{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"How to Navigate a Business Divorce with Clarity, Compassion, and Power \u2014 with Attorney Margeaux Thomas","description":"Most entrepreneurs prepare for growth, partnership, and success\u2014but few prepare for what happens when a business partnership ends. In this episode of The Story Engine Podcast, attorney Margeaux Thomas pulls back the curtain on one of the most emotionally charged and financially high-stakes challenges a founder can face: the business divorce. Margeaux specializes in helping founders, partners, and executives untangle their companies, their identities, and their futures when a partnership breaks apart. She shares the unseen emotional toll, the common patterns she witnesses in conflict, and the transformational process she uses to guide both parties toward resolution, clarity, and a more abundant life beyond the breakup. Whether you're in a partnership now, considering one, or navigating a separation of your own, this conversation offers powerful insights into conflict, communication, and reclaiming your future. In This Episode 00:45 \u2014 What Is a Business Divorce? Margeaux describes how business breakups mirror personal divorces\u2014emotionally, psychologically, and financially. 01:10 \u2014 The Hidden Stress Behind Business Breakups How years of investment, employees\u2019 livelihoods, and identity all amplify the tension. 01:35 \u2014 The Emotional Patterns Margeaux Sees Every Time Fear of loss, betrayal, resentment, and the stories partners create about each other. 01:58 \u2014 Moving From Conflict to Clarity Margeaux\u2019s process for helping partners express their truth, identify what they really want, and de-escalate hostility. 02:22 \u2014 Accessing Abundance After the Breakup How partners evolve, rediscover purpose, and build better lives once the conflict is settled. 02:40 \u2014 Why Most Founders Don\u2019t Prepare for This The false belief that partnership problems \u201cwon\u2019t happen to us\u201d and why this mindset is costly. 03:05 \u2014 The Power of Neutral Facilitation Why outside support isn\u2019t optional\u2014it\u2019s essential when emotions distort reality. 03:30 \u2014 Final Thoughts & Where to Learn More Margeaux shares her closing insights and resources. ","author_name":"The Story Engine Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/podcast.thestoryengine.co\/","html":"