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  • Reverse Mortgages and Homeownership Options - Laura Phillips

    Reverse Mortgages and Homeownership Options - Laura Phillips
    Sep 18 2025
    In this conversation, Mardi Winder-Adams is joined by Laura Phillips, Licensed Reverse Mortgage Specialist, for an informative discussion about reverse mortgages and the many misconceptions that surround them. Laura, with her extensive experience guiding seniors through financial options, begins by clarifying what a reverse mortgage is and its origins as a government-backed product designed to support older homeowners. Together, they address common myths, including concerns about home ownership and the risks of losing property.

    Laura explains how reverse mortgages work, noting the unique advantage of allowing seniors to access their home’s equity without monthly payments. She compares reverse mortgages to home equity lines of credit, outlining the practical benefits and conditions of each. Throughout the conversation, Mardi and Laura emphasize the importance of understanding individual goals—whether that’s staying in a cherished home, planning for healthcare needs, or preserving the family estate. Clear explanations and caring guidance make this an inviting resource for anyone considering options in later life or supporting aging loved ones. Laura highlights not just the mechanics, but also the peace of mind that planning can bring.

    About the Guest Laura Phillips is a Licensed Reverse Mortgage Specialist dedicated to guiding clients through the HECM/Reverse loan process so they feel confident about their 30-year financial strategy. With 25+ years in real estate lending, she understands a home is more than a house—it’s a central part of life. Licensed in Colorado, Arizona, California, and Florida, she specializes in FHA HECM and proprietary Jumbo Reverse loans. As a Broker, she works with several primary lenders, offering solutions to enhance cash flow, preserve retirement assets, or purchase a new home that meets future needs. Married 35+ years, a mother of two daughters, and guardian of a spirited King Shepherd, Laura proudly calls Colorado home.

    Connect with Laura: Website: lauraphillips.com About the Host Mardi Winder-Adams is a certified divorce transition and high-conflict divorce coach, credentialed mediator, and international speaker. With over 30 years of experience, she helps people navigate conflict, manage divorce challenges, and create positive transitions. She is the best-selling author of From I Do to I’m Done and The Other Side of Divorce.

    Connect with Mardi:
    Email: Mardi@poscs.com
    Website: divorcecoach4women.com

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  • Hit Reset and Rediscover Who You Are with Kristin Carey

    Hit Reset and Rediscover Who You Are with Kristin Carey
    Sep 18 2025
    This episode is all about developing a mindset of transformation during divorce. Mardi Winder-Adams connects with Kirstin Carey, who shares her deeply personal story of transformation sparked by her experiences with chronic illness, career shifts, and ultimately, divorce. Kirstin recounts how her life, once filled with frequent travel and public speaking, was interrupted by health challenges like celiac disease and Hashimoto’s. These physical setbacks led her to the difficult realization that her marriage, though outwardly perfect, was leaving her emotionally unfulfilled.

    Coming from a large Irish Catholic family that discouraged divorce, Kirstin describes the intense inner conflict and the courageous choice to prioritize her own well-being. Kirstin’s journey did not stop at healing herself physically. She explains how recognizing the connection between emotional misalignment and physical health became her catalyst for change, prompting her to change careers and, down the road, support other women through their own transitions.

    She built a successful wellness program, ultimately guiding women to address both physical symptoms and underlying emotional needs. Many found themselves making significant changes, from leaving unhealthy relationships to embracing new career paths. Throughout the conversation, Mardi and Kirstin explore how society's expectations and the opinions of friends can muddy decision-making during pivotal times, especially for women. Kirstin encourages trusting one’s own instincts and nurturing personal vision, likening transformation to the journey of a butterfly. Their discussion offers validation, practical wisdom, and hope for anyone standing at a crossroads, considering what it means to truly honor oneself through major life changes.

