29 - Gabrielle Hartley, Author of The Better Apart Method
The Divorce Well Podcast
Gabrielle Hartley is a leading divorce attorney, mediator, & author of The Better Apart Method; The Radically Positive Way to Separate (Harper Collins), which combines the wisdom of mindfulness, meditation and yoga with practical advice & legal wisdom to get the reader through their divorce.
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28 - Parenting Plans for Infants & Toddlers, with Counselor Alyson Jones
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Alyson Jones is a Registered Clinical Counsellor who is passionate about families & children. Through her work as a Parent Coordinator, Mediator, Collaborative Law Divorce Coach & Child Specialist Alyson advocates for the best interests of the children & encourages parents to do divorce better. She assists in conflict management & working towards a healthy resolution for the entire family.
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27 - Domestic Violence Family Lawyer, Chrissy Leontios
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Trigger Warning: This episode deals with domestic violence. Chrissy Leontios is an award winning family lawyer in Australia specializing in representing survivors of family violence.
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26 - Successful Co-Parenting with Differing Parenting Styles, with Una Archer
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Una Archer is a psychologist who helps separated parents raise emotionally secure, well-adjusted children. Listen to our interview for her tips on managing differing parenting styles when you are in a co-parenting relationship!
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25 - Seven Reasons We Love E-Mediation
The Divorce Well Podcast
Legaltech is a promising pathway to increased access to justice. At Modern Separations, we specialize in e-mediation because we have found it to be one of the key contributors to healthy family transitions for separating couples. Watch to find out why!
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24 - User-Friendly Tech for Divorce, with Hello Divorce founder Erin Levine
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Interview with my friend Erin Levine about her innovative platform, Hello Divorce, where you can have your needs assessed and get assistance that is tailored to maximize your benefit, lower your financial exposure, and empower you to embark on a fresh start. Because, as Erin says, if you’ve got to be thrown into the court system just to exit a relationship, might as well make it as simple, easy, high quality, convenient and cost effective as possible.
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23 - Children's Books to Help with Family Transitions, with author Nadine Haruni
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Interview with Nadine Haruni about Freeda the Frog children’s book series, designed to help kids cope with various situations, including divorce and blended families, and to understand that they are not alone, and that families come in all sorts of colors, shapes and sizes.
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22 - DivorceWorks mindfulness app, with Dr. Gitu Bhatia
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I talk to Dr. Gitu Bhatia about the incredible ways that the Divorce Works app can help you track and regulate your emotions during the very stressful period of separation and divorce.
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21 - Family Court in the U.S., with Sarah Jacobs
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Although out of court resolution is the preferred option whenever possible, there are situations where one needs the power of the Court to make an Order. For those facing a possible court process, Sarah Jacobs explains what it is like to prepare for family court in her jurisdiction (New Jersey).
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20 - The experience of Family Court in Canada, with Audra Bayer
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If you're considering heading off to family court, listen to this episode and consider first whether you have any better options for resolution. Court should be the last resort! It's often best used in scenarios involving a person with serious mental health or substance abuse issues which make voluntary and reasonable dispute resolution impossible. I talk to Audra Bayer about the experience of family court in Canada.
info_outlineManaging finances is challenging at the best of times! Re-building your finances during and after separation is even tougher. Shannon Lee Simmons shares with us about the fantastic framework she's created for thinking about budgeting and making financial decision-making more effective and fun!
Shannon is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Chartered Investment Manager (CIM), media personality, personal finance expert and founder of the New School of FinanceTM.
She is also the author of Worry-Free Money: The Guilt-Free Approach to Managing Your Money and Your Life.
Simmons is widely recognized as a trailblazer in the Canadian financial planning industry. She was named one of Canada’s Top 30 Under 30, the Notable Award for Best In Finance and New School of Finance won the 2016 Wealth Professional Award for Digital Innovation. She is a regular financial expert in the media and has a monthly column for Globe and Mail and is a personal finance columnist for CBC’s On the Money and Metro Morning.
Your host, Christina Vinters, is a nationally designated Chartered Mediator on a mission to inspire and facilitate healthy family transitions. She is also a gratefully non-practicing Lawyer, Author of Pathways to Amicable Divorce and the DIY Divorce Manual, and Peacemaking Business Consultant.
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