The big decision - Should I stay or should I go? Marriage decisions with Dr Kerryann Cook, PhD
Release Date: 12/09/2019
Can the Tough Lessons of Separation and Divorce Help You During COVID-19: Lessons From a Divorce Coach with Pegotty Cooper, Founder of CDC Divorce Training
The Separation Fix
During these unprecedented times in which we find ourselves, many of us are dealing with difficult emotions like overwhelm and uncertainty, along with confronting many life changes. For those who have been through a divorce or a separation, these feelings are all too familiar. So, could we take the tough lessons we learned from the end of our relationships and apply them to our current circumstances? Today's guest, Pegotty Cooper, renowned divorce coach and founder of CDC Divorce Training, joins us to talk
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Masterful mediation following separation and divorce with Margaret Halsmith
The Separation Fix
A mediation Jedi.... With more than 30,000 hours of mediation and innumerable professional credits behind her, I was delighted to interview Margaret Halsmith of HDR about the benefits of mediation. Margaret's knowledge, thoughtfulness and concern for separating families shines through as we discuss:
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A journey of positive co-parenting journey with Grant
The Separation Fix
A positive and supportive co-parenting relationship isn't a dream - it's achievable even if you've had an unhappy marriage and divorce. But like most valuable goals, it takes effort and there's likely to be some slips along the way.
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A journey of positive co-parenting with Sue
The Separation Fix
Positive parenting isn't all woo-woo - only available to a lucky few. In fact, positive co-parenting can bloom from the rocky soil of an unhappy ending and divorce. But it doesn't happen overnight and like most things worth having, it takes effort to get there.
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Teenage brain 101 and helping teenagers adjust to separation and divorce with Michael Hawton, psychologist and founder of Parentshop
The Separation Fix
As a teacher, a psychologist, author and the founder of Parentshop, Michael Hawton has much to share about:
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Men's experience of separation and divorce with Dr Shaun Delaney
The Separation Fix
I learnt so much interviewing Dr Shaun Delaney, a clinical psychologist, who works
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Children's emotional experience of separation and divorce with Dr Suzanne Wigginton, PhD
The Separation Fix
Dr Suzanne Wigginton wrote her PhD on children's experience of separation and divorce. She shares what she's learned from this study as well as insights from her long career - as a psychologist, a mediator and also her work in child inclusive mediation.
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Complex and high conflict separations with Dr Jennifer Neoh, PhD
The Separation Fix
My guest is Dr Jennifer Neoh, PhD, a clinical psychologist whose private practice is focused entirely on families navigating the family law system. Dr. Neoh has completed over 1,000 psychological reports and is a single expert witness in the most complicated and serious of parenting cases.
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The Separation Talk - How to tell your children about your separation and divorce with Dr Rachael Sharman, PhD
The Separation Fix
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The big decision - Should I stay or should I go? Marriage decisions with Dr Kerryann Cook, PhD
The Separation Fix
So much was covered in this interview, the following list is the tip of the iceberg. Dr Kerryann Cook, PhD, lead the way talking about:
info_outline- Get to couple counselling at the early signs of problems or distress – don’t delay!
- Too many couples come to couple counselling too late, when a lot of damage has already been done
- Dr Kerryann shares her own model of relationships, “The Relationship Map”
- The impact of your attachment history on your relationship
- Dr Kerryann uses a very Australian metaphor, the roundabout, to explain how couples can go round-and-round in their relationships, very unhappy but not able to make change. An affair is one way, albeit not a good way, of getting off this roundabout
- I suggested to Dr Kerryann that instead of being stuck on the roundabout, couples should take the sign that reads “counsellor”
- Dr Kerryann explains what happens in couple counselling and makes great suggestions about how to make sure you and your counsellor are a good match
- How counsellors help couples, “uncouple well” creating functional co-parenting relationships
- Dr Kerryann generously shares a bit about her own story of co-operative co-parenting – while acknowledging that it’s not easy for couples to act this way particularly in the early stages of separation;
- The value and importance of couple coaching and couple coaching groups; and
- Dr Kerryann’s own couple coaching work including retreats in beautiful places e.g. Bali.