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FLAUNT! Create a Life You Love After Infidelity or BetrayalWhen Divorce Feels Overwhelming: How to Navigate Boundaries, Fear & High-Conflict Splits with Karen McMahonWhen Divorce Feels Overwhelming: How to Navigate Boundaries, Fear & High-Conflict Splits with Karen McMahon
“Judging yourself never does anything valuable.” — Karen McMahon
When you hear the word divorce, what happens in your body? Do you feel fear? Relief? Confusion?
In this powerful conversation, divorce and relationship coach Karen McMahon of Journey Beyond Divorce joins me to talk candidly about the emotional, legal, and practical realities of divorce—especially if your split involves high conflict.
Karen shares her personal story of a 3½-year divorce that tested every part of her, and the lessons she’s now...2025-08-1156 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastWhen Money Turns Malicious: High-Conflict Divorce in Wealthy Families with New York Attorney, Joshua L. RiegerIn high-net-worth divorces, money isn’t just a shared asset—it often becomes the sharpest weapon in the conflict. From hidden accounts to excessive legal spending, financial manipulation can turn an already painful process into a drawn-out war. In this powerful episode, high-conflict divorce coach Karen McMahon explores the darker side of wealth and separation with Joshua L. Rieger, partner at Berkman Bottger Newman & Schein. A seasoned litigator and mediator, Josh brings firsthand insight from years in the courtroom, where he’s seen how money is used to control, punish, and destabilize. Together, they unpack what f...2025-08-0339 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastHealing the Nervous System After High-Conflict Divorce with Dr. Nima RahmanyWhen you’re in a high-conflict divorce or co-parenting with someone who constantly triggers you, it’s not just emotional—it’s physiological. That fight, flight, or freeze response you keep having? It’s your nervous system calling for help. In this powerful episode of the Journey Beyond Divorce Podcast, Karen McMahon sits down with nervous system and relationship expert Dr. Nima Rahmany to explore the deeper layers of conflict, trauma, and healing. Together, they unpack how unresolved attachment wounds, somatic trauma, and emotional reactivity are all interconnected—and how to finally break free. Discover Dr. Nima’s t...2025-07-2452 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastNavigating the Male Identity Crisis in Divorce with Josh Tomeoni, Divorce Coach, CFP, ChFC, CLU, RICPIn this episode of the Journey Beyond Divorce Podcast, host Karen McMahon sits down with Josh Tomeoni, a men’s coach, financial expert, and host of The Derelict Podcast. Josh shares his personal journey through divorce and how it led him to help other men navigate life’s toughest transitions. With 18 years of experience building financial planning businesses—and learning from failures in marriage and life—Josh offers honest insight into what men face during divorce. Together, they explore the pressure to “man up,” common post-divorce pitfalls, and how men can stay connected to their kids while healing....2025-07-1642 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastOut of My Comfort Zone & Into My Genius Zone: A Year of Radical RealignmentReady to regain your confidence and clarity during divorce? Join Karen McMahon’s High Conflict Divorce Support Group—a 6-session group coaching program designed to help you manage triggers, set boundaries, and take back control. -- 2024 cracked me open. It was one of the hardest years I’ve lived through—personally and professionally. I felt misaligned with my values, burned out in my work, and disconnected from the joy and freedom I preach to others. But in the summer, I read The Big Leap, and something shifted. I started a year-long commitment to stepping into my Zone of...2025-07-0327 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastPost Divorce Money Moves That Can’t Wait with Jacki Roessler, CDFAReady to regain your confidence and clarity during divorce? Join Karen McMahon’s High Conflict Divorce Support Group—a 6-session group coaching program designed to help you manage triggers, set boundaries, and take back control. -- In this empowering episode of the Journey Beyond Divorce Podcast, Karen McMahon sits down with Certified Divorce Financial Analyst® Jacki Roessler to explore what really happens with your money after the ink dries on your divorce agreement. If you're wondering what financial steps to take after divorce, this conversation is your roadmap. Jacki walks you through a strateg...2025-07-0139 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastLies, Threats & Triggers: How to Stay Grounded When Your Co-Parent Is Out of Control with Divorce Coach, and Co-parenting Expert Jill KaufmanIf your ex seems committed to making your life difficult, manipulating your kids, pushing your buttons, or weaponizing the past, this episode of Journey Beyond Divorce is a must-listen. Host Karen McMahon sits down with therapist, divorce coach, and co-parenting expert Jill Kaufman for a raw and compassionate conversation about navigating high-conflict co-parenting. With hard-earned wisdom and actionable strategies, Jill shares how to set boundaries that stick, manage emotional triggers, and protect your children from the chaos. Whether you're in the thick of it or working to heal, this episode offers powerful tools to help you stay...2025-06-2339 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastCo-Parenting Through Coercive Control: Responding with Power, Protecting with Love featuring Dr. Christine Marie Cocchiola, DSW, LCSWCoercive control doesn’t end with separation—and when children are involved, the stakes are even higher. In this compelling episode of the Journey Beyond Divorce Podcast, host Karen McMahon sits down with Dr. Christine Cocchiola, a leading expert and passionate advocate in the field of coercive control, to explore how this invisible form of abuse continues to impact families long after the relationship ends. Together, they unpack how emotional abuse often flies under the radar, the lasting harm it causes to both parents and children, and how protective parents can navigate the ongoing manipulation with clarity, stre...2025-06-1746 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastTwo Homes, Two Fathers, One Powerful Story of Resilience with Author and Retired Judge, Anthony J. MohrOn this episode of the Journey Beyond Divorce Podcast, host Karen McMahon welcomes retired Superior Court Judge Anthony J. Mohr for a powerful conversation about the long-term impact of divorce on children. Drawing from his personal experience growing up with two very different dads—his successful, conservative stepfather and his charismatic, unpredictable Hollywood actor father—Anthony offers a unique perspective on what it’s like for kids to live in two homes after divorce. Now an author of the memoir Every Other Weekend, Anthony shares how his childhood shaped his identity and ultimately influenced his nearly 30-year career...2025-06-0634 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastDivorce Without Destruction: The Secret Sauce of Diplomacy + Boundaries with Acclaimed Master Attorney Mediator, Hesha Abrams, Esq.What if you could navigate your divorce with calm, clarity, and even collaboration, no matter how high the conflict? In this powerful episode of the Journey Beyond Divorce Podcast, host Karen McMahon sits down with internationally renowned mediator and author of Keeping the Calm, Hesha Abrams, to explore how to stay grounded, communicate effectively, and maintain your personal power during a high-conflict divorce. Together, they dive into the emotional and practical challenges of divorce, including handling custody battles, negotiating financial settlements, and co-parenting with a difficult ex. Hesha shares proven strategies for emotional regulation, boundary-setting...2025-06-0651 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastThe Stay or Go Divorce Decision: How to Determine if Your Marriage is Over with Sharon Pope, Certified Master Life CoachIn this powerful episode of the Journey Beyond Divorce Podcast, Karen McMahon is joined by master life coach and relationship expert Sharon Pope to explore one of the most difficult questions in a marriage: Should I stay or should I get a divorce? Sharon shares her proven decision-making framework designed to help women gain clarity and confidence when facing the possibility of divorce. Together, they discuss the emotional weight of deciding to leave a marriage, how to navigate the fear of divorce, and why self-awareness is essential in making the right choice for your future. ...2025-06-0345 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastNavigating Divorce with Neurodiversity: Insights and Strategies with Diane Dempster, Co-Founder of ImpactParentsDivorcing when neurodiversity is in the mix—whether you're co-parenting with a neurodiverse ex or raising a neurodivergent child—can add layers of complexity and emotional intensity. In this episode of Journey Beyond Divorce, Karen McMahon sits down with Diane Dempster, parent coach and co-founder of ImpactParents.com, to explore how