The Rewrite...A Podcast about Divorce, Choice & New Beginnings

Paul Zolman overcame an abusive childhood to live the life of love he’d always dreamed of. In this powerful episode, Paul shares his incredible personal journey. We talked about his abusive childhood and how he was determined to change the course of his life. Paul told me how he created his unique method to transform his life from anger to love. We talked about his book, Role of Love, and why he created the Role of Love Die, to help people choose which type of love they’d focus on that day—the five love languages of Words, Gift, Touch, Service, Time, and the 6th side, Surprise Me. Paul and I talked about what he learned from his two divorces, the clouds of life, silver linings, and how giving love can change you, and the world.

Find out why Rich Heller’s clients call him “The Peacemaker.”Rich is a trained therapist, patient coordinator, coach, mediator, and founder of RichInRelationship.com. In this episode, Rich shared his own personal story of growing up with divorced parents and how that affected him. He told me about his own marriage and divorce, finding love again, and how he keeps it healthy. Rich talked about building reliance and the importance of focusing on family systems and relationships. And he shared his insights about the best ways to communicate and how men and women communicate so differently. Listen in and learn how to build happy and healthy relationships after divorce, and so much more.

Jill Barnett Kaufman has been where you are, and she can help you get through it, too. Jill is a Divorce Coach, Therapist, Co-Parenting Expert, and Divorce Mediator. She’s the founder ofDivorceCoachJill.com and author of I’m Getting Divorced, Now What? In this insightful episode, Jill talks about her own difficult divorce journey, and how her experience inspired her to help make it easier for others. We talk about why she went through four therapists during her 20-year marriage, and why she became a therapist. Jill shares her personal journey, and how she helps people navigate their divorce with clarity, so they come out stronger. Listen in and learn about her experience remarrying and becoming a stepmom, how to avoid mistakes and co-parent peacefully, and so much more!

Divorce mortgage planning is critical. It ensures divorcing homeowners have the knowledge to make informed decisions about their post-decree housing. Jennifer Brown is the award-winning Vice President and Owner Partner of Neighborhood Mortgage, Inc., and a Certified Divorce Lending Professional (CDLP®). She has the knowledge and vision to identify the mortgage financing strategies that will meet your needs and goals. She collaborates with you and your divorce team to implement a strategic divorce settlement agreement, setting you up for success. Her experience and advice will be invaluable to our listeners!

Liz Childs is Owner and CEO of Elizabeth Childs Coaching and Maryland Psychotherapy Services and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with more than 20 years of therapy experience. A certified trauma therapist, Liz specializes in the treatment of trauma, anxiety, and depression. She was a Crisis Therapist II with the Montgomery County Crisis Center for more than 10 years and an adjunct professor at Howard Community College, where she taught General, Abnormal, and Developmental Psychology. Liz is an innovator in combining psychotherapy treatment with motivational life coaching and energy medicine.

It’s Part 8 of our sponsored 12-part series, Guidance That Moves Lives Forward, with Attorney Melissa Needle of Needle | Cuda Divorce and Family Law! In this episode, you’ll learn all about depositions: what they are, what they mean, and how you can prepare for yours. Giving a deposition—a sworn statement made under oath—is an extremely stressful experience for most people. There’s a lot on the line, and you need to make sure you’re protecting yourself and following the letter of the law. Depositions are powerful tools that help attorneys build their cases. Melissa’s decades of experience will help ensure you get it right.

Kevin Dorsey is President of the Texas Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (Texas AFCC) and a professional liaison for Our Family Wizard®. Kevin is trusted to educate judges, attorneys, mediators, GALs, and other family law professionals about the various online tools that can provide simple, safe communication between parents in high-conflict cases. He attends dozens of legal education conferences and seminars every year to ensure he stays well-informed.

Oprah called Dr. Shefali “revolutionary”! Dr. Shefali is an international speaker, clinical psychologist, and wisdom teacher. She’s a three-time New York Times best-selling author of The Conscious Parent and The Awakened Family, and her new book, The Parenting Map. She received her doctorate in clinical psychology from Columbia University, where she learned to combine Western psychology with Eastern philosophy to bring the best of both worlds to her clients. She uses these groundbreaking parenting solutions skills to help adults and families struggling with anger, anxiety, finding purpose, relationships, conscious health, and more. In The Parenting Map, Dr. Shefali shares her decades of clinical experience to help parents raise happy, healthy, and emotionally grounded children.

It’s Part 7 of our sponsored 12-part series, Guidance That Moves Lives Forward, with Attorney Melissa Needle of Needle | Cuda Divorce and Family Law! This episode focuses on Extreme Personalities / Aggravating Factors. Getting divorced is very rarely easy—even between the most amiable couples, disagreements and challenges arise. So, imagine how bad it can get for couples who are starting out in conflict, are ready for battle, and will do and say anything they can to “win.” It can be traumatic and all-consuming. Melissa has the expert advice and experience you need to help you get through it.

You won’t want to miss this episode! Ashleigh Renard is the Carrie Bradshaw for married people, who literally wrote the book on Keeping it Hot. She’s also the author of Swing and creator of the viral How to Keep Monogamy Hot video series. She helps couples regain and keep the spark, from more effective communication to ideas for mixing it up in the bedroom. In this episode, Ashleigh keeps it real and raw, and shares what happened when she and her husband—married for 10 years and with 3 kids—went to a sex club to explore swinging. She talks about their journey through that experience and how it changed her marriage for the better.