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The Splitting Smart Podcast

by Kelly Bennett, Esq.

The Splitting Smart Podcast is your go-to guide for resolving divorce and other disputes outside the courtroom. Join top mediator and seasoned family law attorney Kelly Bennett, with over 30 years in the trenches, along with her team at Sapere Law & Mediation. Kelly and the Sapere Pros dive into practical strategies to help professionals like you navigate the complexities of divorce, custody, and conflict resolution with intelligence and empathy. Learn how to save time, protect your privacy, and cut costs through mediation, negotiation, and arbitration. Tune in to transform your conflict into an efficient, empowered path forward.

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Episodes

  1. Scared of Divorce Finances? Start Here | 72

    Text us your feedback or questions - we'd love to hear from you. Remember being convinced there were monsters hiding under your bed when you were a kid? Divorce finances can feel a lot like that. The more you avoid looking at them, the scarier they become. But when you finally turn on the light…

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  2. Can My Social Media Be Used Against Me in Divorce? | 71

    Text us your feedback or questions - we'd love to hear from you. Can my social media be used against me in divorce? Short answer? Yep. Today we’re talking about one of the biggest divorce mistakes people make without even realizing it. Social media. You might think your Facebook, Instagram…

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  3. Can Your Ex Still Make Decisions for You During Divorce? With Greg Bennett | 70

    Text us your feedback or questions - we'd love to hear from you. What You Need to Know About Powers of Attorney, Wills & Trusts Most people going through divorce never think about this… What happens if something happens to YOU before the divorce is final? makes medical decisions for you? Who...

  4. Divorce Isn’t Over Until You Fix This (Trusts, Wills, and What People Miss) | Ep. 69

    Text us your feedback or questions - we'd love to hear from you. Think your divorce is done once you sign the paperwork? Nope. Today I’ve got Sapere Pro estate planning attorney (and my hubby) Greg Bennett back with me, and we’re talking about something most people don’t even realize they need to...

  5. Thinking About Divorce After 50? What Gray Divorce Really Looks Like | Ep. 68

    Text us your feedback or questions - we'd love to hear from you. Hey friends. Today we’re talking about something that’s happening more and more, and honestly, it surprises a lot of people when they see it. Gray divorce. Yup, that’s the term for divorce after 50, and the numbers have actually...

  6. Six Key Strategies to Disrupt Your Victim Habits | Ep. 67

    Text us your feedback or questions - we'd love to hear from you. Okay, you spotted the victim habit. Now what? If you listened to episode 66 and thought, "that is me,” this is your next step. If you have been in divorce stress, family conflict, or a rough life season, it is so easy to slip into...

  7. The Six Victim Habits. Are You In One? | Ep. 66

    Text us your feedback or questions - we'd love to hear from you. Ever feel stuck in the same loop, even when you know you want things to change? I get it! Today we’re talking about something I see all the time in divorce, conflict, and life transitions. I call them the six victim habits. They’re...

  8. No-Drama Divorce: Stay Peaceful Without Getting Steamrolled | Ep 65

    Text us your feedback or questions - we'd love to hear from you. You really can get through your divorce without it turning into an all-out war. I’m breaking down how to keep your peace and your power. Because being the “peacemaker” doesn’t mean being a pushover. It means you’re smart, strategic,...

  9. Why Putting Family on House Title is NOT A Solid Move (w/Greg Bennett) | Ep 64

    Text us your feedback or questions - we'd love to hear from you. It sounds simple: just add your kid to the house title and skip the legal stuff. But what feels like a shortcut can turn into a mess… and sometimes, a full-blown legal disaster. In this episode, I’m joined by Sapere Pro and estate...

  10. You Can Master Those Tough Conversations: Tips for Communicating in Conflict | Ep 63

    Text us your feedback or questions - we'd love to hear from you. You can’t control how they’ll react, but you can control how you show up. This episode is about getting grounded, staying calm, and making those hard conversations a little less painful... and a lot more productive. When conflict...

  11. When Veterans Divorce | Ep 62 (Part 2)

    Text us your feedback or questions - we'd love to hear from you. What if the best way to win custody… is to wait? This episode flips the script on what most veteran parents expect—and reveals what family court actually wants to see when it comes to veteran divorce and custody. In Part 2 of my...

  12. When Veterans Divorce Ep 61 (Part 1)

    Text us your feedback or questions - we'd love to hear from you. This one’s powerful. If you or someone you love has worn the uniform, you already know that the battles don’t always stop when deployment ends. And when veterans divorce, there’s usually a whole lot beneath the surface leading up to...