understanding neurodiversity can shift the entire divorce experience. Together, they unpack practical tools for managing emotional intensity, setting effective boundaries, and building resilience during one of life’s most stressful transitions. Diane shares powerful insights from both her personal and professional experience—offering guidance for crea...2025-05-1940 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastCelebrate YOU! – A Mother’s Day Reset After Divorce with Karen McMahonMother’s Day can stir up a lot—especially when you're navigating life after divorce. Maybe your ex’s voice is still echoing in your head, or your teens are too cool (or too cranky) to make plans. Maybe your kids aren't even with you this year. If any of that sounds familiar, this episode is here to help you mute the noise, return to yourself, and reclaim this day as something sacred and satisfying—no matter what it looks like on the outside. Together, we’ll explore how to celebrate yourself without apology, even if no one else i...2025-05-1110 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastDiscover Spiritual Resilience After Divorce with Carrie Hopkins-Doubts, Spiritual Resilience Coach Join Karen McMahon for a powerful and inspiring episode on spiritual resilience and transformation after divorce. In this heartfelt conversation, Karen is joined by Carrie Hopkins-Doubts, a seasoned Spiritual Resilience Coach and long-time member of the JBD team, who shares her wisdom on navigating grief, reclaiming your identity, and finding spiritual strength after the end of a marriage. Carrie dives into the essential elements of healing after divorce, guiding listeners on how to shift from heartbreak to healing. She emphasizes the importance of embracing your authentic self and leaning into spiritual resilience to not only survive divorce b...2025-05-0842 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastSomatic Healing: Unlocking the Path to Emotional Freedom with Laurie James, Somatic Relationship CoachIn this episode of the Journey Beyond Divorce Podcast, host Karen McMahon speaks with somatic healer and coach Lori James about the powerful role of somatic healing in recovering from the trauma of divorce. They explore how emotional pain from divorce and toxic relationships often becomes stored in the body, manifesting as anxiety, depression, and physical tension. Lori shares her own post-divorce healing journey and explains how somatic practices — such as breathwork, movement, and body awareness — can help individuals reconnect with their inner wisdom, process deep emotional wounds, and rebuild a sense of safety and empowerment. T...2025-04-2746 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastCooperative Co-Parenting Strategies: Insights from Award-Winning Author Aurisha SmolarskiIn this powerful episode of the Journey Beyond Divorce Podcast, host Karen McMahon is joined by licensed marriage and family therapist, certified co-parenting coach, mediator, and award-winning author Aurisha Smolarski. Together, they explore effective co-parenting strategies after divorce, with a focus on creating stability and emotional security for your children. Aurisha shares actionable advice on how to shift from a romantic partnership to a cooperative co-parenting dynamic, while building a foundation rooted in communication, consistency, and connection. You’ll also learn how attachment theory can influence your parenting approach and what it takes to maintain a healthy re...2025-04-2447 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastUnderstanding and Overcoming Sex and Porn Addiction in High-Conflict Divorces with Craig Perra, Sex and Porn Addiction Recovery ExpertIn this powerful episode of the Journey Beyond Divorce Podcast, Karen McMahon sits down with Craig Perra, a global leader in sex and porn addiction recovery. Craig explores the deep-rooted causes of compulsive sexual behavior, especially in high-achieving men and women navigating high-conflict divorce. He shares how lack of self-love, shame, and isolation fuel addiction—and how accountability and community drive healing. For partners of sex addicts, Craig offers empowering insights and guidance on separating their self-worth from their partner’s behavior. Learn how to break toxic cycles, protect your children with healthy conversations about sexuality, and take...2025-04-1847 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastEmpower Your Divorce Journey: Do you want an ordinary or extraordinary life? with Kyera Kacey, Founder of LiberateHER™️Disclaimer: This conversation includes discussions of sensitive topics such as rape and trauma, which may be triggering for some listeners. In this empowering episode of the Journey Beyond Divorce Podcast, host Karen McMahon sits down with Kyera T. Kacey, Author of Rich B$tch Money Goals and founder of LiberateHER™. Kyera shares her transformative journey of overcoming trauma, including sexual assault and two divorces. She emphasizes the power of personal responsibility, self-love, and authenticity in healing and growth. Kyera discusses how embracing these principles helped her overcome adversity and create a life aligned with her true...2025-04-0936 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastMarriage at a Crossroads... Is It Fixable or Foundational Issues? with Relationship Coach, Dawn SmithIn this episode, expert coach Dawn Smith joins Karen McMahon to dive into marital conflict and how to navigate relationship challenges. With over a decade of experience understanding how men and women process emotions and make decisions differently, Dawn provides strategies for couples facing marriage issues. Dawn combines couples counseling with practical coaching to help partners break free from disconnection patterns, fostering deeper communication and understanding. Her actionable tools are especially helpful for couples at a crossroads or struggling with communication and conflict. Throughout the conversation, Dawn also explores how neurodivergent conditions, like narcissism and...2025-04-0146 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastQuit the Tug-of-War: How to End the High Conflict Divorce BattleDivorce, especially in high-conflict situations, can feel like an endless emotional tug-of-war. In this solo episode, Karen dives into the struggles of trying to control a soon-to-be ex during divorce proceedings, whether it's about co-parenting, finances, or decision-making. Engaging in these battles only fuels the high-conflict personality and keeps you stuck in stress and frustration. Karen explains why divorce conflict intensifies when you “hold the rope” and offers a powerful framework for knowing when to fight and when to let go. Sometimes, the best move in high-conflict divorce is to disengage. By dropping the rope, you can rega...2025-03-2220 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastFacing the Numbers: Laying the Groundwork for Financial IndependenceDivorce can be terrifying, especially when you're the lesser-monied spouse facing financial uncertainty. If you’re worried about how you’ll support yourself or fear making the wrong financial decisions, you’re not alone. The anxiety of losing your lifestyle or not knowing where to begin is real. Financial security may feel like an uphill battle, but understanding where you stand today is the first step toward a future where you feel safe and in control. Join Karen McMahon, co-founder of Journey Beyond Divorce and host of this podcast, as she discusses how to gather critical financial inform...2025-03-1416 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastUnpacking the Emotional Toll: A Deep Dive into Divorce Grief with Grief Coach, Shelby ForsythiaIn this emotional episode of the Journey Beyond Divorce Podcast, host Karen McMahon dives deep into the complex emotions of divorce grief with expert guest Shelby Forsythia, a grief coach, author, and founder of Life After Loss Academy. Together, they explore the often-overlooked and multi-layered grief that accompanies the end of a marriage and how it impacts individuals during and after divorce. Shelby shares her personal journey through grief, starting with the loss of her mother in 2013, and how this transformed her approach to loss and healing. She reveals how unresolved grief from past losses, such as...2025-03-131h 03
