Episode 235: A Slowed Down and Strategic Approach to Divorce with Wendy Sloane
The Divorce Survival Guide Podcast
Kate Anthony
4.4 • 574 Ratings
🗓️ 28 September 2023
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
Wendy Sloane joins me to discuss the importance of slowing down the divorce process. Yes, once we've decided to leave and let our decision be known, it's easy to fall into the "let's hurry up and get this done" phase. In this conversation, Wendy and I discuss why taking your time, researching, and finding the right lawyer is the best first step forward. This episode is slightly different than most - we cover many important topics and share some of our personal experiences through divorce.
Wendy honed her easy and authentic interview style, producing iconic, groundbreaking TV shows, including The Phil Donahue Show and The Geraldo Rivera Show. She covered some of the biggest news stories of our time, including the O.J. Simpson and JonBenet Ramsey murders. She uses that experience as the Host of two popular podcasts, What's Up with Wendy and Divorce Doesn't Suck.
Featured topics include:
- Know your state's divorce laws, do your research, and find the right attorney for your divorce. (4:50)
- Why rushing through a divorce is one of the biggest mistakes one can make. (11:37)
- It's okay to want more than just existing in a marriage. (14:18)
- Find your people to help support you during your divorce journey, and be strategic about who those people are. (20:01)
- Use tools and resources to help you block out the noise. (34:52)
- Some ways to practice self-care and why you shouldn't feel guilty about it. (36:59)
Learn more about Wendy Sloane:
Wendy Lowy Sloane honed her easy and authentic interview style, producing iconic, groundbreaking TV shows, including The Phil Donahue Show and The Geraldo Rivera Show. She covered some of the biggest news stories of our time, including the O.J. Simpson and JonBenet Ramsey murders. She uses that experience as the Host of two popular podcasts, What's Up with Wendy and Divorce Doesn't Suck. What's Up with Wendy is a talk series that features conversations you want to hear with A-List Celebrities, Newsmakers, Comedians, CEOs, Musicians, and Fitness & Nutrition Experts, including Dennis Quaid, Angela Bassett, Tony Danza, Billy Bob Thornton, Barbara Corcoran, Gabrielle Union, Kristen Chenoweth, JoJo Fletcher, Ayesha Curry, Melissa Etheridge, and Eric Stonestreet—as well as the country's most popular authors, athletes, psychic mediums, and more. Divorce Doesn't Suck is a different kind of divorce podcast. Wendy and her guests explore every aspect of divorce, including kids, finances, dating, sex, starting over, and more. They talk about the rich, rewarding, and happy life that's possible after divorce, and they share their personal stories, their challenges, and their successes. Divorce Doesn't Suck focuses on new perspectives and how to move forward and focus on the future—how to restart with a new blank canvas. Wendy connects with her guests on a genuine and personal level. Her refreshing and engaging interviews make listeners feel like they're part of the conversation and keep her guests coming back.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Divorce Survival Guide podcast, where we have open and honest conversations about co-parenting, separation, divorce, and the hardest question of all, should you stay or should you go. |
| 0:17.8 | I'm Kate Anthony, your divorce survival guide, and I'm here to help you navigate some of |
| 0:23.3 | the roughest waters you've ever swum in and answer some of your toughest questions. I've been to |
| 0:29.1 | hell and back, and now it's my mission in life to help you get to the other side of this process |
| 0:35.1 | with your sanity and your heart intact. |
| 0:45.2 | Hey everyone, welcome back. So today we have kind of a different style of show, I think. I'm having a conversation with my friend Wendy Sloan, and Wendy |
| 0:57.8 | is the host of the podcast, Divorce Doesn't Suck. She also has another podcast, What's Up with |
| 1:05.3 | Wendy? It's two women who have been through similar stuff at similar times. I think actually Wendy might |
| 1:13.9 | have gotten divorced a little bit before me. I love having conversations with Wendy. She, |
| 1:20.0 | as she says in her bio, she honed her easy and authentic interview style, producing iconic |
| 1:24.9 | groundbreaking TV shows, including the Phil Donahue show, the Geraldo Rivera |
| 1:30.5 | show, and she covered some of the biggest news stories of our time, including O.J. Simpson and |
| 1:36.5 | John Bonae Ramsey. Now, obviously, she's not interviewing me, but she has interviewed me on her show, |
| 1:43.7 | and I will be back when my book comes out and everything. |
| 1:48.2 | So you definitely check out her podcast. It's a different kind of divorce podcast, as she says. |
| 1:53.8 | Anyway, I love this conversation with Wendy because it really, we kind of meander all over the place, |
| 1:58.5 | but we cover a lot of important topics and just, |
| 2:01.7 | you know, share important experiences. So I will shut up and let our conversation do the talking. |
| 2:08.8 | So without further ado, here is my conversation with Wendy Sloan. |
| 2:24.9 | Wendy, thank you so much for coming on to my podcast after having me on yours. |
| 2:26.1 | Thank you for that. |
| 2:28.9 | It's such a pleasure to talk to you again. |
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