About this episode

Susan Guthrie discusses the importance of hiring a divorce coach and how to find the right one with guests Tracy Callahan and Debra Doak.

Susan Guthrie has been a divorce attorney and mediator for 35 years and she thinks that in almost all cases, your first hire in divorce should be a coach. This episode explains why. How do you find the right divorce coach for you? The popularity of divorce coaching has grown enormously, and with so many kinds of coaches out there, it can be hard to know what a divorce coach actually does or how to find the right one. People hear the word coach and think of life coaches, athletic coaches, business coaches, and divorce coaching gets lumped in with all of them. This episode clears that up and answers the questions many people need early in the divorce process. Susan is joined by Tracy Callahan and Debra Doak, the founders of The Divorce Coaches Academy, who train and support divorce coaches and are themselves practicing coaches, mediators, and Susan's colleagues in the dispute resolution field. They explain what a divorce coach really is, a flexible, goal-oriented process recognized by the American Bar Association as a form of alternative dispute resolution, designed to support and guide people through both the business side and the emotional management of divorce. Together they…

People in this episode

Host: Susan Guthrie

Guests: Tracy Callahan, Debra Doak

Topics covered

• divorce coaching
• finding a coach
• emotional management
• dispute resolution
• divorce process

Keywords

• divorce coach
• coaching
• divorce process
• emotional support
• dispute resolution

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Divorce Coaches Academy, American Bar Association

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