Ronald Platt on Why Post-Divorce Growth Requires the Discomfort You’re Avoiding
About this episode
Ronald Platt discusses the challenges and growth opportunities that arise after divorce, emphasizing the importance of preparing for life beyond the legal process.
Divorce recovery isn't about getting over your marriage. It's about building something new after it. In this episode, Ronald Platt , CEO of the National Association for Single and Divorced Families (NASDF), talks about what actually happens once the paperwork is signed and the legal process ends. Most people prepare for the legal side of divorce for months, sometimes years. Almost no one prepares for what comes after. Ronald walks through the real challenges that show up once the ink dries: learning to live alone, coordinating a co-parenting relationship you never planned for, rebuilding a sense of community, and figuring out who you are outside the marriage. He also shares his own story of financial collapse and personal reinvention after his divorce, and what it taught him about getting through the hardest stretch of a life transition. Tune in for a grounded, hopeful conversation about why divorce is the start of a new chapter, not just the end of one, and what it actually takes to build a life you recognize as your own. In this episode, you'll learn: Why the hardest part of divorce often begins after the legal process ends; How to rebuild community and connection when…
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