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Who do I turn to if……..?
When issues arise during separation you may not know who the right person is to turn to for help. Should it be a family lawyer? A Divorce...
Cheryl Duffy
Mar 10, 20235 min read


Is your Separation Pathway Amicable or Adversarial?
Are you feeling emotionally supported to separate how you feel about the breakup from your coparenting responsibilities enabling you to...
Cheryl Duffy
Mar 9, 20231 min read


Dating during divorce is disastrous!
You may have wanted to leave your relationship for months…. or even years, but you weren’t quite ready to give up your old life just yet....
Cheryl Duffy
Feb 25, 20234 min read


Are you clinging to the ledge of life after infidelity?
It can feel like your life fell apart when your partner left for someone else. It may have felt like plummeting off a cliff, landing on a...
Cheryl Duffy
Feb 25, 20233 min read


Do you and your partner argue over the same issue?
It seems like Groundhog Day! You hear yourself saying in your mind “here we go again”. Every time a certain topic comes up, it is on for...
Cheryl Duffy
Feb 23, 20233 min read


Why should my child go to childcare if I am available?
The main cause of co-parenting conflict is when a parent feels they are not getting enough time with their children. They may have gone...
Cheryl Duffy
Feb 22, 20234 min read


Should the Family Law Act repeal ‘Equal Shared Parenting Responsibility’?
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has proposed a bill to make changes to the Family Law Act (1975); The Bill will implement recommendations,...
Cheryl Duffy
Feb 20, 20235 min read


Infidelity Crushes your Soul
The one I loved with all my heart Who vowed we would never part Betrayed my trust Which in a relationship is a must My life as I know it,...
Cheryl Duffy
Feb 12, 20231 min read


Should I take advice from a friend during separation?
Your friend might feel they are supporting you throughout your separation journey, but they may be causing more destructive damage than...
Cheryl Duffy
Feb 4, 20233 min read


Fear of disconnection - reconnect to repair
The fear of disconnection requires the reconnection to repair to improve all relationships. This video shows how disconnection can make...
Cheryl Duffy
Jan 25, 20231 min read


Mediate or Detonate?
Separation is one of the most traumatic events that can occur in your life and yet how you embark on that journey can increase the...
Cheryl Duffy
Jan 23, 20234 min read


Are Parenting Coordinators the missing link?
Parenting Coordinators may be the key to creating good coparenting relationships, improve coparenting communication and minimise conflict...
Cheryl Duffy
Jan 14, 20231 min read


Poem - My Partner Wants to Separate
I never thought this would be my fate I don’t want my life to change A new future seems so strange I thought they were my soulmate They...
Cheryl Duffy
Jan 7, 20231 min read


Should I let the kids decide when they want to see each parent?
Many parents find that the hardest challenge during separation is agreeing to a shared parenting schedule. After being with the children...
Cheryl Duffy
Jan 5, 20233 min read


Coparenting is likened to chess!
There is a king and a queen that represent separated parents with pawns that represent the children. The ‘pawns’ can be sacrificed for...
Cheryl Duffy
Dec 16, 20223 min read


Don't be pushed into knee jerk actions
Separating is a confusing time and your mind can be running at a 100 miles per hour wondering where you are going to live, how you will...
Cheryl Duffy
Dec 14, 20223 min read


What day is Christmas Day?
Many separated families fight over who gets the kids on Christmas Day as they may not have been without their kids on Christmas Day...
Cheryl Duffy
Dec 11, 20224 min read


5 tips to reduce coparenting conflict after child accidents
There can be a huge shift of trust, common sense and appreciation from when you parented together pre-separation to parenting after...
Cheryl Duffy
Nov 25, 20224 min read


Is my ex annoying me on purpose?
Separation is a huge emotional roller coaster where we can get angry, annoyed or frustrated at what our ex does. Are they doing it on...
Cheryl Duffy
Nov 21, 20225 min read


How to have healthy Handovers
Handovers can be fraught with anxiety and stress for both parents and children alike. The more often handover is stressful, the more...
Cheryl Duffy
Nov 15, 20223 min read
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