Mick Unplugged - The Real Secrets of Divorce: Jacqueline Newman on Protecting Your Wealth

Episode Date: November 29, 2025

Jacqueline Newman is one of New York City's top divorce attorneys, renowned for her fierce advocacy, strategic clarity, and ability to guide high-net-worth individuals and power couples through diffic...ult transitions with dignity and class. A sought-after speaker and author of "The 12 Secrets to Protecting Your Wealth, Health, and Happiness," Jacqueline combines sharp legal insight with genuine compassion, helping clients navigate the emotional and financial complexities of divorce. With a background influenced by her psychotherapist parents and decades of experience, she’s redefined how divorces can be handled—championing communication, emotional intelligence, and smarter strategies for stronger outcomes.  Takeaways: Divorce is about strategy, not emotion. Emotional intelligence—like self-awareness, empathy, and communication—plays a critical role in navigating both relationships and their endings. Communication breakdown is the number one reason for divorce. Failed expectations and outgrowing each other follow closely, with affairs often being a symptom rather than the root cause. Wealth complicates divorces due to liquidity and valuation challenges, but prenups can actually strengthen relationships by forcing transparent, difficult conversations about money and expectations.  Sound Bites: "You could be as smart as a whip, but if you cannot communicate effectively with my clients in a way they can relate, it’s not going to matter how intelligent you are." "Affairs are one of the big ones—it is so hurtful, but courts are just not interested unless there’s money spent. It’s a hard pill for many people to swallow." "Prenuptial agreements aren’t just practical—they can actually be romantic, because they force couples to learn how to have difficult conversations and communicate honestly about money." Connect & Discover Jacqueline: LinkedIn: @jacqueline-lipson-newman-8425366 Book: New Rules of Divorce: Twelve Secrets to Protecting Your Wealth, Health, and Happiness X: @nycdivorce_atty Website: berkbot.com 🔥 Ready to Unleash Your Inner Game-Changer? 🔥   Mick Hunt’s BEST SELLING book, How to Be a Good Leader When You’ve Never Had One: The Blueprint for Modern Leadership, is here to light a fire under your ambition and arm you with the real-talk strategies that only Mick delivers.  👉 Grab your copy now and level up your life → Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books A Million    FOLLOW MICK ON: Spotify: MickUnplugged Instagram: @mickunplugged  Facebook: @mickunplugged YouTube:  @MickUnpluggedPodcast  LinkedIn: @mickhunt  Website:  MickHuntOfficial.com Apple: MickUnplugged Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Starting point is 00:00:37 with Albert Brooks and Woody Harrelson. You should do that every afternoon. Ella McKay. 50% of you who are married are going to divorce. Some of you have already gone through a divorce. Most of us know people who have been through it. And today's guest, that's exactly what we talk about. I had an amazing conversation with Jacqueline Newman.
Starting point is 00:00:57 She is the number one rated divorce attorney in New York City. We're going to talk about the top three reasons that people actually go through divorce from a psychology standpoint. This is an amazing conversation. I can't wait for you to listen. Make sure you stay through to the end because as a divorce attorney, we're going to find out what Jacqueline's biggest lesson about love is.
Starting point is 00:01:19 And I think you are going to want to hear that. Ladies and gentlemen, I present my good friend. It's Jacqueline. You're listening to Mick Unplugged. hosted by the one and only Mick Hunt. This is where purpose meets power and stories spark transformation. Mick takes you beyond the motivation and into meaning, helping you discover your because and becoming unstoppable.
Starting point is 00:01:43 I'm Rudy Rush, and trust me, you're in the right place. Let's get unplugged. Back on, how are you doing today, dear? Well, thanks so much for that introduction. It's great to be here. I am honored to have you here. Jacqueline, to have the title of one of the top divorce attorneys in New York City can sometimes be a little weird to say, right? How do you feel? How do you receive that title when people
Starting point is 00:02:19 talk about you in that manner? Well, I mean, it's very flattering. And so again, thank you so much. You know, I'm very proud of my firm and I'm proud of, you know, the career that, you know, I've been fortunate enough to build. I've been doing this since day one. I started, you know, right after law school, this is all I've ever done. So I put up my time in, and luckily, it's all worked out. That is awesome. That is awesome.