    About the Guest Kirstin Carey a neuroresilience specialist and serial entrepreneur who has built multiple six- and seven-figure businesses—brick-and-mortar and online. After leaving her first marriage and healing from two autoimmune conditions, she learned firsthand that success means nothing if burnout takes over. Now, Kirstin helps high achievers master sales, resilience, and balance. With 30+ years of experience, she know this: if selling feels hard, you’re doing it wrong. Let’s change that.

    To connect with Kirstin: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirstincarey/

    About the Host Mardi Winder-Adams is a certified divorce transition and high-conflict divorce coach, credentialed mediator, and international speaker. With over 30 years of experience, she helps people navigate conflict, manage divorce challenges, and create positive transitions. She is the best-selling author of From I Do to I’m Done and The Other Side of Divorce. Connect with Mardi:

    Email: Mardi@poscs.com
    Website: divorcecoach4women.com

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  • Tools For Navigating Life’s Hardest Moments - Melissa Deally

    Tools For Navigating Life’s Hardest Moments - Melissa Deally
    Aug 29 2025
    Mardi Winder-Adams sits down with integrative health practitioner Melissa Deally to explore a more comprehensive approach to healing, especially relevant for individuals experiencing divorce and major life changes. Melissa shares how her work has evolved from focusing on physical symptoms to recognizing the powerful impact of the mind, emotions, and spirit on overall wellbeing. She explains her realization that many people struggle to follow wellness protocols not because of a lack of willpower, but due to unconscious childhood programming that shapes adult behaviors.

    Melissa introduces the idea of addressing all four bodies—the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual—to foster deep, lasting healing. She discusses how symptoms often appear in the physical body only after issues have moved through the other three bodies, and emphasizes the importance of tending to suppressed emotions and mental habits with compassionate tools. The conversation also covers the different roles of the conscious and unconscious mind, highlighting how powerful change can occur when we access the often-overlooked parts of our mental landscape.

    Both Mardi and Melissa reflect on how trauma, whether acute or chronic, can become deeply embedded, affecting reactions and decision-making during stressful periods like divorce. They touch on the benefits of practices such as timeline therapy, which allows people to release stuck emotions without having to relive painful experiences repeatedly. Throughout, the discussion underscores the value of teaching these skills early in life, making healing and resilience more accessible for everyone, including children.

    About the Guest: Melissa Deally is an Integrative Mind-Body Health Practitioner, Trainer of NLP, Time Line Therapy®, Hypnotherapy and Magnified Healing®, dedicated to helping clients detox and heal their physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual bodies. With a fully virtual practice, she serves clients worldwide. Melissa is also the co-founder of the *Amplify Impact Academy*, where she trains others in mind-body healing modalities to expand her impact.

    An international speaker and five-time best-selling author, Melissa hosts the award-winning *"Don’t Wait For Your Wake-Up Call!"* podcast, ranked in the top 2% globally by *Listen Notes* and recognized with the *2024 Women in Podcasting* award. When not working with clients, Melissa is either outdoors with her daughters, skiing or hiking, or dedicating her time to her non-profit, *Girls Matter*, which focuses on keeping girls in school in Uganda and Kenya, breaking the cycle of poverty one girl, one family, one village at a time.

    To connect with Melissa: Email: melissa@yourguidedhealthjourney.com YGHJ Website: https://yourguidedhealthjourney.com/ Amplify Impact Academy Website: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com

    More about Mardi: Mardi Winder-Adams is a certified divorce transition and high-conflict divorce coach, with experience as a domestic violence client advocate and behavioral consultant for schools. She is a credentialed mediator with over 30 years of experience in helping people navigate conflict, manage the challenges of divorce, and focus on creating positive transitions, even at very stressful times in life.

    Mardi is the best-selling author of From I Do to I’m Done and The Other Side of Divorce. She speaks internationally on conflict resolution, divorce, communication, and developing emotional intelligence and resilience.

