Divorcing Well

In this week’s episode of Divorcing Well, I chat with fellow family lawyer, Ayesha Hussain, about how to navigate a high conflict divorce.  These types of divorces present their own unique challenges, and Ayesha provides some great advice on how clients and their lawyers should best approach high conflict.  Ayesha describes strategies for getting what you want, how to de-escalate things, how high conflict divorces impact the children caught in the middle, and much more.  If you are involved in a high conflict divorce, you won’t want to miss this episode.

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In this week’s episode of Divorcing Well, I chat with Divorce Healing Specialist, Bonnie Duarte, about healing after narcissistic abuse.  The wounds from a narcissist cut deep and take a lot of work to heal from.  Bonnie discusses tips and strategies to help you heal from this horrible type of abuse.  If your ex is a narcissist, you won’t want to miss this episode.

To contact Bonnie, visit:

https://duartecoaching.com/

In this week’s episode of Divorcing Well, I chat with Registered Holistic Nutritionist, Bonnie Wisener, about how nutrition and gut health are important components to your self-care as you handle the stress of divorce.  Bonnie provides insight on the connection between stress and gut health, and she provides some great advice on how to manage your self-care through healthy eating and nutrition.  The stress of divorce can really adversely affect our health, so Bonnie provides some great tips on how to ensure that you take care of yourself during this challenging time. 

To contact Bonnie, visit:

https://bonniewisener.com/

In this week’s episode of Divorcing Well, I chat with Beth Behrendt, about family nesting arrangements during and after divorce.  Beth has written extensively on the topic of nesting and does it herself with her ex-husband and children.  We discuss the pros, the cons, and how this type of arrangement can be in the children’s best interest.  We even discuss how to date while nesting.  You won’t want to miss this episode.

To contact Beth, visit :

Family Nesting – Nesting — the kids keep the family home while the parents move in and out: https://familynesting.org/

In this week’s episode, I chat with my colleague, Sabina Mexis, a tax lawyer at Mills and Mills LLP.  We discuss the many tax issues that clients should be aware of when going through the separation and divorce process.  Sabina discusses tax implications for spousal support, child support, and answers the question about whether you can be held liable for your ex-spouse’s tax debts if you didn’t know about them.  Tax is a complex subject and it is very important to get good tax advice when negotiating your divorce settlement.  Sabina provides some excellent information for listeners to keep in mind.

To contact Sabina Mexis visit:

Sabina Mexis - Counsel - Mills & Mills LLP (millsandmills.ca)

In this week’s episode, I am joined by divorce coaches Zelena van der Leeden and Jake Purdy.  We discuss their business, the social enterprise, and how they empower clients to become their best selves and treat their divorce like a business transaction.  They provide tips on saving time and money.  Their coaching business is also unique in that Jake is the only male divorce coach in Canada, and they are also the only multilingual coaching practice in North America.  In addition, they offer pro-bono services and subsidies to racialized groups, low income families and victims of abuse.  You won’t want to miss this episode and if you are in need of a divorce coach, I can’t recommend these two enough.

In this week’s episode of Divorcing Well, I am joined by Tracy Poizner, a parenting coach, who works exclusively with divorced dads.  We discuss some of the challenges faced by dads, particularly in cases involving high conflict or parental alienation.  Tracy provides some great advice on how dads an achieve success and satisfaction in their family life and make the highest possible impact in their child’s world.

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In today’s episode of Divorcing Well, I am joined by kick-ass step-mom, and life coach, Jamie Scrimgeour to discuss the challenges of step-parenting and blended families.  Jamie is a step-mother herself and she found that there was a definite lack of support for those in this role.  She founded her own step-mom community, launched a blog and podcast, and offers great advice to step-moms around the world.  In our interview we discuss tips for dealing with step-children who don’t like you, tips for dealing with your partner’s difficult Ex, plus a whole lot more.  If you are a step-parent or involved with someone who has children from a previous relationship, you won’t want to miss this episode.

To contact Jamie visit: www.jamiescrimgeour.com

In this weeks episode of Divorcing Well, I chat with Intuitive Consultant and Personal Development Coach, Melissa Johnston about how to change your divorce narrative from one of victim to one of an empowered warrior.  Melissa also discusses her own divorce story and how the legal system made her feel like a victim, being “disposed of” by two different legal aid lawyers, and how she found her voice.  She also discusses the tools she uses to help clients including DivorceHack Clearing Statements which I think are wonderful.

In addition, Melissa has kindly provided listeners with a gift.  Please go to https://linktr.ee/Nirvanacollective to receive your free gift from Melissa.

To contact Melissa, you can find her here:

Intuitive Consulting | Nirvana Collective (teachable.com)

In today’s episode of Divorcing Well, I chat with Relationship Coach, Andre Paradis, about modern culture and relationships.  Andre believes that what modern culture says works in love relationships often flies in the face of his own experience and learnings.  We chat about the importance of complementary energy dynamics in love relationships and Andre argues that equality is the kiss of death in a love relationship.  Andre has some controversial opinions that I question him about.  You won’t want to miss this fun and informative episode.