The Divorce Survival Guide PodcastEpisode 310: Shifting Your Energy: Reclaiming Your Power After Divorce with Karen McMahonI’m diving into the concept of energetic self-perception with my friend and colleague, Karen McMahon. According to Karen, we are, at our core, walking balls of energy, constantly shifting between two primary states: our everyday selves and our stress-response selves. Karen returns to the podcast to discuss the seven levels of energy, a framework that can help you recognize where you are on the emotional scale and how to move toward awareness and empowerment. Karen shares how our thoughts, feelings, and actions are deeply connected and how understanding that can help us navigate divorce, co-parenting, and li...2025-02-1343 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastNavigating the Outer Journey of Divorce: Building Stability and SupportIn this episode, Karen McMahon explores the outer journey of divorce—navigating the practical challenges and taking actionable steps toward your new life. From deciding whether to stay or go, to understanding your legal rights, managing overwhelming emotions, and creating stability in your home, Karen offers guidance for the road ahead. Learn how to build a supportive team, including legal professionals, financial experts, and divorce coaches. Explore different approaches to divorce like litigation, collaboration, and mediation, and find the path that works for you. Karen also shares tips for navigating negotiations with grace and dignity, an...2025-02-0530 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastThe Empowered Inner Journey: Overcoming Self-Doubt and Conflict in Divorce with ConfidenceIn this episode, Karen McMahon explores the emotional challenges of high-conflict divorce and the vital inner journey that accompanies it. She dives into the intense emotional turmoil, self-doubt, and fear many face, offering practical guidance for navigating this difficult time with resilience and self-awareness. Karen discusses how to shift from victimhood to empowerment, overcome limiting beliefs, and move from resistance to proactive solutions. She emphasizes the importance of conscious responses over reactive behaviors and encourages listeners to lean into their faith or beliefs for strength. With a focus on building self-confidence and cultivating curiosity, Karen...2025-01-2720 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastNew Year... New Website... New You... How JBD Is Leveling Up in 2025We’re kicking off the year with a refreshed website, new programs, and a wealth of resources designed to help you navigate the toughest divorce challenges. Whether you’re dealing with narcissism, manipulation, or other complex relationship dynamics, Journey Beyond Divorce is here to support you every step of the way. In this episode, co-founder, Karen McMahon, reflects on the lessons learned in 2024 – a year filled with uncertainty and personal challenges. You can expect to hear about the new direction Journey Beyond Divorce is taking in its focus on high-conflict divorce support. We’ll discuss how to id...2025-01-2213 min
Off the Fence with Karen Covy: Mastering Decision Making, Divorce & MoreThe Best of "Off The Fence" 2024What if the most difficult conversations in life could not only give you answers but they could shine a light on a clear path forward? This special episode brings together the best insights from our guests in 2024. You’ll hear about how to tackle complex relationship challenges like divorcing a narcissist, navigating sexless marriages, and implementing creative solutions like bird nesting for families in transition. This is a curated mix of powerful interviews that address not just the legal and logistical aspects of these struggles but also the emotional and psychological hurdles that keep people stuck.T...2025-01-011h 02
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastFear vs. Desire: Finding Clarity in Divorce ChoicesWhen navigating the complexities of divorce, it’s easy to feel trapped in indecision, but often that indecision is rooted in fear. In this episode, Karen McMahon explores how fear-based decisions can feel safe in the moment but lead to complications down the road. We'll discuss the concept of the “safety bubble,” a powerful method that temporarily removes fear, allowing you to gain clarity and make decisions based on desire instead of fear. Decisions like whether to end or mend your marriage, how to handle telling your children, or whether to sell the marital home often...2024-11-1115 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastYou're Not Crazy Part III - Exploring the Voices in Your HeadPart 3 of our series focuses on how to appreciate and benefit from the different voices in your head and their unique perspectives by using “The Brain Huddle”, a practice author Jill Bolte Taylor, PhD refers to as a “Power Tool for Peace”. The four voices or characters generated by four different types of neural tissue in our brains are somewhat stereotypical in their behavioral patterns which means that the more that you are willing to observe their responses/reactions to circumstances the more freedom you (and they) will have to work together to support you in a “whole brain life”...2024-10-1547 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastYou're Not Crazy Part II - Exploring the Voices in Your HeadThe neurons in our brains are not all alike. Our brains think and feel in four different ways, every one of us. We may be more aware of certain ways than others, and define ourselves by the ways of thinking that are habitual...which does not always serve us well, especially when navigating divorce and post divorce life. In today’s show, Part 2 of You’re Not Crazy: Exploring the Voices in Your Head, Lisa and Karen familiarize you with the four distinct thinking and feeling modes in your brain introduced in Part 1. With this knowledge you can b...2024-10-091h 04
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastYou're Not Crazy Part I - Exploring the Voices in Your HeadIt is an all too human tendency to react to stressful situations in counterproductive ways, to attack out of intense emotion without a clear purpose, to accommodate long after it's healthy to do so, or to avoid addressing situations that are destructive. While these are rarely wise strategies, they are disastrous strategies prior to, in the midst of, and post divorce. During this episode and the following two Team Talks, Karen McMahon and Lisa Brick discuss an alternative approach to attacking, accommodating, and avoiding, help you to understand what part of your brain gets hijacked when you...2024-10-0447 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastWhen Your Spouse Shows Up Like A KidHow do you handle coparenting when your spouse (or soon to be ex) is behaving more like a kid? There may be underlying issues like substance use, neurodiversity or they just may be (much) less responsible than you wish they were. How do you navigate things like shared custody and lifestyle decisions for your kids, when they just aren't in the same place? Karen & Diane challenge our listeners to explore their part in the dynamic, and discuss the fine line between having compassion and caretaking (or even co-dependency!) They also will pr...2024-07-1639 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastPower Shift: From Imbalance to Empowerment in High-Conflict Divorces with Karen McMahonWelcome to today's episode of Journey Beyond Divorce, where we delve into crucial insights on navigating high-conflict divorces and marriages. In "Power Shift: From Imbalance to Empowerment in High-Conflict Divorces," we confront the intricate dynamics that can perpetuate challenges in high conflict marriages and the power shift. Key Discussion Points: Understanding Power Imbalances: Explore the manipulative behaviors and black-and-white thinking often present in troubled relationships. Self-Reflection: Reflect on your own contributions to these dynamics, including tolerances, tendencies, and triggers. Breaking Destructive Cycles: Learn strategies to disrupt recurring patterns and foster genuine transformation. Empowerment and C...2024-07-0915 min
The Good Divorce Show™Key Elements of a Good Divorce ft. Karen McMahon | S2E4Karen McMahon, a high conflict divorce strategist and certified divorce coach, shares her personal journey through a high conflict divorce and how it led her to help others navigate their own divorces. She emphasizes the importance of self-compassion, reclaiming your mental space, and focusing on personal growth during the divorce process. McMahon also discusses the key elements of a good divorce, including prioritizing the well-being of children, effective communication, and healing and moving forward without bitterness. She offers advice on choosing the right attorney and shares a success story of a client who was able to avoid litigation through...2024-06-2439 min
