


Now, on the surface, it doesn't sound like she's really doling out any earth-shattering revelations. But she has a lot of common sense tips she can offer about everything from financial management and the legal process to post-divorce privacy issues. In fact, she even goes by an alias — Samantha Woods.
Apparently her divorce was messy and expensive, so she's got a pretty good idea of the worst of what you might encounter. She doesn't want her ex knowing what she's doing now with her consulting business, hence the pseudonym. In the digital age, that's actually something a lot of people might be interested in. If you don't want your ex finding you or tracking your activities, there are steps you can take.
But to me, the most encouraging thing about Woods is the example she sets for what your life can be like after your divorce. We talk a lot here at FWW about the various phases of divorce, and you get a pretty clear picture of that when you look at Woods. She had a phase of her life when she was married at a young age and raised kids. Then she had a phase where she navigated the breakup of her marriage. And now her marriage is over and she's become an entrepreneur.
It's nice to see an example proving things can change for the better during and after a divorce, even if it's tough to see the forest through the trees at the time.
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Thanks, Amanda, for your comments. I'm Samantha Woods. Not only is that my business name, my children & I also live anonymously. There is no public record of our home address associated with us. My children even attend public schools with no home address on record. My ex has repeately whined to 3 different judges that he doesn't 'even know where my children are living' and they've upheld our privacy.
We were the Leave-It-To-Beaver-meets-Mayberry type family for over 20 years. Even knowing of his past affair, I wanted to save our family. I finally learned I could save my family even if he ended the marriage. It took me far too long.
I want my clients to avoid the prolonged pain I experienced. There was no reason for me to feel the shame of decisions beyond my control. Yet, attorneys and counselors couldn't really tell me the hard facts I needed to face or the effective steps to take. My attorneys (I had three in all) were busy with the legal issues. My counselor was helping me cope. As capable as they were, they couldn't help me deal with my ex effectively. Sometimes, prevention & foresight are better protection.
Thanks, again.
Send me an email if you like: samantha@divorcewisdom.com