As we continue talking about healthy living, today’s episode is How Yoga and Meditation Can Help You Heal.  We’re joined by, Shawn Bradford, a mother of 3 who suffered from insomnia through her divorce and was grateful to find yoga nidra, an ancient sleep technology that helped her learn to sleep and heal from divorce trauma.   Shawn shares the practice  of Yoga Nidra and the powerful impact it offers to overcome sleepless nights and infuse your day with self love, mindfulness and refreshed energy.  Shawn also shares the range of yoga practices, how they are different and the best way to start to build a routine of yoga and mediation in your life.   She is also a Corporate Yoga and Meditation teacher and Shawn loves sharing practical yoga nidra tips with others going through similar hardship. You can find out more about Shawn and her work at breathe&work.com.   IG @msshawnbradford LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnsimsbradford/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/msshawnbradford   Free resources for yoga nidra and yoga nidra daily self care tips at www.breatheandwork.com/blog/divorcecare   You can find Shawn here: www.breatheandwork.com or IG @msshawnbradford     Request a Free Jump Start Call at https://www.jbddivorcesupport.com/jumpstart   For more information on Journey Beyond Divorce visit:  www.jbddivorcesupport.com

Journey Beyond Divorce Podcast

Life After Divorce: How Yoga and Meditation Can Help You Heal W/Shawn Bradford

Jill got married very young and as the years turned to decades, she realized how lost she had gotten in her high conflict marriage. With a heart of collaboration, Jill entered the divorce arena only to find her spouse was intent on alienating their young child from her and stripping her of her custodial rights.   Jill shares the heartbreak felt and lessons learned through the process of finding her voice and fighting for her child. For Jill, investing in coaching was the game changer that enabled her to navigate all aspects of her divorce and now coparenting with immense grace. Tune in to hear about the coparenting relationship she is now developing with her ex.       Request a Free Rapid Relief Call at  www.rapidreliefcall.com For more information on Journey Beyond Divorce visit:  www.jbddivorcesupport.com

VOC: Mom's Challenges and Triumph over Parental Alienation

Navigating complex and tense conversations can easily result in emotional grenades being tossed across the room and little to nothing being resolved.  Today we speak to Bill Eddy, well known for his work in the high conflict area  about How to Effectively Communicate When Tensions Run High.   Bill talks to us about his latest book, “Calming Upset People with EAR” an acronym for Empathy, Attention and Respect. Bill’s EAR tool is designed to help in HC conversations and with HC personalities.  While at first the thought of showing Empathy, Attention and Respect to someone who has caused you pain seems counterintuitive and perhaps counter productive, as you listen to Bill explain the power and impact of this simple approach to tense conversations, you will be tempted to give it a try!   Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq. is High Conflict Institute's co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer. He pioneered the High Conflict Personality Theory (HCP) and has become an expert on managing disputes involving people with high conflict personalities. He was the Senior Family Mediator at the National Conflict Resolution Center for 15 years, a Certified Family Law Specialist lawyer representing clients in family court for 15 years, and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker therapist with twelve years’ experience. He serves on the faculty of the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at the Pepperdine University School of Law in California and is a Conjoint Associate Professor with the University of Newcastle Law School in Australia. He has been a keynote speaker and trainer in over 30 U.S. states and 10 countries. In addition to authoring over twenty books, he writes a popular blog on PsychologyToday.com with over five million views.   Request a Free Jump Start Call at https://www.jbddivorcesupport.com/jumpstart   For more information on Journey Beyond Divorce visit:  www.jbddivorcesupport.com

Life After Divorce: How to Effectively Communicate When Tensions Run High

Are you being run by your Monkeymind? The monkey mind is run by ego and fear and no matter what stage of divorce you're in, fear and uncertainty are there and they're loud. The amount of energy that one expends is overwhelming. The monkeymind leaves us exhausted and the fear can leave us very paralyzed.   Today’s Team Talks discusses how to calm the monkeymind and become more present. Staying present isn't always easy, but it empowers us and lets us think more clearly while removing the fear. After listening to the program, you will feel more confident on how to access and analyze what you are going through.     Request a Free Rapid Relief Call at  www.rapidreliefcall.com For more information on Journey Beyond Divorce visit:  www.jbddivorcesupport.com