Breaking ChainsNavigating High Conflict Divorce with Karen McMahonFREE GIFT! Download the 1st two chapters of DROP the ARMOR for FREE today Download it HereIn today’s episode of the Breaking Chains podcast, I had the pleasure of speaking with Karen McMahon. Karen McMahon is a High Conflict Divorce Strategist, Certified Divorce Coach and Founder of Journey Beyond Divorce. She began divorce coaching in 2010 after recognizing that the pain of her divorce led her on a transformational journey into a powerful and unexpected new life. This conversation sheds light on the complexities of navigating high-conflict divorces while offering hope and actionable advice for...2024-05-2251 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastShould You Mend or End a Dysfunctional, Toxic or Abusive MarriageIn this heart-stirring episode of "Mend or End," we dive deep into the crossroads of decision that many find themselves standing at, teetering on the edge of staying in or leaving an unhealthy marriage. Karen's journey is one that resonates with the silent battles many face: the weight of religious or marital commitments that bind, the daunting financial fears of navigating life solo, and the complex web of fears surrounding the well-being and future of their children. It's a narrative wrapped in the struggle between the hope of change and the reality of delusion, between the known hardships and...2024-04-2622 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastJBD Team Talks: Beyond Blame: Cultivating Your Best Self During Divorce with Carrie Doubts and Karen McMahonDivorce is rarely easy, especially in high conflict situations where tensions run high. But what if there was a way to maintain your dignity and sanity amidst the chaos? Today, we delve into a transformative strategy by Dr. Alan Seale from the Center for Transformational Presence. Learn how disengage from the Drama of your divorce and move to understanding and handling the Situation, making a Choice of who you want to be while going through it, and embracing the Opportunity inside this challenge. Join JBD Coaches, Karen McMahon and Carrie Doubts, as they explore the ar...2024-03-2349 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastJBD Team Talks: How to Tell The Kids in High Conflict DivorceTelling the children about your impending divorce is always a fragile, emotional conversation. The general rule is both parents tell the children together, refer to the decision as mutual and assure them that they are loved and their lives with continue with limited change. However, when facing a high conflict divorce, such advice may be unwise and even dangerous. If you are expecting your high conflict ex to blame you, create undo chaos and emotional overwhelm and catastrophize your choice, telling the children together may not be in their (or your) best interest. Listen as...2024-02-1523 min
Off the Fence with Karen Covy: Mastering Decision Making, Divorce & MoreKaren McMahon: How To Set Boundaries And Navigate High Conflict DivorceKaren McMahon understands the challenges of high-conflict divorce. After surviving her own divorce from an emotionally abusive ex-husband, Karen turned to coaching others on how to deal with the complex emotions and dynamics of high-conflict divorce and co-parenting more effectively.In this podcast episode, Karen describes how she helps her clients build confidence, establish boundaries, and remain focused on their own healing and emotional growth. She also explains how, with proper support, a parent can use the pain of a high-conflict divorce to fuel positive growth for themselves and their family. Karen's insight will help a...2024-01-3139 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastSpecial Guest: Untying the Knot After 50: The Complex Landscape of Grey Divorce with Karen CovyMarried couples over 50 are the fastest growing segment of the population divorcing. There are numerous unique challenges with Grey Divorce. Your children are older, which means you may need boundaries around their opinions and your desire to lean on them emotionally or financially. You most likely have more life behind you than you have ahead of you. This limits your ability to recoup funds lost in the divorce. It may impact spousal support if the monied spouse is close to retirement age. You also may have more assets to split up. You may have to go back to wor...2024-01-1143 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastDivorce Trauma Recovery: Karen Shares Her LIVE Rapid Resolution Therapy Session with Jon Connelly**Trigger Warning**This is a very unique and special episode on Rapid Resolution Therapy. Karen engages in a RRT session with Jon Connelly to help me overcome my childhood sexual trauma.It may sound like an odd meandering conversation (I certainly thought so). Yet, by the end of this session...and since then...I have been unable to access the pain, fear or struggle that I have had around a two year ongoing sexual assault in my mid teens by a childhood neighbor.I won't know for certain the impact it has had...2023-12-051h 16
Inspiring BusinessShould I Mend or Should I End? With Karen McMahonIn this episode, I sit down with Karen McMahon, a Certified Relationship and Divorce Coach and the Founder of Journey Beyond Divorce. Karen’s own divorce informed her desire to help others come out of the experience as better, improved versions of themselves.
Tune in as Karen talks about:
* Experiencing the scary, out-of-control, emotional tsunami of divorce and recognizing that the only thing you can control is what you see when you look in the mirror
* How replacing judgment with curiosity can expand your perspective
* Coaching men vs women — different approaches and con...2023-11-0836 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastHappy Halloween: A look at our Masks and Monkey MindHappy Halloween!! We are looking at our masks and monkey mind as you navigate your divorce.We often wear masks to hide the shadow part of us that we are ashamed of or feel insecure about. We sometimes assume what another wants from us and wear that mask. I'm talking about showing up inauthentically. I smile when I want to cry, say yes when I really don't want to do that thing, bite our tongue, swallow our words, accept the unacceptable, choose not to 'complain' when we are displeased, put up or put out when we don't...2023-10-3119 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastJBD Team Talks: The Intersection of Love and Divorce: An Exploration with Lisa BrickCorinthians 13: 4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.8 Love never fails. Love and divorce, what’s the connection? I love you. I am leaving. I don’t love you. I am leaving. The question was asked by Tina Turner in her hit song in 1984,“What’s...2023-10-2541 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastJBD Team Talks: Change the High Conflict Deflect, Defend and Apologize Dynamic with Lisa BrickIf you’ve found yourself avoiding conversations with your spouse after being blamed or attacked for insignificant events, accused of things you haven't even thought of doing, ignored, or had the topic changed before anything you said/asked was addressed, you are living with someone who uses “deflection” and the blaming and shaming that goes along with it to protect their fragile ego from having to look at themself in any way that would shatter the inflated view of him/herself that s/he must maintain. If this happens more often than not you, and all the others...2023-10-1349 min
The Codependummy PodcastInternal and External Boundaries with Karen McMahon-What are and what aren’t boundaries? -How come the energy that boundaries are derived from (e.g., from a place of fear or love) is so important? -What can you do to set and maintain your internal and external boundaries? Welcome to Episode 147! This week, Karen McMahon is back to educate us all about boundaries! Karen shares with us what boundaries are and what they are not! We also hear about the distinction between internal and external boundaries then learn how to set AND maintain them. Karen shares about how and why th...2023-10-091h 00
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastMeet the Coaches: Founder, Karen McMahon's StoryThis episode is being shared from the Divorced People podcast which Karen McMahon was recently interviewed on. Divorced People is a podcast about divorce, marriage, and relationships. The host, Nicole Quallen, a divorced person and collaborative divorce lawyer, speaks with story-tellers who have been through the difficult, beautiful, complicated, super-stigmatized institution and are brave and ready enough to share their experience with us all. Here is Nicole's introduction to this episode: Karen McMahon is the founder of Journey Beyond Divorce, a podcast and divorce coaching practice, and Karen has seen some sh%t! Karen is...2023-07-011h 21
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastJBD Team Talks: You're Not Crazy Part III - Exploring the Voices in Your HeadPart 3 of our series focuses on how to appreciate and benefit from the different voices in your head and their unique perspectives by using “The Brain Huddle” , a practice author Jill Bolte Taylor, PhD refers to as a “Power Tool for Peace”. The four voices or characters generated by four different types of neural tissue in our brains are somewhat stereotypical in their behavioral patterns which means that the more that you are willing to observe their responses/reactions to circumstances the more freedom you (and they) will have to work together to support you in a “whole brain life”...2023-06-2254 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastJBD Team Talks: You're Not Crazy Part II - Exploring the Voices in Your HeadThe neurons in our brains are not all alike. Our brains think and feel in four different ways, every one of us. We may be more aware of certain ways than others, and define ourselves by the ways of thinking that are habitual...which does not always serve us well, especially when navigating divorce and post divorce life. In today’s show, Part 2 of You’re Not Crazy: Exploring the Voices in Your Head, Lisa and Karen familiarize you with the four distinct thinking and feeling modes in your brain introduced in Part 1. With this knowledge you can...2023-06-151h 13
The Learn to Love PodcastEp 118: The Importance of Boundaries with Karen McMahonWhat is a boundary? Why are they so important to good relationships? What should we do when a boundary is crossed, or ignored?
