About the Authors
James M. Graham
James M. Graham has been a financial planner since 1996. He is a Certified Financial Planner™ and has been assisting people in managing their wealth, preserving it, and distributing it during their life and beyond in the most tax-advantageous way. He uses his experience to help his clients protect themselves, their children, and their assets. He believes in being a partner for the financial interests of his clients by developing long-term relationships that focus on strategy first. Jim was formerly the host of “Hey Jim!,” a radio show dedicated to financial education.
Catherine Oneil
Catherine Oneil is an intuitive counselor, hypnotist, writer, teacher, lecturer and speaker who enjoys making people more conscious of their relationship choices. She has worked for the courts as a licensed counselor and has seen firsthand how people get in trouble when not seeing who they have attracted into their lives. She has also published courses that have been accepted in several states for training police officers. She is adjunct faculty member at the college level for counseling as well as for the police academy. In addition, she has written about relationships for several years for a national newspaper. Catherine also has a great deal of experience working with addictions. She has worked at a state agency, DUI School, Drug Rehabs as well as large hospitals. Catherine is passionate about helping people be more aware of their relationships so their children do not suffer the consequences. Catherine works with individuals, families, and couples.
Why write about the emotional and financial aspects of divorce?
In our respective fields, as a relationship counselor and a financial planner, we have seen many people who have gone through extremely difficult divorces and break-ups. Often such circumstances leave people emotionally, physically and financially devastated.
It’s not just the two of us who see these “walking wounded.” We all know someone who has gone through this—people who have suffered things like psychological or physical abuse. Maybe you’re aware of children who are used by one parent against another, or theft of a family member’s money. The emotional and financial pain can linger far longer than the time it takes to get out of a bad situation.
The long-term effects can be devastating to children who may absorb the pain and abuse drugs as a coping mechanism, or develop other addictive and destructive habits. They may become just like their abusive parent, or embody a “victim mentality” for life. It can become an endless cycle from one generation to the next.
This is our attempt to break that cycle and help people become more aware of problems before they occur.
Our combination of these two seemingly separate concepts—emotional and financial—may seem unusual, but they often go hand-in-hand, especially when it comes to relationships.
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