Starting point is 00:02:43 You know, Jacqueline, on the show, I like to ask my guest, what's there because? That deeper purpose, that thing that's deeper than your why, that thing that keeps you going on a daily basis. So if I were to say today, Jacqueline, what's your because? What's that reason that keeps you doing what you do? You know, that's a great question. And I love that you ask people that. I would say, you know, my because it's really, it's helping people. I, you know, in many different features of my life, obviously, including my work, I take so much joy and satisfaction from really watching people grow and helping them.
Starting point is 00:03:19 I mean, I get happy because you're happy. It's contagious. And I really, I think that is my because. And, you know, as I said, you know, what I do for a living. I mean, I watch people go through a really difficult time in their lives and hopefully come out stronger. I watch their children be incredibly resilient. And then I have, you know, outside activities in my life that are really important to me with my friends and my family and charities and things like that that also allow me to continue following my because. I love that so much.
Starting point is 00:03:49 You know, speaking of the things that you do and in your profession, you've often said that divorce is about strategy more than a moment. motion. And you break that down for the viewers and listeners? Absolutely. So, I mean, when people think about divorce, obviously, you know, people think about pain, they think about hurt, they think about, you know, all the emotions that are tied into divorce. And they all are there, you know, anger, everything. However, you know, what I often say to my clients is I, you know, I absolutely validate and acknowledge the pain that they're in. But I also say emotion has to be put to the side to some degree. Not to say that it doesn't play any role, but it can't play the primary role. And so to me, it's very, very important to be strategic, emotionally strategic, psychologically strategic,
Starting point is 00:04:36 financially strategic. I mean, divorce can really, you know, take a life of its own, as you can imagine, especially when you're in the court system. And so to me, I really ask people to step back and let's be smart about when we're aggressive, when we're more passive, let's be smart about the things we bring up. Not every issue has to be brought up, even though it may feel to that person that it's so important. You know, and be doing this for a long time. I know what things that are going to resonate with the court and what isn't. And so people really need to trust that the court isn't going to care about certain things that are super important to you, but it's not going to be important to that judge. So what are some of those things that we feel are super important to us
Starting point is 00:05:17 that a judge is like, yeah, it doesn't matter. Yeah. So one of the big ones is, and I hate to say it because it is so hurtful, but affairs, courts will not give, they don't, they're just not interested in people having affairs. Unless there's money spent, it's just not going to be a topic that's really going to get addressed. And so when I have clients that come to me that have collected all the evidence that are so incredibly distraught and hurt and angry and have amazing, amazing amounts of emotions, understandably that their spouse has been cheating on them, for me to be able to say to them, listen, I hear everything you're saying, and I know you been collecting and you're so ready to present your case. But unfortunately, a judge is just not
Starting point is 00:05:57 going to be interested and they're not going to be angry the way you are. And to be honest, they're probably going to get shut down. They're probably not even going to let us bring it on to the record. And so that is a really, really hard thing for somebody to be able to pill to swallow because this is, you know, rock their entire world. And the fact that a court is not going to listen to it, you know, something very, very hard. I didn't know that. I didn't know that. I didn't know that. So you've been doing this for a long time. What are some of the reasons that you're seeing divorce happening, right? Like, what would you say the top three reasons that you're seeing happen?
Starting point is 00:06:36 So I can say the number one reason is communication. I think that people, and this is just relationships in general, but doing this for a long time, I can tell you, breakdown in communication is really, I think, one of the number one reasons that people get divorced. You know, I say people get married. They're both speaking English, but by the time they're getting divorced, one speaking Portuguese and one speaking Chinese. Like, they're just no longer on the same place. And, you know, it's sad because at one point, they really were aligned. And so it gets to a point where people just can't, you know, you can't say a simple thing to the other person without them hearing in a negative light.
