One of the biggest decisions you'll make about divorce is what process to go through, but most people have no clue what the real differences are. I brought back family law attorney Renée Turner to break down collaborative divorce versus mediation in practical terms—not just the fancy descriptions you see online. We talked for 25 minutes about what each process actually looks like day-to-day, which one works when you've got complicated finances, and the red flags that mean you

"Where do I start when preparing for divorce? I feel completely overwhelmed and don't know what to do first." This question lands in my inbox almost daily, and honestly? It's completely understandable. Divorce feels like standing at the base of a mountain without a map. You know you need to get to the other side, but the path forward seems impossible to figure out. Here's the good news: you don't have to figure it all out at once. And you definitely don't need to do it alone.

"Some days I feel strong. Other days, I don't know who I am anymore." Who you get to be after divorce is up to YOU. This is one of the most common things I hear from clients—and it takes me right back to my own divorce. The hardest part wasn't just losing the relationship. It was losing me in the version of "we" that I had been living for years: the routines, the role of being a wife, the role of being a mother, being in "just trying to survive" mode, and having no idea who I