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Navigating divorce with Renée Bauer

EPISODE 11

Dec 2021 | clock 17 min | Download transcript (PDF)

Untying the knot

Getting married is supposed to be your happily ever after—the beginning of a lifetime of partnered bliss. Except, like other things in life, sometimes marriage doesn’t turn out the way you expected.


Our podcast guest, divorce attorney Renée Bauer (who is twice divorced herself), says that just because life turned out differently, doesn’t mean it turned out badly. And there’s more than one way to have a happy ending to your story.

FUN FACT




Nevada
is the state with the highest divorce rate.

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Source: “Divorce rates by State,” National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, accessed on November 18, 2021.

Our Podcast Host: Jamila Souffrant

Jamila Souffrant is an award-winning podcaster, blogger, and money educator. She is the founder of the "Journey to Launch" platform and hosts a podcast of the same name, where she shares her journey to reach financial freedom while helping others do the same. Along with being a passionate financial educator, Jamila is a mom of 3 and a first-generation immigrant to the US.

Host Jamila Souffrant

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