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
143 episodes
Divorce Conflict Tip: Stop Expecting Something Different (Plus a Secret You Can Use)
In this episode we explore the "Big Five" - those core personality traits that tend to be consistent over time and circumstance. PLUS, we share a secret mantra that just may help you and your clients experience less stress when dealing with the...
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Episode 142
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23:45
New Year, Renewed You: 3 Pillars of Self-Care for Divorce Professionals
In this episode, Tracy and our DCA Director for Australia, Anne-Marie Cade, are diving into an essential yet often overlooked topic: self-care during challenging times. As divorce professionals dealing with heavy emotional topics, it’s crucial ...
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Episode 141
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26:07
Negotiation: You're Probably Doing It Wrong
When it comes to buying real estate, the saying is location, location, location. When it comes to negotiating a divorce settlement or parenting plan, we say strategy, strategy, strategy. And whether you’re negotiating at the kitchen table, part...
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Episode 140
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28:05
4 Types of Problems and Their Unique Solutions
Who among us wouldn’t like to be a better problem solver? Well, that’s the topic of our conversation today. We discuss the 4 general types of problems most of us face, offer some help for identifying the type of solution that’s right for each, ...
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Episode 139
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22:54
What the Recent Election Can Teach Us About Conflict Resolution
These days we seem to be living in a society defined by us versus them, black and white thinking, intolerance, fixed mindsets, and lack of curiosity. Not only is conflict remaining unresolved, but our interactions (especially online) seem to po...
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Episode 138
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28:43
The Role of Ego in Divorce Conflict (and how to manage it)
In this episode, we dive into the significant, but often unrecognized role of ego in divorce conflict. In William Ury’s book "Possible", he identifies how ego plays a significant role in escalating conflicts.But this really shouldn’t co...
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Episode 137
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26:31
Before You Say Divorce: The Importance of a Divorce Exit Strategy
Tracy and Debra are taking the week off to enjoy holiday time with family so we’re taking this opportunity to share an episode from the back catalog about the importance of working on a divorce exit strategy. Since many people begin thinking ab...
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Episode 136
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27:29
6 Tips to Gear Up Your Practice for Divorce Month
November and December are historically slower months for divorce professionals. Even though they’ve made the decision to divorce, many people choose to wait until after the holidays to take any action. They worry about starting something that c...
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Episode 135
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25:25
What If Divorce Could Be Restorative Instead of Destructive?
At DCA, we share a vision that couples would have the ability to rearrange and restructure their relationships and their families in a way that leads to wholeness and happiness. Divorce is often seen as an end—an ending to a marriage, an ending...
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Episode 134
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27:46
Fault Lines: The Return of Divorce Blame
We’re taking a detour from our planned topic today because we think it's time critical to talk about the implications of eliminating no-fault divorce. Based on this week's election results, as divorce professionals we need to be thinking about,...
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Episode 133
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25:19
The 3 Poisons: Buddhist Lessons on Divorce
We've talked previously about the problem cycle (see episode #69), but recently learned about the 3 poisons in Buddhism and they seem particularly applicable to some of the issues we see in divorce and co-parenting. In his early te...
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Episode 132
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26:38
The Argument for Detailed Parenting Plans: Moving Beyond the Legal Minimums
One of the most emotional and difficult parts of divorce can be negotiating parenting plans - especially for co-parents who are experiencing a high degree of conflict. We shared a statistic last week that 80% of the family court calendar is tak...
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Episode 131
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30:30
Moving From Couple to Co-Parent: Triggers and Obstacles
We consistently say that all divorce involves conflict. Even in the most amicable divorce, couples aren’t likely to agree on everything. But one area that seems to spur the most conflict is co-parenting. We recently read that 80% of the court’s...
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Episode 130
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31:48
The Truth About Starting a Divorce Coaching Practice with Christina Stone
When we talk with prospective students and new students, we get a lot of questions about what’s it’s really like to start a career as a professional divorce coach. So today, Christina Stone is going to give us all a behind the scenes look at wh...
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Episode 129
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27:35
We Want You to Win and Here's How We Prove It
Being a solopreneur is hard. Being a solopreneur in a new industry is even harder. It takes a lot of focus, intention, and community support to build a successful practice as a new divorce coach.We say it every week in the podcast intro...
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Episode 128
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27:25
But It’s Not Fair: Dealing with Feelings of Injustice
One thing that seems to be certain in divorce is that no one gets everything they want. Most walk away feeling like they had to give up more than their share in order to get to a final agreement. Rarely do we hear a client say they though...
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Episode 127
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28:44
Self-Sabotage: Working With Clients in Self-Destruct Mode
Divorce is hard enough with all the emotional turmoil, big challenges, and important decisions. It's even more difficult when your partner is intentionally working against you. But even more troublesome is when clients are working against thems...
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Season 1
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Episode 126
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28:43
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...
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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...
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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...
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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 <...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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Episode 118
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33:48