Starting point is 00:07:09 And it just makes even basic communications to be very difficult. And, you know, raising children and raising a family and finances, I mean, marriage is tough. There's no question about it. But when you cannot communicate and logistics can't. even be discussed in a civil manner. It just breaks everything down. So I'd say that's definitely number one. I would say number two is failed expectations. Again, I think that people walk into marriages, sometimes with romanticized views of what marriage is. You know, everybody thinks it's chocolate and flowers every day and it's just not. And so I think that there are failed expectations
Starting point is 00:07:44 on many different levels. Some is on, you know, the romantic part of things. Some may be on financial issues where people expected maybe somebody to work and they choose not to or you have somebody that, you know, may not be earning the same way that they were at one point or whatever it is. And so again, if you can't communicate effectively about your failed expectations, that definitely does also bring you down. And then I would say the third one, and this probably ties a little bit into it, is, you know, people, you know, I was thinking like more affairs and things like that, but I really think that that almost kind of happens partially because of failed expectations and because of communication, I think it's more of a, you know, a result of something
Starting point is 00:08:24 rather than probably a cause. So I would say that those are probably the things, but also, you know, people just not being on the same page and outgrowing each other. I think you see that a lot too. When there are young children, people are in the business of raising children and they kind of lose themselves as a couple. And then, you know, the kids go off to college and they look at each other like, so what have you been doing the last 18 years? I think there's just a complete, you know, people just lose each other and they don't grow together. And I think that is another reason why people get divorced. Yeah, I can totally see that.
Starting point is 00:08:54 You know, and being a huge follower and a fan of you, one of the things that I relate to some of the things that you talk about into the business world for me is emotional intelligence, right? And I think in relationships, emotional intelligence is also missing, right? So we look at the self-awareness. Are we aware of self? self-regulation. Do we pause before we react, right? Then the social skills are, as you call it, the communication, empathy, which I think is really important and then motivation. How would you tie
Starting point is 00:09:28 in the work that you've done? How would you tie the pillars of emotional intelligence into relationships and then ultimately divorce as well? I think it is the most important thing. I think emotional intelligence is, you know, I mean, that's really what it comes down to. And so, you know, Even in my hiring, I will tell you, you know, when I hire other attorneys in my office, I, you know, kind of I laugh about it. But, you know, I barely look at a resume when I first, you know, interview someone. I, my, like, basic rule is, you know, would I want to go to lunch with you? You know, would I enjoy you? Because, and would you annoy me? You know, and sickly, I think to myself, if you would annoy me, you're going to annoy my clients. But so I really, you could be
Starting point is 00:10:10 as smart as, you know, smart as a whip. But at the end of the day, if you cannot communicate effectively with my clients and in a way that they can relate, it's not going to matter how intelligent you are because they're not going to hear you. And so when I do these interviews, after I decide, yes, we can go to lunch and you wouldn't annoy me, then I flip the paper over and look at your resume. But to me, that's the most important thing.
Starting point is 00:10:28 So, yeah, I think EQ is something, I think it's more important than IQ personally. Totally agree. I have a whole keynote on that topic right there. It is much more important than IQ. Because here's a deal. You're never going to get smarter. I don't care what you say.
Starting point is 00:10:44 Like your IQ is actually never going to increase. Like you get to a certain point where you've learned as much factual information as you can. And when you start to bring a new, what you don't realize is you forget something, right? But you can always increase and enhance and develop your EQ. And so I totally agree. Totally. I agree with that as well. So how do you personally balance being compassionate versus.