Find out in this week's episode of The Learn to Love Podcast, where your host Zach Beach interviews the divorce coach Karen McMahon on The Importance of Boundaries.
For more on this episode click here: https://www.the-heart-center.com/ep-118-the-importance-of-boundaries-with-karen-mcmahon/
Learn more about your guest below:
Karen McMahon is a Certified Relationship and Divorce Coach and Founder of Journey Beyond Divorce. Karen leads a team of divorce coaches in supporting men and women around the world...2023-05-2846 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastJBD Team Talks: You're Not Crazy Part I - Exploring the Voices in Your HeadIt is an all too human tendency to react to stressful situations in counterproductive ways, to attack out of intense emotion without a clear purpose, to accommodate long after it's healthy to do so, or to avoid addressing situations that are destructive. While these are rarely wise strategies, they are disastrous strategies prior to, in the midst of, and post divorce. During this episode and the following two Team Talks, Karen McMahon and Lisa Brick discuss an alternative approach to attacking, accommodating, and avoiding, help you to understand what part of your brain gets hijacked when you...2023-05-2554 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastJBD Team Talks: When Your Spouse Shows Up Like A KidHow do you handle coparenting when your spouse (or soon to be ex) is behaving more like a kid? There may be underlying issues like substance use, neurodiversity or they just may be (much) less responsible than you wish they were. How do you navigate things like shared custody and lifestyle decisions for your kids, when they just aren't in the same place? Karen & Diane challenge our listeners to explore their part in the dynamic, and discuss the fine line between having compassion and caretaking (or even co-dependency!) They also will provide some concrete tools...2023-04-1937 min
A Better Divorce Podcast with Andrea VaccaNavigate Divorce Calmly and Feel Empowered with Karen McMahonIn this episode of A Better Divorce Podcast with Andrea Vacca, we welcome guest Karen McMahon, Certified Relationship and Divorce Coach.
Tune in to this episode as Karen talks about:
* how she helps clients pivot from feeling powerless to feeling empowered
* ways to go from reactive to proactive during the divorce process
* power imbalances and high conflict marriages
* getting off the fence and making the decision to divorce
* the differences ways her female and male clients navigate divorce
Karen McMahon is a Certified Relationship and Divorce...2023-03-2530 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastJBD Team Talks: I'm Anger: Don't Be Mad at Me with JBD Coach, KP TowersToday Karen and KP examine the emotion of Anger. We explore it's value, why so many of us are afraid of it and how it can both inform and guide us in ways that can bring value. Understanding the root of our relationship with anger informs our conflict oriented, conflict resistant or conflict neutral approach to disagreements. The book, "Dance Of Anger" by Dr. Harriet Lerner describes anger as "a signal & one worth listening to". Dr. Learner wrote this book as an invitation to give ourselves permission to open to the lessons of our own anger and how we...2023-03-1132 min
Mastermind Parenting PodcastNavigating Divorce & Parenting with Karen McMahon"Transform your relationship into a healthy, mindful and conscious home for your children - learn to mend, not end." Karen McMahon is a certified relationship and divorce coach and founder of Journey Beyond Divorce. She has been helping men and women around the world to become calm, clear, and confident as they navigate divorce since 2010. Karen experienced the difficulty of navigating a divorce and parenting when her own marriage ended. She came to understand that the conversation was never about the relationship, but instead, it was the relationship itself. With the support of professionals, Karen...2023-02-281h 00
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastJBD Team Talks: How to Get Unstuck around Leaving Your Unhealthy MarriageA common place people feel stuck in indecision is whether to continue trying to mend their marriage or to end it. In this podcast, Karen and Carrie talk about the limiting thoughts and behaviors that keep you stuck in indecision, what it costs you to stay there indefinitely, and some ways to start moving forward. The first thing is to give yourself permission to know what you know. How do you do that? Join us to hear about a powerful approach to gaining clarity, calm, and courage to hear the voice of your own inner wisdom. Request a Free...2023-02-2244 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastDivorce Roadmap: Should I Stay or Should I Go?While all decision during divorce are challenging, deciding whether to stay and mend your marriage or to divorce is one of the most stressful and emotionally charged. It is often drenched in judgement, shame, guilt, fear and uncertainty. Today Karen McMahon and Carrie Doubts, Sr JBD Coach, help you to unweave your fears and limiting beliefs from the circumstances you are assessing so that you can become clear in determining your best next steps. We also share the huge value in staying long enough to work on your shortcoming so that, regardless of your choice, you emerge...2023-01-2346 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastJBD Team Talks - Choosing Holiday Traditions During DivorceOne of the many aspects of our lives that changes during divorce is the way we spend the holidays and more specifically, holiday traditions. Today Karen talks about how to make the decision about what to keep, what to let go of and what to add that is new. A key element in making a healthy choice is to consider what your choice is based on. Are you choosing based on what others want you to do? Based on your anger and resentment? Or perhaps on your fear of disagreeing with your STBX or ex? The best...2022-12-2313 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastJBD Team Talks: Nesting - what is it and is it right for you?In this Team Talk episode, KP discusses with Karen the Pros & Cons of Nesting. Nesting allows parents to share custody time without kids moving back & forth between two houses. Generally, the kids remain in the family home with the parents taking turns living in the family home and a separate apartment. This child-centered approach gives kids a slower transition into a new family structure. Many professionals give pause to Nesting as a practice due to the hardship it can be for the parents. KP shares her personal experience as evidence that even with possible challenges, it can...2022-12-1644 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastJBD Team Talks: You're Not Crazy Part III - Exploring the Voices in Your HeadPart 3 of our series focuses on how to appreciate and benefit from the different voices in your head and their unique perspectives by using “The Brain Huddle” , a practice author Jill Bolte Taylor, PhD refers to as a “Power Tool for Peace”. The four voices or characters generated by four different types of neural tissue in our brains are somewhat stereotypical in their behavioral patterns which means that the more that you are willing to observe their responses/reactions to circumstances the more freedom you (and they) will have to work together to support you in a “whole brain life” List...2022-12-0254 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastJBD Team Talks: You're Not Crazy Part II - Exploring the Voices in Your HeadThe neurons in our brains are not all alike. Our brains think and feel in four different ways, every one of us. We may be more aware of certain ways than others, and define ourselves by the ways of thinking that are habitual...which does not always serve us well, especially when navigating divorce and post divorce life. In today’s show, Part 2 of You’re Not Crazy: Exploring the Voices in Your Head, Lisa and Karen familiarize you with the four distinct thinking and feeling modes in your brain introduced in Part 1. With this knowledge you can...2022-11-301h 13
