EMPLOYEE SUPPORT
Some of your employees are going through a divorce right now.
What if you could make it less stressful and confusing for them?
And less impactful to their work for you?
If you provide your employees with the Fresh Start online divorce course by PurplCouch as a benefit, they will:
✓ Understand the legal, financial and emotional aspects of divorce.
✓ Move through the divorce process more smoothly and with less trauma.
✓ Heal more quickly from this big life transition.
Your employees will spend less time away from work - and be more mentally present when they are there.
Fresh Start
The Ultimate Divorce Resource Guide
This video course from PurplCouch features interviews with divorce pros including an attorney, financial planner, tax preparer, couple and family therapist, and a child psychologist. Produced and organized by Sarah Lyman, Founder of PurplCouch, a communications professional who's gone through her own divorce.
Help your employees with their fresh start by providing them access to this course as a benefit of their employment. We customize pricing for your organization's needs.
Productivity ...
drops by 40% during a divorce.
According to one study, in the months before and up to a year after their divorce, employee productivity suffers.
Co-workers...
are impacted too.
Productivity of a divorcing person's co-workers drops by 4%, and their supervisor drops by 2.5%, as the team supports them emotionally, and picks up slack in their work.
Can your staff be productive on a rollercoaster?
People going through a divorce are on an emotional roller coaster. It's all so overwhelming - the paperwork, the finances, how to tell the kids, conflicting advice from well-meaning friends, the big decisions.
Harvard Business Review estimated that not being fully present at work costs American business $150 billion annually.
What if there were a way to help your employees take back a little control during their divorce?
That’s exactly why we created Fresh Start online divorce course by PurplCouch. Participants get a picture of what to do next - legally and financially and with their children - to take control of the divorce journey. The course is self-paced, and can take as little as a week.
Imagine:
Imagine you could provide your employees with a divorce roadmap right when they needed it.
Imagine your staff could hear the top takeaways from professionals who work every day in the field of divorce.
Imagine how supported your staff feel hearing divorce stories from folks who have been there - and who are thriving on the other side.
Testimonials
“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
“The design is beautiful, the content is well organized, the experts are terrific.” -Emily
“The course is cathartic, and I think this is a VERY good thing. It allows a safe space to grieve but also to be confident to move forward. Being able to pause to think and process conflicting emotions is important.” -Amy
Hi, I’m Sarah
Photo: Isora Lithgow Creations
When I was going through 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?
FAQ’s
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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 cn 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.
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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.
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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.)
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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.
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I offer a 100% money back guarantee if you contact me within 30 days of enrolling.
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The recorded videos add up to a bit less than 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.
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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.
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
Tabitha Moore, Couple & Family Therapist
Richard J. Fox, Real Estate Attorney
Alyssa Blask Campbell, Emotional Development Expert
Hope Truth, Enrolled Agent & Tax Advisor
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.
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
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.
LAW
The four types of divorce There are four types of divorce, each with their own pros and cons.
What is Collaborative divorce? Is it right for you?
Reframing Infidelity: How this TED talk by Esther Perel rocked my thinking on infidelity.
Lawyer up? Selecting a divorce professional that’s right for you.
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
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.
Ready to deepen your employee support?
Fresh Start Divorce Course
The expertise of divorce professionals is here. Are you ready to add PurplCouch's Fresh Start course as a benefit to your employees?
Contact Sarah today to make this incredible resource available for your team when they need it.