Après Divorce Founder Sylvia Beckerman on How to Build Back Better After a Divorce

An interview with Ilyssa Panitz

Sylvia Beckerman coaches women who are going through a divorce how to speak up and capitalize on their talents.

Who are we kidding, it is easy to fall into a rut. How many times do we all say, “I will get to it tomorrow.” But when tomorrow comes, you get sidetracked. You are exhausted from a long day, or the kids spring a school project on you at 10pm that’s due the next morning. As a result, you continue to push the task off. When you are going through a divorce, a shift like this motivates you to not let things fester because you are mentally driven to complete the task. The reward? That incredible feeling of accomplishment. In a divorce, you must train yourself to stay in the lane of “determination.” For example, if you were bored with your old life, you must be “determined” to create a new one. Sylvia Beckerman made “determination” her central theme after finalizing her second divorce. Instead of feeling sorry for herself that the relationship didn’t last, Sylvia channeled her energy into building a company to help other women who needed a guiding hand during and after a divorce. Today, Sylvia is using her voice and personal experience with divorce to…