Life, love and the law
Life, love and the law is the podcast brought to you by Stowe Family Law. After almost 70 episodes of Stowe talks, our podcast helping you through relationship breakdown, Life, love and the law is a new direction.
This podcast series will bring you heartfelt and insightful conversations with experts in and around the family law field, including divorce coaches, domestic abuse consultants, financial advisers, mortgage brokers and much more.
Our host, Liza Gatrell, family lawyer at Stowe Family Law will welcome guests to open up the conversation around all things relationship breakdown. She'll be inviting our guests to share real stories that will help you feel less alone as you navigate some of life's toughest times.
Getting the right advice is essential to minimising the stress and strain of divorce and family breakdown, so we'll still give the same great legal guidance and practical information on family processes that you expect from us.
Life, love and the law, the podcast will help you move through each stage of your journey knowing you've got someone in your corner, whatever your circumstances.
Life, love and the law
Surviving divorce and separation at Christmas
Christmas is one of the most important times of the year for many families. When you're dealing with divorce and separation, though, the pressure can easily mount up and there can be a tidal wave of emotion. Dealing with child arrangements over Christmas, making a new financial situation work around a festive budget and navigating loneliness are just some of the things divorcing or separating people take on.
In this Christmas Special of Life, love and the Law, host and family lawyer Liza Gatrell welcomes back familiar faces from Stowe talks, Jodie Phelps, financial adviser, and Tom Nash, divorce coach to the podcast. Together, they discuss planning Christmas well before December, working through the tough times and the importance of presence over presents.
00:03 Family lawyer Liza Gatrell introduces Stowe Family Law’s new podcast Life, love and the law
00:40 Jodie Phelps and Tom Phelps introduce themselves
01:35 Why is Christmas such an important topic for divorcing couples?
04:43 Blended families at Christmas - experiencing contention and working through it
07:21 Financial challenges coming up to Christmas
08:30 Are gifts truly the most important thing for children?
09:03 Getting the children’s input on what’s important to them at Christmas
10:00 How do child arrangements work after divorce or separation?
11:10 Putting children in the centre not the middle of divorce and separation
13:23 Making new traditions around special occasions and reframing
17:57 Having the conversations about Christmas earlier in the year
19:40 Is it fair that the primary caregiver should have to split Christmas equally?
21:00 Making room for compromise
23.17 Understanding and navigating loneliness at Christmas
27:10 The social media highlight reel
28:45 Practical tips for budgeting at Christmas
31:02 Should you buy a gift for your ex partner?
33:03 Top tips for approaching your first Christmas after separation
Useful resources to further support you through divorce and separation at Christmas
Co-parenting at Christmas: tips for a peaceful holiday season https://www.stowefamilylaw.co.uk/stowe-support/co-parenting-at-christmas-tips-for-a-peaceful-holiday-season/
Download Stowe’s parenting plan template https://www.stowefamilylaw.co.uk/premium-content/?type=guide&item=creating-a-parenting-plan
Going on holiday at Christmas after divorce or separation
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