Helping, Inspiring & Empowering Others

In today’s episode, I’m sharing some deeply meaningful updates about the work I’ve been doing, the conversations I’m having, and how this journey keeps unfolding in ways I never could have planned. From a recent webinar that reached tens of thousands of people to the incredible feedback that followed, this episode is really about validation, purpose, and trusting the path I’m on.

I also talk about authenticity—why it matters so much to me, why I don’t script my message, and how surrendering control has allowed me to connect with people on a much deeper level. If you’ve been following my work, or if you’re navigating divorce, healing, or a toxic marriage yourself, this episode gives you a clear look at where my heart is and what’s coming next.

Episode Highlights:

[0:02] – Welcoming listeners and setting the tone for the episode
 [0:23] – Sharing exciting news about my recent webinar with St John’s University
 [1:40] – Reflecting on attendee feedback and why these conversations matter so much
 [3:28] – Being featured in Global Women’s Club magazine and opening up about my divorce journey
 [4:30] – Why I chose not to script the webinar and the importance of authenticity
 [5:40] – How this work has grown beyond social media and into everyday life
 [6:15] – Introducing my new one-on-one mentorship program
 [7:10] – Explaining the free 15-minute consult and who this program is for
 [8:55] – Where to find me, how to connect, and holiday well-wishes

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Transcript

Caryn Portnoy: 0:02

Hi everyone, and welcome to the music of Life. I'm your host. Karen Portnoy, before I get into this episode, please comment, ask questions, share some of your experiences, and don't forget to subscribe. You Marc, hi everyone. I just wanted to start off by saying, I don't know if anybody follows me on social media, on Instagram or Tiktok, but I have a couple of exciting things that happen that I wanted to share with you guys. One was a webinar that I did through St John's University last week that went out to 35,000 people, which was pretty awesome. And actually, I'm waiting to get the link to upload to YouTube, and then I will share that once I know when and where it'll be and all of that. But you know, I'll keep you posted. But I just found out from the the woman who was running the program who invited me to do this webinar, she said that she got two emails from attendees thanking her for doing this webinar. Now she said that she's never done a webinar anywhere close to what I spoke about, and I'll get into that in a second. But on top of that, nobody ever reached out to thank her for it. And in essence, and I'm waiting for her to send me the emails, but in essence, they were thanking her, because the topic that I speak about is not something that's regularly or readily available or anything like that. So, you know, nobody's talking about it, except in my world, people are talking about it all the time, because I'm in all these divorce groups, and I just, I hear everybody's stories, I read everyone's stories, and when I'm on I comment and post and reply and all of that. But I can't always be on it. 24/7, I do have a life, and I have other projects going on too, so I can't really answer everything that I want to answer all the time, but when I can, I do and the overarching theme is that people are thankful and grateful and appreciate what I have to say. People are still sharing my stuff and commenting and nothing but good things. I must say. I mean, even people that disagree with me, I'm just very quick to say, look, we can agree to disagree. There's no hard feelings. But, you know, I'm not trying to ram anything that I say down anyone's throat, but I offer my perspective and my truth and the wisdom that I've gained from what I've been through, and take it or leave it. I'm not forcing anyone to believe what I believe, but, you know, I have spent an enormous amount of time and energy and effort to heal. I do have a lot to offer to people who are going through this, just that people are very appreciative of what I'm saying and what what I'm offering to them, and it's just really, really nice to read it online, to have these people who attended the webinar respond and, you know, just kind of validate that what I'm doing is important. And then I was also featured in Global Women's Club magazine, and I posted that on social media as well. It's just basically talking about, you know, the state of my divorce and and how toxic and horrific it was for me and how I healed. And, you know, now I'm trying to help and inspire other people who are going through it. So what happened was I did not prepare for the webinar. I had an agenda. I had six points I wanted to touch on, and I knew generally what I wanted to say, but when it came time to actually start, I you know, I think everyone knows at this point that I have a relationship with God. And so I surrendered the webinar and what I was going to say to God, knowing full well that he would flow through me, and I would say exactly what I was meant to say. So I opened my mouth, and the words came out, and you know, only when I was done, and I think I spoke for 35 or 40 minutes, and when I was done, I was looking back at everything that I had said, and in my mind, I was like, wow, that was awesome. I said everything I meant to say. So the reason that I did that, and it was intentional, that I didn't prepare because I didn't want it to come across as being too contrived or too canned. I really wanted that that audience to connect with me and relate to me and feel my authenticity. So, mission accomplished. Watched. So anyway, that was exciting. And again, I will reveal more about the things that I'm working on and doing as as they come to fruition, and I will share that along the way. So the interesting unfolding of all of this is that, you know, it all started online in these divorce groups, and then it grew into some other projects that have grown and unfolded in their own right. And so now it's getting to the point where it in, you know, my everyday life, where people are texting me and calling me and messaging me and just really acknowledging what I'm doing and how great it is, and how many people need to hear what I have to say, and I can't. It's like I have to start booking appointments now, to start talking to people, because it's it's becoming like I want to do nothing more than to spend my days and nights talking to people about this and helping them in any way that I can. But I mean, there are 24 hours in a day, and I have a life too. So you know, I have to really, I've had to really figure out how I'm going to be able to interact with people in a way that is going to be helpful and meaningful and, you know, and also work for everyone's schedule. So what I've done is I've come up with and developed a mentorship program that I'm offering to people, and I'm enrolling people now into this program where they would work with me one on one, one hour each week for eight weeks, and I would include in there, you know, different email or texting sessions. You know, in between those sessions, in case there are questions or things that need to be explained or clarified, or whatever. So there's that, and then obviously I would have like a initial intake kind of phone conversation, maybe for 15 minutes or so, and just make sure that we're a good fit and that where they're at in their divorce, or their post divorce, or where, or maybe a toxic marriage, and they're considering divorce, whichever stage they're in. I want to make sure that it's a good fit and that what I have to offer is something that can legitimately help them. So I would offer, you, know, a 15 minute free consult, just to kind of touch upon where they're at and see whether that's something I can do. So if you know of anybody, if if this pertains to you, or if you know of anyone in your life, I would so appreciate if you can share the information. Anybody can reach out to me on my website, which is pod page.com/the, music of life, leave me a voicemail, leave me an email, whatever, however you want to contact me, that would be great. I can get back to you. I can talk to you about this and see whether you know there's a path forward for us or anyone else that you know, I would really appreciate that. So anyway, I'm gonna wrap this up. I will speak to you guys next week, and I wish everybody a very happy, healthy New Year, Christmas. Whenever you celebrate Hanukkah, have a wonderful holiday season with your friends, family and loved ones, and I will catch up with you next week or after Take care everyone, please join me every Thursday for a new episode. You can reach me at my website, which is pod page.com/the, music of life, and you can find all of my social media platforms on my website. So that would be Instagram, Tiktok and Facebook. Thanks again for listening. I'll catch you next time you