You Are at a Threshold. Financial clarity for women navigating the moments that change everything.

THE BLOG: At the Threshold

When the Money Story Was Never the Whole Story behavioral finance divorce divorce finances financial anxiety financial trauma trauma-informed planning women in transition Aug 31, 2026

Some women arrive at a financial transition and discover, in the middle of it, that the financial life they thought they had was partly fiction.

A credit line neither of you discussed. A retirement a...

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The Questions to Ask Before You Agree to Keep the House behavioral finance cdfa divorce divorce finances financial planning for women settlement women and divorce Aug 24, 2026

In almost every divorce I have worked on, the house comes up early and it comes up loaded.

It is rarely presented as a financial question. It is presented as the thing that will keep life recognizabl...

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Defining Financial Safety Before You Divide Anything behavioral finance caregiving divorce financial planning women in transition Jun 17, 2026

Most people walk into divorce trying to win the split. The ones who come out the other side feeling steady tend to start somewhere quieter. They figure out what safety looks like first, and let the di...

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It's not failing, it's a pivot. divorce divorce finances estate administration financial anxiety Apr 27, 2026

She arrives in my office with a folder of tax returns, a couple of statements she found in a desk drawer, and an apology already forming on her lips.
"I should know more about this."
"I feel embarrassed...

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What a CDFA Actually Does in a Divorce and Why It Matters cdfa certified divorce financial analyst divorce divorce finances financial clarity financial planning settlement women and divorce Apr 09, 2026

When most people think about the financial side of divorce, they think about lawyers. Maybe accountants. What many people do not know about -- until they are in the middle of a divorce themselves -- i...

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