    Connect with Mardi: Email: Mardi@poscs.com Website: https://www.divorcecoach4women.com/

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  • Attachment Styles And Relationship Patterns - Mara Palermo

    Attachment Styles And Relationship Patterns - Mara Palermo
    Aug 25 2025
    This week on UnDoing We, host Mardi Winder-Adams sits down with Mara Palermo to unpack the world of attachment styles and the significant influence they have on our relationships as adults. Mara begins by explaining the four main attachment styles, anxious, dismissive avoidant, fearful avoidant (or disorganized), and secure, and shares how these patterns stem from early childhood experiences with caregivers. The conversation sheds light on how these styles are not fixed diagnoses, but rather frameworks for understanding our emotional reactions and behaviors in close relationships.

    Together, Mardi and Mara explore how these attachment styles manifest, especially in the realm of dating and long-term partnerships. They discuss the common cycles that form, such as the push-pull dynamic between anxious and avoidant individuals, and how these can cause patterns of misunderstanding and frustration. The importance of self-awareness and self-soothing techniques is highlighted as a way to begin shifting towards a more secure attachment, even for those who have spent years in less healthy patterns.

    Mara’s practical insights make this a conversation that is supportive and hopeful. You will come away with an understanding that change is possible and that becoming aware of our own attachment style is a powerful first step toward building more fulfilling and balanced relationships. This episode offers useful tools for anyone who has noticed persistent challenges in their relationships and is ready to make positive changes.

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    About the Guest Mara Palermo is a relationship coach specializing in helping high-achievers break free from anxious and avoidant attachment patterns to create secure, healthy, and fulfilling relationships. With a signature framework focused on identity, balance, communication, boundaries, and intimacy, Mara guides clients toward deep self-awareness and emotional freedom. Known for her down-to-earth approach, she empowers individuals to stop chasing love and start letting it in. Her transformative coaching helps clients cultivate self-worth and build authentic connections. For a free attachment style quiz and more insights, you can connect with Mara on social media or her website.

    To connect with Mara: Website: www.marapalermo.com

    More about Mardi: Mardi Winder-Adams is a certified divorce transition and high-conflict divorce coach, with experience as a domestic violence client advocate and behavioral consultant for schools. She is a credentialed mediator with over 30 years of experience in helping people navigate conflict, manage the challenges of divorce, and focus on creating positive transitions, even at very stressful times in life.

    Mardi is the best-selling author of From I Do to I’m Done and The Other Side of Divorce. She speaks internationally on conflict resolution, divorce, communication, and developing emotional intelligence and resilience.

    Connect with Mardi: Email: Mardi@poscs.com Website: https://www.divorcecoach4women.com/
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  • Recognizing Narcissistic Patterns - Stacey Sanderson

    Recognizing Narcissistic Patterns - Stacey Sanderson
    Aug 15 2025
    Mardi Winder-Adams sits down with Stacey Sanderson to explore the often misunderstood world of narcissism, especially as it relates to divorce and recovery. Stacey, drawing from her expertise in psychology, sets the record straight on what truly defines narcissistic personality disorder, distinguishing it from other types of difficult behavior, and highlights the complexity surrounding its diagnosis and how frequently the term is misused in today’s conversations, particularly in the context of divorce.

    Their discussion addresses the confusion and challenges that arise when dealing with a narcissistic partner, explaining not only the clinical traits of narcissistic behavior but also why these individuals act the way they do during relationship breakdowns. Stacey provides clarity on behaviors often mislabeled as narcissistic, such as gaslighting and manipulation, and emphasizes that many actions come from a deep-seated need for validation rather than malice or strategy.

    More about Mardi: Mardi Winder-Adams is a certified divorce transition and high-conflict divorce coach, with experience as a domestic violence client advocate and behavioral consultant for schools. She is a credentialed mediator with over 30 years of experience in helping people navigate conflict, manage the challenges of divorce, and focus on creating positive transitions, even at very stressful times in life.

    Mardi is the best-selling author of From I Do to I’m Done and The Other Side of Divorce. She speaks internationally on conflict resolution, divorce, communication, and developing emotional intelligence and resilience.

