Description
January is often a clarifying month for women.
The holidays are over. The caretaking has peaked. Bills arrive. Hormones shift. And for many women in perimenopause or menopause, this is the moment when long-held questions finally surface with intensity.
This is not impulsivity.
It is exhaustion meeting truth.
Divorce and menopause frequently overlap, and when they do, emotional stress, anxiety, and decision fatigue can intensify. Hormonal changes amplify stress responses. Financial uncertainty heightens fear. Cultural expectations continue to ask women to hold everything together, even when their bodies are signaling that something has to change.
This event is designed to steady the ground before decisions are made.
Rather than focusing only on legal steps or financial logistics, this panel brings together experienced professionals who understand how biology, stress, money, and the nervous system intersect during this season. The goal is not to push women toward or away from divorce. The goal is to help women understand what is influencing their thoughts, emotions, and choices so decisions are made from clarity rather than depletion.
This is a calm, grounded, whole-woman conversation for women navigating divorce season while also moving through perimenopause or menopause.
Who This Is For:
• Women in perimenopause or menopause feeling emotionally flooded, depleted, or stuck
• Women contemplating divorce who want clarity before making major decisions
• Women actively going through divorce who want steadier footing
• Women who know something has to change but do not want to act from exhaustion
• Women seeking to understand how hormones, stress, finances, and decision making are connected
This event meets women where they are, without pressure or assumptions.
About the Speakers:
Maureen McSwiggin, CNM
Midwife and Hormone Health Specialist
A nurse midwife with nearly two decades of experience supporting women through hormonal transitions. Maureen specializes in hormone health, longevity, and helping women understand how biological shifts affect mood, resilience, and self-perception. Her work centers on awareness, validation, and helping women recognize that many symptoms they internalize as failure are rooted in physiology.
Jolee Vacchi, Esq.
Divorce Attorney and Mediator
Founder of Foundations Family Law and Mediation Center, Jolee focuses exclusively on divorce and family law. Her practice prioritizes mediation and collaborative divorce whenever possible, with litigation reserved for cases involving coercive control or safety concerns. She helps women approach divorce with preparation and steadiness rather than fear or escalation.
Cathy Lemire
Financial Coach
Cathy Lemire is a financial wellness coach who supports women navigating major life transitions by restoring steadiness and clarity around money. Her work helps women reduce overwhelm, understand their financial landscape, and rebuild a sense of safety and agency during periods of uncertainty. Cathy focuses on slowing the process down so decisions are made from clarity rather than fear, urgency, or depletion.
Elizabeth Carrington, MCC
Professional Coach and Nervous System Practitioner
A coach with decades of experience supporting emotional regulation, stress relief, and trauma-informed healing. Elizabeth helps women identify and release specific emotional and nervous system patterns that keep them dysregulated during prolonged stress. Her work emphasizes practical, targeted tools that restore steadiness.