Starting point is 00:11:14 is being direct with your clients as they're going through this, right? Because when they're coming to you for a service, and a lot of times they're also going to look at you in those therapy moments as well, too. So how do you balance that? So it's very challenging. I will say that. You know, I joke with clients. I'm the most expensive therapist. You know, and my parents are both psychotherapists. So I did grow up in this world. Yes, the big family joke is I was too aggressive to be a therapist. I ended up in law school. Yes, I think it is a really big challenge, but to your point, they're coming to me for a service, and I'm not their therapist. And so it is very important that while I validate them, you know, and I acknowledge what they're going through, I don't always agree with them.
Starting point is 00:11:56 And I say there's a difference between validation and agreement. So I can validate what you're feeling, and I know how hurtful and how painful this is. And I can also not agree that that's the best strategy to go. And I can also not agree that because a spouse cheats, that means they're a bad parent. They could be a bad spouse, but they could still be a good parent. And that's a very, very hard thing, I think, for people to balance because they say, well, you know, this person broke up the family because they cheated and how could you be a good father or mother if you broke up the family? But it doesn't really work that way. And so I think it's very important to be direct with their clients. You know, I bill by the hour so they don't really have a lot of time for fluff. And so they really want to know like how this is going to work. But again, given in the tone of being very compassionate, being very acknowledging, because again, this is such hard, hard stuff. And I want to them to be able to hear me. Because as you said, like the EQ issue, I could be giving them amazing advice, but if they're not in a mental state and an emotional state to hear me,
Starting point is 00:12:51 and I'm not saying it in a way that they could process it, then it doesn't matter what the information is. I get it. I get it completely. You know, again, knowing you like I do, you've worked with some of the wealthiest individuals, right, in the state. How does wealth complicate divorces and divorce proceeding? So, you know, in some levels it complicates it. And other times it does make it easier because many of my clients are not worried about eating. So that does make things a little bit easier. However, usually one of my clients are business owners. You know, wealth is a little bit more on paper. It's not like they have a hundred million dollars sitting in their bank account and cash. So more often than not, they're very illiquid. A lot of their assets are
Starting point is 00:13:31 hard to, hard to appraise. You know, we have businesses. We have private equity interests. We have hedge funds. We have real estate. So, you know, IP. So it does get complex. And that's always a hard thing. of times, you know, you'll have this money, you know, their net worth is very, very high, but when you have to actually pay out your spouse, the liquidity issues are very complex. Not to mention these assets are also, as I said, they're hard to appraise. They're hard to know what true values are. People spend hundreds of thousands of dollars bringing in experts to do appraisals. And they're usually subjective because it's very hard to know exactly what something is worth
Starting point is 00:14:05 unless you sell it on the market. It's only worth what someone will buy it for. So, and that's hard to do when you have assets that aren't easily liquidable. Got it. Got it. So psychotherapist parents, you're an attorney, you're a divorced lawyer. Do you just like see red flags with people? Like you go to a bar restaurant, you see a couple dating. Is it like, do you ever just find yourself saying, no, you probably should stop the date or this should be the last date?
Starting point is 00:14:34 Like, what does that like for you? It is a little bit, like I do feel like I'm Superman. I feel like I have those like those X-ray vision glasses where I can. walk in a bar and kind of tell like who's going to work and who's not. But I do a ton of prenuptial agreements. So it's like always in my mind, I think to myself, are these people going to make it or not? And so yes, I think it does give you a little bit of view into relationships, you know, which, you know, can be good and bad because sometimes you really want to vote for them, but you just know. But I'm a big believer in, you know, people working things out. I think also, again,
Starting point is 00:15:06 what I'm seeing now is a lot of people are much more evolved in the degree of being open to therapy, being open to, you know, recognizing emotional intelligence, recognizing how important communication skills are. Like that wasn't happening, you know, in the past. People kind of poo-pooed that entire, you know, field will say. And now I think people are much more open to it. So I'm hopeful. I'm hopeful that even the people that come to my office and I can kind of, you know,
Starting point is 00:15:30 pre-up and I'm like, oh, you're not really talking to each other so nicely. And you're not really hearing each other. They're going to get better. Like, I just believe it. And if not, I guess I'll end up back in my office. There you go, there you go. Get them on both sides. So you just brought up something interesting that I've never asked, and it's intriguing to me. To pre-up or not pre-up, that is the question. Like, is it good? Is it bad? When should you do it? Is it immediate red flag when someone wants to discuss a pre-nup? Like, I have so many questions on pre-nups. I'm just going to start there first, and I have a deep follow-up. So prenuptial agreements, I mean, we do a ton, ton of them. I would say they're probably like 40% of my practice at this point.
