Untangling the Mental Load after Divorce and Separation - FLiP27
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Release Date: 05/01/2024
FLiP 31 - Financial Planning After Separation
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Precis: Kara Swift and Lucy Taylor meet again to discuss financial planning after separation or divorce. Following their recent conversation on how to move from financial vulnerability to financial resilience, Kara and Lucy discuss finances following separation and divorce. As they explain, the implications of the numbers at the outset can be huge and if you do not have an understanding of the family’s finances it can be dauting. Professionals like Kara and Lucy can help you move forward with confidence. With insights from their respective experience, they provide practical tips...
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FLiP 30 - Moving from Financial Vulnerability to Financial Resilience
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With the context that only 53% of women feel financially independent, Kara Swift invited Lucy Taylor to discuss her mission to encourage women to make sure they are financially future proofed and strong. In a conversation that focusses on how to move from financial vulnerability to financial resilience, they discuss: The division of decisions within a relationship The difference between being part of a married or unmarried couple How Cohabitation Agreements can provide financial certainty for unmarried women How a pre-nuptial agreement can set the tone for a financially healthy marriage...
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Protecting Children During Court Proceedings - FLiP 29
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and discuss how to protect children’s mental health when their parents are in family court proceedings, or any process where a third party needs to make a decision for them, such as arbitration. Whether proceedings are about the children themselves, or the parents’ finances, Daniel and Jo agree that both the parents and the lawyers should do as much as possible to insulate children from the process and stress associated with it. They talk about direct ways to look out for children, as well as practical strategies to help parents protect themselves and support everyone’s...
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How do we tell the children we are separating? - FLiP 28
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In this podcast , a Family Solicitor and Director at Family Law in Partnership, is joined by Couples Therapist and Divorce Consultant to discuss a question they are often asked – How do we tell the children we are separating? Referencing a blog written by Jo, which highlights the ideal situation of parents communicating together, they consider a range of scenarios and topics that lead on from this, including: · Planning the conversation together · Agreeing an age-appropriate narrative...
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Untangling the Mental Load after Divorce and Separation - FLiP27
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In this episode of the FLiP podcast, Senior Associate and FLiP’s in-house Divorce Consultant and Individual & Relationship Therapist discuss how couples can manage their mental load once they separate. In this wide-ranging discussion, Hannah and Jo look at how tasks within a relationship are often divided and the impact a separation may have on mental load as individuals seek to resume roles which they may have relinquished during the relationship. There is an acknowledgement that many separated parents wish to be seen as a “competent parent” as they move into the next...
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Domestic Abuse: Working with Victims and Perpetrators - FLiP 26
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In this episode of the FLiP podcast, FLiP Director Helen Greenfield, leads a discussion with Chantal Hughes, Chief Executive at The Hampton Trust on the topic of domestic abuse and working with victims and perpetrators. Helen and Chantal cover a wide range of points such as: Who is referred to The Hampton Trust. The interventions offered by The Hampton Trust such as Project CARA. The language surrounding domestic abuse and coercive control. The stigma encompassing domestic abuse. The impacts of abuse on a family, in particular children who as defined by The Domestic Abuse Bill can also be...
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Family Separation and Immigration Issues - FLiP 25
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In this episode of the FLiP podcast, FLiP Associate Vanessa Sampaio, leads a discussion with Andrew Jones, Immigration Solicitor at Wesley Gryk Solicitors on family separation and possible immigration issues that can be encountered. Vanessa and Andrew cover a wide range of points such as: The challenges that arise from an immigration perspective for individuals in circumstances where their immigration status is dependent on their spouse and there is risk of such status being lost upon divorce. What impact children have on the immigration status of separating individuals. The legal position...
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Divorce Diary: How Therapy Changed My Experience of Divorce FLiP 24
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In this episode of the FLiP podcast, Marcia Drummond, Associate and Chartered Legal Executive Lawyer, leads a discussion with a former client about his divorce journey and the powerful impact therapy had on his experience. The questions in which Marcia asked her former client are listed below with the appropriate time stamp in case you would like to skip to a certain point of the discussion. At what stage did you consider it important to obtain legal advice rather than self-represent? (1:12) How did the end of your marriage impact on your mental health and how did you manage it? (1:47) When...
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Relaunch: Surrogacy: An Introduction - FLiP
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**National Surrogacy Week runs this year (2023) from 1 August to 7 August.** In light of National Surrogacy Week, we have relaunched our original podcast “Surrogacy: An Introduction” recorded in 2021, to bring further awareness to surrogacy and in the hope it may be helpful to anyone embarking on a surrogacy journey. References to the law are accurate as at October 2021. Since recording in 2021, the Law Commission have released their report outlining recommendations for a robust new system to govern surrogacy and we are awaiting the Government’s response. You can find out more...
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Divorcing in Your 20s - FLiP 22
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In this podcast Hannah Greene, a Senior Associate at FLiP is joined by Jo Harrison, in-house therapist at FLiP. Hannah and Jo discuss Monica Heisey’s debut novel ‘Really Good, Actually’ and what it means to get divorced in your 20s. **SPOILER ALERT – to any listener who has not yet read the book, the plot of the novel is discussed to some extent and the conversation may contain some spoilers.** Jo and Hannah discuss a range of topics filtering from Monica’s novel, such as but not limited to: - How divorcing...
info_outlineIn this episode of the FLiP podcast, Senior Associate Hannah Greene and FLiP’s in-house Divorce Consultant and Individual & Relationship Therapist Jo Harrison discuss how couples can manage their mental load once they separate.
In this wide-ranging discussion, Hannah and Jo look at how tasks within a relationship are often divided and the impact a separation may have on mental load as individuals seek to resume roles which they may have relinquished during the relationship. There is an acknowledgement that many separated parents wish to be seen as a “competent parent” as they move into the next chapter of their lives, but this can be hard and it can take some adjustment.
Jo suggests that the key to managing the transition successfully is goodwill and fostering a good relationship through communication and an acknowledgement of the contribution their former partner has made and is making: “The better that you get on with your former partner, the easier it will be.”
Hannah and Jo discuss the importance of building trust and sharing information with an acceptance that this can often take time to develop. Tread carefully and delicately, and think about your communication in terms of timing and tone. Appreciate and accept that your former partner may do things differently.
At FLiP we have a team of Divorce Consultants and Individual & Relationship Therapists who have a wealth of experience in helping couples to improve their relationships, whether they are together or separating or separated. Our team offer a place to reflect on relationship issues in a confidential and stigma-free way. To learn more, visit our dedicated page found here.
Jo Harrison is a Divorce Consultant and Individual & Relationship Therapist at FLiP. She is very experienced in working with individuals and couples who are separating.
Hannah Greene is a Senior Associate at FLiP. She advises on all aspects of divorce and cohabitation, including financial and children matters, and on relationship agreements, including prenuptial and cohabitation agreements. A qualified collaborative lawyer, Hannah’s focus is on providing clear, pragmatic advice whilst maintaining an empathetic approach, taking all available opportunities to minimise conflict, where possible.