JBD Team Talks: Are you being run by your monkeymind? An invitation to Presence

Today we are discussing the practice of Mindfulness as a path to reducing stress and living a more present life.  The impact of stress can be exhausting or even debilitating over the course of years or decades of a difficult marriage, the uncertainty of divorce and the unfamiliarity of life after divorce. There are many ways of dealing with such stress.  Mindfulness is a powerful tool that can significantly reduce your stress reaction.   Today we discuss the benefits and power of Mindfulness and the specific approach of MBSR, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction.  Our guest, Dr. Posniak shares what happens when we are faced with stress and the mental, emotional and physical reactions that occur.  She describes the value of resilience in navigating life and the role mindfulness plays in growing our resilience.  Erica also walks us through a lovely short mindfulness experience and shares quick and easy practices that we can engage in every day.   Dr Erica Posniak is a board certified physician with more than 30 years experience practicing medicine and teaching in academic medical centers. Erica is a Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction( MBSR) teacher, trained at the  University of Massachusetts  Medical School and at the Brown University School of Public Health. Dr. Posniak coaches and offers mindfulness and mindfulness based stress reduction workshops and classes to individuals and groups around the world and has authored several blogs and lectures on mindfulness topics.    Contact information Email: ericaposniak@gmail.com  Get a Free Guide on A Daily Mindfulness Practice Request your free 15 minute zoom call with Erica - sign up here Enjoy a 15 percent discount on any class - using the code JBD2021  Follow me on Facebook at  A Mindful Life MD https://www.facebook.com/amindfullifemd/     Request a Free Jump Start Call at https://www.jbddivorcesupport.com/jumpstart   For more information on Journey Beyond Divorce visit:  www.jbddivorcesupport.com

Life After Divorce: How to Reduce Stress through Mindfulness with Erica Posnia

Designing a Parenting Plan can feel daunting and overwhelming.  The thought of it can trigger anxiety, confusion, and sadness at realizing you will no longer be spending time with your child or children every day. All of this is normal.  When possible, it is best for parents to craft a Parenting Plan together.  After all, you know your children and your family circumstances better than anyone.    Today’s Team Talks discusses the many issues to consider including the age of our children, geographic location and work schedules. We also address the best time to craft a Parenting Plan.  After listening to the program, you will feel confident and prepared when it comes time for you and your co-parent to design a Parenting Plan uniquely suited for your family.    Custody Exchange Resource Page   Request a Free Rapid Relief Call at For more information on Journey Beyond Divorce visit:  www.jbddivorcesupport.com

JBD Team Talks: The Secret Formula to Crafting a Successful Parenting Plan

After 25 years of marriage, with three adult children, this was supposed to be our time. Yet we had married in our early 20's and over the decades grew apart until there was more contention than ease and no amount of couples counseling seemed to help.   John shares his journey through conflict, self doubt and his deep desire to be amicable and protect their adult children. He describes the benefit of the objective sounding board and guide he found in his JBD coach and what he learned about himself, the process of disentangling from a multi-decade marriage and the value he now enjoys in his post divorce life.     Request a Free Rapid Relief Call at  www.rapidreliefcall.com For more information on Journey Beyond Divorce visit:  www.jbddivorcesupport.com

Voices of Celebration: Lessons and Silver Linings in His Grey Divorce

Welcome to today’s episode of “Mastering the Practices of Curiosity and Surrender” with my special guest Adina Tovell.  As you enter and settle into your life after divorce, Adina invites you to consider where your thoughts take you each day...do you live in fear and judgement or do you slip into curiosity and inquiry?  We examine the limits of one and expansiveness of the other and share specific strategies and questions so you can begin the practice of curiosity in all your affairs.   Along with curiosity, comes Surrender.  Adina and I discuss what Surrender is and is not and how practicing it opens you to possibility.  We invite you to notice that when you are suffering, you are most likely ‘white knuckling' an outcome you desire.  We explore the powerful changes that occur when you put in the effort and then truly surrender.  The practice of Surrender provokes a trust or belief that what unfolds is always happening for us, not to us.   Adina Tovell is a Life and Leadership Coach, Podcast Host and Internationally recognized curiosity advocate. Through almost three decades of working with people, Adina has discovered the power of Curiosity to heal, catalyze growth, and achieve sustainable levels of happiness and contentment. She is the CEO of Courage to be Curious, host of Courage to be Curious with Adina Tovell podcast and creator of the LIVE, LEAD and LOVE with the Courage to be Curious card decks.   Website: www.CouragetobeCurious.com Instagram @CouragetobeCurious Twitter @CurisotySpeaks Facebook - Courage to be Curious Linked In - @Adina Tovell, @CouragetobeCurious   Free Giveaway: 5 Game Changing Questions and How they can Transform your Life      Request a Free Jump Start Call https://www.jbddivorcesupport.com/jumpstart   For more information on Journey Beyond Divorce visit:  www.jbddivorcesupport.com

