Journey Beyond Divorce Podcast
Karen McMahon
The Journey Beyond Divorce Podcast is your trusted companion through every stage of divorce—emotional, legal, financial, and parental. With over nine years of impactful episodes, this top-ranked podcast supports men and women navigating the challenges of divorce, especially those facing high-conflict dynamics, co-parenting struggles, emotional overwhelm, or legal uncertainty.
Hosted by Karen McMahon, Certified Divorce Coach® and founder of Journey Beyond Divorce, the show offers strategic guidance, expert interviews, and real-life stories designed to help listeners move from confusion and chaos to clarity and confidence. Each episode is packed with insight and inspiration to help you make informed decisions, protect your children, safeguard your finances, and heal emotionally—so you can create a life you truly love post-divorce.
If you're on the fence about whether to stay or go, have just been told your marriage is ending, or are actively working through the messy middle of litigation, negotiation, or co-parenting, this podcast meets you where you are. You'll learn how to emotionally regulate through triggers, explore your divorce process options (mediation, collaboration, litigation, arbitration), and prepare to work effectively with legal and financial professionals. Topics include how to gather your financials, navigate custody issues, and negotiate complex decisions around property, retirement assets, and business valuations.
For those already in the process, episodes offer real-time guidance on how to cope with personality disorders in your co-parent, how to protect your children from toxic dynamics, and how to negotiate settlements strategically. You'll hear from certified divorce financial analysts, attorneys, parenting coordinators, therapists, and coaches who share proven tools and tips. Professionals in the divorce field—including family law attorneys, therapists, and financial experts—also listen in to better support their clients and stay up-to-date on best practices.
And when the divorce is final? The podcast continues to serve as a roadmap for building your next chapter. Learn how to close out the financial and legal loose ends—such as QDROs, life insurance, beneficiary changes, and estate updates—while beginning to design a life aligned with your values, goals, and inner peace. Episodes cover healing from betrayal trauma, understanding your emotional patterns, rediscovering your identity, and navigating the complexities of post-divorce dating and parenting.
This podcast also answers the most searched divorce-related questions, including:
How do I co-parent with a narcissist?
What are the steps in the divorce process?
Should I litigate or mediate?
What is a QDRO and do I need one?
How do I protect my kids emotionally?
What is the role of a certified divorce financial analyst?
How do I move on after infidelity or betrayal?
Listeners benefit from expert-vetted strategies, free resources, and supportive insights grounded in both experience and compassion. The Journey Beyond Divorce Podcast is more than just content—it's a lifeline. Whether you're seeking calm in the storm, tools to advocate for yourself, or support rebuilding your life, each episode helps you grow stronger, wiser, and more empowered.
Subscribe today and begin your journey beyond divorce with guidance you can trust.
www.jbddivorcesupport.com/podcast
Hosted by Karen McMahon, Certified Divorce Coach® and founder of Journey Beyond Divorce, the show offers strategic guidance, expert interviews, and real-life stories designed to help listeners move from confusion and chaos to clarity and confidence. Each episode is packed with insight and inspiration to help you make informed decisions, protect your children, safeguard your finances, and heal emotionally—so you can create a life you truly love post-divorce.
If you're on the fence about whether to stay or go, have just been told your marriage is ending, or are actively working through the messy middle of litigation, negotiation, or co-parenting, this podcast meets you where you are. You'll learn how to emotionally regulate through triggers, explore your divorce process options (mediation, collaboration, litigation, arbitration), and prepare to work effectively with legal and financial professionals. Topics include how to gather your financials, navigate custody issues, and negotiate complex decisions around property, retirement assets, and business valuations.
For those already in the process, episodes offer real-time guidance on how to cope with personality disorders in your co-parent, how to protect your children from toxic dynamics, and how to negotiate settlements strategically. You'll hear from certified divorce financial analysts, attorneys, parenting coordinators, therapists, and coaches who share proven tools and tips. Professionals in the divorce field—including family law attorneys, therapists, and financial experts—also listen in to better support their clients and stay up-to-date on best practices.
And when the divorce is final? The podcast continues to serve as a roadmap for building your next chapter. Learn how to close out the financial and legal loose ends—such as QDROs, life insurance, beneficiary changes, and estate updates—while beginning to design a life aligned with your values, goals, and inner peace. Episodes cover healing from betrayal trauma, understanding your emotional patterns, rediscovering your identity, and navigating the complexities of post-divorce dating and parenting.
This podcast also answers the most searched divorce-related questions, including:
How do I co-parent with a narcissist?
What are the steps in the divorce process?
Should I litigate or mediate?
What is a QDRO and do I need one?
How do I protect my kids emotionally?
What is the role of a certified divorce financial analyst?
How do I move on after infidelity or betrayal?
Listeners benefit from expert-vetted strategies, free resources, and supportive insights grounded in both experience and compassion. The Journey Beyond Divorce Podcast is more than just content—it's a lifeline. Whether you're seeking calm in the storm, tools to advocate for yourself, or support rebuilding your life, each episode helps you grow stronger, wiser, and more empowered.