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastJBD Team Talks: You're Not Crazy Part I - Exploring the Voices in Your HeadIt is an all too human tendency to react to stressful situations in counterproductive ways, to attack out of intense emotion without a clear purpose, to accommodate long after it's healthy to do so, or to avoid addressing situations that are destructive. While these are rarely wise strategies, they are disastrous strategies prior to, in the midst of, and post divorce. During this episode and the following two Team Talks, Karen McMahon and Lisa Brick discuss an alternative approach to attacking, accommodating, and avoiding, help you to understand what part of your brain gets hijacked when you...2022-11-2554 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastJBD Team Talks: Ask the Coaches with Carrie, Rachel and KPIn this podcast, members of the JBD Coaching Team answer some of the most frequently asked questions that come up for people as they are navigating through a divorce. Listen as Karen, Carrie, Rachel, and KP discuss topics like: how to decide whether to stay or go, how to make the shift from focusing on what your STBX/EX is doing and bring the focus back to you, and why that's important how to let go of victim mentality in service to moving powerfully forward and how to meet your divorce...2022-11-0458 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastJBD Team Talks: A Personal, Powerful Perfectly Priced Practice for Healing Through DivorceWhen going through divorce, everyone understands that it’s important to talk about what’s going on with people you trust. As you may have discovered, not everyone is available to be the kind of supportive listener when you need to talk about the difficulties you are experiencing. There is great therapeutic value in being seen, heard, and witnessed even in our darkest moments. We at JBD understand the importance of expressing yourself while you are going through a divorce. Karen and Carrie discuss the research that's been done to prove that journal writing has last...2022-10-2146 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastJBD Team Talks: When Your Spouse Shows Up Like A KidHow do you handle coparenting when your spouse (or soon to be ex) is behaving more like a kid? There may be underlying issues like substance use, neurodiversity or they just may be (much) less responsible than you wish they were. How do you navigate things like shared custody and lifestyle decisions for your kids, when they just aren't in the same place? Karen & Diane challenge our listeners to explore their part in the dynamic, and discuss the fine line between having compassion and caretaking (or even co-dependency!) They also will provide some concrete tools...2022-10-0737 min
How to Split a Toaster: A Divorce Podcast About Saving Your RelationshipsThe 12 Step Divorce Recovery Approach with Karen McMahonKaren McMahon and The 12 Step Divorce Recovery ProgramWhen you’re thinking about divorce or going through it, you can lose yourself in the negative energies swirling around you. Do you let the conflict eat away at you? Does fiction start becoming fact? Are you holding on too tightly to the things that annoy you? Karen McMahon brings her 12 Step Divorce Recovery Program to the Toaster today to talk with Seth and Pete about the challenges everyone going through a divorce faces and how you can learn to pay attention to what’s going on internally so y...2022-10-0437 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastJBD Team Talks: UntamedToday we discuss Part Two of the book based on the author's personal story of choosing divorce, Untamed by Glennon Doyle. In this section, Ms. Doyle outlines her Four Keys, which are Feel, Know, Imagine and Let It Burn. Part 2 begins with the author sharing her story discovering she is unmarried & pregnant at age 26. This was when she began to live in a story she created about how to do motherhood & family “right”. She held tightly to the perfect image of how she “should be” and how she lost herself within her marriage. By acknowledging her emotions, intuition, imagination & courage...2022-08-2648 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastJBD Team Talks: The Liberating Power of a Positive NOCan understanding how to say “no” in a new and more productive way benefit relationships, even those headed for or in the midst of some stage of the divorce process? In this team talk Karen and Lisa will discuss how “no” can improve relationships and share how to prepare and deliver beneficial “no’s”. How we say “no” determines how well our “no” is received. Saying “no” skillfully is ever more significant during the critical conversations that occur leading up to, during, and post divorce. “No” delivered without skill alienates and angers. A consciously constructed and delivered “no” enhances the respect we have...2022-08-121h 18
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastJBD Team Talks: The Practice of Noticing and Letting GoDivorce offers a plethora of opportunities to get triggered, react and then remain upset. Today's talk is about the difference between the pain of divorce and the suffering so many of us experience. The difference is your ability to take responsibility for your emotional reaction and ultimately let go. Most of us weren't taught to 'go in' when we get upset, but rather to look outwards and blame other people or circumstances. Karen challenges that approach and shares a powerful practice of noticing your resistance or acceptance of the initial 'event' and then noticing your thoughts and...2022-06-0328 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastJBD Team Talks: Divorce Grief: How to Honor, Process and Grow Through GriefWhen we are faced with divorce, we go through a grief process. The death of our marriage brings the loss of the hopes and dreams we had as a couple, the loss of our normal family life, friends, community, etc. Grief is the normal reaction to loss. And, no two people will grieve their losses in the same way. You'll learn that there is no "one size fits all" approach to grief recovery, and yet there are experiences we all share when overcome by grief. There are a range of emotions - often referred to...2022-05-201h 10
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastJBD Team Talks: Balancing Compassion and Boundaries When Divorcing a Complex SpouseDivorcing a spouse when there are "bigger" concerns at play - like mental health issues or addiction can add an additional layer of complexity to an already challenging situation. In this episode, Karen & Diane talk about the value of compassion in these difficult times, and how to balance concern and compassion with setting effective limits and boundaries. Ultimately this will support you in avoiding codependency, and staying balanced as you consciously move through the process. Scedule a call with Diane Dempster Email: diane@journeybeyonddivorce.com Calendar: calendly.com/diane-jbd For more...2022-05-0634 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastDivorce Roadmap: Getting Your Financial LIfe in OrderOnce your divorce is final, you are so relieved for it to finally be over, that it is easy to miss the crucial steps that can only be taken after your divorce is final. This vital step allows you to secure and protect what you received in the settlement and sets you up for financial stability post divorce. In today’s show Aviva Pinto helps review everything from closing accounts shared with your ex to retitling your policies, investments and accounts to changing your beneficiaries, drafting a new Will and taking care of your estate planning. Regardless of...2022-03-2146 min
Divorce DialoguesThe 12 Step Divorce Recovery Program With Karen McMahonWhat can the 12 Step Divorce Recovery Program teach you, and who benefits the most?
