THE DESIGNED DIVORCE: How to preserve your wealth and peace of mind in divorce

by Jen Lawrence

In The Designed Divorce, Jen Lawrence shares the secrets she’s gleaned from her private coaching and concierge practice and her training as a CDC Certified Divorce Coach®, CDC Divorce Transition and Recovery Coach™, Certified Divorce Specialist, and Certified Divorce Financial Analyst. ® This book will help · Deal with your emotions so you can focus on the business of divorce · Get clear on your goals so your settlement supports your dreams · Hire a divorce team that can help you maximize your options · Avoid the biggest divorce mistakes that threaten your wealth and peace of mind · Implement radical self-care techniques that go far deeper than a spa day · Understand your money and how to build financial security · Start down the path to a future that excites you Jen Lawrence has spent her career building the skills to help her private coaching and concierge clients through some of the toughest times in their lives. Now, she is sharing her trade secrets with her readers. Filled with practical tips, exercises, and memorable stories injected with Lawrence’s trademark humor, The Designed Divorce will make you feel like you are never alone in this process. This book is for women who are just like I was. On the surface, life looks really good. You are middle aged. You have kids in high school or college. You’ve put your career on the back burner to support your husband’s high-flying career. You want the best for your kids but you are also starting to want a life of your own. You are a member of a book club and a gym. You may or may not embrace Botox. You live in a wealthy suburban or urban enclave where everyone else is just like you. Or at least, they were just like you, until your husband once day decided he needed to find himself / take some time to think / shack up with the mistress. And now, every trip to Whole Foods feels like you are facing the firing line, because it feels like you are walking around with a great big red D on your back to advertise your new status. And yes, there is going to be gossip. The bumblebee mom frenemies with their great big sunglasses, skinny lycra-clad legs, and too blonde hair are going to be buzzing about you for a while. And yes, the first Parents’ Night you attend alone or couples dinner party where you are an awkward 7th wheel are going to suck like a Dyson. But you are going to be OK. Your kids are going to be OK. You will be happy again and find fulfillment in a way you might never have done had you been stuck in your tired, dysfunctional marriage. In fact, you are going to be doing so well in your post-divorce life that your married friends are going to be jealous. So let’s get to work.

176 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 24, 2021

About the author

Jen Lawrence, MBA teaches The Art & Science of Success course at the University of Toronto and is the author of Engage the Fox: A Business Fable About Thinking Critically and Motivating Your Team.