Conflict to Connection: A Guide to Divorce, Coparenting & Relationships
Conflict to Connection: A Guide to Divorce, Coparenting & Relationships
Podcast Description
Join us as we explore how to navigate separation, divorce and coparenting with clarity, compassion and practical guidance. Each episode offers thoughtful discussions, expert insights and real-life strategies to help you manage conflict constructively, communicate effectively and create positive outcomes for your family.
Whether you’re newly separated, navigating coparenting challenges or simply seeking healthier relationships, this podcast will support you in moving from conflict towards connection.
Brought to you by Civilised Separations. Find out more at civilisedseparations.co.uk
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Content Themes
The podcast focuses on various aspects of divorce, separation, and coparenting. Key topics include emotional recovery post-divorce, managing difficult conversations with children about separation, strategies for healthy co-parenting, and the flaws in the current UK divorce process. For instance, episodes address practical strategies for communicating with children during a divorce and exploring the emotional dynamics behind common conflicts.
Join us as we explore how to navigate separation, divorce and coparenting with clarity, compassion and practical guidance. Each episode offers thoughtful discussions, expert insights and real-life strategies to help you manage conflict constructively, communicate effectively and create positive outcomes for your family.
Whether you’re newly separated, navigating coparenting challenges or simply seeking healthier relationships, this podcast will support you in moving from conflict towards connection.
Brought to you by Civilised Separations. Find out more at civilisedseparations.co.uk
In this episode of Conflict to Connection, Mitch Wilkins and Bill Hewlett speak with Professor Anne Barlow (University of Exeter) about the gaps in the family justice system and how current separation processes can unintentionally increase conflict.
Drawing on decades of socio-legal research, Anne reflects on why reforms designed to encourage mediation have instead led to confusion and reduced access to support.
The conversation explores emotional readiness, power imbalances, and inconsistencies in mediation practice. Alongside a powerful case for child-inclusive approaches and ensuring children’s voices are meaningfully heard.
This is a thoughtful and evidence-led discussion for anyone interested in how we can better support families through separation.
What listeners will gain
- A clearer understanding of why the current system struggles to support families effectively
- Insight into how policy decisions impact real-life separation experiences
- A deeper awareness of emotional readiness and its role in mediation
- Practical thinking around improving outcomes through earlier and better support
- A strong evidence-based case for including children in the process
Who this episode is for
- Family law professionals and mediators
- Policymakers and those interested in justice reform
- Professionals supporting separating families
- Parents navigating separation who want to better understand the system
Follow and support
Anne’s New Book: Children’s Voices, Family Disputes and Child-Inclusive Mediation – The Right to Be Heard
By Anne Barlow and Jan Ewing
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