No matter if the decision to divorce was yours or not, when a marriage ends, everyone involved suffers. With emotions at their peak, it is easy to be hijacked by the conflict trap and lose focus on what is important. But there is another way.
Karen McMahon is a Certified Relationship and Divorce Coach and Founder of Journey Beyond Divorce . Karen leads a team of divorce coaches in supporting men and women around the world to become calm, clear, and confident as they navigate divorce. Karen...2022-03-1125 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastJBD Team Talks: Parenting Teens and Young Adults: Building Trust Communication and CollaborationAs 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 col...2022-02-2536 min
Everyday Bucket List: Travel Ideas, Local Adventures & Money Hacks#50: Bucket List Ideas & Fun Things to Do in & around Gulfport, Florida w/ Karen McMahon of Journey Beyond Divorce#50 In this session of The Everyday Bucket List Podcast, I speak with/ Karen McMahon of the Journey Beyond Divorce podcast. We discuss restaurants, places to stay and fun things to do in Gulfport, Florida. Hear about her dog-friendly community, the art scene, and of course, her bucket list experiences to get inspired. Plus, we clear up misconceptions about a popular site where everyone can carry out some bucket list plans. Click the links below or cut & paste it into your browser. Show Notes: https://bit.ly/3scHyIV Need a coach? Hire me...2022-02-2335 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastJBD Team Talks: Battle with Discouragement with Carrie DoubtsIn 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 yo...2022-02-1136 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastLife After Divorce: How to Live a Bucket List Life with Karen CordawayToday we are discussing How to Live a Bucket List Life. With all the stress and pressure of divorce and coparenting post divorce, your ability to think about play and leisure and create a bucket list of FUN, is probably not at the top of your list. Today we invite you to change that and begin crafting your EVERYDAY bucket list…things you can do with and without children, ways to enjoy new and creative experiences. Bucket List Living is not about the dream vacation on the Greek Islands, although…that too! It is about expanding and enhancing our live...2022-02-0437 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastDivorce Roadmap: Children and Divorce: Negotiating Custody to Create a Win WinToday’s show acknowledges the tender emotions you experience while negotiating custody. We encourage you to notice the nightmare stories that create fear and tension, derailing your negotiations. Our guest, Josh Hecht, shares strategies to cut through the acrimony, negotiate for both the current and the long term needs of your children, and insure that you consider the nitty gritty details to guarantee a rock solid agreement. This is one of the most stressful aspects of your divorce negotiation, listen in, take notes and make sure your attorney understands that the emotional health of your children is yo...2022-01-3146 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastJBD Team Talks: The Power of Faith over FearIn this episode Karen and Lisa discuss the role faith plays in being able to feel divorce pain and fear yet regain and reignite composure again and again. The awareness of an impending divorce emerges slowly, giving time to prepare as much as possible or seems to show up out of nowhere. Regardless of how divorce shows up, the reality is painful, chaotic, and panic inducing. What will happen when the familiar is stripped away? Who will you be when it’s all done? How will you live? What impact will it have on the ch...2022-01-2847 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastDivorce Roadmap: Children & Divorce: The Child's Bill of RightsToday's show focuses on your children and how you can parent through divorce in a way that protects them from the animosity between you and your spouse and honors their rights. We talk with Dr. Mark Banschick, a child psychiatrist who share the negative impact and long term affects children experience when parents do not protect them from the hostility. Dr. Banschick discusses why we tend to act out and react without filters in front of our children and how hard this season is for mom's and dad's to navigate consciously. After explaining why it makes sense...2022-01-1755 min
My Perfect FailureWhat Divorcees Can Do To Cope with Feeling Powerless with Karen McMahon MPF Discussion with Karen McMahonWhat Can Divorcees Do To Cope with Feeling Powerless with Karen McMahon Chief Visionary ~ Divorce & Relationship Coach. Karen’s passion is to help men and women navigate the emotional difficulties of relationships, breakups, and divorce. Karen founded Journey Beyond Divorce in 2010, after discovering that the pain of dissolving her marriage had been the very stimulus for her personal transformation. During her three and a half year tumultuous divorce, Karen’s life began to improve exponentially. With much hard work, she...2022-01-0346 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastDivorce Roadmap: The Mediation Approach to DivorceMediation is a non-adversarial approach to divorcing outside of the court system. Join us as Andrea Vacca explains who is a good fit for mediation, how it differs from other avenues for divorcing and takes us through a typical mediation case from beginning to end. You will be sure to know if this is the right fit for you and if so what to expect as you enter the mediation process. For more on Karen McMahon and Journey Beyond Divorce visit: www.JourneyBeyondDivorce.com.2021-12-2048 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastJBD Team Talks: Replacing Judgement with CuriosityIt's easy to judge when we are in the stress of divorce. You may be still harboring hurt and anger from your spouse's betrayal, or other "bad" behavior, that makes it seem like you are justified in your judgment. The problem with judgment is that it keeps you in a reactive state of mind where you are simply unable to do your best thinking. And, it just doesn't work. Imagine you are driving down the highway and you are committed to arriving at your destination as smoothly and easily as possible. Judgment is like driving on the...2021-12-1746 minThe Learn to Love PodcastEp 79: Recovering from Divorce with Karen McMahonIs marriage a broken and unrealistic institution? What are the three essential practices needed to successfully navigate a divorce? How can we move from self-blame to self-love?
Find out in this week's episode of The Learn to Love Podcast, where your host Zach Beach interviews the divorce coach Karen McMahon on Recovering From Divorce.
For more on this episode click here: https://www.the-heart-center.com/ep-79-recovering-from-divorce-with-karen-mcmahon/
Learn more about your guest below:
Karen McMahon is a Certified Relationship and Divorce Coach and Founder of Journey Beyond Divorce. Karen leads a team of divorce coaches in supporting men and women...2021-11-2949 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastJBD Team Talks: A Powerful Framework for Problem Solving with Carrie DoubtsDivorce is a situation that brings lots of problems to solve. Big and small, we wrestle with them, trying to figure out solutions that will work to get the results we want. The way we approach these problems can make all the difference between a successful solution and one that creates more problems to deal with. In this podcast, Karen and Carrie explore a framework for looking at the problems you face that will help create the best solutions. If a problem is simple, we know how to fix it. If it's complicated, there may...2021-08-2739 min
Healthy Anger Toolbox - Change your anger, change your life!Post-Divorce and Chronic Anger - Special Guest Karen McMahon from Journey Beyond Divorce discussing post divorce and chronic angerSpecial Guest Karen McMahon discusses proven ways to understand and process your chronic anger in a healthier way after a divorce. Is your anger covering your pain or are you stuck in anger during a grieving process?
