After decades in Hollywood, Paul Adelstein still isn't sure he's made it. And maybe that's part of what's kept him going.

This week on **The Back 9**, the star of *Private Practice*, *Prison Break*, *Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce* and *The Audacity* joins us to talk about his unlikely start in Chicago theater, his big break with John Cusack, and the experience of growing older in an industry where the roles change right along with you. And how did his high school class manage to produce four successful Hollywood actors, including one who became a major star?

Along the way, Paul shares stories of old friends, famous collaborators, divorce, fatherhood and what it means to keep challenging yourself creatively.

For Paul, success isn't necessarily a role, a paycheck or a particular milestone. It's doing meaningful work with people he respects and staying excited about what might come next. Not a bad way to approach the Back 9.

Divorce has a nasty habit of turning bad decisions into permanent ones.

This week on The Back 9, mother-and-son appellate attorneys Amy Shield and Roger Levine, authors of Divorce SOS, share the legal mistakes people often don't recognize until it's too late — from financial records and settlement agreements to choosing the wrong attorney.

But some of their best advice happens outside the courtroom. When an ex knows exactly how to push your buttons, that angry text or email can feel pretty satisfying, until it gets used against you.

Amy and Roger join us to talk about lowering the temperature, protecting your kids and finances, and making decisions today that you can still live with tomorrow...and all the way through your Back 9.

Being engaged with the world doesn't mean we have to let all of it into our heads.

This week on The Back 9, it's just Dennis and Josh, talking about everything from the crime against humanity that is mixing 12-year Scotch with Coke to movies, anxiety, meditation, social media and the things we allow to occupy way too much space in our lives.

Dennis shares what happened when he dramatically cut back on social media. Josh talks about recognizing his own anxiety around conflict. And together, we wrestle with a bigger question: how do we stay curious, informed and connected without getting consumed by all the noise?

Maybe the answer isn't disengaging from the world. Maybe it's becoming more intentional about how we engage with it — and what actually deserves our attention.