Leslie Mathews JD, MSW

Leslie Mathews JD, MSW Helping women untangle the legal, emotional, and identity knots of divorce. Divorce can unravel everything—but it can also remake you.

With a background in law and a Masters in Social Work, I offer strategic and soulful support through The LooM Life—guiding you to peace, power, and clarity. With both a JD and MSW, I guide women through the emotional, logistical, and legal overwhelm of divorce. Through The LooM Life, I offer strategy, support, and soul as you untangle what was and reweave what’s next.
👉 Book a free consult to learn how we can work together. Strategic & soulful coaching by a lawyer-turned-therapist.

10/14/2025

Walking into a lawyer’s office can feel overwhelming.
But remember—you’re the client. You get to ask questions, clarify, and make informed decisions. 💪

Here are 3 questions that help you stay grounded and in control:
1️⃣ “Can you walk me through what to expect in this process, step by step?” — Understanding the roadmap helps reduce fear.
2️⃣ “What are my options, and what are the pros and cons of each?” — You deserve to know the full picture before making decisions.
3️⃣ “How can I keep costs manageable and communication clear?” — Boundaries and structure help protect both your wallet and your peace.

✨ Knowledge is power, but calm is strength.
You don’t need to know all the answers—you just need to know what to ask.

If you want more tools to navigate divorce with clarity, confidence, and support, join us in the Women Navigating Divorce community. 🌿💛

💛 For years, we shrink ourselves to keep the peace.We walk on eggshells. We stay quiet. We convince ourselves that calm ...
10/14/2025

💛 For years, we shrink ourselves to keep the peace.
We walk on eggshells. We stay quiet. We convince ourselves that calm on the outside means peace on the inside.

But that’s not peace — that’s self-abandonment.

✨ Divorce taught me that real peace doesn’t come from keeping everyone else comfortable.
It comes from coming home to yourself.
From honoring your truth, even when it shakes things up.
From choosing you — again and again.

When you stop abandoning yourself to keep the peace, you finally find the kind of peace that lasts. 🌿

💔✨ Why it’s important to rebuild yourself after divorce:Because divorce doesn’t just end a relationship — it rearranges ...
10/12/2025

💔✨ Why it’s important to rebuild yourself after divorce:

Because divorce doesn’t just end a relationship — it rearranges your sense of who you are.
It changes your routines, your roles, your identity, even your nervous system.

For years, you may have poured your energy into holding everything together — the marriage, the kids, the image, the peace. But once it’s over, you’re left with the quiet question: Who am I now?

Rebuilding yourself after divorce isn’t about becoming someone new.
It’s about remembering who you’ve always been underneath the layers of survival. 🌿

✨ It’s how you reclaim your confidence.
✨ It’s how you learn to trust yourself again.
✨ It’s how you build a life that actually feels like yours.

You’re not starting over. You’re rising — wiser, clearer, and freer than before. 💛

10/11/2025

🏌🏼‍♀️ This will ruffle some feathers… but golf isn’t really about winning.

Sure, there’s competition, challenge, and skill. But underneath all of that — golf is about awareness.

It’s about learning how you respond when things don’t go your way.
It’s about breathing through frustration, staying present after a bad shot, and finding peace in the process.

🌿 The real “win” is when you stop fighting the game and start flowing with it.
When your mind and body sync up.
When you learn that calm focus will take you farther than force ever could.

Golf is a teacher — not a test.
And when you play it that way, the course becomes a place of clarity, not pressure.

✨ The scoreboard doesn’t define you. Your presence does.

10/10/2025

⛳️ This is how I teach my clients to use golf as a moving meditation.

Golf isn’t just a game — it’s a practice in presence.
Every swing offers a chance to slow down, breathe, and tune in.

🌿 Feel your feet on the ground.
🌿 Notice the wind, the weight of the club, the rhythm of your breath.
🌿 Let go of the last shot — good or bad — and return to this one.