  13. The High Cost of an Angry Divorce Ep 60

    Text us your feedback or questions - we'd love to hear from you. They were supposed to be spending their golden years traveling, relaxing, and maybe spoiling any grandkids. Instead? They spent two years locked in a bitter divorce that racked up over $100K in legal fees—and that’s just one side.…

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  14. Heartbreak or Hormones? How HRT Could Save Your Marriage (Part 2) Ep 59

    Text us your feedback or questions - we'd love to hear from you. Feel like something’s “off?" It might not be you—it might be your hormones. I’m back with Dr. Diana Hoppe—OB/GYN, hormone expert, and breast cancer survivor—to get into what most doctors still aren’t telling you about hormone…

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  15. Heartbreak or Hormones? How HRT Could Save Your Marriage Ep 58 (Part 1)

    Text us your feedback or questions - we'd love to hear from you. Think your marriage is falling apart? It might actually be your hormones. Kelly sees people walk into her office every day ready to end their marriage—sometimes without realizing that hormones (theirs or their spouse’s) might be the...

  16. When Divorce & Faith Collide (Pt 2): When to Turn to Your Church—And When to Look Elsewhere Ep 57

    Text us your feedback or questions - we'd love to hear from you. Divorce can feel overwhelming—even when faith is a big part of your life. Many people turn to their church for guidance, but what if you don’t feel comfortable talking to your pastor? What if the advice you’re given doesn’t match up...

  17. When Divorce & Faith Collide: Finding Strength When Your Marriage Is Ending Ep 56

    Text us your feedback or questions - we'd love to hear from you. Hey friends, divorce can shake your faith to the core, right? Whether you’re struggling with guilt, a fear of being judged by your faith community, or questioning what your beliefs say about divorce, you’re not alone. What if the…

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  18. Divorce Anxiety is Real—Here’s How to Handle It #55

    Text us your feedback or questions - we'd love to hear from you. Hey friends, let’s talk about something that keeps so many people up at night: divorce anxiety. If you’re in the middle of a divorce or a custody battle, you know how easy it is to get stuck in a cycle of worry. The “what ifs” never...

  19. Custody Issues? Get a Fair Deal Without Losing Your Career or Kids #54

    Text us your feedback or questions - we'd love to hear from you. Hey friends, this one’s for all the hardworking parents out there trying to figure out how to juggle a busy career and the emotional rollercoaster of divorce and custody. Let’s be real: divorce is tough enough, but when you’re the...

  20. Divorce Without Destroying Your Business or Career, #53

    Text us your feedback or questions - we'd love to hear from you. An ending is a new beginning, Hey friends, this is it—the grand finale for On Fire Empire! Next stop? Our big, bold rebrand to The Splitting Smart Podcast! But before we fully dive into this exciting new era, we need to tackle...

  21. Episode #52: The Next Chapter? Splitting Smart

    Text us your feedback or questions - we'd love to hear from you. You talked, we listened. Friends, I’m thrilled to have you back for an episode that marks a big shift in our journey together. Today, I’m giving you a peek behind the scenes as we prepare for an exciting rebrand of the On Fire…

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  22. Episode #51: Intentional Living - Why YOU Need to Get Intentional ASAP

    Text us your feedback or questions - we'd love to hear from you. Are you living and running your business with INTENTION? You may be asking...what actually is Intentional Living and how the heck do you achieve it? As we roll into the holidays and into the new year, I thought this would be a…

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  23. Episode #50: Gaining Perspective and Enjoying The Holidays With Intention

    Text us your feedback or questions - we'd love to hear from you. Are you dreading the holidays? I know sometimes we think, "oh I have to see that odd ball family member that has such weird views and if I have to listen to them again..." Let's turn that on its head and get intentional about how we...

  24. Episode #49: Quiet Quitting

    Text us your feedback or questions - we'd love to hear from you. This week on the On Fire Empire Podcast, I am discussing Quiet Quitting, a new trend that has been in the news since summer 2022. It all started with a seventeen second video on Tik Tok. (I know right!?) Simply, Quiet Quitting is…

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  25. Episode #48 - Q&A with Kelly: Trial Separation? Divorce? A Spouse Refuses Marriage Counseling

    Text us your feedback or questions - we'd love to hear from you. On this shorty-episode, Kelly takes a call from Christy. Christy and her husband have a rocky marriage, and he won't go to counseling. Christy's thinking that maybe a trial separation is in order - but hubby is super prickly and she...