    Connect with Mardi:
    Email: Mardi@poscs.com
    Website: https://www.divorcecoach4women.com/

    About the Guest Stacey Sanderson is a Registered Psychotherapist and published author with over 25 years experience in helping people recover from narcissistic wounding. She offers heart-centered, holistic ways of regaining your power and identity.

    Stacey’s book “Heart Wide Open: A Holistic Guide To Self Recovery From Narcissistic Wounding can be found on Amazon at: https://a.co/d/26XHOyE

    To connect with Stacey: Website: https://www.staceysanderson.ca/
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  • Divorce Decision-Making: How to Move Past Indecision and Find Clarity

    Divorce Decision-Making: How to Move Past Indecision and Find Clarity
    Aug 8 2025
    Divorce Decision-Making: How to Move Past Indecision and Find Clarity - Guest Jackie Pilossoph In this week on UnDoing We, Mardi Winder-Adams sits down with Jackie Pilossoph, founder of Divorced Girl Smiling, to explore some of the central misconceptions and opportunities surrounding divorce. Jackie discusses the concept of building a “divorce team,” highlighting that while hiring multiple professionals might seem costly at first, it can actually save both money and stress in the long run.

    She explains how assembling a group that includes not just an attorney, but also a mediator, financial advisor, real estate agent, and mortgage specialist, allows for well-rounded guidance. Each expert brings a different perspective, ensuring that decisions are made with insight into legal, financial, and practical matters—rather than relying on a single source for everything. The conversation also turns to the surprising benefits that can come from divorce, particularly for women.

    Jackie shares stories of growth, independence, and newfound confidence that emerge after navigating the initial pain and challenges. She acknowledges the fears many women face, such as returning to work or managing a household alone, and reassures listeners by sharing personal experiences and those of others who discovered strengths they didn’t know they had. Practical tips, like the importance of finding a trustworthy handyman or seeking affordable education to boost career prospects, are sprinkled throughout their discussion.

    Throughout the episode, both Mardi and Jackie approach divorce as not merely an end, but a possible turning point for positive change. The conversation is honest yet encouraging, offering listeners reassurance and practical wisdom as they consider their own paths forward. Jackie Pilossoph is the founder of Divorced Girl Smiling, the company that connects people facing divorce with trusted, vetted divorce professionals. Divorced Girl Smiling (DGS) is also a podcast, website and mobile app.

    Pilossoph, who holds a Masters Degree in Broadcast journalism was a TV reporter, as well as a Chicago Tribune columnist. Her weekly column, LOVE ESSENTIALLY was syndicated all over the U.S. Pilossoph was also a Huffington Post divorce blogger.

    To connect with Jackie: Website: divorcedgirlsmiling.com IG: https://www.instagram.com/divorced_girl_smiling/
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  • The Importance Of Financial Knowledge During Divorce Victoria Kirilloff

    The Importance Of Financial Knowledge During Divorce Victoria Kirilloff
    Aug 8 2025
    The Importance Of Financial Knowledge During Divorce — Don’t navigate divorce blindfolded! Join Victoria Kirilloff, Certified Divorce Financial Analyst (CDFA®), as she shares crucial insights into managing money matters during divorce. From protecting your financial future to avoiding costly mistakes, Victoria breaks it all down. She’s joined by Host Mardi Winder-Adams, CDC® Divorce Coach and high-conflict transition expert, for an empowering episode of UnDoing We on NEWStreamingNetwork.com.

    More about Mardi: Mardi Winder-Adams is a certified divorce transition and high-conflict divorce coach, with experience as a domestic violence client advocate and behavioral consultant for schools. She is a credentialed mediator with over 30 years of experience in helping people navigate conflict, manage the challenges of divorce, and focus on creating positive transitions, even at very stressful times in life. Mardi is the best-selling author of From I Do to I’m Done and The Other Side of Divorce. She speaks internationally on conflict resolution, divorce, communication, and developing emotional intelligence and resilience.

