Divorce Is Emotional: I Help Mothers Work Through What They're Feeling So They Can Make Strategic Decisions for Their Next Stage of Life
Divorce Is Emotional:
I Help Mothers Work Through What They're Feeling So They Can Make Strategic Decisions for Their Next Stage of Life
When you’re planning your wedding, you never imagine that one day you might be planning for life after divorce. And if you’re a mother, the questions, anxiety, and overwhelm can multiply quickly.
It can feel like there are endless things to worry about and plan for.
Will you keep the home? If not, where will you live? Will your children have to change schools or leave friends behind? What will happen with work and income, and how will you manage all the other responsibilities that don't stop just because your life is changing?
I understand how overwhelming this can feel.
I know this because I lived it.
The divorce process requires you to make so many important decisions about your children and custody, the family home, finances, income and work, and your family’s future, often all at once.
Whether you made the decision to divorce or the decision came as a surprise, fear, anger, grief, confusion, and exhaustion are natural emotional responses when so much of your life is changing and the future feels uncertain. But those emotions can also make it difficult to think clearly at a time when so many important decisions are competing for your attention.
The decisions you make before, during, and after divorce can affect your life for years to come.
My role isn't to tell you what to do.
It's to help you think through your options, consider the benefits and tradeoffs, and make decisions that make the most sense for you and the new life you’re trying to build.
In those moments, it can be easy to spend expensive attorney time processing what you're feeling, when what you may need first is space to work through your emotions so you can think clearly about what comes next.
I offer that safe space, along with strategies to protect your peace and build your next stage, while preserving your attorney's time and your legal budget for the issues that require their expertise.
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Whether you're thinking about divorce, somewhere in the middle of the process, navigating life after divorce, or just trying to figure out what comes next for your career, book your free discovery call and tell me a little about where you are now and what you're trying to figure out.
Helping women work through the emotional side of divorce, think strategically about their options and tradeoffs, and make thoughtful decisions about the life they want to build.
I'm a divorce and career coach who helps mothers build the next stage of their lives and careers after divorce. I work with women before, during, and after divorce.
When my marriage was ending, I was trying to re-establish myself professionally after spending years as a stay-at-home mom raising our children, while also using my professional skills to help support his businesses and dreams.
I had put my children, my marriage, and everyone else's needs first, and suddenly I had to figure out how to build a future of my own.
Hi, I'm Shauna!
As I returned to the workforce, I was trying to provide for my family while dealing with my own emotional strain and, at the same time, being the source of comfort my young children needed.
I know how hard it can be to show up at work when your personal life feels like it’s crashing down around you.
My professional background is in human resources. I’ve earned the PHR and SHRM-CP human resources certifications and I'm a Certified Executive Coach through the Center for Executive Coaching.
For more than 15 years, I've worked in recruiting and human resources, advising leaders and helping organizations hire talent and build the right teams. I understand how hiring works, how workplace dynamics operate behind the scenes, and I have guided many professionals through important career transitions. My HR leadership experience also strengthened the strategic thinking I bring to my work today, including looking ahead, considering different scenarios, and understanding how one decision can affect what comes next.
Working in HR also taught me a lot about people, including emotional intelligence, communication, and human behavior.
Through both my professional work and my personal experiences, I learned how power dynamics can be used to create fear and confusion, cause someone to question their own judgment and worth, and influence how they think, communicate, and make decisions.
Once I was able to recognize those predictable behavior patterns, they stopped having the same power over how I thought, felt, and responded.
Today, I bring those professional and personal experiences together to help mothers make thoughtful decisions during one of the most important transitions of their lives.
While I do not provide legal or financial advice, I encourage clients to involve their attorneys, financial professionals, therapists, or other qualified professionals whenever their expertise is needed.
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