Putting the muscle into mediation
Mediation is a great way to help people sort out the legal matters that come up when relationships break down.
Read More »Putting the muscle into mediationMediation is a great way to help people sort out the legal matters that come up when relationships break down.
Read More »Putting the muscle into mediationWhen I tell people that I was a divorce lawyer for a long time, reactions tend to be either “oooh wasn’t that depressing?” or “how fascinating”. TV programmes like ‘The Split’ have highlighted this curious job in which, for a relatively short time, you become a huge part of someone’s world at a moment when it is, at best, topsy turvy and unsettling and, at worst full of heartache and stress.
Read More »It’s not just the clients that splitThere’s a reason why they call being pregnant ‘in the club’ and, for those who struggle to conceive, it can feel like being denied access to a club that everyone around you seems to be joining with ease.
IVF is now in its 40th year and continues to help thousands of people to join that ‘club’ but cuts in NHS funding mean that, devastatingly, many won’t.
Read More »‘In The Club…’ Or NotLooking forward to the weekend?
For many people the weekend is a chance to unwind and shake off the stress of the week. But for those struggling with addiction, weekends are often the hardest time with the euphoric recall of the ‘good times’ with the substance/relationship they’re trying to recover from. Here are 5 tips for those trying to get through this weekend.
Read More »When the weekend’s not so wonderful…It’s a big old step starting your own business. For me, the tipping point came when the thought of going for it had finally become less scary than the prospect of sticking with the known.
So here I am, a new business owner. So far so liberating….
Read More »Starting Up and Standing Out