S8 E09: Navigating Divorce, Dual Households, and Personal Growth with Judge Anthony Mohr

In this episode, I welcome Anthony Mohr, a retired Superior Court judge, author, and senior managing editor of Harvard’s Advanced Leadership Initiative Social Impact Review. Anthony shares insights from his memoir, Every Other Weekend: Coming of Age with Two Different Dads, where he recounts his childhood experiences of growing up between two vastly different households after his parents' divorce. We explore the impact of divorce on children, the role of therapy in navigating family transitions, and the importance of storytelling in processing life’s challenges. Anthony also reflects on his journey as a writer, his father’s fascinating Hollywood career, and the lessons he’s learned from a life shaped by contrasting parental influences. Anthony J. Mohr served for 26 years as a judge on the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles. He also sat as a judge pro tem on the California Court of Appeal. In January 2021, he became a fellow at the Advanced Leadership Initiative at Harvard University and is now a senior editor of the Harvard ALI Social Impact Review. His stories and essays have received six Pushcart Prize nominations. He has worked on the staffs of Evening Street Review, Fifth Wednesday Journal, Hippocampus Magazine, and Under the Sun.Connect with Judge Anthony:https://anthonyjmohr.com/https://www.facebook.com/AnthonyJMohrwww.alysialyons.comConnect with me:linktr.ee/coachalysialyons