2025 Events - include my AMAs


Workshops

 

Articles

Run, don’t walk, to sign up for a Second Saturday free divorce workshop! This is a national program with workshops in most states.

Washington’s only free Second Saturday workshop (3 hours)

“Third Saturday” paid workshop for Washingtonians (2 hours)


Healthy and happy

March’s Wx4 Walk took us to the top of this lighthouse tower. Here are some of the happy hikers who made the long trek.


Podcasts

Divorce & Beyond: Helping You Navigate Divorce and Embrace Your BEYOND!
Hosted by Susan Guthrie, family law attorney and mediator

We Chat Divorce: Demystifying the Divorce Process
Hosted by Karen Chellew, Legal Liaison, and Catherine Shanahan, Divorce Financial Specialist & CDFA, co-founders of My Divorce Solution
Weekly deep dives into divorce and its financial impacts. In each episode, we break down a divorce topic and examine its impacts on your finances. The financial aspect of divorce is often overshadowed by the legal process, yet divorce plays such a large role in the security of your financial future.


DIY Divorce Services - no, promo something else

 
  • Early January 2025 - Coach Shelly’s “divorce-versary” party (by invitation only).

  • Thursday, April 24, 2025 - Carmelita theatre performance & opening night sponsor party (by invitation only). Shelly is pleased to be co-sponsoring the world premiere of this theatrical production written and directed by Ana Maria Campoy, based on the true story of one woman’s treacherous and triumphant journey from Mexico to Washington Territory in the 1860s. Spoiler alert: it involves a DIVORCE!

  • Saturday, May 3, 2025 - Carmelita theatre performance at 7:30pm with backstage tour to follow (we’ll go as a group and meet for Happy Hour prior).

  • Sunday, November 16, 2025 - Photo project accountability party. We’ll gather to create our own year-end photo cards, highlighting our blessings and how far we’ve come! Or work on a photo calendar and create THE GIFT for all your family members. Shutterfly instruction provided (Shelly is a big fan).


Dive Deep

These websites have vast repositories of articles and blog posts. (Just remember, divorce rules evolve and older articles may be outdated — for example, spousal support/alimony was taxable income until 2019, not that long ago.)

Articles and free e-guides
https://www.freshstartsregistry.com/divorce-guide
Directory of divorce and “fresh starts” professionals, searchable by state:
https://www.freshstartsregistry.com/resourceguide/tag/Washington

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