ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Divorce comes with an astonishing amount of paperwork - and remarkably little instruction for how to rebuild your life. So how do you move through the emotional chaos, protect what matters, and begin imagining a future you cannot see yet?
In this deeply personal episode of The Ambition Code, Julie Kellman Reading is joined by her dear friend LeAnn Lazar, an Executive Life and Relationship Coach, certified NLP practitioner, and creator of the Realigning with Purpose® approach.
LeAnn helps people navigate defining life transitions by combining emotional intelligence with practical strategy. She also helped Julie through the end of her own marriage, making this an especially honest conversation about what it takes to move from chaos to clarity.
Julie and LeAnn discuss the abrupt identity shift that can accompany divorce, regulating your nervous system before making major decisions, taking ownership of your financial story, rebuilding daily routines, rediscovering yourself, and focusing on what you can manage today.
They also talk candidly about dating and intimacy after divorce, including:
• Euphoric recall and idealizing the past • Knowing when you are emotionally ready to date • Why the first relationship after divorce can feel so powerful • Loneliness versus genuine relationship readiness • Love bombing, accountability, and inconsistent behavior • Mistaking chemistry for connection • Learning to trust your judgment again • Dating yourself and building independence • Creating emotional and physical safety • Recognizing the values of a healthy relationship • Blending families, finances, and future plans
LeAnn also shares her 3-3-3 Reset, a simple grounding practice for moving out of emotional overwhelm:
Take three deep breaths. Name three things you are grateful for. Identify three immediate priorities.
The most important thing to know is that you will get through it. Even when you cannot see the way forward, there is another side - and there is a life waiting for you there.
Connect with LeAnn Lazar:
Instagram: @leannlazarcoaching Website: https://www.leannlazarcoaching.com
THE AMBITION CODE SHOW CREDITS
Creator, Host + Executive Producer: Julie Kellman Reading Produced by: Love + Daydreams, Inc. Website: https://www.loveanddaydreams.com Love + Daydreams on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/loveanddaydreams The Ambition Code on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theambitioncode Music by: @moby.gratis
ABOUT THE PODCAST
The Ambition Code is a premium podcast and conversation series about ambition, identity, career, reinvention, leadership, and the defining moments that shape who we become.
Created and hosted by executive producer and Love + Daydreams founder Julie Kellman Reading, the series features deeply human conversations with remarkable people who have built extraordinary lives across entertainment, business, culture, creativity, entrepreneurship, leadership, and personal evolution.
Through candid and powerful conversations filled with humanity, humor, hard-earned experience, and real-world advice, The Ambition Code gives viewers the knowledge, encouragement, and clarity to build momentum and move confidently through every pivot, transition, risk, reinvention, and new chapter.
Your life is waiting for you. Let's go.
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