Most Separating Couples Start in the Wrong Place.
Financial clarity before legal chaos.
The BEST Ecosystem™
The First-Ever Non-Adversarial Separation Ecosystem
The BEST Ecosystem™ is a powerful alliance of trusted professionals working together to help individuals and families navigate separation with clarity, structure, and support before legal chaos begins.
From financial education and housing transitions to wellness, coaching, insurance, legal service resources, Veteran support, and future planning; every angle of the process is covered through one coordinated ecosystem.
Every professional brings a unique strength. Together, we are building a movement designed to change the face of separation and family restructuring for generations to come.
Choose Your BEST Path Forward
Three specialized programs. One shared mission. Your BEST Outcome™.
The BEST Programs™ are designed to help individuals, families, and Veterans navigate separation and major life transitions with confidence, structure, and support before conflict escalates.
Backed by the BEST Ecosystem™ of trusted professionals, each program provides the guidance, financial clarity, and preparation needed to move forward stronger, informed, and ready for what’s next.
She’s not just leaving something behind. She’s stepping into what’s next.
Her BEST Outcome™ is designed for women who are considering, preparing for, or navigating separation.
Many women face significant financial questions involving the family home, pensions, retirement savings, debt obligations, income changes, and long-term financial security.
This program helps participants understand their financial position, organize critical information, identify available resources, and build confidence as they prepare for the next chapter of their lives.
You deserve clarity before chaos begins.
This isn’t about starting over. It’s about moving forward with purpose.
Steady Man-Ready Man™ is designed for men navigating separation and major life transitions.
The program provides financial education, organization, and practical guidance to help participants understand their assets, liabilities, income, expenses, and future financial obligations.
Men gain the knowledge and structure needed to make informed decisions, reduce uncertainty, and move forward with confidence.
Strong today. Prepared tomorrow. Ready for what's next.
Service demanded sacrifice. Your future deserves certainty.
Veterans BEST™ is designed specifically for Canadian and American veterans, serving military members, and military families navigating separation and relationship breakdown.
Led by veterans and veteran-focused professionals, the program helps participants understand the financial realities associated with military service, release, disability benefits, pensions, compensation programs, housing decisions, and family restructuring.
Veterans gain access to financial education, benefit awareness, community resources, and a growing network of veteran-support professionals across Canada and the United States.
You served your country. Now protect your future.
Meet The BEST Ecosystem™ Referral Partners
Join The Movement And The Evolution Of Separation!
Wanda Butler, Separation & Divorce Financial Specialist | Creator of the BEST Ecosystem™
"After years of witnessing the financial and emotional damage caused by adversarial separation, I created the BEST Ecosystem™ to give individuals and families a better way forward; one built on financial clarity, structure, education, and support before legal chaos begins.” — Wanda Butler™ | [email protected] | www.beforeyoulawyerup.com"
Jim Pehkonen, Certified Life Coach | Life Architect™, and Leader of Freedom Forge™
"As a Certified Life Coach, I help men who have experienced trauma and feel lost, confused, or angry, and traditional approaches have failed. Clients who work with me find peace, and overcome trauma. Why, we apply the wisdom of Stoic philosophy through a process that transforms. Hop on my calendar and let’s have a discussion. www.amazinglifedesign.com
Scott Noonan, Director of Participant Success & Program Onboarding
"As Director of Steady Man Ready Man™, Scott brings a powerful combination of lived separation experience, business leadership, and practical insight to help men navigate financial uncertainty with clarity and confidence. Through onboarding and mentorship, Scott helps men move from overwhelm and reaction toward structure, resilience, and a stronger future.
email: [email protected]
Lynn Lionhood LegalShield/IDShield | International Radio Host
"As a Representative of LegalShield™ and IDShield™, I bring affordable legal service resources, identity protection, and strategic collaboration support to the BEST Ecosystem™, helping individuals and families access practical everyday legal support with greater confidence, peace of mind, and protection during life’s major transitions.”
email: [email protected]
Jennifer Sansford LegalShield/IDShield Representative
"As a Representative of LegalShield™ and IDShield™, I bring affordable legal service resources, identity protection, and strategic collaboration support to the BEST Ecosystem™, helping individuals and families access practical everyday legal support with greater confidence, peace of mind, and protection during life’s major transitions.”
email: [email protected]
Bryan Scolaro, Financial Educator | Veteran Financial Educator
"As a Financial Educator, I bring financial awareness, education, and Veteran-focused support to the BEST Ecosystem™, helping service members, Veterans, and families better understand financial stability, future planning, and the importance of building stronger foundations through life’s major transitions.”
