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Andra Davidson: Finding Your North Star through Divorce

June 18, 2025 • Episode 226

My guest today is Andra Davidson.

Andra is a collaboratively trained Certified Divorce Coach and mediator who created the Better Than Before Divorce™ Program to provide emotional support to men and women navigating divorce.

Her clients benefit from her 25+ years of experience in crisis communications, branding, and marketing, as well as my calm strength and commitment to tangible results. She believes anyone dealing with divorce can learn to minimize conflict, communicate effectively, and prioritize healthy coparenting. Her strength-based approach provides the tools and skills needed to reduce overwhelm and make informed decisions based on goals, not emotions.

Andra’s favorite past time is enjoying her blended family: amazing 24-year-old twins, two incredible step-kids, and three adorable dogs.

Andra and I met through a storytelling workshop and I was delighted when she agreed to come on the podcast! Andra graciously shares pieces of her own journey of a divorce she didn’t choose and how she has come to find her strengths, confidence, and purpose on the other side. We talk about the value of finding your NorthStar through the process of divorce, setting manageable goals, having a support system, and determining the best path of parenting if kids are involved, including the difference between co-parenting and parallel parenting.

Andra, thank you so much for this inspiring conversation. Thank you for sharing deeply meaningful stories and wisdom alongside practical and tangible strategies to make divorce a little less difficult.

To connect with Andra and find out more about her work in the world, please see the links below. There are also links to the books and resources Andra mentions.

Website: betterthanbeforedivorce.com

Social Media:

https://www.facebook.com/CompassRoseDivorceCoach

https://www.instagram.com/andradavidson_/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/andradavidson/

https://www.youtube.com/@CompassRoseDivorce

Resources:

Bill Eddy, High Conflict Institute, and all his books - https://highconflictinstitute.com/

Let Them, Mel Robbins

The Four Agreements, Don Miguel Ruiz

The Gifts of Imperfection, Brene Brown

Parentteam.com (amazing parenting coaches)

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