On this episode of “Cover Your Assets”, we hear a personal story of transformation after divorce from my client Sandy Anleu, loosely following Nancy Hetrick’s four stages of transition in divorce from the last episode.
I highly recommend going back to listen to that episode if you haven’t already. Sandy is now a successful mortgage loan officer based in the LA area, but just five years ago, she was a full-time mom and coming out of a nearly three-decade-long marriage. She came on our show to discuss some of the lessons she learned along the way.
When her husband lost his job, made big financial decisions without her input, and abused her trust, Sandy knew it was time for divorce. While she had been a stay-at-home mom, she was also the 'CFO spouse', managing the family’s finances and investment properties. She believed this expertise meant she could take on the contractual part of their divorce on her own and use a friend as a mediator to save on legal fees. Unfortunately, a DIY divorce and a desire to speed things along led to much more expensive consequences later on.
Sandy shares her experience of reentering the workforce in middle age, how the mental toll of divorce clouds decision-making, and the steps she's taking to correct past mistakes and enable her dream of traveling the world.
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