The Glamorous Grind

Want to become a better negotiator without pretending to be someone you’re not?

In this episode of The Glamorous Grind, employment attorney Mila Arutunian and Certified Family Law Specialist Ilona Antonyan reveal the negotiation strategies they use in legal settlements, salary discussions, business deals, client relationships, family conflicts, and everyday life.

Mila and Ilona have very different negotiating st...

When conflict gets serious, how do you know whether you need a lawyer, a mediator, a coach, or simply a better way to communicate?

In this episode of The Glamorous Grind, employment attorney Mila Arutunian and family law specialist Ilona Antonyan sit down with Julie Cobalt, an experienced mediator and conflict coach with more than 25 years of experience in conflict resolution, to discuss how mediation and emotional regulatio...

 Child hunger, human trafficking, foster care, displacement from war, and children living without basic necessities can feel like problems far too big for one person to solve.

But making a difference doesn’t require solving everything.

Sometimes, it starts with simply deciding to do something.

In this episode of The Glamorous Grind, employment attorney Mila Arutunian and family law specialist Ilona A...

What do you do when there's no perfect answer and getting it wrong could change someone's life forever?

In this episode of The Glamorous Grind, employment attorney Mila Arutunian and family law specialist Ilona Antonyan sit down with Amir Alavi, a former Riverside County prosecutor turned criminal defense attorney, known as "The Smiling Assassin". Their topic?  How to make impossible decisions under pressure.

Whe...

Artificial Intelligence is transforming the legal industry, but can you really trust ChatGPT, Claude, or other AI tools when your career, lawsuit, marriage, or future is on the line?

In this episode of The Glamorous Grind, employment attorney Mila Arutunian and family law specialist Ilona Antonyan discuss how AI is rapidly transforming the legal landscape and modern relationships. From clients relying on ChatGPT for million-...

Why do people really fight?

Most people believe they're arguing about money, parenting, work responsibilities, promotions, chores, trust, or communication. But according to experienced family law and employment attorneys, the real cause of conflict is often much deeper.

In this episode of The Glamorous Grind, employment attorney Mila Arutunian and family law specialist Ilona Antonyan break down the psychology of confl...

Most parents going through a divorce ask the same question: Am I hurting my child?

In this episode of The Glamorous Grind, board-certified child,  adolescent, and adult psychiatrist Dr. Peter Kass joins law specialists Mila Arutunian and Ilona Antonyan to answer the questions divorcing parents are afraid to ask.

What you'll learn:
- Divorce itself does NOT inherently traumatize children — conflict does

What happens when someone uses the court system not to solve problems — but to harass, control, or financially drain their ex? In this episode of The Glamorous Grind, family law attorney Ilona breaks down the reality of vexatious litigants in divorce and family court cases.

A vexatious litigant is someone who repeatedly files frivolous motions, emergency requests, or repetitive legal actions designed to delay proceedin...

A THC blood result can follow you long after the high is gone, and that gap between chemistry and impairment is where marijuana DUI cases get messy fast. We’re back with criminal defense attorneys Lauren and Cole to talk plainly about what actually happens when police suspect cannabis impairment, what California law does and does not say, and why “I bought it legally” is never the same as “I can drive safely...

You can be telling the truth, have the receipts in your head, and still watch a judge rule against you. That’s the brutal lesson of family court: being “right” isn’t the same as proving it with evidence, procedure, and a story the court can actually use.

We dig into what “high-conflict divorce” really looks like when custody battles keep escalating no matter what you do. We talk about the ...

Most people picture a DUI as a headline-worthy meltdown, but the reality is usually quieter and more relatable: dinner with friends, a hard week, a bad call, and then flashing lights in the rearview mirror. We sit down with DUI defense attorneys Lauren Angelos and Cole Casey to talk about what really happens after a driving under the influence arrest and why smart, successful people can still find themselves in the system. The goal...

You can feel it the moment a divorce turns from sad to scorched earth and most people assume the only way through is to “lawyer up” and fight harder. We see something different: the calmest person in the room often has the most power. Divorce attorney Anna Romanskaya joins us to explain how empathy, credibility, and being genuinely likable can move family law cases forward, even in high conflict litigation where everyon...

Artem Chigvintsev returns to The Glamorous Grind for a powerful and vulnerable conversation about what happens after the spotlight shifts.

From navigating divorce in the public eye to co-parenting, fatherhood, dating, and rebuilding his life from the ground up, Artem shares what the last year has really looked like.

This episode is about resilience, reinvention, and finding purpose again when everything changes.

Because sometimes the ...

Headlines move faster than facts, and that gap can cost you your job, your peace, and your reputation. We pull back the curtain on how public opinion has become its own courtroom, why clickbait thrives on outrage, and what actually happens when a legal story is packaged for views. From televised trials edited into viral drama to feeds tuned by algorithms, we explore how a single narrative can harden before the evidence even shows u...

Ever Googled a legal question at 2 a.m. and felt worse after reading the results? We’ve been there. This episode brings clarity to the messy intersections of love, work, and money, grounded in real cases and straight answers you can actually use.

We start with privacy: what you can see on a shared phone plan, what you can’t, and why snooping through a locked device crosses legal lines. From there, we unpack how e...

We go inside the fastest-growing scams hitting seniors, from AI voice clones to bank impersonations, and break the shame that keeps families quiet. District Attorney Summer Stephan shares how our task force links cases, what to report, and a simple script that stops fraud in its tracks.

• why smart people still fall for layered scams
• how tech support pop-ups lead to bank impersonation
• the power of reporting to poli...

Ever stared at a legal mess and thought, How do I pick the right lawyer without getting burned? We take you from vague recommendations to a clear, confident selection process that protects your wallet, your case, and your peace of mind.

We start where most people do: referrals. They’re useful, but not a strategy. We explain how to vet attorneys beyond word of mouth with state bar records, Google reviews, and pointed in...

Retaliation at work is way more common than people realize. You speak up about harassment, discrimination, or a toxic environment, and suddenly your job gets harder, colder, or you get pushed out completely. A lot of people think this is just “bad luck” or “HR doing their job,” but many times it’s actually illegal.

In this episode of The Glamorous Grind, Ilona and Mila talk openly about what rea...

Ilona and Mila debunk the biggest myths about divorce court—and react to dramatic Divorce Court and Judge Judy moments to show how real family law actually works. From child support misconceptions to courtroom etiquette, this episode separates Hollywood fiction from California legal reality.  Judges don’t just ask who has the kids; they compare incomes, impute earnings when someone is underemployed, and can make su...