UnDoing We with Mardi Winder

Know Your Financial Options in Divorce with Donna S. Cates

On this episode of UnDoing We, host Mardi Winder welcomes Donna S. Cates, founder of Money Matters Wealth Solutions, Financial Strategist, and Certified Divorce Financial Analyst® (CDFA®). Together, they explore the financial decisions during divorce that can have long-term consequences. Donna shares practical insights on dividing retirement accounts, understanding tax implications, handling QDROs and IRA rollovers, and avoiding costly mistakes when making decisions about the marital home. She also explains why involving a financial professional early in the process can help protect your future and provide greater peace of mind. This informative conversation offers guidance, clarity, and empowering strategies for women navigating divorce, retirement, and other major life transitions. Streamed on www.NEWStreamingNetwork.com Connect with Mardi: Email: Mardi@poscs.com Website: divorcecoach4women.com More about Donna: Donna Cates is the founder of Money Matters Wealth Solutions and a Financial Strategist, Certified Divorce Financial Analyst® (CDFA®), and retirement planning specialist who helps women become financially unshakeable. She works with women navigating major life transitions such as divorce, widowhood, retirement, and reinvention, guiding them to build real wealth, real security, and real options. Donna’s work isn’t about fear-based planning or playing small. It’s about clarity, confidence, and the power to choose on a woman’s own terms. She believes true financial security is about dignity, peace, and freedom, and that no woman should ever have to rely on someone else to protect her future.  For Donna’ book “A Woman's Guide To Financial Security And Fair Settlement: Because She Is Her Own Financial Plan (Divorce Decoded)”: https://a.co/d/0dzvMCoq  Connect with Donna: Website: https://moneymatterswealth.com/

Embrace Change and Transformation After Divorce with Pritha Dindayal

Host Mardi Winder welcomes transformation coach Pritha Dindayal, who shares her powerful journey through divorce, personal loss, and major life transitions. Together, they explore why many people feel stuck between endings and new beginnings, and how old fears and patterns can quietly hold us back. Pritha offers practical insights on recognizing limiting beliefs, building supportive connections, and making intentional choices that restore confidence and self-trust. She also introduces her free guide to help reframe thought patterns after divorce. This episode provides inspiration and actionable tools for anyone ready to move forward with clarity, resilience, and purpose. Streamed on www.NEWStreamingNetwork.com  Connect with Mardi: Email: Mardi@poscs.com Website: divorcecoach4women.com  More about Pritha: Pritha Dindayal is a Transformation Coach who helps women navigate the in-between phase after something ends — a breakup, divorce, career shift, or identity change. She works with women who look fine on the outside but feel unsettled, stuck, or unsure on the inside. Pritha helps women recognize the invisible patterns they keep defaulting to and learn how to live from who they are now, not who they used to be.  For Pritha’s gift: https://breakthrough-with-pritha.kit.com/a2ef29790f To connect with Pritha: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breakthroughwithpritha/

Release Past Pain for Healthier Relationships with Olya Piccirillo

In this engaging and thought-provoking episode, Mardi Winder sits down with Olya Piccirillo, an accomplished wellness practitioner whose personal journey through illness, loss, and profound transformation has shaped her holistic approach to healing. Their conversation explores the deep, sometimes overlooked connection between unresolved trauma and physical health, drawing on both Western and Eastern perspectives on wellness. Olya shares how her early experiences with chronic illness and the loss of her husband revealed a pattern and how true healing goes beyond nutrition and lifestyle changes, reaching into the layers of emotional and energetic blocks stored in the body. Together, Mardi and Olya highlight how many of us unconsciously respond to life’s stressors and losses with repeated patterns—seeking comfort in food, numbing ourselves, or struggling with chronic health issues that traditional medicine may not fully address.  The episode invites listeners to consider how their own history might be affecting their present, especially during major life transitions like divorce. Olya emphasizes the power of self-awareness and self-compassion, guiding clients to recognize old wounds and discover their capacity to rewrite their story. She also provides listeners with a free emotional detox assessment and invites them to explore support without obligation, underscoring how valuable it can be to take the first steps toward emotional and physical well-being. Streamed on www.NEWStreamingNetwork.com  Connect with Mardi: Email: Mardi@poscs.com Website: divorcecoach4women.com About the Guest Olya Piccirillo is Wellness Practitioner who helps people release the emotional and energetic blocks that impact their health, weight, and well-being. Her work explores the deep mind-body connection and how unresolved trauma—including ancestral and spiritual influences—can silently shape our health and life choices. Olya empowers women to heal the past so they can transform their future.  FREE GIFT: The Emotional Detox Checklist: https://emotionaldetox.bio-matrix.net/checklist To connect with Olya: Central link site for Olya: https://olya360.com

