Episode 293

Burn It Down to Build It Better: How to Reinvent Your Life & Business After Divorce With Marni Battista

Published on: 10th May, 2025

In this episode of I Date Money®, Lisa Drennon sits down with Marnie Battista, a Midlife Reinvention Specialist, podcast host, and author of Your Radical Living Challenge: 7 Questions for Leading a Meaningful Life. Together, they dive into what it really takes to build financial independence after divorce, release the scarcity mindset, and realign with a life of purpose—without blowing up the life you've already worked so hard to build.

From navigating money blocks and investing with intention to letting go of what no longer fits, Marnie shares powerful stories and practical wisdom that will help you ask the right questions to lead a radically aligned life—on your terms. If you’re a divorced mompreneur craving more meaning, more money, and more you in your business... this conversation is your sign.


🔑 Topics Discussed:

  • How to shed scarcity and step into strategic money moves
  • The power of asking the right questions to rewrite your next chapter
  • Why six-figure women still carry guilt around money
  • Burnout, business pivots, and building what feels good again
  • Quarterly money meetings, profit audits, and what subscriptions to ditch today


📚 Grab Marnie’s book & take her Decode Your Destiny quiz at radicallivingchallenge.com

Connect with Marni here:

WEBSITE: marnibattista.com

FACEBOOK PROFILE: https://www.facebook.com/MarniBattista

INSTAGRAM: @marnibattista_

LinkedIn: Marni Battista

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@LifeCheckYourself

Substack: MarniBattista.substack.com

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About the Podcast

I Date Money: Budget • Invest • Build Wealth After Divorce
Rebuild financial stability after divorce—rewrite your money story with clarity and confidence.
Welcome to iDateMoney®, the podcast where divorced mompreneurs learn how to rebuild financial stability after divorce without spreadsheets, shame, or second-guessing every decision.

Hosted by Lisa Drennon—Wealth Activator, money strategist, and creator of the Money Multiplier System— this show is where clarity meets confidence.

Each week, Lisa shares raw stories, practical strategies, and spiritual insights to help you:

Release fear and guilt around money so you feel safe spending again.

Create steady income and financial security—even if your business feels unpredictable.

Confidently pay yourself, cover taxes, and provide stability for your kids.

Rewrite your money story so you can step into your role as a secure, empowered mom.

This isn’t your accountant’s podcast. It’s real talk for women ready to stop feeling broke, build true stability, and finally trust themselves with money.

Because it doesn’t matter how much you have—it’s what you do with it. 🗝️🌬️💖💸

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Lisa Drennon

Lisa Drennon, Wealth Activator & founder of iDateMoney® has been in the finance & insurance industry since 1987. Her unconventional Money Multiplier System transformed her money relationship to become a self-made millionaire, retire 2 ½ years early, pay $100K of debt in 6 months, & relocate to her beachfront dream home.