by Dr.Anne | Mar 24, 2023 | Difficult Divorce, Law Firms
Back in July 2022 a case came before Mr Justice Francis which could be the ultimate case study for understanding the dynamics of Difficult Divorce. It has just been made public this week. Concerned with Schedule 1 of the Children’s Act, the hearing was essentially...
by Dr.Anne | Dec 6, 2022 | Difficult Divorce
I felt like a hypocrite. I would regularly tell my clients, corporate and stay-at-home mums alike ‘do not fear stigma, or stereotype, or being branded psychologically suspect – your experiences do not demean your capacity; they enrich it.’ I knew from my work,...
by Dr.Anne | Nov 24, 2022 | Difficult Divorce
Almost immediately, the lawyers started sending me their clients. It became clear that there was a real, tangible need here. Then, something totally unforeseen happened. The lawyers started to share the impact these cases were having on their own mental health. I was...
by Dr.Anne | Nov 24, 2022 | Difficult Divorce
Being bare, lays the foundation of a community, creates a safe space where having a degree or a good job or being a mother doesn’t justify being told, ‘you should have known better’. Knowing the ongoing, visceral truth of these types of separations, means I can speak...
by Dr.Anne | Nov 24, 2022 | Difficult Divorce
Then I started to wonder, ‘Is it only me? Am I the only unlucky woman trapped in this type of incomprehensible, complicated and difficult divorce?’ I reached out to lawyers in the UK and started presenting the psychological findings of my research. I half-hoped they...
by Dr.Anne | Nov 22, 2022 | Difficult Divorce
Then out of the blue, another girl friend sent me a link for an article about Domestic Abuse. I can remember thinking, ‘why the hell has she sent me this?’ I was completely baffled. I scrolled down the list of points outlining abuse, completely lost as to their...
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