How To Overcome Chronic Anger After Divorce With Special Guest Karen McMahon
Grief is a natural, and valuable emotional response towards different situations that we go through, and learning how to respond in a healthy way to move past anger, depression, and denial to acceptance is critical to emotional healing. In this episode, I’m joined by Karen Mc...2021-08-0430 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastJBD Team Talks: Divorcing Consciously - Creating a powerful intentionDivorce is a marathon. It impacts life emotionally, logistically, psychologically, economically, and physically. It also piles new responsibilities and challenges upon old. Without setting conscious intentions there is no North Star. You are adrift in a stormy sea without a rudder. Intentions become your rudder and consciously choosing the qualities you want to introduce into your process becomes the shore you are steering towards. As foreign as this way of thinking and responding may be at first, it is effective in changing your dynamic and bringing internal organization, an assemblance of order, and some calm to the chaos. 2021-04-0935 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastJBD Team Talks: How to Tell The Kids in High Conflict DivorceTelling the children about your impending divorce is always a fragile, emotional conversation. The general rule is both parents tell the children together, refer to the decision as mutual and assure them that they are loved and their lives with continue with limited change. However, when facing a high conflict divorce, such advice may be unwise and even dangerous. If you are expecting your high conflict ex to blame you, create undo chaos and emotional overwhelm and catastrophize your choice, telling the children together may not be in their (or your) best interest. Listen as...2021-03-2621 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastChildren and Divorce: Negotiating Custody to Create a Win WinToday’s show acknowledges the tender emotions you experience while negotiating custody. We encourage you to notice the nightmare stories that create fear and tension, derailing your negotiations. Our guest, Josh Hecht, shares strategies to cut through the acrimony, negotiate for both the current and the long term needs of your children, and insure that you consider the nitty gritty details to guarantee a rock solid agreement. This is one of the most stressful aspects of your divorce negotiation, listen in, take notes and make sure your attorney understands that the emotional health of your children is yo...2020-02-0542 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastChildren & Divorce: The Child's Bill of RightsToday's show focuses on your children and how you can parent through divorce in a way that protects them from the animosity between you and your spouse and honors their rights. We talk with Dr. Mark Banschick, a child psychiatrist who share the negative impact and long term affects children experience when parents do not protect them from the hostility. Dr. Banschick discusses why we tend to act out and react without filters in front of our children and how hard this season is for mom's and dad's to navigate consciously. After explaining why it makes sense...2020-01-2453 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastOvercome the Pain of Divorce - Step 9(Listener Note: This is Step #9 of this 12 step series. To take full advantage of this please visit our show archive and listen to the episodes in their proper order). It is normal to feel hurt, anger, blame and resentment while going through divorce. It is a devastating and traumatic transition, one that we all resist and that no one escapes without experiencing these painful feelings at some point in the process. Karen McMahon and Karen Basmagy discuss the pitfalls of living in resistance and the benefits of learning to accept what is. When we feel...2019-12-0640 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastRekindle Confidence During Divorce - Step 7(Listener Note: This is Step #7 of this 12 step series. To take full advantage of this please visit our show archive and listen to the episodes in their proper order). Everyone divorcing has a particular version or story of what happened to their marriage and why. This story is usually from a singular personal perspective, yours. Your spouse has another story, also singular and personal. Unless your spouse is truly delusional, both stories have a basis in truth yet neither encompasses a whole truth. In Step 7 Karen and Lisa explore the concept of “story” as differentiated from...2019-12-0252 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastEscape the Battle of Divorce - Step 6(Listener Note: This is Step #6 of this 12 step series. To take full advantage of this please visit our show archive and listen to the episodes in their proper order). I keep getting stuck in what was. 2 tools to shift your gaze from the rear view mirror to the front windshield during divorce. With Karen McMahon and Sheila Knopp. It is both normal and easy to label ourselves and / or our spouse as bad or wrong during divorce. We can live in regret or with rose color glasses as we keep our eyes glued to the...2019-11-291h 02
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastGrow Through Grief During Divorce - Step 5When we are faced with divorce, we go through a grief process. The death of our marriage brings the loss of the hopes and dreams we had as a couple, the loss of our normal family life, friends, community, etc. Grief is the normal reaction to loss. No two people grieve loss in the same way. You'll learn that there is no "one size fits all" approach to grief recovery, and yet there are experiences we all share when overcome by grief. There are a range of emotions - often referred to as the stages...2019-11-271h 04
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastCalm the Chaos of Divorce - Step 3We have all had the experience of obsessing over thoughts during divorce. Whether trying to understand how this happened or worrying about what the future holds or re-running that argument in your mind over and over again. I call it loop thinking when we feel like we are on a mental hamster-wheel or caught in a mental rut. Today’s we examine the four categories these mental obstacles fall into and how they keep us stuck and cause us to increase the emotional pain we are experiencing. Begin to see how our pain originates with our thoughts an...2019-11-2254 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastHeal the Hurt of Divorce - Step 2Divorce is deeply painful. We may experience different emotions ranging from hurt or anger, shame or disappointment, fear or bitterness. In order to heal as we go through this transition, it is vital that we not judge or avoid our feelings but rather accept that they simply are. In our quick fix society we see the devastation of avoiding our feelings with pharmaceutical drugs and personal addictions. Emotional pain seems too hard to handle so we stuff it, numb it, work harder, play harder, shop more, binge on Netflix reruns, etc. Yet no matter where we go...2019-11-2059 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastCurb the Conflict of Divorce - Step 1This is the first episode in our twelve-part series from Journey Beyond Divorce with Karen McMahon and Lisa Brick. The emotional storm of divorce creates chaos and uncertainty and often leaves us struggling to keep our heads above water. Emotions from fear and anger, pain and devastation can sink us on a daily basis. Today’s show Curb the Conflict of Divorce details two effective strategies that offer you the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of and control over your emotional reactions. After listening to today’s discussion, you will see the suffering you crea...2019-11-1839 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastGetting Your Financial LIfe in OrderOnce your divorce is final, you are so relieved for it to finally be over, that it is easy to miss the crucial steps that can only be taken after your divorce is final. This vital step allows you to secure and protect what you received in the settlement and sets you up for financial stability post divorce. In today’s show Aviva Pinto helps review everything from closing accounts shared with your ex to retitling your policies, investments and accounts to changing your beneficiaries, drafting a new Will and taking care of your estate planning. Regardless of...2019-11-0444 min
Journey Beyond Divorce PodcastThe Mediation Approach to DivorceMediation is a non-adversarial approach to divorcing outside of the court system. Join us as Andrea Vacca explains who is a good fit for mediation, how it differs from other avenues for divorcing and takes us through a typical mediation case from beginning to end. You will be sure to know if this is the right fit for you and if so what to expect as you enter the mediation process. For more on Karen McMahon and Journey Beyond Divorce visit: www.JourneyBeyondDivorce.com.2019-09-3048 min
Journey Beyond Divorce Podcast12 Step Divorce Recovery SeriesJourney Beyond Divorce launches its premier show introducing the best way to move from pain and chaos to a clear, calm, confident approach to divorce. During the show to you will be challenged to see your divorce transition as not only challenging and tumultuous but an opportunity. Divorce Coach Karen McMahon invites you to consider the possibility for significant personal growth that can take place when you shift your focus off your spouse and keep it on yourself. Karen shares Journey Beyond’s 12 Step Divorce Discovery program which has helped hundreds of men and women navigate divorce wi...2016-05-1654 min