Here’s where to start when it’s over:
Separation and divorce are hard.
You can do hard things.
I can help.
If you feel like you failed at your marriage, you don’t also want to feel like you failed at your divorce.
Many people are so overwhelmed by the “doom and gloom” and “shame and blame” wrongfully associated with separation and divorce that they feel resigned to chaos when they are contemplating separation or divorcing.
Even worse, some people are trying to sell you on the story that this can feel easy or simple or always feel fair - that’s just not true. Those are not reasonable expectations to have of a transition as consuming and complex as separation and divorce.
Let’s just say the raw reality of it all: separation and divorce is hard. But, it doesn’t have to be dramatic and messy, and you can take steps and make decisions that will decrease your risks of your separation going off the rails.
The process you use to address the issues arising from your separation and divorce and the professionals you choose to work with to create your separation agreement make all the difference in the tone and nature of your experience - as well as your results.
It doesn’t have to sound or feel like the next drama series on Netflix. You are not destined to be embarrassed by your separation simply because you are divorcing.
Even if you have complex relationship dynamics and challenging communication issues, you can still choose ways towards a more responsible and mature separation and minimizes the negative impact for everyone in your family.
Believe me: separation and divorce itself does not “ruin people” or “destroy children” - it is how people choose to navigate their separation that can create negative, devastating and long lasting impacts.
With our collectively limited financial, social, emotional and time resources due to COVID19, it is more important than ever to make wise choices.
There are choices for people who are separating and divorcing. Choices that make big difference in results. In fact, there are more choices now than ever. It is really important to know what those choices are and feel informed. Separation and divorce affects every aspect of your life, so you want the way you navigate your next steps to feel like support, not stress.
I can help.
When I crafted the first business in Saskatchewan purely devoted to out of court separations and divorces back in 2016, I used to spend most of my time educating people that there were other options that “hiring a lawyer and going to court” and trying to encourage them (ok, plead with them at times…) to consider using an out of court option.
Now, the laws have finally changed in Saskatchewan and families are required to try an “out of court” option first. This helps me to now hone in on educating clients about the right process for their particular circumstances (there are many!) and the right professionals (we don’t all work the same way!) for their unique situation in order to help them through this experience as best as possible.
Truly, what I have found since 2016, though, is that people who find themselves on my website or reaching our for my assistance have already “drank the kool-aid” and are looking to stay as far away from court as possible - most don’t even know the laws have changed in this direction and just intuitively wanted to go in this direction.
You need help choosing the right process, which means you need to be properly educated about what your options are so that you can then make an informed decision about which ones you want to use. Using the right professionals means appreciating that there are specifically educated and trained professionals that specialize in out-of-court family law, and that not all family law lawyers will be able to support you to towards the same result.
These choices require more consideration than when you contemplated cutting your bangs or when you selected your hockey picks. Better choices are made when you rely on the professional advice of someone with more experience and expertise than your friends and family. Enter: me.
Most people think that I chose to build a business focused solely on helping families with out of court options as a full career as a natural extension of what I used to do as a courtroom family law lawyer. Truthfully, its as a reaction to what I used to do. I didn’t want to be in court anymore. I didn’t want to work with people who often wanted court. I knew there were people out there who were going through a hard time and trying not to make it even harder on themselves. It was like: “build it, and they will come!”
Now I get to show up in the world and work with people who consider and navigate deep life transitions in a similar way to how I would. As a wife and mother and business owner, I understand the stresses of marriage and every day life. I would be looking for insightful and reliable education and support just like you are now.
I have harmonized my legal, social work and problem solving backgrounds to create services to support families who I know are experiencing an isolating, scary and intimidating life transition.
Everyone needs to know this up front: separation and divorce is hard. You can do hard things.
I can help.
Years before the laws changed requiring you to do so, I built an entire business and created a career to support families towards better separations outside of courtrooms. Let me help you make good decisions about which "out of court" option you will choose and the professionals you will use as you navigate towards a modern, mature and responsible separation.
I understand what you need and can help.
I've helped many people in your situation. Do these thoughts ring a bell?
➤ You can’t believe this is happening. Promises have been broken and your world feels upside down.
➤ You have no idea what your options are, but you know that “lawyering up” and “going to war in court” just don't feel right.
➤ You feel embarrassed, guilty, and ashamed to tell your coworkers, family and friends that your relationship has failed.
➤ You want to make smart and informed choices, but are completely overwhelmed by the legal jargon and confusing information you’ve found online.
➤ You lose sleep worrying about the effect your separation is having on your children.
➤ You struggle to describe how you’re feeling so you have started closing yourself off from the world, resolved that no one else understands.
➤ You are worried about your finances, or lack of finances.
➤ You are tired and worn down from all of the unsolicited “advice” from your friends and family about what you “should” be doing.
➤ You want to be able to look your children in the eye when you talk to them about their lives.
➤ You long to talk to your friends and family about something other than the daily and seemingly unending drama of your separation.
➤ You want to feel calm, content, and happy again instead of exhausted,drained, and desperate.
➤ You are seeking the clarity, strength, and support to grow beyond your separation struggle into the best possible version of yourself.
In person and virtual (Zoom) sessions available for anyone separating or divorcing in Saskatchewan.
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