Starting point is 00:16:14 That said, I actually, I am a believer in them. And I'll tell you why. You definitely have people that come to me and say, well, I'm planning my divorce, the unromantic, all of these things. And I completely understand that. But there's a few things here. Divorce rates are over 50%. If someone told you there was a 50% chance that if you got in a car,
Starting point is 00:16:31 you were getting in a car accident, you would never get in that car. You know, I mean, those are really high stands. you have just as much ability not to get an accident or to get into an accident. Like that's scary. That's a scary stat. But yet people are getting married all the time. And so I think there's just a practicality to the fact that there is a chance this isn't going to work.
Starting point is 00:16:50 And so I do think there's someone being intelligent because at the end of the day, this is a legal contract. And so getting married is a legal contract that you have legal rights. So to be able to know what that's going to look like, I think is important. That's my legal argument. That's my legal position. I will say emotionally, I actually also think that they can. be excellent for a marriage. And which I know sounds surprising. And I say they can be actually
Starting point is 00:17:12 romantic. And this is why. It just goes back to the same theme we've been talking about. It's all about communication. People learn how to have very difficult conversations. And people don't talk about money. Money is a taboo subject. It's dirty. It's like you feel like it's rude. But yeah, money is an incredibly important topic to talk about the person that you're going to spend the rest of your life with and share your money with. How it amazes me how much people don't have these conversations and I get it like second date you're not going to be like so what's your net worth like that's not going to happen that will be the end that will be the last date so I think it's really important though to have these conversations and the story I tell often about this which I hope
Starting point is 00:17:49 gets home with your viewers is I had a client once I represented a woman who was marrying a man who was much older than she was who was also very very wealthy and we were having a settlement conference and he would not talk about money he'd always be like don't worry about it you know I got that taken care of you know you don't have think about it. And for her, she felt that it was really, really belittling. And she thought that he didn't think she was smart enough to understand money. And he was being secretive. And there was all these reasons and why wouldn't you talk about it? And so we were in the room together. And, you know, he's kind of shutting her down. She's screaming at him. He's rolling his eyes. Like they're just
Starting point is 00:18:23 like, I mean, it was just a really bad dynamic. She's crying. And it got to a point where me and the other attorney were like, okay, enough. Like I said to her, you're not going to yell at him anymore. And you're going to let him finish the sentence. And I turned to him and I said, you're going to hear her and not roll your eyes. Like, and that's how we're going to do this, you know? And at the end of the day, it came out that the reason that money was so important to him was because his father said he'd never amount to anything. And so, and money was the only thing his father, from his view, cared about. And so for him, this was all about getting his father's approval. And it was almost felt money almost was hurtful to him because it was so much about that. It wasn't about
Starting point is 00:18:56 eating. It wasn't about. And it was like, he'd never have enough because his father just never would give him the approval. And so talking about it was so painful. To her, when she heard that it was so it showed it had nothing to do with her you know it was just he just didn't want to share that part of himself with her and they ended up having this amazing conversation but she's you know hysterical throughout half of it she comes to my office at the end of it tears still brimming on her eyelids and she says to me i'm so glad that happened and i'm thinking to myself oh my god that was hell like i can't believe that we're so happy about that and she said we i would have gone my entire marriage and never knew that i would have always assumed it was about me i would have always
Starting point is 00:19:32 assumed he just thought I was too young and dumb to understand anything. And now I get it. You know, and now I understand. And we also learned how to talk to each other because I didn't realize how much I yelled at him and how I never let him finish a sentence because he just gets me so mad. And she's just like, and you know, and for him, he was so dismissive of her. And now, you know, and she sent me a postcard a year later with their little baby. And she said, we still stop when we see ourselves doing it. And I stopped yelling at him and he stopped rolling his eyes. She's like, And now we talk to each other, like the people that love each other. Oh, that's awesome.