Mortgage And Refinancing Considerations In Divorce Stacey Ellison

On this episode, we shine a spotlight on a critical, but often overlooked, part of the divorce process: mortgages and refinancing. Host Mardi Winder is joined by Stacey Ellison, a certified divorce lending professional and experienced divorce mortgage planner. Together, they demystify the financial hurdles divorcing homeowners face, including talking about assumptions, equity buyouts, and why what’s written in your divorce decree may not always be doable when the real world (and real lenders) get involved. Stacey Ellison draws on her expertise to explain how mortgage guidelines shift during divorce, what it actually takes to keep or refinance a home, and why consulting the right professionals can make or break your financial future during and after a split. Whether your house is worth $200,000 or $10 million, you’ll walk away with practical insights into protecting your assets, qualifying for a loan, and building a sustainable post-divorce life. If you’re navigating divorce and property decisions, or just want to learn what goes on behind the scenes of housing settlements, this episode is a must-listen. Join us as we dive into the details and help you prepare to make informed, empowered choices for your future!  Streamed on www.NEWStreamingNetwork.com  Connect with Mardi: Email: Mardi@poscs.com Website: divorcecoach4women.com  About the Guest Stacey Ellison is a Certified Divorce Lending Professional and Divorce Mortgage Planner with a deep understanding of the financial complexities that arise during and after divorce. With over 30 years of experience in the mortgage industry, Stacey brings a unique blend of technical knowledge and compassionate guidance to individuals navigating one of life’s most challenging transitions. Since earning her CDLP® designation in 2020, Stacey has worked closely with family law attorneys, mediators, financial planners, and other divorce professionals to provide strategic mortgage guidance tailored to each client’s needs.  Her role is to ensure that both parties in a divorce understand their options when it comes to home equity, mortgage qualification, and long-term housing goals. Whether helping a client determine if they can keep the marital home, qualify for a new mortgage, or explore equitable buyout solutions, Stacey provides clarity, structure, and confidence in the decision-making process. Her goal is to help divorcing homeowners make sound financial choices that support both their immediate needs and long-term stability.  To connect with Stacey: Linked in: linkedin.com/in/stacey-ellison-694052a Divorce Lending Assoc: divorcelendingassociation.com/offices/stacey-ellison.cfm

Can You Mediate High-Conflict Divorces – Part 2

Can You Mediate High-Conflict Divorces – Part 2 Financial empowerment and emotional preparedness are at the center of this meaningful conversation with Victoria Kirilloff, a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst, as she joins Mardi Winder for the second part of their discussion about navigating divorce with high-conflict personalities.  Victoria recounts her own journey through a decade-long relationship with a covert narcissist, emphasizing the importance of safety, support, and trauma awareness when separating from a high-conflict partner. She highlights how having a clear understanding of the financial aspects—particularly through documentation, cash flow analysis, and setting specific goals—can serve as an anchor amid the turbulence of divorce. Mardi and Victoria acknowledge the emotional hurdles many face, from gaslighting to trauma bonding, and explore why specialized, trauma-informed guidance is critical when standard legal approaches fall short. Together, they offer practical strategies for uncovering and verifying financial information, even when the other party is uncooperative or deceptive. Victoria Kirilloff explains how working closely with professionals like CDFAs can empower those in the process, helping to minimize stress and avoid costly, drawn-out legal battles. The episode closes with a reminder about the necessity of planning, self-advocacy, and having a strong support team. Victoria introduces her Divorce Goals workbook to help listeners clarify their objectives through all phases of divorce. Throughout, the message is clear: with the right support and preparation, it is possible to reclaim confidence and security, even amidst the challenges of a high-conflict divorce. Streamed on www.NEWStreamingNetwork.com Connect with Mardi: Email: Mardi@poscs.com Website: divorcecoach4women.com  About the Guest Victoria Kirilloff, CDFA®, NCPM®, CDS®, was at a crossroads in a decade-long, financially entangled relationship that had turned toxic. To find her way out, she leveraged her background in financial analysis, creating the first Global Settlement Proposal and divorce report. This helped her and her partner reach a peaceful separation, sparking an idea: she could help others navigate divorce with financial clarity and empowerment. Victoria went on to found Divorce Analytics, a firm dedicated to making the financial side of divorce transparent and productive. By focusing on financial facts, she transforms divorce from a destructive process into one of empowerment. Victoria has also released a 9-part Divorce Planning Kit, available at DivorceAnalytics.com/shop. Along with her many financial licenses, she’s a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst®, Certified Divorce Specialist®, and Nationally Certified Professional Mediator®.  To connect with Victoria: Website: https://www.divorceanalytics.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/divorce-analytics