Life After Divorce: Mastering the Practices of Curiosity and Surrender w/Adina Tovell

If you feel like you are losing your mind as you enter divorce, I want you to know that it’s totally normal.  Today I share what happens when you begin the journey through divorce and how your mental and emotional overload show up in your life.  I discuss the changes you begin to see in yourself and why things like brain fog, ADD tendencies, short triggers, and memory problems arise in the short term.     Tune in as I share what you can do to support yourself and what you are ill advised to do.  Seeing the value and benefit in all things divorce is hard and yet when you are looking for the hidden gems, you learn more about yourself, grow in ways that bring value to all you do and set yourself up to be more effective and productive through and beyond your divorce.    Mentioned in today’s episode is an earlier podcast, The Divorce Landscape.  I encourage you to tune in to help with your mental and emotional health during the early stages of divorce.     Request a Free Rapid Relief Call at For more information on Journey Beyond Divorce visit:  www.jbddivorcesupport.com

JBD Team Talks: I'm Losing My Mind! Honoring the mental and emotional toll of divorce

In today’s episode, You have the power to live your best life. It's time to use it” we invite you to consciously choose how you want to be in your new life.  Today’s guest challenges you to notice the difference from your human experience and reactions and your spiritual ones.  She states unequivocally that we each have all the power, all the abundance and all the worth we need and it is a matter of believing and accessing it.   We apply these truths to your co parenting experiences, your financial challenges and your fears and desires around love.  Learn tangible practices to begin accessing and enjoying your power within.   Tracy Litt is a leading mindset teacher & spiritual advisor for female leaders and entrepreneurs, rapid transformational hypnotherapist, best-selling author, and TEDx speaker. Tracy is a powerhouse of energy. As you will hear, she is boldly direct while remaining playful, loving, and supportive. Tracy is the creator of Mind Magic and The Choice Method, a powerful methodology to elevate happiness, prosperity, and fulfillment - one choice at a time. Her work has served thousands of women across the globe and has been featured in Entrepreneur, FastCompany, Thrive Global, and Inc.com. Her book Worthy Human is a #1 best seller in Spiritual Growth and Mindset.   Find Tracy Litt:  Facebook Instagram  Linkedin  Free Giveaway Website      Request a Free Jump Start Call   For more information on Journey Beyond Divorce visit:  www.jbddivorcesupport.com

Life After Divorce: You have the power to live your best life. It's time to use it with Tracy Litt

Divorce is a situation that brings lots of problems to solve. Big and small, we wrestle with them, trying to figure out solutions that will work to get the results we want.   The way we approach these problems can make all the difference between a successful solution and one that creates more problems to deal with. In this podcast, Karen and Carrie explore a framework for looking at the problems you face that will help create the best solutions.   If a problem is simple, we know how to fix it. If it's complicated, there may be steps involved that need to be followed - and we may need to turn to the experts to get help to understand these steps.   However, many of the problems we face are complex. Find out why you can't approach a complex problem in the same way you do with the simpler or complicated ones. And, we talk about how to handle chaotic problems that seem to have no solutions at all!   Request a Free Rapid Relief Call with Carrie https://calendly.com/carrie-journey-beyond-divorce/rapid-relief-call?month=2021-08   To watch the video of this podcast: https://www.facebook.com/groups/JourneyBeyondDivorce

