd like a reply) Divorce coaching is a relatively new profession, so most coaches offer a short, initial…
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Meet DCA's Newest Global Partner: Australian ADR Rock Star Anne-Marie Cade
Send Us a Message (include your contact info if you'd like a reply) You may have heard that DCA is going global. And today we're honored to introduce you to…
- Divorce Coaches Academy
Magic Words in Mediation: Negotiation Language That Works
Send Us a Message (include your contact info if you'd like a reply) Many of us (including our clients) have learned all the wrong things about negotiation. We…
- Divorce Coaches Academy
Conflict Styles: Understanding Them Can Be a Game Changer in Divorce
Send Us a Message (include your contact info if you'd like a reply) Today we're talking conflict styles and how helping a client gain insight into their own as…
- Divorce Coaches Academy
How Not to Do It: A Coaching Session Gone Wrong
Send Us a Message (include your contact info if you'd like a reply) Today, we thought it might be fun, interesting, and helpful to demonstrate what it sounds…
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The Dreaded Bottom Line: Coaching Clients Through Their BATNA and WATNA
Send Us a Message (include your contact info if you'd like a reply) Most bottom lines are generated out of fear and uncertainty. Clients feel that their well…