Hey there, I'm Sandy Scarlotta and welcome to the Happiness Solved podcast. Twice a week,

we explore the journey to finding true happiness by sharing inspiring stories, practical tips,

and insightful conversations with some of today's leading experts.

But we don't just scratch the surface.

We dive deep into the real grit of what it takes to live a genuinely happy life.

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So grab your favorite beverage,

get comfortable, and let's dive into today's episode, because happiness is a choice and the choice is

yours. Ronda Crabtree, such a pleasure to have you on today. How's everything going in your

neck of the woods? Very well. It's just raining outside. Well, good for you because most of the country is in a drought

right now. Especially where I live. We definitely could use some water. So for the audience, Rhonda is one of the top

family and divorce attorneys in the country who's based just down in Nashville, Tennessee, and she's been practicing over 20 years.

But prior to that, you worked in the mental health space.

So I'm curious to find out a little bit about how those two worlds kind of come together.

But can you tell us about how you got to where you were today and why a divorce

attorney? Well, I didn't initially intend to become a divorce attorney. I enjoyed working in

mental health. I liked being able to advocate for my clients and do such, but I realized that

working in mental health didn't really

pay the bills, so I decided to go to law school. And I feel like I used the same skills I used in

mental health as a lawyer today. Oh, okay. So how did you find going from mental health to being a lawyer and specifically

divorce law? Did it help you? Or was it kind of like, okay, I don't want to be a therapist

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