Episode 86: Divorce, Money, and Self-Care with Guest Victoria Kirilloff
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Welcome, rebels! Join me, your host Maria, on the Mind Body podcast, the rebellious show that's all about cultivating a strong body, a calm mind, and living life to the fullest. Today, we have an extraordinary guest, Victoria Kirilloff, the founder of Wealth Analytics. Victoria is not just an entrepreneur but someone who embodies success and fun. Today, she shares her wisdom with us, delving into her journey, values, and insights.
Key Takeaways:
Confidence, Intelligence, and Hustle: Victoria defines herself with these three words. Her confidence stems from her father's wisdom, emphasizing the power of intelligence to outthink challenges. Her father, a Russian nuclear engineer, imparted the importance of numerical communication early on.
Intelligence and Numerical Communication: Victoria's intelligence was honed by her father, who stressed expressing ideas in numbers. She shares how her early experience of convincing her parents to buy her a horse showcased the power of numerical communication.
Hustle and Taking Action: Victoria believes in the importance of taking action. She emphasizes that actions speak louder than words, and real accomplishments come from actively pursuing your goals.
The Impact of Stress on Decision-Making: Victoria discusses the effects of stress on decision-making, emphasizing that during major life transitions like divorce, decision fatigue can lead to detrimental choices. Building awareness and engaging in self-care can mitigate these challenges.
Financial Clarity in Divorce: As a divorce negotiator, Victoria sheds light on the financial aspects of divorce. She urges individuals to be mindful of their financial habits, especially during high-stress situations, to avoid long-term consequences.
Self-Care and Nervous System Regulation: Victoria advocates for self-care routines, highlighting the role of breathwork in regulating the nervous system. She stresses the importance of shifting from the sympathetic to the parasympathetic nervous system for sound decision-making.
Viewing Divorce as a Period of Rebirth: Victoria challenges the negative perception of divorce and encourages viewing it as a period of rebirth. She shares her belief that navigating through divorce empowers individuals to expand and become their truest selves.
The Power of Rebellion: For Victoria, rebelliousness is about staying true to oneself in the face of adversity, not backing down, and embracing one's truest self regardless of external circumstances.
BIO
Victoria Kirilloff, CDFA®, NCPM®, CDS® was at a crossroads; she could not stay married but did not know how to leave and the relationship was getting more and more abusive. Victoria’s decade-long partnership had far exceeded its expiration date, but they were deeply financially entwined. Searching for a pathway to freedom, Victoria returned to her roots of financial analysis and report writing (which is how she got her first horse). Victoria created the first Divorce Impact Analysis report which laid out the marital financial facts and different settlement ideas. After a shockingly productive conversation, Victoria and her former partner came to a resolution and peacefully separated. That’s when a lightbulb went off in Victoria’s head! Victoria realized that she could not only help others leave their timed-out marriages but also guide them to becoming financially empowered in the process.
Determined to bring a modern peaceful approach to the divorce process, Victoria founded Divorce Analytics. Divorce Analytics focuses on bringing financial clarity and transparency to the divorce process and illustrates the real-world impact of proposed settlements. By concentrating on the financial facts, Victoria shifts the divorce process from destructive to productive. Victoria recently relea
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