Fresh Start

The Ultimate Divorce Resource Guide

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Divorce can be stressful, confusing & lonely

With Fresh Start, this divorce course and survival guide, you will learn the legal, financial, and emotional information you need to be more empowered - in a week or less.

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So you can go from:

  • Feeling overwhelmed

  • Not knowing where to start

  • Feeling at someone else’s mercy

  • Reactive

To:

  • Feeling informed and in charge

  • Having a clear action plan

  • Being in charge of your future

  • Proactive

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Screen images of PurplCouch Fresh Start Course.

Fresh Start

The Ultimate Divorce Resource Guide

This video course from PurplCouch features interviews with divorce pros including an attorney, financial planner, tax specialist, couples and family therapist, and a child psychologist. Produced and organized by Sarah Lyman, a communications professional who's been through her own divorce.

Registration includes lifetime access for you and an ally.

All for less than the cost of 90 minutes with an attorney.


Is Fresh Start for me?

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Are you...

Just thinking about divorce?

Maybe things aren’t right with your partner, but you haven’t had “the talk” or made the decision yet. This course lays out things to consider. You’ll be better informed to make that decision with your whole heart - and head.

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Are you...

Already on your divorce journey?

You’ve started the process, or maybe you’re mostly done with it. There’s something in here for each stage.

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Are you...

An ally to someone getting divorced?

You want to help but you just don’t know how. This course is the perfect gift. You can watch the videos together - this will make them feel less alone, and you two can debrief afterwards. We have content specifically for you to be an even stronger support ally.

Are you or someone you care about navigating a divorce?
Fresh Start is made for you.

How Does This Work?

Step 1 Enroll in the course.

Step 2 Check your email inbox for your login info so you can jump right in - AND a code that you can send to your ally so they can access the course too.

Step 3 Follow the course, watch the videos, download the worksheets – and debrief with your ally.

Step 4  Start thinking differently about your divorce. Begin re-framing from “failed marriage” to “fresh start”.

Money Back Guarantee. If you are not fully satisfied with this course, contact us within 30 days of purchase and we will refund 100% of your money. No hoops or stress.

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Imagine:  

  • Imagine you had a divorce roadmap.

  • Imagine hearing the top takeaways from professionals who work every day in the field of divorce.

  • Imagine hearing divorce stories from folks who have been where you are right now - and who made it to the other side and are thriving.

  • Imagine a way to think differently about your divorce.

And now, imagine you did all of this with your best ally by your side.

A man is sitting in a chair thinking.

Tired of this rollercoaster? 🎢

Are you on an emotional roller coaster with this impending divorce? The paperwork, the finances, how to tell the kids, conflicting advice from well-meaning friends, the big decisions - it’s all so overwhelming. And it feels like you’re on this road all alone.

What if there were a way on this divorce journey to take back a little control?

That’s exactly why we created Fresh Start online divorce course by PurplCouch. Take control of your divorce journey in about a week.

Meet Your Team of Divorce Professionals

In Fresh Start divorce course by PurplCouch, you'll hear directly from lawyers, financial planners, tax preparers, and therapists. Together, this team is on a mission to empower you with information - and together break down the shame and stigma around divorce.

Sarah Lyman, PurplCouch Founder & Communications Specialist
Amanda Peden, Financial Planner & Certified Divorce Financial Analyst

Sarah Lyman, PurplCouch Founder & Communications Specialist

Amanda Peden, Financial Planner & Certified Divorce Financial Analyst

Tabitha Moore, Couple & Family Therapist
Richard J. Fox, Real Estate Attorney

Tabitha Moore, Couple & Family Therapist

Richard J. Fox, Real Estate Attorney

Keri Brown, Enrolled Agent & Tax Advisor
Alyssa Blask Campbell, Emotional Development Expert

Alyssa Blask Campbell, Emotional Development Expert

Hope Truth, Enrolled Agent & Tax Advisor

Nanci Smith, Collaborative Divorce Attorney
Paul Foxman, Psychologist

Nanci Smith, Collaborative Divorce Attorney

Paul Foxman, Psychologist

What do you get when you enroll in Fresh Start?

A series of videos (each 20 minutes or less), articles, and resources, organized into modules. We weave together advice from these extraordinary divorce professionals.

With 20+ Videos

PLUS EXTRA BONUS CONTENT

All from knowledgeable and reputable divorce professionals.

GETTING STARTED

  • Understanding Abuse: Abuse takes many forms, and can happen to folks of any gender and sexual orientation.

  • How to Connect with your Allies

  • Race and divorce

  • How I survived my divorce and how you can too

LAW

  • The four types of divorce and their pros and cons.

