Ep. #51 | Coming-Of-Age Movie Draft
To celebrate hitting 50 episodes, Bryan and Veronica are bringing you a supersized draft for one of the most celebrated genres: coming-of-age movies! The co-hosts are joined by Katie Doll, Olivia Howell, Hailey Lachman, and Liz Sayko to discuss a genre that spans almost 100 years of films. Six dr...
Think You’re Divorcing a Narcissist? What to Do Before You Tell Them
There is a very specific kind of fear that comes with thinking about divorce when you have no idea how your spouse is going to react. Maybe every difficult conversation somehow gets turned back on you. Maybe keeping the peace has become your full-time job. Maybe you’ve spent years being the reaso...
Shifting Perspectives: Why Are We So Afraid of Divorce?
Sometimes the hardest part of divorce isn’t only ending the marriage. It’s realizing how many beliefs you’ve inherited about what ending a marriage is supposed to say about you. Marriage is often presented as the goal. Divorce becomes the thing nobody wants to become. Being single is treated like...
3 Simple Recovery Tools From Divorce Attorney Tracy Galloway
Sometimes the most useful divorce recovery tools aren’t complicated—they’re the small, tangible things that help you feel more like yourself when everything else feels uncertain. In this episode of A Fresh Story: Simple Tips to Support Yourself, Olivia Howell talks with Tracy D. Galloway, Esq., M...
A Divorce Lawyer's 3 Unexpected Tips for Getting Through Divorce
Sometimes, when your life is falling apart, the thing that helps you hold yourself together is something as ordinary as getting dressed. Not because a great outfit can solve your problems, but because sometimes you need a physical reminder of the person you are beneath all the stress, grief, and ...
Divorce Is Not Failure: Why We Need to Retire the Phrase “Failed Marriage”
It’s time to retire the phrase “failed marriage.” A marriage can last twenty years, contain children and homes and illnesses and inside jokes and terrible fights and beautiful vacations, and still come to an end. None of those years disappear simply because the relationship eventually becomes som...
You Do Not Have to Know Yet: How to Know If You Should Get Divorced
You do not have to know yet. You do not have to wake up tomorrow morning certain that you are getting divorced, certain that you are staying married, certain that the relationship can be fixed, or certain about what your life would look like on the other side. In this solo episode of Divorce Happ...
How to Find Joy During Divorce (Even When You're Angry, Scared, and Exhausted) with Divorce Coach Lisa Lisser
There is a particular kind of grief that comes from sitting in a school auditorium, watching your child on stage, and realizing you are not really there. Your body is in the seat, but your mind is in the lawyer's office, in the bank account, in the question of what happens next. In this episode o...
The Moment That Changed Everything: Olivia Howell’s Rise Into Leadership
In this episode of Leaders of Today: Teens to Titans, Lorraine Connell welcomes Olivia, co-founder and CEO of Fresh Starts Registry, for an insightful conversation on transitions, leadership, and the impact of past experiences on personal growth.
Lorraine opens up about a stressful morning, jugg...
Will Divorce Ruin My Kids? How to Rewrite the Stories You Tell Yourself with Divorce Coach Lyerly Spongberg
"I'm not strong enough to be a single mom." That was the story Olivia Howell told herself when her marriage was ending, and it felt like a fact. Most people going through divorce carry a version of it: I can't handle the finances. I'm going to ruin my kids. I'm less of a parent if I only see them...