Starting point is 00:20:05 That's awesome. And so you kind of went through my follow-up question that I was going to have about pre-nups, was, has there ever been a time that someone was caught off guard going into the relationship because the other person wanted a pre-nup? Like, have you ever seen that and what's that like? Yeah, I mean, that does happen sometimes. It's unfortunate because that's definitely not what should happen. And, you know, I do a lot of cases that have old money, like family money.
Starting point is 00:20:33 And one of the things that I speak to a lot of family money groups, and when I talk about it, one of the things I joke about, you know, they always say, well, when should I bring it up? And I always say, you know, you should work it into a nursery rhyme in the crib. Like, your kids should know that having a prenuptial agreement is part of what the family does. And your children should be telling whoever they're dating about it. Because the last thing you want to do is never mention it. And then, you know, Harry brings home Sally. And the parents say, you know, Harry's like, isn't Sally so pretty?
Starting point is 00:20:58 and the parents are like, yeah, she'll look beautiful, signing a pre-up. And then Harry's like, what? You don't like Sally? You know, and it becomes very personal about her. I said, if they know from the beginning, this is what our family does. It has nothing to do with whomever you marry. And then they can communicate that to whoever they're dating. The surprise shouldn't be there.
Starting point is 00:21:14 I mean, that's what should happen. Does that happen? Not always. But that is definitely the advice I give people. I love it. I love it. What has divorce taught you? about the unity of marriage, like doing what you do and the viewpoint that you have.
Starting point is 00:21:35 What does it talk you about the unity of marriage or the viewpoint? So I learn so much. I mean, every day I'm learning about people learning about a million different things. So what does it talk about the unity of marriage? I think that's, I think the image of marriage has changed significantly throughout the years of my practice. I can say that with more women in the workforce, with more women independence, you know, just so many different things, the dynamics changing, especially I would say after COVID,
Starting point is 00:22:01 you know, one of, if you were to, I'm going to be stereotypical for a moment, if you were to stay at home mom who didn't want to give any access to the father for custody because he said, well, you know, he doesn't know what Cindy's favorite crayon is and he doesn't know how she likes her sandwiches cut. And then when COVID hit and you were in a situation where dads were home and they saw they were able to figure out what the favorite crime was and they had to cut the sandwiches the way they had to be cut, it changed everything. And so it really shifted, I think, the way that fathers became involved. And I think it shifted just so much of the dynamics that existed previously.
Starting point is 00:22:36 And I think that shifted roles in marriages. And so it really, you know, on some level, some marriages got incredibly strengthened. Others not so much. It was an interesting time, as you can imagine. But I do think that I've learned that the unity of marriage depends so much more on the friendship and on the dynamics and to bring it back on the communication. and the, you know, realistic expectations. So that's what I would say. I think that I really learned a lot about people's progress and, you know, where they are
Starting point is 00:23:08 and how they kind of connect to each other and grow with each other. Mm. I like that, Jacqueline. I like that. So when I introed you, I talked about you being an amazing author. So I'd love to give you the floor just to talk about your penmanship in the book. So I wrote this book because I had so many clients that would come into me and have a lot of the same concerns. You know, we would have, like the first consultation, and I do charge my consultations, so I wanted to give it to them a little less expensive.