Subscribe today and begin your journey beyond divorce with guidance you can trust.
www.jbddivorcesupport.com/podcast
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Mar 7, 2022 • 54min
Divorce Roadmap: The ABCs of Real Estate During Divorce
The conversation and decision around what to do with the marital home can be an emotional minefield. For many, your home is your largest financial investment and the foundation of stability in our lives, it is a hot trigger for most divorcing couples Today's guest, Divorce Real Estate Specialist, Kathy Braddock takes us through her process for assisting you in determining what RE professional to work with which is a vital first step. Kathy helps you determine if you can stay or must sell, what you can you afford and if renting or buying is a better choice. Together we explore how you can best decide where to live, and the importance of ensuring that you get something special, that you never had before, in your new home. Kathy's expertise and approach is a beacon as you begin to entertain housing options for the next chapter of your life. For more information on Journey Beyond Divorce Click Here.
Mar 4, 2022 • 1h 2min
Life After Divorce: Entering Dating with the Right Mindset
Today we begin a new topic in the LIfe After Divorce Series. and I am thrilled to have Bernadette Smith with me to kick it off. …and I think you will want to take notes. Bernadette shares the 6 things we must let go of and the 6 things we must commit to to be successful in our dating endeavors. She also shares key questions to ask up front, how to feel comfortable and confident on every date and the one thing you don't want driving your decision about getting into a new relationship. Bernadette is the founder of Compatible Connections, a boutique coaching firm that works exclusively with divorced women across the country. Her services teach clients how to become confident, conscious daters who use relationship research to find and build loving relationships that last. Bernadette is a Master Certified Coach with over the past 20 years and her mission has been to show every woman she works with how to find the love of their life after divorce. Website: http://www.compatibleconnections.biz Email: coachbernadette@gmail.com Instagram @onlinedatingcoach Follow me on Instagram @onlinedatingmatchmaker Free Giveaway: eBook 55 Ways To Meet Men - just email me Complimentary 1-hour dating coaching session - just email me Request a Free Jump Start Call at https://www.jbddivorcesupport.com/jumpstart For more information on Journey Beyond Divorce visit: www.jbddivorcesupport.com
Feb 28, 2022 • 56min
Divorce Roadmap: How to Negotiate a Sound Financial Settlement
As you enter divorce negotiations it is imperative that you have a good handle on your financial picture and the value each asset represents. The fear and uncertainty of what your financial reality will be post-divorce plagues everyone. Getting educated and enlisting professionals to support you in negotiating a win-win settlement is vital. Today's guest Jaime Goodman a CDFA (Certified Divorce Financial Analysts) shares the importance of managing your expectations, understanding the values of your assets and the tax implications inherent in each. Grab and pen and paper and listen in. For more info on Journey Beyond Divorce Click Here.
Feb 25, 2022 • 36min
JBD Team Talks: Parenting Teens and Young Adults: Building Trust Communication and Collaboration
As our children transition from "kids" into teens and young adults, our relationship with them also needs to shift. As our kids begin to develop independence, their approach doesn't always match our desire in terms of connecting with them. In this Team Talk, Karen & Diane share key tips for building a strong and lasting foundation for parenting young adults, and how to handle it when things get rocky, or off-balance. Diane mentions this blog: Three Steps to Take When Your Kid Says, "I Don't Know" as an example of how to shift from directing our kids to collaborating or supporting them. Find out more about Diane's work with Parents at Impactparents.com Request a Free Rapid Relief Call with Diane Dempster Email: diane@journeybeyonddivorce.com Calendar: calendly.com/diane-jbd For more information on Journey Beyond Divorce visit: www.JourneyBeyondDivorce.com
Feb 21, 2022 • 1h 2min
Divorce Roadmap: International Divorce: What to Know and How to Proceed
If you are in a bicultural marriage and are facing divorce this show is for you! As if divorce is not overwhelming enough, those facing 'international divorce' complexities encounter an entirely unique and complex set of challenges which are even further intensified if there are children involved. Join us as we speak to matrimonial attorneys Nicole Centracchio and Bryan Reed who specialize in international divorce. They share valuable tips on how and when to make the decision to file for divorce, the importance of choosing jurisdiction and how to protect your children's ability to have access to both parents. They discuss the importance of understanding and navigating differing value systems including cultural, religious, schooling and child rearing. Get your pen ready, it will be like sipping from a fire hose! Learn more about Broken to Brilliant: https://www.jbddivorcesupport.com/brokentobrilliant For more on Journey Beyond Divorce Click Here.