When you approach golf this way, it becomes more than sport.
It becomes a mirror for your mind, a space to regulate your nervous system, and a reminder that peace is found one breath — and one swing — at a time.

✨ You don’t have to sit still to meditate. Sometimes mindfulness happens right in the middle of the fairway.

10/09/2025

⛳️ Here’s what I wish more people knew about golf…

It’s not really about the score.
It’s about learning to breathe when you miss the shot.
It’s about grounding yourself when frustration hits.
It’s about the quiet courage to try again, even when no one’s watching.

Golf, like life, will humble you.
But if you let it, it will also teach you.

🌿 To focus on the present moment.
🌿 To trust your swing — and yourself.
🌿 To find peace, not perfection.

Every round is a mirror for where your mind goes under pressure.
And every swing is an invitation to come back to center.

✨ The real game isn’t out there on the course.
It’s the one happening inside you.

10/09/2025

If you’re terrified of freezing during divorce mediation, this is probably why…

Your nervous system doesn’t know you’re in a conference room. It thinks you’re in danger. ⚡️

When your ex raises their voice, dismisses your words, or uses that same tone that’s always shut you down—your body remembers.
It’s not weakness. It’s biology.

🧠 Your brain is wired to protect you, and when old power dynamics or emotional threats show up, your system can go into freeze mode—shutting down, going blank, or losing your voice.

But here’s the good news:
You can learn to regulate your body before you walk into that room.
Grounding, breathwork, and nervous system tools help you stay steady and clear so your voice doesn’t disappear when it matters most.

🌿 You are not powerless—you just need to work with your body, not against it.

If this resonates, the Women Navigating Divorce group is a safe place to learn tools like these and get support from women who truly understand. 💛
👉 [Link to join group]

10/07/2025

I didn’t wake up one day suddenly calm and confident after my divorce. ✨

That steadiness was built slowly—through simple, daily mindfulness practices that helped regulate my nervous system. 🌿

It looked like pausing to breathe before answering a difficult email.
It looked like grounding myself with a walk when my thoughts spiraled.
It looked like journaling to untangle the emotions that felt too heavy to carry inside.

Over time, these small choices created space for clarity. They helped me trust myself again. They reminded me that healing isn’t about perfection—it’s about presence.

If you’re in the middle of divorce recovery and wondering if calm confidence is possible for you, this is your reminder: it doesn’t happen overnight. But it does happen—one mindful step at a time. 💛

Clarity and confidence aren’t things you just hope for in divorce recovery—they’re skills you can build. 🌿When you have ...
10/07/2025

Clarity and confidence aren’t things you just hope for in divorce recovery—they’re skills you can build. 🌿

When you have grounding tools, you stop relying on willpower alone. You create a steady foundation you can return to anytime:

✨ A breath practice that calms your nervous system when fear spikes.
✨ Simple rituals that remind you of your strength.
✨ Grounding techniques that bring you back to the present when the “what ifs” take over.

These tools don’t just get you through divorce—they set you up for life. Because clarity and confidence never run out… not when you know how to anchor yourself, again and again. 💛

10/06/2025

The strategy that helped me go from overwhelmed and anxious to grounded & confident in just 90 days after divorce? 🌿

It wasn’t a magic fix. It was learning how to:
✨ Calm my nervous system so I could think clearly instead of spiraling.
✨ Anchor myself in daily grounding practices that built steadiness.
✨ Create simple systems for decision-making so I didn’t feel pulled in a million directions.

✨ Surround myself with support instead of trying to carry it all alone.
Divorce leaves so many women feeling lost—like you’re standing in the wreckage trying to rebuild without a map. But clarity doesn’t come from pushing harder. It comes from slowing down, soothing your system, and taking steady steps forward.

If you’ve been craving clarity after divorce, know this: it’s possible. You don’t have to stay stuck in overwhelm. You can feel grounded, confident, and steady again—and it starts with the right strategy. 💛

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