    Connect with Mardi:
    Email: Mardi@poscs.com
    Website: https://www.divorcecoach4women.com/

    More about Victoria: Victoria Kirilloff, CDFA®, NCPM®, CDS®, was at a crossroads in a decade-long, financially entangled relationship that had turned toxic. To find her way out, she leveraged her background in financial analysis, creating the first Global Settlement Proposal and divorce report. This helped her and her partner reach a peaceful separation, sparking an idea: she could help others navigate divorce with financial clarity and empowerment.

    Victoria went on to found Divorce Analytics, a firm dedicated to making the financial side of divorce transparent and productive. By focusing on financial facts, she transforms divorce from a destructive process into one of empowerment. Victoria has also released a 9-part Divorce Planning Kit, available at DivorceAnalytics.com/shop. Along with her many financial licenses, she’s a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst®, Certified Divorce Specialist®, and Nationally Certified Professional Mediator®.

    To connect with Victoria:
    Email: victoria@mywealthanalytics.com
    Website: https://www.divorceanalytics.com
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  • Legal Abuse And High-Conflict Divorces - Lisa Johnson

    Legal Abuse And High-Conflict Divorces - Lisa Johnson
    Jul 26 2025
    In this episode, Mardi Winder-Adams sits down with Lisa Johnson, co-founder of Been There, Got Out, to discuss the complex and often hidden world of legal abuse in high-conflict divorces. Lisa shares her personal journey of navigating post-divorce legal battles, not over custody, but over financial issues, and highlights the crucial role her attorney and an airtight parenting plan played in protecting her children. The conversation delves into the reality that a significant minority of divorce cases (approximately 15-20%) become highly conflicted and can drag on for years, often due to one party abusing the legal system. Lisa explains the concept of legal abuse, where the legal system is weaponized as a tool for control, harassment, and intimidation, either through repeated frivolous litigation or refusal to comply with court orders.

    She shares how this ongoing cycle can be emotionally and financially draining, and even traumatic, for those on the receiving end. The episode also explores the responsibilities and opportunities for the legal profession to address legal abuse, including how some attorneys and organizations are beginning to take action against unethical practices. Lisa expands on the importance of having court orders with clear deadlines and consequences and emphasizes seeking out professionals, attorneys, mediators, divorce coaches, and others, who are trained to handle high-conflict situations to minimize the need for court intervention.

    More about Mardi: Mardi Winder-Adams is a certified divorce transition and high-conflict divorce coach, with experience as a domestic violence client advocate and behavioral consultant for schools. She is a credentialed mediator with over 30 years of experience in helping people navigate conflict, manage the challenges of divorce, and focus on creating positive transitions, even at very stressful times in life. Mardi is the best-selling author of From I Do to I’m Done and The Other Side of Divorce. She speaks internationally on conflict resolution, divorce, communication, and developing emotional intelligence and resilience.

    Connect with Mardi:
    Email: Mardi@poscs.com
    Website: https://www.divorcecoach4women.com/

    About the Guest Lisa Johnson is the co-founder of Been There Got Out, a high conflict divorce coach and certified domestic violence advocate who has successfully represented herself through scores of court appearances. Her case, published in the Connecticut Law Journal, is being used as a legal precedent. Her live testimony helped pass Jennifers’ Law in Connecticut, the third state in America to expand its legal definition of domestic violence to include “coercive control.” She and her partner, Chris, the male half of Been There Got Out, coach people in high-conflict relationships, divorce, custody battles, and co-parenting hell so they have the chance of the best outcome in family court and beyond. They also offer a weekly Legal Abuse Support Group for those dealing with narcissistic opponents in legal matters.

    Their book, "Been There Got Out: Toxic Relationships, High-Conflict Divorce, and How to Stay Sane Under Insane Circumstances'' was released in March 2023.

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    To connect with Lisa: Website: https://BeenThereGotOut.com
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