Meet Cherie Morris

We were lucky to catch up with Cherie Morris recently and have shared our conversation below.

Cherie, thanks so much for taking the time to share your insights and lessons with us today. We’re particularly interested in hearing about how you became such a resilient person. Where do you get your resilience from?

I strongly believe my resilience is built daily by confronting difficulty and taking small steps to overcome it. There is no “magic wand” but only, in my experience, doing the work every single day to understand a problem and make my way through it. When I experienced my own high conflict divorce, I was not prepared for it even though I had a long history of practicing law. My own relational drama meant I needed to figure out a path on my own, with transformational mindset work, to get to the other side. It has informed the work I do now and made a big difference in my own life. I certainly learned I cannot live in relation to what anyone else says or does but, rather, take steps to protect myself and my children, day by day. By focusing on what needs to be done, rather than worry about what may happen next, I find the ability to move through tough experiences and feel mostly stronger on the other side. In my own life, I believe it’s important to take personal responsibility for what I do and understand consequences for what occurs. This helps me frame decision-making for the future too and build more skills and resilience for what’s next and best for me.

Thanks, so before we move on maybe you can share a bit more about yourself?
I practice as a Divorce and Co-Parenting Coach and Coaching Mediator for individuals and couples. I’m trained as a lawyer, yoga teacher and am also an author and mother. My legal training makes my approach to issues logical and reasoned. Ibegan exploring alternate dispute resolution and mediation in order to understand how to change the nature of conflict and improve dynamics when conflict occurs, in litigation and otherwise, when a solely rational approach may not succeed. My approach to conflict now is that rational thinking must be accompanied by the ability to empathize and compromise in order to achieve successful results.
A divorce agreement is a very important contract that requires each party to recognize, and think about, the long-term consequences of taking specific action now. She believes it is very important to understand and analyze each decision in divorce carefully, and rationally, but with a strong consideration for your best self and a relationship that may continue with a former spouse well into the future, especially when there are children involved.
There are many professionals who may serve an individual in divorce, but a divorce coach may be the only one acting as an objective thinking partner who will help you decide how to frame important decisions that will serve you and your children now and well into the future.
I am convinced that the best interests of children are served in divorce when the adults act as their best selves, inspiring their children to see that flexibility and resilience are important life-long qualities for all of us. This applies whether you are contemplating, during, or have post-divorce complications.
Cherie has four children of her own and is part of a blended family. She is delighted to include her partner’s daughter and say they have a combined five. Life is always interesting and challenging.
In addition to her work with Dear Divorce Coach, Cherie is available for and coaching sessions regarding divorce and other life transitions for individuals and couples too.

There is so much advice out there about all the different skills and qualities folks need to develop in order to succeed in today’s highly competitive environment and often it can feel overwhelming. So, if we had to break it down to just the three that matter most, which three skills or qualities would you focus on?
I think persistence, hard work and a plan are the most impactful in my journey. When you figure out what you want to do, even when detours occur, remind yourself of what it takes to get there and get back on track as soon as possible. When things don’t go according to plan, be open to a shift too as it may be an opportunity in disguise as difficulty too. There is no substitute for hard work and credentials so make sure you understand what you need to do the job you want to do and make sure you are qualified to do it. Keep educating yourself in the field too so you stay current and relevant in whatever field you pursue. Never think you know all that you can or are too expert to learn. We are all in process in this life and can learn from ourselves and each other too.

How can folks who want to work with you connect?
I love working with others in the field of coaching to develop quality and sustainable programs for success. I think it’s important for others to be able to access our expertise while doing the work in their own time and manner that works for them. I am always interested in hearing from professionals in the legal and coaching and education fields who want to partner in ways that provide additional resources to our clients.

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