JBD Team Talks: A Powerful Framework for Problem Solving with Carrie Doubts

After 30 years of being together, Fiona decided to walk away. After decades of trying, dealing with broken trust, and becoming super angry, she decided enough was enough.   Fiona shares her journey through rage, deceit, and financial issues as she learned how to calm her storm, come out in peace, and learn to trust her own decision making.     Request a Free Rapid Relief Call at  www.rapidreliefcall.com For more information on Journey Beyond Divorce visit:  www.jbddivorcesupport.com

Voices of Celebration: A Journey from Fear and Pain to Freedom and Possibility

For many of us once our divorce is finally complete, we move on to our next big challenges of co parenting with our ex, navigating our new finances and generally figuring out this new and unfamiliar chapter of life. Today's show highlights critical business that is often left undone, causing further struggle and frustration down the road.    Our guests, Kim and Danielle talk us through the steps we must take to make sure we're protected in their new life chapter. They discuss health insurance, and the opportunities and deadlines involved in Obamacare and Cobra as well as the often ignored and misunderstood disability insurance.    You will learn when and why Long Term Care Insurance is valuable to consider and what your options are around life insurance, and how to ensure that your ex's policy remains in good standing. Today's guests do a beautiful job of discussing what many of us consider a rather dry topic of insurance in a way that's relevant and timely for those of you winding down your divorce or stepping into post divorce life.    Kim Natovitz has over 25 years experience in the insurance industry professional advisors and clients count on her to ask the right questions to develop insurance solutions that are practical and address their needs. She's been recognized by several publications as a go to insurance advisor Danielle Kirschner is a key member of Kim's team. Very excited to welcome you on the show.      Request a Free Rapid Relief Call at  www.rapidreliefcall.com For more information on Journey Beyond Divorce visit:  www.jbddivorcesupport.com

Life After Divroce: Frequently Forgotten Post Divorce Essentials

Today's topic is part four of our four part series on triggers. We're talking about after the trigger and what to do when everyone is calm.   Sometimes the triggers are anger and frustration. Sometimes the triggers are guilt and shame and fear and all those other things. And those are things that get in our way and get us stuck and make it hard to move the situation forward.   Today we talk about what tools are needed after we have moved past the triggers and trauma and have reached a spot of calm. Once calm, we can move towards navigating conflict in hot topics that often come up with divorce.   Join us as we gather the proper tools to navigate through divorce while everyone is calm     Request a Free Rapid Relief Call at  www.rapidreliefcall.com For more information on Journey Beyond Divorce visit:  www.jbddivorcesupport.com

JBD Team Talks: After the Trigger: What do to when everyone is calm (Part IV)

Whether you are facing debt as a result of your divorce or as an extention of other events that lead to your divorce, it is often drenched in guilt and shame. As a result, we often avoid or delay the inevitable which involves finding our way back to living debt free.   We discuss the causes of and solutions to all types of debt with Leslie Tayne, whose law firm is focused and passionate about helping people feel what it is like to be in control of your finances and ultimately to live debt free. Leslie and her staff support you in finding your best and unique path to that end.   Leslie H. Tayne, Esq. is an award-winning financial attorney and author of the book Life & Debt. Leslie is the founder and managing director of the Tayne Law Group, P.C., a law firm dedicated to debt solutions and alternatives to bankruptcy for individuals and businesses. Leslie is frequently sought out for her expertise on financial, credit, and debt topics in the media and as a speaker.   Leslie can be found on all your favorite platforms and offers a FREE consultation: Taynelaw.com Facebook Leslie’s Twitter TLG twitter: Leslie’s Linkedin Leslie's Instagram   Leslie H. Tayne, Esq. www.taynelaw.com Long Island | Westchester | NYC 631-470-8204 | 914-301-3300 | 212-537-4420     Request a Free Jump Start Call https://www.jbddivorcesupport.com/jumpstart   For more information on Journey Beyond Divorce visit:  www.jbddivorcesupport.com

Life After Divorce: The Best Approach to Paying Off Debt

Divorce provides a perfect opportunity to begin identifying and practicing new ways of thinking, being, and doing. Our Journey Beyond Divorce podcasts help you to navigate the shifting world that you currently inhabit, and utilize your struggles as stepping-stones that lead to inner strength, clarity, and confidence. If you are seeking personal one-on-one coaching visit www.JourneyBeyondDivorce.com.

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