Creating a Home After Divorce: Selling, Starting Over & Building What Comes Next with Greg Banks

Divorce can change your address, your routines, your finances, and even what "home" means. In this episode of Dishing on Divorce, Mandy and Deanna sit down with Greg Banks, owner and operator of Set the Stage Boston Metro North, for a conversation about the home from both sides of divorce: preparing the marital home for sale and creating a new space that feels safe, comfortable, and truly yours. Greg brings a perspective that is both professional and deeply personal. After going through his own divorce when his children were young, he discovered how much creating a new home helped him begin imagining the life that could come next. Together, they explore the emotional attachment we have to our homes and belongings, why leaving the marital home can feel like a genuine loss, and how your physical environment can support healing during a major life transition. Greg also shares practical guidance for homeowners preparing to sell, including why decluttering and depersonalizing matter, where improvements like paint and lighting may make a difference, and how staging can help buyers envision themselves living in a space. And for those beginning again in a new home, the conversation turns to decision fatigue, where to spend versus save, creating meaningful routines with your children, and why you do not need to create your "forever home" all at once. This episode reminds you that starting over doesn't mean having everything figured out. Sometimes it starts with creating a space that cares for you while you decide what comes next. Connect with Greg: https://bmn.wesetthestage.com/ Email Greg: greg.banks@wesetthestage.com