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Divorce Dialogues

Katherine Miller

Divorce Dialogues helps people navigate divorce with dignity, clarity, and perspective. Through thoughtful conversations with experts and practitioners, the show explores the emotional, financial, legal, and relational realities of divorce, so listeners can make better decisions, communicate more effectively, and move forward with greater confidence. Because divorce is more than a legal transaction, it’s a deeply human transition.

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30:12

The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy Behind High-Conflict...

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2026/09/17

Could securing a divorce attorney actually heighten complications instead of safeguarding your interests?Certified family law specialist, mediator, and Hello Divorce founder and CEO Erin Levine explains why navigating a divorce doesn't have to mean choosing between going at it completely alone or turning everything over to a lawyer.Erin shares the three problems she saw repeatedly in twenty years of practicing family law: unpredictable cost, unnecessary conflict, and a legal-only approach

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28:50

The Mortgage Mistake That Traps Divorcing Spouses |...

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2026/09/10

Most people going through divorce ask, "How do I keep the house?" But what if that's the wrong question entirely?Katherine sits down with Jody Bruns, founder and president of the Divorce Lending Association and author of A House Divided: A Guide to Mortgage Financing and Divorce, to unpack the emotional and financial complexities of housing decisions during divorce.Jody explains why treating the house as a purely financial asset misses the point, and why feasibility today doesn't guarantee

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28:00

Your Custody Battle Is Hurting Your Kid More Than...

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2026/09/03

When a child says “I don’t want to go,” the most important question may be: why?In this episode, Michael Saini, professor and Factor-Inwentash Chair in Law and Social Work at the University of Toronto, breaks down how courts, lawyers, and parents can separate genuine safety concerns from the noise of custody conflict.Drawing on nearly two decades of research and parenting plan evaluations, Michael explores why labels like alienation or abuse can miss the complexity of a child’s experience,

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30:28

How to Heal After Divorce with Oona Metz

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2026/08/27

Grief after a divorce doesn't wait for the paperwork to catch up, and it rarely leaves the same moment the case closes.In this episode, Oona Metz, LICSW, CGP, psychotherapist, and author of Unhitched: The Essential Divorce Guide for Women, joins Katherine to map the emotional side of divorce that the legal process never touches.After running weekly divorce support groups for 16 years, Oona built a five-phase model that reflects how women actually move through loss, from the first heartbreak

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16:50

How Emotions Affect Your Divorce Decisions |...

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2026/08/20

Divorce can make even simple decisions feel harder. Fear, anger, guilt, and resentment can shape what you say, what you ask for, and what you agree to before you realize they are driving the process.In this episode of the Emotionally Savvy Divorce series, Katherine Miller, family lawyer and mediator at Miller Law Group, tackles the belief that good divorce decisions require setting emotions aside.Katherine shares why trying to remove emotion from divorce is neither realistic nor helpful

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18:24

Better Divorce Settlements Start With One Question |...

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2026/08/13

What if the thing you're fighting hardest for in your divorce isn't actually what you need?In this episode of the Emotionally Savvy Divorce series, Katherine Miller, family lawyer, mediator, and author of The Emotionally Savvy Divorce, breaks down one of the most useful distinctions in any negotiation: positions versus interests. Most people walk into divorce already certain of what they want. Katherine explains why that certainty is often standing in the way of a better outcome.Using real

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18:44

Why Fairness Is a Trap in Divorce | Katherine Miller...

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2026/08/06

What if the thing you're fighting for in your divorce is actually keeping you stuck?In this episode of the Emotionally Savvy Divorce series, Katherine Miller, divorce attorney, mediator, and author, unpacks why "fair" might be the most dangerous word in a divorce negotiation.Katherine explains why two reasonable people can go through the same divorce and both walk away feeling wronged, and why chasing fairness often costs more in legal fees, time, and happiness than it's worth. Drawing on a

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22:39

Choosing Dignity Over Winning: Katherine Miller on...

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2026/07/30

Divorce doesn't have to be measured by who wins. What if success meant something entirely different?In this episode, Katherine Miller, divorce attorney, mediator, and author, opens her Emotionally Savvy Divorce series by redefining what a successful divorce actually looks like — not in the courtroom, but in the life you build afterward.Most people never stop to define what winning a divorce would even mean. Katherine explains why so many clients default to protecting the house, the custody

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26:49

Don't Use AI for Divorce Until You Watch This | ...

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2026/07/23

Divorce isn't just a legal problem, it's an emotional one too—so what happens when people start bringing that problem to AI before they bring it to anyone else?In this episode, @Jamie Lima, divorce financial specialist and co-founder of SecureSplit, unpacks why so many people are turning to AI first during divorce, sometimes before they've spoken to a lawyer, therapist, or financial advisor, and what that shift actually means for their outcomes.Drawing on his own divorce and his work

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32:19

Ronald Platt on Why Post-Divorce Growth Requires the...

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2026/07/16

Divorce recovery isn't about getting over your marriage. It's about building something new after it.In this episode, Ronald Platt, CEO of the National Association for Single and Divorced Families (NASDF), talks about what actually happens once the paperwork is signed and the legal process ends.Most people prepare for the legal side of divorce for months, sometimes years. Almost no one prepares for what comes after. Ronald walks through the real challenges that show up once the ink dries:

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31:29

After the Divorce: Rebuilding Your Sense of Self with...

