Divorce Coaches Academy
Divorce Coaches Academy podcast hosts Tracy Callahan and Debra Doak are on a mission. We discuss topics to help professional divorce coaches succeed with clients and meet their business goals and we advocate (loudly sometimes) for the critical role certified divorce coaches play in the alternative dispute resolution process. Our goal is to create a community of divorce coaching professionals committed to reducing the financial and emotional impact of divorce on families.
Episodes
126 episodes since 2022
How Personal is Too Personal? When and How to Share Personal Stories With Clients
Good storytelling is a powerful tool for creating connection, building trust, and communicating ideas and concepts. However, when it comes to divorce coaching, storytelling can be a mixed bag. And a common mistake we see coaches make is oversha...
September 18, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 125
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26:03
Why Empathy Is a Difficult But Essential Tool in Divorce
In this week's episode, we're exploring why empathy is so challenging in the context of divorce, why it's a key factor in conflict resolution and negotiation, and what can be done to foster it.One of the primary reasons empathy is so ch...
September 11, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 124
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27:02
Meet Dori Braddell: DCA Director of Learning and Development for Canada
We're launching customized curriculum for Canada next month! And we're excited for you to get to know our Canadian Director, Dori Braddell. Dori is a highly successful divorce coach who specializes in conflicted and complicated div...
September 04, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 123
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33:04
Announcing New DCA Online Communities and Offerings
DCA is constantly growing to serve you better. In this episode, we highlight a few recent changes that offer even more ways to connect with each other. Check out your DCA student dashboard for more information.Student Community <...
August 28, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 122
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28:57
5 Attorney Red Flags And What To Do If You See Them
When it comes to attorney-client relationships, we hear a lot of complaints. We understand there are a few bad apples out there, but most attorneys we know are really trying to do the best job they can. So what’s gone wrong? Why are clients not...
August 21, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 121
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28:35
Clearing Up the Mixed Messaging About Divorce Coaching, Trauma, and Conflict
We like to think that we actively have our fingers on the pulse of the divorce industry and the application of divorce coaching nationally and around the world. But recently, we have been hearing some noise about the need for divorce coaches to...
August 14, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 120
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27:59
12 Divorce Lessons We Can Learn From the Olympics
One thing we've noticed this year is that the Olympians we admire most have some lessons to teach us about divorce and co-parenting including sportsmanship, teamwork, and how to handle stress, victory and defeat.Let’s take Katie Ledecky...
August 07, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 119
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22:41
You Don't Have to Feel Amicable to Have an Amicable Divorce with Tracy Moore-Grant of the Amicable Divorce Network
Our guest today smashes the idea that an "amicable divorce" means that the couple is getting along and getting to agreement without conflict. Instead, she promotes the revolutionary idea that it's the mindset of the professionals involved that ...
July 31, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 118
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33:48
How Will You Know When It's Time to Go?
We're tackling one of the most challenging and emotionally charged questions many of our clients face: How do you know when it's time to divorce?No marriage is 100% happy all the time. Like any relationship, it’s filled ...
July 24, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 117
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31:06
The 5 Most Common (and Expensive) Divorce Mistakes
We're reaching to our back catalog to share one of the most popular episodes as Tracy and Debra take a quick summer break. We'll be back next week with brand new content!When people find out what we do, it's not unusual to hear “UGH, I ...
July 17, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 116
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28:22
Wishful Thinking Won't Build Your Divorce Coaching Practice, But This Will
We're back with one of our most requested topics - how to build a solo practice that can meet your financial goals. It's been almost 6 months since we challenged you to evaluate your marketing objectives in episode #87 titled "Make More in 2024...
July 10, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 115
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28:39
Why the Court Doesn’t Want to Make Your Divorce Decisions (And You Don’t Want Them To)
In today's episode we’re talking about 2 big topics: First, the fact that most judges in the family court system don’t want to make decisions for your family because they don’t have sufficient time or expertise to feel confident. And second, yo...
July 03, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 114
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28:43
Communication Is a Double-Edged Sword in Conflict
Have you heard the saying, "A word can start a war, but a conversation can bring peace"? We adore this saying because it encapsulates a universal truth about the power of communication in both escalating and resolving conflicts. Co...
June 26, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 113
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31:24
The Right (and Wrong) Way to Hire a Divorce Lawyer
When clients don’t feel good about their attorney, it makes a difficult process even harder and more complicated. So today, we thought it might be helpful to dive into when and how to go about hiring a legal professional so folks can find the r...
June 19, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 112
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37:51
The Right Divorce Help at the Right Price: Start with Affordable Group Coaching
Our featured guest today, Heather Cary, is a trusted member of the DCA team and is an experienced Divorce and Co-Parenting Coach and Mediator who is dually certified as a DCA® Certified ADR Divorce Coach and a CDC® Certified Divorce Coach. She ...
June 12, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 111
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32:44
The Problem With Positivity: Why Possibility Wins in Conflict Resolution
Positivity and possibility are two distinct approaches in personal development, divorce coaching, and conflict resolution, each with its own strengths and weaknesses. While positivity focuses on maintaining a positive outlook and minimizing neg...
June 05, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 110
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26:31
Ditch the Woo-Woo Language and Start Talking Like an Divorce Pro
Two things the coaches in our community tell us they are thirsty for is more clients and more credibility. Today we want to talk about how using coach-y language creates a barrier to working with you for both potential clients and other divorce...
May 29, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 109
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25:21
Would You Rather Mediate with a Bear or a Narcissist?
Have you seen this viral question going around the internet where people are asking women if they would rather be stuck in the woods with a bear or a man? It was intended to spark discussion about violence against women and the responses have b...
May 22, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 108
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31:03
Top Ten Divorce Expectations That Clash With Reality
Ever hear the expression "Expectations are just planned resentments”? When our expectations aren't met, we feel like what we got less than we deserved, which leads to disappointment and builds to resentment which increases cost, conflict, and s...
May 15, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 107
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26:45
Post Traumatic Spouse Disorder: How Trauma Impacts Divorce
It’s well known that divorce can be one of the most stressful life events our clients will experience. And we’ve talked extensively about how fear escalates cost and conflict. But there’s a secret ingredient that can make the process even more ...
May 08, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 106
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27:15
Navigating Conflict: The Surprising Benefits of Marital Mediation vs. Couples Counseling
Couples facing challenges or difficulties in their marriage have traditionally turned to couples counseling or marriage therapy for help. And we often hear from clients who are now deciding whether to stay or go that they found the experience o...
May 01, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 105
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27:58
How Much Will My Divorce (Really) Cost?
Financial worries are at the top of most everyone’s list when it comes to divorce and one common concern we hear from clients is how much it’s going to cost to get divorced. So in this episode we’re diving into not just how much divorce costs, ...
April 24, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 104
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28:43
Moving From Victim Mentality to Resilience
There's a big difference between being a victim (having been harmed) and adopting a victim mentality. And the difference relates to how an individual responds to adversity. In this episode Tracy and Debra explore the 6 ways a victim menta...
April 17, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 103
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26:34
Why Use a Co-Parenting App with Stephen Nixon of TalkingParents
Co-parent communication can be one of the biggest challenges both during and after divorce. Co-parenting apps are a lifesaver for many partners who have difficulty in communicating about or making decisions regarding their children. Thi...
April 10, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 102
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30:56
Get Free Access to 27 Divorce Coaching Pros at the Save Your Sanity Divorce Summit
We can’t believe it’s finally time to share this news. We’ve been working behind the scenes for months to get ready to present this incredible event and now we get to announce it to the world. Registration is now open for the Free
April 03, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 101
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18:42