Episode 10: The Stages of Divorce Financial Recovery with Author Susan Bradley
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In this episode, Jacqueline Roessler, CDFA® and renowned financial planning visionary, author, speaker and founder of the “Sudden Money Institute”, Susan Bradley discuss recognizing and respecting the stages of trauma when working with divorcing and divorced clients. Even though the world thinks clients should be “over” their divorce within the first year, divorce financial planners know that the transition to a happy new “normal” can take years versus months to achieve. Susan provides practical tips for making the working relationship between divorce clients and their advisors (legal and financial) more effective and productive along the road of the divorce transition. Susan is seen and heard frequently in the national media, including NBC’s Nightly News, CNN, NPR, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times.
We will discuss:
- The stages of divorce
- Settlement Stage: occurs during the divorce process
- Ending Stage: handling all the new financial aspects that need to be addressed after the divorce
- Passage Stage: A critical time of adapting/adjusting and rethinking what you really want - can last 3-5 years.
- New Normal
- How to make financial decisions during all stages of transition
Resources:
- Find out more about the Sudden Money Institute HERE
- Watch Susan Bradley’s TEDX talk HERE
- Susan Bradley’s groundbreaking 2001 book “Sudden Money’ can be purchased here: Purchase Sudden Money on Amazon
- Susan Bradley’s new book, “Shaping Change: How To Respond When Life Disrupts Your Retirement Plan” can be purchased here “Find Susan's New Book Here
- Find out how Pearl Planning assists post-divorce clients transition to a successful and purposeful post-divorce life. https://pearlplan.com/financial-planning-services/financial-planning/
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