Episode 342: From Uncertainty to Clarity with Tamara Frankfort Odinec and Shari Joseph of My Next Chapter
The Divorce Survival Guide Podcast
Kate Anthony
4.4 • 573 Ratings
🗓️ 30 October 2025
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
I'm thrilled to welcome back two women I absolutely adore:Tamara Frankfort Odinec and Shari Joseph, the powerhouse duo behind My Next Chapter, an expert-led platform and community that supports people at every stage of divorce.
When they first joined me, the platform was just getting started. Now, they've built something extraordinary: a vibrant, growing community with nearly a thousand members, expert guidance across legal, financial, and emotional topics, and a new premium option designed to help you move from uncertainty to clarity.
We dig deeper into what's new with My Next Chapter and how it's evolving into a go-to resource for anyone contemplating divorce, navigating the thick of it, or rebuilding life afterward.
✨ If you'd like to watch the video version of this episode, you can find it here.
What you'll hear about in this episode:
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How My Next Chapter has grown into a thriving expert-led community supporting people at every stage of divorce from "divorce curious" to rebuilding with confidence (2:30)
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Shari's firsthand insights on navigating a high-conflict divorce and how creating My Next Chapter has helped her heal in real time (15:36)
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The power of community and shared stories in breaking isolation, finding validation, and designing life intentionally after divorce.(18:53)
Learn more about Tamara Frankfort Odinec: Tamara Frankfort Odinec has spent the past 25 years at the forefront of technology and marketing in various leadership roles, most recently as the founder of My Next Chapter, an expert-led platform and community for people going through every stage of divorce. Tamara also founded and runs Monty Media, an app development company that creates innovative apps for adults and kids, leveraging new technologies. Prior to this, Tamara led successful entrepreneurial endeavors for brands such as Real Simple Magazine and American Express and served as Chief Marketing Officer of Flywheel Sports. Tamara lives in New York City with her three kids and is happily divorced.
Learn more about Shari Joseph: Shari Joseph is a global brand marketing leader with extensive experience in digital partnerships and social media communications. She is President and co-creator of My Next Chapter, an innovative content and community platform offering resources and support for every stage of divorce. Shari is also the founder and CEO of Smart Digital, LLC, a brand marketing and communications consultancy supporting clients across PR, social media, influencer marketing, and creative campaigns that build online presences and drive engagement. Before starting her consultancy, Shari was VP, Global Digital Partnerships at American Express. She drove the company's global digital strategies, starting with the very first tweet from @americanexpress. Shari lives in the NYC area and recently started her next chapter as a single mom of two.
Resources & Links:
Focused Strategy Sessions with Kate
The Divorce Survival Guide Resource Bundle
Phoenix Rising: A Divorce Empowerment Collective
Kate on Instagram
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Kate's Substack Newsletter: Divorce Coaching Dispatch
The Divorce Survival Guide Podcast Episodes are also available YouTube!
My Next Chapter - Use code DSG to receive $30 off your first month
My Next Chapter on Instagram @mynextchapterofficial
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| 0:00.0 | You can't reason with chaos. |
| 0:02.6 | You need strategy and you need self-protection. |
| 0:05.8 | And the tools that we have help do exactly that. |
| 0:11.8 | I'm protecting my sanity. |
| 0:14.1 | It's making me a better person in divorce, |
| 0:15.9 | but I also feel like it's making me a better person in life. |
| 0:19.5 | It's how I'm managing all relationships too. |
| 0:25.6 | Welcome to the Divorce Survival Guide podcast, where we have open and honest conversations about |
| 0:32.3 | co-parenting, separation, divorce, and the hardest question of all, should you stay or should you go? |
| 0:39.7 | I'm Kate Anthony, your divorce survival guide, and I'm here to help you navigate some of the |
| 0:45.4 | roughest waters you've ever swum in and answer some of your toughest questions. |
| 0:50.4 | I've been to hell and back, and now it's my mission in life to help you get to the other side of this |
| 0:56.5 | process with your sanity and your heart intact. |
| 1:07.1 | Hey everyone, welcome back. I am very excited to have with me today two of my friends and colleagues, women that I've been working on some fun stuff with for a while now. First, we have Tamara Frankfurt Odenek, and she has spent the last 25 years at the forefront of technology |
| 1:28.7 | and marketing in various leadership roles, most recently as the founder of My Next Chapter, |
| 1:36.4 | which is an expert-led platform and community for people going through every stage of divorce. |
| 1:43.1 | And Sherry Joseph is a global brand marketing leader with extensive experience in digital |
| 1:48.4 | partnerships and social media communications. |
| 1:52.1 | And she is president and co-creator of my next chapter. |
| 1:56.3 | Welcome to both of you. |
| 1:58.7 | Thanks, Kate. |
| 1:59.8 | Thank you. |
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