Community Events
Securing Your Legacy: Estate Planning in the Face of Divorce and Beyond
Divorce brings significant life changes, and your estate plan needs to reflect that.
Don't leave your future and your loved ones vulnerable. This crucial webinar will equip you with essential knowledge and actionable strategies to navigate estate planning during and after divorce. Learn how to address critical concerns, protect your assets, and ensure your wishes are honored, providing you with peace of mind as you embark on your new chapter.
About Melissa
“I work in estate planning because legacy matters.”
In Melissa’s previous career as a boutique photography studio owner, she preserved family legacies through portraits that captured their essence. Melissa helped families feel comfortable in front of the camera, empowering them to look and feel their best. Now, as an estate planning attorney, she guides families in preserving their legacies through legal documents, ensuring they protect each other and their assets. Her background as a photographer and business owner has made her a creative problem solver, active listener, and honest communicator. As Minnesota's first attorney with pet custody training, she also helps clients plan for their beloved pets.
Every day, she shows up as her authentic self, grateful to be part of this meaningful work.
AREAS OF PRACTICE
Estate Planning / Wills / Trusts / Powers of Attorney / Health Care Directives / Prenuptial / Postnuptial and Cohabitation Agreements / Mediation for Families in Conflict
Co-Parenting Strategies for Creating Stability
Co-parenting can feel messy, unpredictable, and downright exhausting, especially when you’re the one constantly trying to keep the peace. But the good news? You don’t need a “perfect partnership” to create consistency and calm for your kids.
Join us for this upcoming community webinar with parent coach Angie Weber as she shares practical strategies for navigating the ups and downs of co-parenting, even when the other parent isn’t on the same page.
This isn't about rigid systems or forcing communication that isn't there. It's about simple shifts that can help you:
Reduce the chaos that comes with inconsistent parenting styles
Create structure, predictability, and emotional safety in your home
Respond to conflict without adding more fuel to the fire
Support your kids without over-functioning for the other parent
You'll walk away with new tools you can start using right away, no matter where you're at in your co-parenting journey.
About Angie
Angie’s mission is to help break generational parenting cycles so we can raise some really amazing humans. She focuses on walking parents through the C.A.L.M. Approach to Parenting© and Co-Parenting so they can stock their toolboxes with strategies that align with their family and goals. Her emission is to create more communication, connection, and calm in homes. Angie believes if we start changing the conversation in our own homes, we can change future generations.
Connect with Angie!
What is Trauma Healing Parenting
Join us for an eye-opening conversation about Trauma Healing Parenting presented by expert AJ Gajjar- a framework designed specifically for parents navigating high-conflict divorce, post-separation abuse, or coercive parenting dynamics.
You’ll learn:
What Trauma Healing Parenting is and how it differs from traditional Parallel Parenting
Why this method was developed and how it supports children caught in conflict
Real strategies to help you protect your child’s emotional well-being when the other parent isn’t cooperative or safe
If you’re feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure how to show up for your kids when the other household creates chaos or fear, this webinar will offer hope, validation, and a path forward.
About AJ
AJ Gajjar is a mom, parenting and trauma consultant, child development specialist, and children’s advocate. She supports concerned parents to protect and empower their children not only to recover from trauma, but also to develop resilience against future traumas.
AJ also supports professionals within the domestic violence, family law, children’s mental health, and child protection sectors to recognize the detrimental effects of high-conflict divorce on children.
Throughout AJ’s career, she has focused on improving long-term outcomes for children. Over time, her attention shifted to the impacts of divorce on children and she became increasingly interested in the dynamics of high-conflict divorce and coercive parenting that often comes with it. That is when AJ decided to combine her education in developmental psychology and over 18 years experience in early childhood development and mental health to create Trauma Healing Parenting – a parenting model specifically designed to best support children who experience the impacts of high-conflict divorce and ongoing relational harm.
The Importance of Credit
Credit can feel like a mystery- especially if you’ve spent years in a relationship where everything was in your spouse’s name.
Whether you're considering divorce, in the middle of the process, or rebuilding your life after, understanding credit is essential for financial independence. This webinar will break down what credit really is, how scoring works, and how to start building or rebuilding credit on your own. You’ll also learn key dos and don’ts to avoid common mistakes that could hold you back.
No matter where you are in your journey, taking control of your credit is a powerful step toward financial security and freedom.
About Darcy
Darcy McDonald (NMLS# 209020) has been a mortgage loan originator since 1994. Her passion for credit came from helping clients who either didn’t understand credit or had to create credit due to being in a relationship where credit was in their partner’s name. She has presented on credit numerous times to different groups and schools sharing the knowledge she’s gained over the last 30 years. She is a member of the Mortgage Banker’s Association, St. Paul Association of Realtors, Affiliate of the Year 2024 with the Minneapolis Association of Realtors, and A Certified Community Lender through NAAMBA.
