How Power, Conflict, and Attachment Shape Decisions In Divorce
About this episode
The episode explores how power dynamics and emotional factors influence divorce decisions and negotiations.
Send us Fan Mail Divorce decisions are rarely made in a calm, rational bubble. When fear hits, money can turn into leverage, conflict can become a reflex, and old power dynamics can keep running the show even after you decide the marriage is over. We sit down with negotiation professor and mediation coach Merideth Thompson, Ph.D. to unpack the real drivers behind “bad deals” in divorce and how to protect yourself before the process protects you. We dig into how finances get weaponized throug...
People in this episode
Guest: Merideth Thompson Ph D
Topics covered
- divorce
- negotiation
- conflict
- attachment
- finances
Keywords
- bad deals
- financial leverage
- mediation
- power dynamics
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