Feb 18, 2022 • 1h 8min
Life After Divorce: Becoming Toxic Person Proof
If you have emerged from a high conflict marriage, you most likely have a pattern of dating toxic individuals. Before we begin our next series on Dating, I invited today's guest, Sarah Ramsey to talk about Becoming Toxic Person Proof. Sarah's work is based on "Smart Girl (or Guy) Syndrome", she explains that those who have been successful academically and professionally tend to believe that as long as they work hard, they can 'fix' their partner and their relationship. The problem is, we can only control how we behave and Sarah invites you to look at the patterns in your current relationship to see that doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results is truly the definition of insanity. Sarah K Ramsey is a Toxic Relationship Specialist, best selling author of the book Becoming Toxic Person Proof and host of globally-acclaimed Toxic Person Proof podcast. Sarah works with women who have experienced toxic relationships and who remain stuck in a cycle of pain and confusion and helps them transform their minds and lives by taking back their power, recreating a life they are excited about living and bringing renewed energy, clarity, and excellence into establishing careers and relationships they love. https://www.facebook.com/groups/loveandsucessafteatoxicrelationship https://www.facebook.com/bouncebackcoaching Free Giveaway you are offering our listeners https://webinar.sarahkramsey.com/s/Es9tIC www.sarahkramsey.com Learn more about Broken to Brilliant: https://www.jbddivorcesupport.com/brokentobrilliant Request a Free Jump Start Call at https://www.jbddivorcesupport.com/jumpstart For more information on Journey Beyond Divorce visit: www.jbddivorcesupport.com
Feb 16, 2022 • 1h 4min
Voices of Celebration: My Journey to finding my center and living my life authentically!
Today's guest was married for a short 4 years and it took her almost as long to complete her divorce. Whitney reached out to JBD when her divorce negotiations had stalled and her attorney seemed unfamiliar with the behaviors of a high conflict personality. While Whitney hoped coaching would provide strategic support in finalizing her divorce settlement, her experience was significantly more expansive. As with many clients who arrive to JBD wanting practical guidance, the emotions behind the struggles always arise. Whitney dove in head first and courageously faced fears and behaviors that weren't working for her. Today she shares about her work on loving herself, learning boundaries, and seeing and adjusting unhealthy patterns that spanned both personal and professional relationships. Whitney emerge with a boldness to step out of her comfort zone and follow her heart. She left her corporate job, traveled to foreign lands, and fell in love, beginning the healthiest, most balanced partnership she has experienced to date. Her journey continues as she explores what her new career path will look like. Learn more about Broken to Brilliant here: https://www.jbddivorcesupport.com/brokentobrilliant Request a Free Rapid Relief Call at www.rapidreliefcall.com For more information on Journey Beyond Divorce visit: www.jbddivorcesupport.com
Feb 14, 2022 • 53min
Children & Divorce: A Co-Parenting App & Online Resource
The wide array of logistical details and emotional tensions surrounding co parenting post divorce can be a minefield for unnecessary conflict. It's hard enough to parent while living under the same roof due to all the details of our children's busy lives. When parenting under separate roofs, managing all the details of your shared parenting schedule, tracking extracurricular activities along with who's picking up and dropping off, plus tracking expenses, who's paid and who owes and needing a plethora of medical, educational and social information and contact numbers can send a co parents into a tailspin of blame and accusation. There is a great solution available via modern technology. Today we are introducing you to a platform called Our Family Wizard which buffers reactions and streamlines communication enabling you to co parent with greater ease. Tune in as we speak to CEO of Our Family Wizard, Jai Kasoon. For more information on Broken To Brillant: https://www.jbddivorcesupport.com/brokentobrilliant For more on Journey Beyond Divorce visit JourneyBeyondDivorce.com.
Feb 11, 2022 • 36min
JBD Team Talks: Battle with Discouragement with Carrie Doubts
In today's podcast, Karen and Carrie talk about discouragement and the effect it can have on you when you are going through a divorce. When you're discouraged, your thoughts and feelings come from a very low energy and the actions you take are going to line up accordingly. The most common action is non-action: giving up, numbing out, disengaging. It takes great courage to face the parts of yourself that you don't like - especially the ones that show up when you're discouraged. You do have a choice. You can remain a victim to your own persecuting thoughts and feelings and stay stuck in them. Or, you can choose to be the warrior that you truly are and do battle with discouragement. Join us to learn the process to go from discouraging yourself to encouraging yourself instead. Learn more about Broken to Brilliant: https://www.jbddivorcesupport.com/brokentobrilliant Request a Free Rapid Relief Call at For more information on Journey Beyond Divorce visit: www.jbddivorcesupport.com
Feb 7, 2022 • 1h 4min
Divorce Roadmap: Children and Divorce: When Special Needs Kids Are Involved
Raising special needs children has a unique set of gifts and challenges. When negotiating divorce, it is essential that you can advocate for the support they will continue to need. Guest, Randi Karmel specializes in this area and discusses the pitfalls inherent and possibilities available through the negotiation process. Randi shares negotiation danger signs to be aware of as well as resources, organizations and advocates ready to assist you, financial support available for schooling and what you need to do to receive it. This is a must listen show for anyone entering divorce with special needs children. For more information about Broken To Brilliant: https://www.jbddivorcesupport.com/brokentobrilliant For more information on Journey Beyond Divorce visit: www.JourneyBeyondDivorce.com.