  26. Episode #46 - Business Trinity: How to Hire a Team of Peak Performers

    Text us your feedback or questions - we'd love to hear from you. Are you stuck with bad hiring decisions because you’ve been in desperate need of employees? In the age of the “hiring desert” - not enough qualified job candidates to go around - this happens quite frequently. But there are steps…

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  27. Episode #45 - Business Trinity: Why Training is Critical to the Success of Your Business

    Text us your feedback or questions - we'd love to hear from you. If your value chain breaks it can disrupt your business big time. Value chains are the processes you have in place to deliver your products and services to your clients. This break might be caused by an employee failing to do their...

  28. Episode #44 - Business Trinity: Culture Eats Strategy for Lunch

    Text us your feedback or questions - we'd love to hear from you. Is a great work culture all about perks and goodies? Free lunches, nap rooms, and onsite chefs? Nope. Studies show that perks don’t result in a better work culture, and they don’t create peak performers. If you’ve got too much drama...

  29. Episode #43 - Who's Getting the Love in Your Business?

    Text us your feedback or questions - we'd love to hear from you. As a leaders, we need a team of peak performers to execute the vision. But the low performers in our organizations suck our time, our energy, while our top performers get little attention. What’s the fix? Here’s some quick thoughts...

  30. Episode #42 – “You’re Enough, Already!” How to Combat Imposter Syndrome with Judge Sherrill Ellsworth

    Text us your feedback or questions - we'd love to hear from you. Hey friends! Welcome back to the On Fire Empire Podcast. If you caught last month’s episode, you’ll know we’re presenting all episodes in video format every month. A lot of us are talking about our goals and our objectives for 2021....

  31. Episode #41 – What Happens When Women Lead

    Text us your feedback or questions - we'd love to hear from you. Hello my friends! Welcome back to another episode of the On Fire Empire Podcast. It’s been a while since our last episode…. but like all good things, they’re worth the wait! This episode and all others that follow with be brought to...

  32. Episode #40 – What to Do If You or Someone You Love is Sheltering in Place With an Abuser

    Text us your feedback or questions - we'd love to hear from you. Hi, friends! Welcome to another episode of the On Fire Empire Podcast. During these challenging times with COVID-19, where our day-to-day has been disrupted, and we’re doing things in a whole new way as we work through this…

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  33. Episode #39: Creating an Extraordinary Life in the Midst of Chaos - Interview with Ivy Fitzpatrick (PART 2)

    Text us your feedback or questions - we'd love to hear from you. Well, hello Empire builders. Welcome back to the On Fire Empire Podcast. Today, I’m bringing you PART TWO of my interview with District Attorney, Ivy Fitzpatrick. If you listened to the last episode, which you’ll want to do if you...

  34. Episode #38: Creating an Extraordinary Life in the Midst of Chaos - Interview with Ivy Fitzpatrick (PART 1)

    Text us your feedback or questions - we'd love to hear from you. Hey there Empire Builders! I’m so happy to be back in what is a return after a long break from the microphone. We are in an interesting season of change and a lot of worldwide turmoil and upheaval with this COVID-19 crisis. And...

  35. Episode #37: Encore – How to Unleash the Power of Negative Motivation and Punch Procrastination in the Face

    Text us your feedback or questions - we'd love to hear from you. We’re busy preparing all new episodes coming in 2020, so today we’re bringing an encore presentation of Episode 10… and it’s all about procrastination. Oh yes – that faaavorite subject! I’m throwin’ you into the deep end of the pool...

  36. Episode #36: The One Productivity Super Power Everyone Overlooks

    Text us your feedback or questions - we'd love to hear from you. When was the last time you were bored? What is the sensation you get when you’re bored? It is unpleasant? Do you feel restless? Is it a lonely feeling? Do you feel unproductive when you’re bored out of your mind? Did you know that...

  37. Episode #35: 3 Ways to Overcome a Damaged Reputation, When People Talk Smack About You

    Text us your feedback or questions - we'd love to hear from you. Have you ever had someone talk smack about you or your business? Was it justified? Was it just a bunch of misinformation designed to get under your skin and make you look bad? Most of the time, when someone talks smack – it doesn’t...

  38. Episode #34: Life Got Ya Down? Time to Ask a Different Question

    Text us your feedback or questions - we'd love to hear from you. It’s been a LOOOONG hiatus since our last episode. So here we are… back for another season of On Fire Empire – and this time we have a new book to share! More on that later. It’s Thanksgiving this week and for some people, it’s a…

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  39. Episode #33: 4 Ways Gossip Disempowers You – Part 2

    Text us your feedback or questions - we'd love to hear from you. In Part 2 of the “Gossip” Empowerment Series. Jose and I tackle 3 more reasons (and the “hows”) gossip disempowers you. Last week, we talked about how your credibility goes out the window when you gossip…and that your “reputation...