email:
[email protected]
George Milley, Mortgage Professional | TCG Lending Centres
"As a seasoned Mortgage Professional, I support the BEST Ecosystem™ by helping individuals and families better understand mortgage options, refinancing possibilities, and spousal buyout considerations during separation, providing access to over 25 lenders in Canada to help create practical housing and financial transition solutions.” www.mortgageweb.ca/gmilley
Joyce Zelazik, Real Estate Agent | Coldwell Banker Real Estate Group Managing Broker
"As a Real Estate Agent and Managing Broker with Coldwell Banker Group, I bring honesty, responsiveness, and a supportive client-first approach to the BEST Ecosystem™, helping clients make the buying and selling process feel easier, more organized, and less overwhelming during major life transitions.”
email: [email protected]
Kyka Drake, Certified Life & Motivation Coach | Founder & CEO of Kyka Drake Life Coaching L.L.C.
""As a Certified Life & Motivation Coach, who specializes in confidence coaching. I bring empowerment, resilience, and transformational support to the BEST Ecosystem™, helping women rebuild confidence and identity, rediscover purpose, and move forward with strength and clarity through life’s most difficult transitions."
email: [email protected]
Derrick Daniels, Licensed Financial Consultant
“As a Licensed Financial Consultant, I bring faith-driven leadership, financial education, and a deep commitment to family, service, and long-term security to the BEST Ecosystem™, by helping individuals build stronger financial foundations and create lasting generational impact through life’s major transitions.”
email: [email protected]
Tina Feigal, M.S., Ed., Parent Coach | Author | Trainer, & Founder of Tina Feigal Coaching, LLC
"As a seasoned Parent Coach, I bring compassionate parenting expertise and family transition support to the BEST Ecosystem™, by helping parents create healthier communication, stronger co-parenting foundations, and greater stability for children during separation and restructuring.” www.howdoiparentthischild.com
Seema Sinha, Certified Financial Professional
As a Certified Financial Professional, I bring thoughtful financial insight and compassionate support to the BEST Ecosystem™, helping individuals and families gain clarity, strengthen financial confidence, and prepare for a secure retirement. My work is centered on empowering people to make informed decisions, protect their long term financial future, and move forward through life’s transitions with confidence and purpose. Financial Freedom is Not a Dream, It’s a Priority.’” www.doitrightalways.com
Joyce Tyson, Licensed Financial Consultant | Credit Education | Founder of Project 1000
“As a Licensed Financial Consultant, I bring faith-driven leadership, financial education, and a deep commitment to family, service, and long-term security to the BEST Ecosystem™, by helping individuals build stronger financial foundations and create lasting generational impact through life’s major transitions.”
email: [email protected]
Rev. Elizabeth Gifford Maffei, Quantum Growth Practitioner | Intuitive | Life Coach
"As part of the BEST Ecosystem™, Rev. Elizabeth Gifford Maffei offers transformational support as an intuitive life coach, emotional wellness practitioner, and healer. She helps individuals and couples navigate relationship challenges, emotional trauma, and life transitions through emotional healing, mindset work, and intuitive guidance while supporting them to step confidently into their next chapter in life and business. Email: [email protected]
Diana Ashworth, CCP, B.A., CPS-MH, Disability Advocate | Mentor, & Creator of Life After Impact
"As a Mentor, Transformation and Empowerment Coach, Disability Advocate, and creator of Life After Impact, Diana Ashworth brings compassionate leadership and transformational support to the BEST Ecosystem™. Her work helps individuals move through life’s transitions with resilience, confidence, and a renewed sense of purpose."
Email: [email protected]
Carly Tougas, Parent Coach Associate
“As a Parent Coach Associate, Carly helps single moms raising teenage and young adult daughters with physical disabilities create more resilience, calm, clarity, and confidence so they can move from surviving to thriving. As someone with cerebral palsy who was raised by a single mother after her parents' divorce, Carly understand firsthand the challenges, responsibilities, and emotional overwhelm that can come with raising a child with a physical disability.
https://carly-tougas.kit.com/123ba57b3a
Diane Rossow, Health Detox Expert and Author
"As part of the BEST Ecosystem™, Diane Rossow is a health professional, author, and wellness advocate who combines professional expertise with personal experience navigating divorce. She is a passionate supporter of the My BEST Outcome™ mission and the positive impact it brings to families in transition. Email: [email protected]
Jane Ross, Financial Professional
“As a Financial Professional,, experience, financial education, and a deep commitment to family, service, and long-term security to the BEST Ecosystem™, by helping individuals build stronger financial foundations and create lasting generational impact through life’s major transitions.”
Email: [email protected]
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