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Understanding Divorce Part 2: Exit Plans, Coaching & Your Options with Lauren Fair
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- Mar 2, 2026
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Summary
This is part two of our two-part series on understanding divorce. We're getting really strategic in this episode with Lauren Fair—a divorce attorney with 16 years of experience AND a master certified life and divorce coach. I recorded this interview because I think as a society, we are woefully under-educated on how divorce actually works. The actual nuts and bolts of the process. Here's the thing: whether you're actually going through a divorce OR you're happily married and never want one, understanding how the process works is incredibly empowering. Because we are socialized as women to not pay attention to the law part of things, the fine print that governs our lives and our marriages. Understanding all the different structures for divorce, whether for your own education or to support a friend or family member will help you in ways we may not know today, but I am trusting that having this resource will be so important and I am so proud to share it with you. In this episode I'm joined by the brilliant Lauren Fair as she puts her lawyer hat on and teaches us some simple law things about the different structures we can use and why to use them and why not to use them. What makes her approach so aligned with my values is that she sees divorce not as a failure but sometimes being one of the most self-honoring choices a woman can make. From my philosophy, even if you've decided to stay in your marriage, it's still super useful to understand what the heck is divorce and how it works. Because everything you need in your marriage you will also need in your divorce—conflict resolution skills, emotional management, strategic communication. It may be that understanding divorce will motivate you to try really hard one last time or it may open a door in your mind that tells you, i…