The reality of pregnancy…
I’m having a ‘miracle pregnancy’. But this is why I’d never tell people to believe in miracles. Many, many individuals and couples go through fertility… Read More »The reality of pregnancy…
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Should there be a movement for family law becoming more therapeutic?
Family lawyers? Or Family Solutions Advisors? When is a family lawyer not a lawyer? When they’re a coach, counsellor, emotional support, psychologist and spend their… Read More »Should there be a movement for family law becoming more therapeutic?
Taking the “F You” out of Divorce
Last month was an exciting one for family lawyers as the long-awaited introduction of no-fault divorce became law. There’s no doubt this is a big… Read More »Taking the “F You” out of Divorce
Supporting those who support us
With all our talk about wellbeing in the legal profession, what’s the glaring gap? What are we not talking about? Well, who do we… Read More »Supporting those who support us
What are you worrying about? Anxiety in a pandemic and why it’s better to be an open water swimmer than a hurdler
We’re all worrying about something, aren’t we? There’s always something that’s outside of our control. It’s a big old world out there and there’s a… Read More »What are you worrying about? Anxiety in a pandemic and why it’s better to be an open water swimmer than a hurdler
Why telling juniors to be more confident doesn’t work (and what to say instead)
It’s a paradox, isn’t it, that most highly-educated, accomplished people working in professional services such as law and finance struggle with confidence? It’s one of… Read More »Why telling juniors to be more confident doesn’t work (and what to say instead)
You don’t have imposter syndrome. You want to be an outsider.
We’re obsessed with imposter syndrome, aren’t we? There’s always someone going on about it. President Biden even got in on the act recently, saying he… Read More »You don’t have imposter syndrome. You want to be an outsider.
Are relationship ‘MOTs’ the future?
A couple came to see me a year or so ago. They appeared in different Zoom windows because they were in separate houses. A few… Read More »Are relationship ‘MOTs’ the future?
3 steps to take when you’re feeling anxious
Watch Annmarie’s 3 steps to take when you’re feeling anxious.
Coping in the time of Corona
It’s bloody horrible at the moment isn’t it?
Over the course of a week or so we’ve gone from a relatively normal existence (albeit with worries about developments in other countries) to total lockdown. And even though we had an inkling that this was coming, the reality has sent many of us into shock. There’s still a part of me when I go to sleep at night that thinks that maybe when I wake up it will all have been a nightmare and we’ll all go back to talking about Brexit. But we know now that it won’t – this thing is here for the long haul and we have to try to learn a way to live in this new reality. So how do we do it?
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