Starting point is 00:23:41 Ultimately, they ask the same questions, and a lot of them just aren't informed. And going and seeing attorneys is very expensive. Just no way about it. And it's emotionally draining. It's hard. You're telling your story over and over again. And it's just a scary experience. And so my hope was that this book would, first of all, answer some of the very basic questions that existed and also kind of give them the framework to make their first initial consultation with attorneys as informed as possible, to put them in a position where they're emotionally in a more stable position because they know like certain things are going to count and not count. And, you know, a lot of the myths get a little dispelled. And also have them ask the important questions that they really need to ask with the attorney to decide if that's the right person to work with them. So I wrote it
Starting point is 00:24:22 a, you know, kind of a, I wouldn't say tongue and cheek, because it's not a laughing matter, but it was a relatable way. It was definitely written. I mean, it's the way I speak. And it was, you know, and anyone who reads it is like, oh my God, I can totally hear you. But I really, you know, I've always liked writing. And it's kind of with that bucket list, as it is for many people. And, you know, the hope is that it just really helps people. It just kind of puts people in the right mental space, kind of calms them down because this is a panicky moment in life. And, you know, just puts them in the right place that they can make educated decisions as opposed to emotional ones.
Starting point is 00:24:51 of it. I love it. So give everybody the title of the book. The 12 Secrets to Protecting Your Wealth, Health, and Happiness. I'll make sure we have links to it everywhere so people can go buy it and read it. Absolutely. So Jacqueline, I know you're busy. You probably have a divorce to go settle back there. I'm going to get you out of here on my quick five. So rapid fire, quick five. All right. You're going into a settlement. You want to get yourself energized. and hyped up. What song is playing in your ear? I would do a Billy Joel song and I would do my life with the idea that these people want to get their lives back. There you go. I like it.
Starting point is 00:25:31 I like it. So I know you're the queen of New York City. What's your favorite place to go for a slice? Oh, for a slice. You know, actually one of my favorite places isn't actually even in New York City. So, yeah, I mean, I would say little Italy in New York City. There's amazing, amazing places there. So where's the other place then if it's not New York City? So there's this other place. It's called Stellas and it's about 45 minutes outside of the city. Okay. Okay.
Starting point is 00:25:57 All right. What's your dream vacation to unplug after the courtroom? Well, I'll say my dream vacation. I don't know if it was after the courtroom, but my family and I went on a safari to Africa. And it was amazing. And like, it was like, and I kind of mentally go back there when I want to unplug. So I would say like it's my mental vacation at this point after. of being a real one. Amazing experience. Okay. And then the last question, an important question.
Starting point is 00:26:25 What's the biggest lesson that divorce has taught you about love? Don't sweat the small stuff. You know, I say about my husband, you know, it's annoying that he doesn't put all the dishes in the dishwasher, yet the dishwasher and the stinker right there. But in the scope of life, and it does give me perspective to know that that is not the worst thing in the world. But he could still do that. So my wife is probably nodding her head as she listens or watches this right now, too. But I like washing dishes by hand. Like, I rarely use the dishwasher.
Starting point is 00:26:57 Like, washing dishes and ironing is therapeutic for me. So like, I let the dishes talk up a little bit. Therapeutic for me if they're my dishes. I'm joking. All right, Jacqueline, where can everyone find and follow you? My website, Jay Newman at burkbot. It's in B as in Boy, E is in Edward, R as in Robert, K is in K is in Kite, B is in Boy, O is an octopus, T as and Tom.com. I'll make sure we have that link for everybody to see too.
Starting point is 00:27:28 Ladies and gentlemen, this has been my good friend, the top rated divorce attorney in New York City. I hope you never have to meet her personally for her services, but we can go have a slice together. Jacqueline, you've been awesome, amazing. Just so proud of you and all the great things that you're doing out there. I appreciate you, dear. Oh, thank you so much. I appreciate it. You got it. And for all the viewers and listeners, remember your because is your superpower. Go unleash it.
Starting point is 00:27:56 That's another powerful conversation on Mick Unplugged. If this episode moved you, and I'm sure it did, follow the show wherever you listen, share it with someone who needs that spark, and leave a review so more people can find there because. I'm Rudy Rush, and until next time, stay driven, stay focused, and stay unplugged. Thank you.

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