As a psychologist, Dr. Iris Pachler knows how messy, confusing, and downright heartbreaking a divorce and its aftermath can be. She understands this disorienting journey not just from a professional perspective, but from her personal experience as well. The aftermath of a divorce is anything but pretty, triggering a person's deepest fears and insecurities. Iris grew up in Austria, navigating the adventurous and at times treacherous childhood and teen years before relocating to California as a young adult. After dedicating her time to being a stay-at-home mother to her three children, Iris obtained her PhD in clinical psychology, eventually opening her private practice. After guiding clients through their life transitions, leading and facilitating divorce support groups, and surviving the termination of her own marriage, she started to create the fictional character of Lillian to capture the colorful journey of divorce recovery.
