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 healing wisdom of mindfulness, meditation and yoga with practical advice and legal wisdom to get the reader through and beyond the divorce.

Gabrielle maintains a private law, mediation and coaching practice in Northampton, Massachusetts and in New York City where she offers live and online consultation and mediation. Contact Gabrielle at www.gabriellehartley.com.

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Alyson Jones is a Registered Clinical Counsellor who is passionate about families and children. Through her work as a Parent Coordinator, Mediator, Collaborative Law Divorce Coach and Child Specialist Alyson advocates for the best interests of the children and encourages parents to do divorce better. She assists in conflict management and working towards a healthy resolution for the entire family.

Find out more about Alyson: https://www.alysonjones.ca/

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Trigger Warning: This episode deals with the upsetting topic of domestic violence. Chrissy Leontios is a multiple award winning family lawyer in Australia specializing in representing survivors of family violence.

We have a difficult but important discussion about what it can be like going through the family court system as a survivor of family violence, and some tips for safety planning, choosing a lawyer, and recovery.

Find out more about Chrissy at: https://www.cleonlegal.com.au/

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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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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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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.

Interview with author 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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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.

Dr. Bhatia has extensive experience working with individuals, couples and families dealing with a range of relational, psychological and emotional issues. She specializes in working with families going through the difficult transition of divorce and separation.

She developed the DivorceWorks app together with another psychologist to increase access to mental health support. With a focus on emotional awareness and regulation, the app assists with coping during this difficult time. DivorceWorks includes features to help parents transition mindfully, to a new and happy reconfiguration of family and self.

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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 of New Jersey.

Sarah Jacobs is dedicated to protecting the interests of clients in family law proceedings. Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Matrimonial Law Attorney and Qualified as a Family Law Mediator, she possesses nearly 15 years of experience practicing law throughout the State of New Jersey. Sarah's personal philosophy, and that of the Jacobs Berger team, is to build a family life plan out of family law problems. She and the entire firm see their role as architects of restructured family units who help families transition and establish new roles and responsibilities while minimizing strain. While she works with clients in a cooperative setting, Sarah is also a skilled litigator with the knowledge needed to take even the most complex cases to court. Over the years, Sarah has developed a concentration in litigation involving child custody and relocation issues. Sarah is particularly interested in the utilization of experts, evaluations, parent coordination, mediation and the roles of these "tools" in family law matters.

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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.

Audra has been practising law in Manitoba since 2000 and British Columbia since 2012 and has built a strong and reputable practice. She is a senior lawyer, and member of the management committee with MacLean Law responsible for HR administration and other responsibilities.

She has demonstrated her commitment to individuals with limited financial resources by providing legal services to clients with Access Pro Bono in Manitoba and British Columbia. Audra also participated in the University of Manitoba mentorship program.

Audra Bayer practices mainly in the area of family law with a focus on the litigation, resolution and mediation of high conflict matters and cases where family violence is a factor. Audra is also a collaborative law practitioner., a mediator and an arbitrator. Audra has been involved with both the Provincial (BC and Manitoba) and National Canadian Bar Association Sections having occupied several Executive Positions over the years.

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http://audrambayerlaw.com/

https://macleanfamilylaw.ca/lawyers/audra-bayer/

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