JUNE 2018 • LONGISLANDPRESS.COM 25
PRESS BUSINESS
WORTHY.COM:
HELPING DIVORCEES HELP THEMSELVES
By RUTH BASHINSKY
When the happily ever after doesn’t
always work out, there is Worthy.com.
“Sellers can view their live auctions
on their mobile phones from the
privacy of their own home, seeing
multiple competitive bids come
in rather than walking ‘the street’
and feeling humiliated,” Judy
Herbst, Worthy Director of PR &
Partnerships.
The online auction house for preowned
diamonds and estate jewelry
helps divorced women get a fresh start
in a safe, transparent environment,
through the sale of unwanted
jewelry. Earlier this year, Worthy
teamed up with the CDC® (Certified
Divorce Coach) community with
the goal of empowering women on
Long Island and nationwide to move
toward financial independence postdivorce.
“Worthy is about helping women
achieve their best, to be in
control, make their own decisions
and know their true worth,” says
Herbst. “It seemed natural to
reach out to this amazing group
of certified divorce coaches and
work with these women across the
country who are helping others.”
Angela Ianuale Shanerman, of East
Northport, went through her own
lengthy divorce. Like many women,
she left her well-paying job years
ago to raise her family and was
financially dependent on her spouse.
Once divorce struck, she had to start
all over again.
In 2015, after her divorce became
final, Shanerman got her groove
back. She is now a certified divorce
coach with her own practice,
helping women gain confidence
they need to move forward.
“I want to impact change,” she says. “If
someone is stuck in that quicksand I
can grab their hand and pull them out,
giving them the support they need.”
Pegotty Cooper, author of the recently
released Divorce: Taking the High
Road: Simple Strategies for Creating
a Healthy Divorce, co-founded CDC
Certified Divorce Coach Training®
and Certification program.
“We Worthy and CDC both
serve the same clients in different
but meaningful ways, and we can
leverage each other’s unique offerings
to enrich the lives of women going
through a divorce,” Cooper says.
To help women jumpstart their career,
Worthy has created the Worthy
Women’s Professional Studies
Scholarship targeted to women 30
years and older. Eligible candidates
do not need to be divorced, only
attending an accredited program.
To become a Certified Divorce Coach,
visit certifieddivorcecoach.com or
contact Peggoty Cooper at 813-884-9511.
The next FREE “Rebooting Your Career,”
workshop will be held at the Elwood
Public Library in East Northport,
1929 Jericho Tpke., East Northport,
7:30-8:30 p.m. June 12. For more
information visit facebook.com/pg/
worthyInc/events or worthy.com
You Don’t Need a
Diamond to Shine!
worthy.com
Worthy teamed up with the CDC® community
to empower women post-divorce