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2026/07/09

Think the divorce was the hardest part? Wait until you hear this.In this episode, BF Empowerment CEO Barbara Parker, relationship coach, licensed mental health therapist, and author of A Powerful Divorce, walks through what it actually takes to rebuild after a marriage ends, not just the legal paperwork, but the identity, trust, and boundaries that have to be reconstructed from scratch.Barbara argues that divorce rarely announces itself as one clean decision. There's the legal process, yes,

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35:11

Divorce Financial Planning: How to Stop Making...

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2026/07/02

Divorce is a financial restructuring, but most people only treat it as a legal battle.In this episode, Gabriella Martinelli, divorce financial strategist and founder of Ever After Wealth, sits down with Katherine and breaks down why financial decisions made during divorce are so hard to get right, and what it takes to make them well.Gabriella's central argument is deceptively simple: divorce is a high-stakes financial restructuring disguised as a legal event, constantly hijacked by

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30:31

Andrew O'Brien on Why Divorced Dads Need Community

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2026/06/25

Most divorce conversations center on paperwork, parenting plans, and finances. The loneliness fathers carry through that process rarely gets a seat at the table.In this episode, Andrew O'Brien, founder of Dad Tribes, talks openly about what men actually go through when a family separates — the silence of an empty house, the loss of a social life that was built around a relationship, and the quiet guilt of feeling like your needs shouldn't take up space. Andrew is living it in real time: he

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29:38

When Support Stops: Protecting Your Family with Jeff...

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2026/06/18

Your settlement agreement is signed, but what happens if the money stops coming?In this episode, divorce financial specialist Jeff Landers returns to break down one of the most overlooked risks in divorce: the fragility of alimony and child support. Death, disability, a job wiped out by a failing industry can make court-ordered support disappear overnight. And most settlement agreements offer no protection against any of them.Jeff has worked on over 1,000 divorce cases nationwide and rarely

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29:21

Divorce as a Second Chance with Holly Moore

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2026/06/11

Divorce ends a marriage. It doesn't have to end your sense of self.In this episode, family law attorney, founder of Moore Family Law Group, and host of the podcast Made For Moore, Holly Moore, talks about what divorce actually costs people beyond the legal fees: their identity, their confidence, and the story they thought their life was supposed to tell.Holly and Katherine dig into why so many people arrive at divorce already hollowed out — not by the split itself, but by years of losing

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30:43

Kelly Lise Murray on Why Smart People Make Costly...

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2026/06/04

The most expensive divorce mistakes aren't made in the courtroom – they're made in the sequence of events that lead you there.In this episode of Divorce Dialogues, Katherine Miller speaks with Kelly Lise Murray, professor, financial strategist, and Co-founder and CEO of Vetting the House, about the hidden sequencing problem at the heart of most divorce settlements.Together, they unpack why even highly accomplished people make costly financial decisions during divorce—not because they lack

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29:23

Alyssa Mairanz on How Grief Shapes Your Decisions...

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2026/05/26

Your brain on divorce doesn't always think straight. Beneath the legal paperwork and custody schedules lies a deeply physiological reality: intense heartbreak, anger, and grief can completely hijack your nervous system, driving you to make choices you’ll later regret.In this episode of Divorce Dialogues, Katherine Miller speaks with Alyssa Mairanz, owner and executive director of Empower Your Mind Therapy, about what happens in your brain and nervous system during a separation. Together,

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00:32:33

Reframing What “Winning” Means in Divorce with Jenny...

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2026/05/21

Divorce doesn’t have to be a battle. What if it could be a thoughtful, strategic decision for your future?In this episode, Jenny Bradley, family lawyer and mediator, explores how reframing divorce can lead to more thoughtful, cooperative solutions that protect your family, your finances, and your future. Divorce is often seen as an adversarial process, but Jenny argues that this mindset is not only costly but unnecessary. She offers insight into how focusing on what you can agree upon—and

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00:36:39

Why Emotional Regulation is Better than “Happy” for...

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2026/05/14

What actually helps children through divorce is often misunderstood.Many parents focus on minimizing disruption, protecting feelings, or maintaining a sense of normalcy. But children are not measuring legal outcomes or schedules—they are responding to something more subtle and more powerful: the emotional tone between the adults they depend on. In this conversation, Katherine Miller speaks with Dr. Sasha Reiisieh, licensed therapist and founder of Compassionate Minds Therapy who specializes in

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00:36:32

Divorce Isn’t a Weapon: Reframing Separation with...

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2026/05/07

Divorce is often framed as a battle, something to survive or endure. But what if it could be something you approach with intention, clarity, and respect?In this episode, Katherine Miller is joined by Karen McNenny, who not only is an advocate for Family Centered Divorce Reform, but is also an author, speaker, and the founder of The Good Divorce Academy. Together, they challenge the typical narrative of divorce and offer a fresh perspective: divorce as a tool of transformation. Through Karen's

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