AIRPARK Buzz Sheri Heitner-Anderson, left, and Amy Bloomberg Corben founded Un◆tied to help people who are going through divorce. (Photo by David Minton)
The Ties that (Un)bind Two women help ease the burden of divorce
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By Alex Gallagher ivorce can oftentimes be one of the worst experiences of a lifetime — and Amy Bloomberg Corben and Sheri Heitner-Anderson are all too familiar
with that. Corben and Heitner-Anderson maintained their strong friendship by volunteering at nonprofit events and bonding over their children, who attended the same preschool.
But their divorces brought them closer together and gave them the idea for Un◆ tied — a consulting firm that helps people through the bureaucratic and overwhelming process of breaking up. “There are a lot of different ways to get divorced — like filing for legal separation or meeting with a mediator to create a parenting agreement,” Heitner-Anderson says. “We want to make sure our clients know that no divorce is the same.” Corben explains, “One of the things that resonated with me was that I was finding it hard to function with the experience and the reason for our divorce. “I was running a business and my home, taking care of my children, dealing with
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letting my loved ones know what was happening and to be provided a list from my attorney while constantly contacting the attorney started to add up.” Corben searched for available resources to help guide someone through the daunting process. She could not find anything. “There was nothing out there to hold my hand and guide me through one of the worst times of my life,” she says. Corben saw a need for a business that offered individuals guidance and held their hands through a challenging time. “I had thought of doing something just like this but when Amy suggested it, she pushed me to make a decision,” Heitner…continues on page 22
