The 46 Tools, Tips and Tricks You Need to Have a Good Divorce with Andy Heller on The Divorce & Beyond Podcast #304
This week on Divorce & Beyond, Susan Guthrie, Esq., invites Author Andy Heller to talk about taking the high road in your divorce and how it allows you to divorce with compassion for your family and yourself. Andy offers a masterful perspective on navigating the divorce process. Andy’s book “Take the High Road, Divorce with Compassion for Yourself and Your Family” shares forty-six tools, tips, and strategies. The book is his give back to make the divorce process easier for those considering or on the divorce path. Andy is a successful businessman, not a divorce professional. While navigating through his own divorce, he read countless support books to help him navigate the process. While helpful, Andy identified a crucial hole in the self-help space for men and women navigating divorce. Topics and Golden Nuggets include: What Andy means by “take the high road” in divorce “Always tell the truth and avoid playing games.” How to help your children manage life changes and communication guidelines when your child is with their co-parent Don’t forget about your own needs when divorcing. Self-care is the most critical when you are going through a stressful time. Beware of the two categories of advice givers - know who to listen to and who to not listen to! Healthy dealings with your ex: “Put on an imaginary rubber suit.” **************************************** About this week's special guest: Andy Heller Andy Heller is a successful businessman and not a divorce professional such as a divorce attorney, mediator, therapist, co-parenting counselor, or the host of other professionals that support and service those going through divorce. Among his professional accomplishments, Andy co-authored two best-selling real estate investment books in the 2000s. While the books were well received, Andy had no interest in writing another book. That decision changed after his own divorce. While navigating through his own divorce Andy read countless support books to help him navigate through the process. While helpful, Andy identified a crucial hole in the self-help space for men and women navigating through divorce. Andy’s book “Take the High Road, Divorce with Compassion for Yourself and Your Family” is his give back with a stated goal of making the divorce process easier for those who are considering or who are on the divorce path. Several factors make his book truly groundbreaking. First, Andy brings a businessman’s objective perspective into his counsel. Andy interviewed attorneys, divorcees, therapists, co-parenting counselors, mediators, special masters, and others to arrive at advice and guidance from the leading industry experts. Andy presents the guidance in 46 strategies, tools, and tips that armed with the experience and counsel of these experts, the readers can themselves, hopefully their former spouses, and most importantly their children land in a healthier place in the months and years after the conclusion of their divorces. Andy’s book: Take the High Road, Divorce with Compassion for Yourself and Your Family Andy on Facebook: https: /www.facebook.com/takethehighroadbook Andy on Instagram: https: /www.instagram.com/andyhheller/ ***************************************** THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS: SOBERLINK Thriving in divorce and beyond means not having to worry about the safety of your children when it comes to co-parenting. With alcohol abuse on the rise, many co-parents are turning to the system committed to providing proof, protection, and peace of mind. Soberlink’s alcohol monitoring system is the most convenient, reliable, and reasonable way for a parent to provide evidence that they are not drinking during parenting time. Soberlink’s real-time alerts, facial recognition, and tamper detection ensure the integrity of each test, so you can be confident your kids are with a sober parent. With Soberlink, judges rest assured that your child is safe, attorneys get court-admissible evidence of sobriety, and both pare