Mediation helps to get couples talking through separation
When you first separate from a partner it is natural and normal to feel emotional. You are experiencing a significant life change. In mediation we often see clients who are very emotional at their first meeting. Sometimes your emotion may spill out as soon as you get into the room. Other times you can keep a lid on your emotions until such time as we ask you about your children and how they’re coping with the separation. There can be…
Read More
In our family mediation sessions we see people in a range of places. Sometimes people have started to come to terms with their separation, other times both parties have moved on by the time they come to sort things out. Generally speaking it can often make matters easier to resolve where you have both moved at least a good way through the healing process. Sometimes that’s just not possible and there can be compelling emotional and financial reasons to resolve…
Read More
In this video Louisa Whitney outlines some useful places to look for support in a separation. Links to the resources found in the video can be found on our website by clicking here The video covers help with understanding processes like the divorce or court processes as well as resources to help you manage your children’s feelings and emotions.
Read More
We all have a narrative. This is a personal story that we tell ourselves. It’s full of things that we think we do well and things we think we don’t do well. It’s also a moral code of sorts and made up of things that we think it’s OK to do and things it’s not OK to do. This partly comes from childhood and partly from other people and experiences in our lives. Our personal narrative is not always…
Read More
Happy New Year! In this latest video Louisa reflects on how difficult Christmas can be for couples who’ve separated, especially dealing with the first Christmas not being with your children for the entire period. Louisa also talks about some exciting new developments coming to LKW Family Mediation in 2018. Have a look here:
Read More
This sounds like a slightly strange title for a video but all is explained. Louisa talks about how changing how she viewed a certain issue opened up new opportunities for her and talks about the parallels between this and how she approaches mediation. You can watch the video below
Read More
We did a video recently which you could find here which encouraged people to think about the kind of images that are portrayed in the media around divorce and separation. We suggested that anyone going through a separation should think about what they want the legacy of their separation to be? The idea behind it was to encourage people to think beyond the headlines and the click bait and the soap opera doom and gloom and think about what they…
Read More
In this video Louisa encourages those separating to think about the images of divorce portrayed in the media. She asks couples who are separating what they want the legacy of their separation to be. Have a watch:
Read More
In this video Louisa explains the training that mediators have to undergo and the requirements. It’s helpful for mediators to have a very broad spectrum of knowledge. There’s also a hint about a recent training course and how this might impact upon the work done at LKW Family Mediation. If you’re a family law professional watching this then please visit our training page or get in touch.
Read More
Change can be something that is very difficult to get on board with. This can especially be the case where it comes as part of a separation and you have to contemplate changes to things you had always felt were safe and permanent. It can also be more challenging where you have to face challenges you do not want to happen. In this video Louisa talks about facing up to changes and how difficult that can be and how to…
Read More
