Separate Together

This week Cody is joined by Katharine Carter, founder of Carter's Counselling Services and a highly experienced social worker and family mediator.  Katharine explains what mediation is and how effective it can be in helping people move through the transition of divorce.  Carter's Counselling is a wonderful resource for families in that it offers a one-stop-shop service where the entire family can be supported as they find their new normal. 

This week, Cody is joined by Cassandra Davis, a counsellor at Carter's Counselling who specializes in Attachment Theory. Cassandra often works with mediators to assist couples navigating a divorce or separation in having a successful mediation experience and to understand their attachment style so they can co-parent effectively.

This week, Melissa gets candid about what burnout from Family Law was like for her and how it became the driving force behind trying to do things differently.

This week Melissa is in Ottawa attending a conference on Access to Justice and it's been bringing up memories of Law School.   Melissa gives Cody a crash course on Law School; the intensity, the courses and the friendships made along the way.   If Cody was considering Law School before, she may not be now.

 This week Melissa explains to Cody what most people get wrong about Family Law. Unlike say, Criminal Law, Family Law is not punitive. It's not concerned with dissecting a past  incident between strangers but rather figuring out how to transform a deeply personal relationship.  This becomes even more complicated when there are children involved. Melissa explains how quickly things can go south when you go into a divorce or separation looking for validation.