  40. Episode #32: 4 Ways Gossip Disempowers You – Part 1

    Text us your feedback or questions - we'd love to hear from you. Welcome to another episode of the On Fire Empire Podcast—I’m your host, Kelly Bennett. (Whisper:) Shhhh. Come closer. Do you want to hear a secret? You do? Well, here it is: Gossip—that gum flapping, time-sucking, all-American...

  41. Episode #31: 3 Quick Ways to Decompress – Confessions of an Ambitious Achiever

    Text us your feedback or questions - we'd love to hear from you. Welcome to another episode of the On Fire Empire Podcast—I’m your host, Kelly Bennett. Today I have something to confess: I’m feeling very behind. I’m off schedule with the On Fire podcast and I’ve been slow getting the episodes…

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  42. Episode #30: How to Booty Shake Your Way to Empowerment

    Text us your feedback or questions - we'd love to hear from you. Welcome to another episode of the On Fire Empire Podcast–I’m your host, Kelly Bennett. Today we’re talking about the mental perks of having your own personal dance party. Moving your booty has surprising instant and long term,...

  43. Episode #29: Encore – The Upside To Becoming Personally Invested With Emotionally Charged Clients with Mindy Felton

    Text us your feedback or questions - we'd love to hear from you. Welcome to another episode of the On Fire Empire Podcast – I’m your host, Kelly Bennett. Today we’re introducing a little throwback podcast – It was our very first podcast launched back in November of 2018. Right now we’re in the...

  44. Episode #28 – Empowerment: You Get What You Focus On

    Text us your feedback or questions - we'd love to hear from you. Welcome to another episode of the On Fire Empire Podcast – I’m your host, Kelly Bennett. I’m with my Producer – Mr. Jose Bono and we’re introducing our new series on Empowerment. So many of the speaking requests I get are about...

  45. Episode #27 – Everyone’s A Criminal! A Nice-Gal’s Nice-Guy’s Guide to Run-Ins With the Law – Part 2

    Text us your feedback or questions - we'd love to hear from you. Well hello, and welcome back to the On Fire Empire podcast. If you tuned in last week, you heard my interview with leading criminal defense attorney John Pozza. He’s a renowned attorney and, a lead vocal in his band The Forty...

  46. Episode #26 – Everyone’s A Criminal! A Nice-Gal’s Nice-Guy’s Guide to Run-Ins With the Law – Part 1

    Text us your feedback or questions - we'd love to hear from you. Well hello, and welcome back to the On Fire Empire podcast. If you’re a regular listener, you probably noticed that we’re opening the show today with some new music. That’s because my guest today is a leading Southern California...

  47. Episode #25 – How to Have a Great Relationship With Your Lawyer

    Text us your feedback or questions - we'd love to hear from you. Welcome to another episode of the On Fire Empire Podcast – I’m your host, Kelly Bennett. We’re in the middle of a series here in Season 3 called “Legally Speaking – Practical Law You Can Use”. And today – we’re getting really...

  48. Episode #24 – How to Find and Hire a Great Attorney

    Text us your feedback or questions - we'd love to hear from you. Welcome back, Empire Builders! You’re listening to a brand new Episode here in Season 3 and I think you’re going to love it. Our theme in Season 3 is called “Legally Speaking – Practical Law for Everyday Life” – and TODAY – we’re...

  49. Episode #23 – When Someone Owes You Money, Hunny – It’s Time to Collect

    Text us your feedback or questions - we'd love to hear from you. We’re in Season 3, where I’m bringing you some totally practical, hands-on info on the Law – Law You Can Use in your everyday life. I happen to be recording this show on the eve of Tax Day…that’s right, April 15th. And the timing...

  50. Episode #22 – Preparing for Divorce: Choosing Your Inner Circle

    Text us your feedback or questions - we'd love to hear from you. Welcome to our kickoff episode in the new Season 3 of the On Fire Empire Podcast. We’re calling this season “Legally Speaking – the Law Stuff You Can Use”. We’re also inviting special guests this season to share their wisdom …and...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

The Splitting Smart Podcast is your go-to guide for resolving divorce and other disputes outside the courtroom. Join top mediator and seasoned family law attorney Kelly Bennett, with over 30 years in the trenches, along with her team at Sapere Law & Mediation. Kelly and the Sapere Pros dive into practical strategies to help professionals like you navigate the complexities of divorce, custody, and conflict resolution with intelligence and empathy. Learn how to save time, protect your privacy, and cut costs through mediation, negotiation, and arbitration. Tune in to transform your conflict into an efficient, empowered path forward.

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Kelly Bennett, Esq.

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