  • What is Collaborative Divorce? Is it right for you?

  • Re-framing Infidelity: How this TED talk by Esther Perel rocked my thinking on infidelity.

  • Lawyer up? Selecting a divorce professional that’s right for you.

MONEY

  • Assets & Planning: Splitting your marital assets can be complicated: here's what to expect.

  • Taxes: Divorce will have a significant impact on your taxes. We will get you up to speed and ready to handle this like a pro.

THRIVE

  • You survived your divorce, now get ready to rock your next stage!

  • Benefits & barriers to therapy: Therapy can help you process the immediate stress of a divorce, and can guide you to a better understanding of yourself and your actions.

  • How to thrive in your fresh start: Deep breath. You've got a lot to consider as you make this big life change.

  • A final message to you You. Got. This.

Bonus Module: KIDS

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  • How to tell your kids: How and when to let your children know that you and your spouse are separating.

  • Children & divorce: How to make your divorce easier on your children.

  • Case study: Revealing a child's emotions and understanding of divorce through play.

  • Styles of co-parenting: There are four styles of co-parenting after divorce.

  • 5 Components of Emotional Intelligence

  • Dos & don'ts for parenting after divorce: Some tips for becoming cooperative parents.

  • Dating & step families: Strategies for helping your children adjust to your dating after divorce.

  • Children & finances: Decisions about child support and custody have financial ramifications.

Hi there! I’m Sarah

PurplCouch founder, Sarah Lyman, addresses a crowd.

When I was trying to wrap my head around my own divorce, I didn’t know what I was doing. 🤦‍♀️

I spent hours searching Google, unsure of whom to trust, and feeling hopeless about the future. There had to be an easier way. With two decades in communications and design, I started interviewing divorce pros, and wove their advice into a video course to help others.

Why "PurplCouch"?

When I was furnishing my new home after my divorce, I suddenly realized that I didn’t need anyone else’s input on the furniture. I got this gorgeous velour purple couch. PurplCouch.com is a symbol of the empowerment we get when we look forward and write the next chapter of our lives.

What will be your "purple couch" moment?

“Self-paced, affordable, and it features a stellar team of educators. The whole package.” -L.G.


“Thank you so much to you for creating Purple Couch, it was a huge help and allowed me to go through the process on my own terms in my own way, able to make my decisions from a place of strength based on facts.” - Fresh Start student


“I wish I had come across this before I started this journey. I would definitely recommend this to a friend. It was excellent. Period.” - David


“This week, I have been feeling a growing sense of empowerment thanks to your videos and financial spreadsheet.  More than just practical, this course is bringing me back to myself. The final spreadsheet tab brought me to tears - when did I stop dreaming?  Completing this last tab will be an act of deep self reflection and care and a point of departure for my future.” - Julie


“I have been reading your course material this morning and am so happy I found you. Everything you represent is what I am all about.  It was a rocky ending of my marriage, however with me continuously saying ‘this is not a failed marriage it is just the next book in our choose your own adventure series’ we quickly moved from rocky to communicating better than we ever have. Anyway, thanks again!”

FAQ’s

  • Oh my goodness, I totally get it! That’s why this course is broken into bite-sized chunks. No video is longer than 20 minutes, so you can watch them on the bus, during naptime or in between meetings. This course is designed to reduce your stress, (not add to it!) and increase you emotional bandwidth.

  • Absolutely! This is a great place to start. We offer tips on selecting those professionals too. When (if) it comes time to meet with a divorce pro, you'll be more efficient in meetings, so you'll save time and money.

  • Absolutely! In fact, it will make you better prepared and empowered to meet with your lawyer. And by being more efficient in meetings with them, you’ll save time and money.

  • As soon as you enroll, I’ll send access straight to your inbox. At the same time, I’ll send a code for your ally to get their own access. You both can start immediately, and you have lifetime access.

  • I offer a 100% money back guarantee if you contact me within 30 days of enrolling.

  • The recorded videos add up to around four hours, plus optional worksheets and resources. You can watch them back-to-back, or, as one client told me, watch them slowly to process the information - and the emotions.

  • No, this is a pre-recorded asynchronous course. The amazingness of these divorce professionals does not constitute legal or financial advice. But it will be incredibly helpful in guiding you on your divorce journey.

Fresh Start Online Divorce Course

 Grab this course now before the price goes up.
Registration includes videos, worksheets, and resources. And it's for you and an ally, which makes this price two-for-one. 

Are you ready to start re-framing your divorce from failed marriage into fresh start?

All this - a $1,950 value - for $329

That's less than the cost of 90 minutes with an attorney.