Should I Stay or Should I Go? A Roadmap for Couples at the Crossroads
When relationships are on the brink, deciding whether to stay or leave can feel overwhelming. Chip Neuenschwander will explore key factors to consider before choosing a path with life-changing implications. Drawing from research-backed insights from discernment counseling and relationship science, this session will provide:
-A framework to examine relationship challenges.
-Myths and realities about relationship repair.
-Specific questions designed to help provide clarity in decision-making.
Whether you’re wrestling with this question yourself or supporting someone who is, you’ll walk away with insights on navigating the crossroads with thoughtfulness and care.
About Chip
Chip is a therapist and storyteller who helps people navigate complex relationships and create stronger connections.
Chip Neuenschwander (New-inch-wander) brings a unique blend of enthusiasm, creativity, and leadership to his work as a therapist, educator, and speaker. With dual master’s degrees in counseling and leadership, Chip’s professional journey has spanned roles as a leader in higher education, a trainer for the Walt Disney Company, and now, as the founder of a private counseling practice in Wayzata, Minnesota. His diverse experience equips him to engage audiences with insightful strategies that foster personal and relational growth.
Messages include insights from Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), a research-backed approach that helps clients repair relationships and navigate life's challenges. Chip’s time with Disney instilled in him the power of connection and storytelling, principles he weaves into every presentation to inspire and motivate audiences. His experience as an educational leader reinforced his belief that growth happens at every stage of life.
Chip’s speaking engagements are characterized by warmth, humor, and a dynamic delivery that leaves attendees both inspired and equipped with tools for transformation.
Do's and Don'ts of Dating After Divorce
Dating after divorce can feel both exciting and overwhelming. Join Laurie Gerber, founder of Laurie Gerber Coaching, Inc., as she shares expert advice on the do’s and don’ts of reentering the dating world. Learn how to approach dating with confidence, avoid common pitfalls, and build authentic connections. Whether you're curious about getting back out there or already navigating the dating scene, this webinar will provide the guidance you need to date with purpose and clarity.
About Laurie
Laurie Gerber is one of the most engaging and effective life coaches and presenters in the country.
After holding several positions at Handel Group® over the last 20 years, including President of HG Life, Laurie is currently licensing The Handel Method® and running Laurie Gerber Coaching, Inc. focusing on LOVE coaching.
Laurie has appeared on the Today Show, Dr, Phil, MTV and A & E and been the resident love expert at Match, Zoosk, Jdate, and many more.
She has been presenting to and coaching individuals, couples, and groups, with a wide range of partners including: the dating sites above, General Assembly, She Tribe, BeSocialChange, IvyConnect, Ellevate, and many more. She has appeared on television shows, podcasts, radio shows, and all over the internet. Check out “The Secret-Free Diet”, her TedX talk on the power of truth telling.
When not working from her NYC townhouse, she’s meditating, jogging, or attempting to get cuddles from her 10, 20 and 22-year old kids and husband of 26 years.
For more of Laurie's dating resources check out her FREE webinar: "3 Secrets to Finding and Maintaining Healthy Love without Repeated Disappointments"
Learn: The biggest mistake women make that prevents them from finding their happily ever after The 3 Essential Ingredients to finding a suitable companion for long-term commitment Why you need to implement the 3-date strategy to find your soulmate in WAY less dates.
REGISTER HERE: www.lauriegerber.com/webinar Or Visit lauriegerber.com
Other Links:
Free Facebook group: Relationship Tips: Love as a Verb: Dating for Women over 50
https://www.facebook.com/groups/loveasaverb
Insta: https://www.instagram.com/lauriegerber_coach/
Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/@lauriegerbercoach
Linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauriegerber
Co-Parenting Success Summit
Reimagine Your Co-Parenting Journey
Parenting is challenging enough, but navigating co-parenting adds an extra layer of complexity. That’s why we’re bringing together experts and co-parents for the Co-Parenting Success Summit, a 4-day virtual event designed to empower and equip you with tools to thrive in your co-parenting journey.
Join us January 27th-30th, 2025 for this transformative summit, where you’ll gain actionable strategies, hear from experienced professionals, and connect with a community that understands your challenges.
Whether you’re just starting your co-parenting journey or looking for ways to improve, this summit is for you.
Co-Parenting Success Seminar
Join the Divorce Support Collective for the Co-Parenting Success Seminar, a one-of-a-kind event designed to provide co-parents with the strategies, tools, and support needed to thrive together.