Society & Culture
Mari Luangrath-Ullrick was a beacon of hope for me as I went through my divorce. She got divorced, remarried, and successfully blended two families together into a new family.With 50% of marriages ending in divorce, Mari's situation isn't uncommon. But that doesn't make it any easier to live through.Mari is the founder of Blend Rebels, a community that helps families around the world make blending families easier with less work, fewer tears, and less contention.In this episode, Mari Luangrath-Ullrick and I chat about:The moment she realized she wasn’t alone in getting a divorce and there were others out there going through the same thingHow becoming a parent completely defied her expectations for having a childThe ways her wildly successful cupcake business affected her marriageWhere her desire to create businesses comes fromHow she felt the night of her first Thanksgiving post divorceWhy we need more inclusion for blended families and divorced partnersWhat she learned from a childhood of playing violin