Legal Side of Separation | Separated But Still Living Together
Can you really separate while still living together? With rising living costs and Australia's housing crisis, more couples are choosing to s...
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The Divorce and Separation Podcast
Hi, I’m Nikki Parkinson, separation strategist, family law expert, mother of three, and divorcee. I’m also the creator of the Divorce and Separation Hub, a resource to show you how to turn a...
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20 of 99 episodesSelf Care and Support | Divorce Flu - Can You Catch It?
Have you ever had someone close to you separate and suddenly started looking at your own relationship differently? Maybe it was a friend, a...
Divorce Story | Lindy Klim on Starting Over After Divorce, Motherhood & Finding Peace
What happens when leaving feels impossible but staying is costing you your health? In this honest conversation, Lindy Klim shares her deeply...
Legal Side of Separation | Neurodiverse Children and Separation
This is Episode 2 of The Legal Side of Separation with family lawyer Dani Zetzer from Respect Legal. In this episode I am talking to Dani ab...
Legal | Wills, Superannuation and Powers of Attorney After Divorce or Separation
When you separate, there are some practical things that feel urgent - parenting arrangements, property settlement, bank accounts, where ever...
Self Care & Support | Separation Shock: Why the Early Days of Separation Feel So Overwhelming
In the early days of separation, it can feel like your whole life has changed faster than your mind and body can process. You might still be...
Divorce Story | The Kind of Grief Men Are Expected to Carry Alone with Murf
Today's Divorce Story is with Pete Murphy or Murf, as he's known to his friends. Murf's story is incredibly powerful. It is a story about lo...
Legal Side of Separation | Should I stay or should I go? with Danielle Zetzer
One of the hardest questions you'll ever ask yourself isn't about property settlement, parenting arrangements or court. It's much earlier th...
Understanding Mediation: A Pathway to Respectful Separation
In this episode, I talk about mediation (family dispute resolution) and why it isn't automatically the right first step for every couple. I'...
Self Care & Support | Separated But Still Living Together
What happens when your relationship has ended, but neither of you can move out? This is something I am seeing more and more across Australia...
Self Care & Support | Protecting Your Mental Health During Divorce: Practical Tips and Strategies
I am welcoming back Psychologist Ben Schiller to answer listener questions about mental health during and after divorce or separation. We di...
Self Care & Support | Finding Your Way Through Living Loss: Practical Steps for the Early Days of Separation
This episode delves into the concept of "living loss," a term encountered in Dr. Lucy Hone's book, How Will I Ever Get Through This . I shar...
Legal | From Power Imbalance to Practical Agreement: Inside the Mediation Room
I'm back with Gerard Rees from Simple Separation for part two of our conversation. In Episode 84, we spoke about superannuation what I somet...
What Happens to Men After the Relationship Ends with Dr Eran Magen
This episode includes discussion around mental health, emotional distress, and suicide risk , particularly for men navigating separation and...
Self Care & Support | Mental Fitness During Divorce: How to Regulate, Rest & Rebuild Capacity with Samantha Thomas
I loved this episode. In this conversation, I'm joined by Samantha Thomas , founder of MyndGym , to talk about mental fitness and why it mat...
Legal | The Silent Asset: Superannuation, Power Imbalances, and Getting Heard in Mediation
What does it actually mean when someone says, "I just want to be heard" and why does it matter so much in mediation? In this episode, I'm jo...
Parenting | Are Your Kids Walking on Eggshells? Co-Parenting Without Emotional Damage
When parents separate, the focus is often on logistics parenting schedules, property settlements, court orders. But underneath all of that i...
Self Care & Support | Self-Gaslighting After Separation: When You Stop Trusting Your Own Reality
If you're separated (or separating) and you keep replaying the past, rewriting conversations, and wondering "Maybe I'm the one who's wrong…"...
Parenting | Social Media After Separation: When Milestones Hurt Because the Story Isn't Yours
Some of the hardest days after separation aren't the days where everything falls apart. They're the days that look "fine" on paper — birthda...
Finance | Buying Out your Ex After Separation: The Finance Reality
Jonathan Kline-Spink , Director at Market Street Finance , unpacks what banks are really looking at when someone is separating and hoping to...