YOUR FRIENDLY FAMILY RESOLUTION NEWSLETTER

DECEMBER 2023

Welcome to the latest update from Divorce Done Differently!

DIVORCE DONE DIFFERENTLY IN 2023

What a year we have had here at Divorce Done Differently!  Looking back at 2023 we are celebrating the following:

🖤 Our little team grew as we welcomed Katherine and Paniz.

 🖤 We continued to train many collaborative coaches throughout Australia and are excited to announce that in 2024 our Course includes professionals from New Zealand too.  We also have professionals joining us who are trained in Wills and Estates in the Collaborative Space.  You can join us here.

 🖤 The release of our regular dispute resolution newsletter, just like this one. 

 🖤 Our fun and informative social media posts.

🖤  We assisted hundreds of families resolve their family law disputes through either mediation and collaboration. 

🖤 We introduced Parenting Coordination to assist high conflict families work through the tough stuff.

🖤 Shelby gave various presentations to local, interstate and international audiences on dispute resolution topics that she is passionate about.

🖤 Congratulations to our Director, Shelby Timmins for receiving the Doyles Preeminent Mediator for 2024.

WHAT'S IN STORE FOR DIVORCE DONE DIFFERENTLY IN 2024

We have so many exciting things planned for 2024 and we hope they bring you and your clients a more supportive and informative space to resolve their family law disputes.

 🖤 The Co-Parenting Course.  Click on the pic above to register for more information and click here to let us know what you would like covered in the course.

🖤 Breakfast is on us - professional development series in the comfort of your own office (or online).

🖤 The release of our helpful fact sheets and information packs that you can share with your clients.

 🖤 Divorce 4 Kids - a book for kids on separation and divorce.  All the things kids want to know but may be too afraid to ask.

 🖤 All of our mediators will undertake trauma informed specialised training to assist the families we work with.

 🖤 Paniz will become an FDRP.

TAKE A PEEK AT SOME OF THE THINGS WE HAVE IN STORE IN 2024!

BREAKFAST IS ON US

In 2024, Divorce Done Differently is introducing a CLE series called 'Breakfast on Us'.  The concept is simple and we would love to have you involved.  You pick a date, a CLE topic and out team will turn up with breakfast and present to your practice.

Step 1: Pick a date.  You will be able to select a date and book in online.  Availabilities will show for Wednesdays from 8.30am to 9.30am.

Step 2: Select a topic from one of these below:

🖤  Parenting Coordination - what is all the fuss about!

🖤  To Mediate, Collaborate, Arbitrate or Litigate - what are the real differences!

🖤  A Mediator's Perspective - getting the most out of a legally assisted mediation!

🖤  Child Inclusive Mediation

🖤  Negotiating Right - some of our top tips, strategies and the traps to avoid when working with families.

Step 3: We will show up with breakfast for your team and some learnings too.

THE CO-PARENTING CALENDAR

To assist your clients, we are creating a co-parenting calendar. It includes lots of little tips and reminders about how to co-parent in a calm and constructive way. We hope it is a bit of fun that they can use as a visual reminder to do what is best for their kids, especially when the going gets tough. Keep an eye out - it will be released soon!

A course designed by co-parenting experts.  A one stop shop for co-parents and professionals.  The course is full of:

🖤  educational material;

🖤  top tips;

🖤  common traps;

🖤  easy to understand videos;

🖤  workbooks;

🖤  parent scripts on tricky topics;

🖤  practical resources; and

🖤  cheat sheets for some of the challenging co-parenting concerns.

The Co-parenting Course is designed as a self-paced and interactive course.  Participants will receive a certificate of completion.  In addition, The Co-Parenting Course will also offer 1:1 parent coaching with one of our co-parenting experts for parents who feel they could benefit from a more personalised approach.

To assist us in creating a world class course for co-parents we would love your quick feedback - Click Here (takes less than 5 minutes to complete).

To stay up to date as The Co-Parenting Course comes to life, or if you are interested in learning more about individual firm training of The Co-Parenting Course, please click here.

SAY HELLO TO OUR NEWEST TEAM MEMBER - PANIZ YAZDI

Say hello to Paniz.  We thought it would be a bit of fun to learn a little about Paniz behind the profession.  So here we go, fun facts about Paniz:

1. She lived in Washington DC for 6 months
2. She is an avid backgammon player
3. She is bilingual (English and Farsi)
4. She loves kickboxing
5. She read the Harry Potter series 10 times when she was in her teens.

I know a few people who are interested in learning about "negotiating strategy".  I also know a growing area in the Court which is quite specialised in mediation for Hague - child abduction matters.

COLLABORATING WITH OUR COLLEAGUES

At Divorce Done Differently we talk a lot about collaborating and working together to meet the needs of the families we work with.  We truly believe in this.  It forms the core of our business and underpins our ethos.  Recently, Shelby spent a stunning Sydney summer evening with some dear colleagues who are also wonderful friends.  The team from The Mediation Collective, Gloria Hawke, Bianca Roche-Bolger, Valerie Norton and Bernie Bolger and Julia Brierley from Sydney Dispute Resolution.  These women give of their time and knowledge.  They all volunteer on Board Positions within Collaborative Professionals NSW and Australian Association of Collaborative Professionals.  They share their learning and love with their clients, the profession and with our team.  The family dispute resolution space is in very good hands with these wonderful women and skilled professionals.

We are always learning from others and are avid readers and thought you might enjoy our book choices too. To make things as easy as possible, we have created our very own Divorce Done Differently Reading Room. Here we will share with you any books or articles that we think you might enjoy. Grab a cuppa, find a few quiet moments, and enjoy 😊.

NOVEMBER 2023

Mending Fences.  A Collaborative, Cognitive-Behavioral Reunification Protocol Serving the Best Interests of the Post-Divorce Polarized Child

Home Will Never Be The Same Again - A Guide for Adult Children Of Gray Divorce

AUGUST 2023 

 Divorce Journal for Kids

APRIL 2023 

The Power of Talk: Who gets heard and why?

Lead with compassion: Why compassion is a better managerial tactic than toughness

CHRISTMAS CLOSURE

Our little team are taking a break to relax, unwind and recharge for 2024! We will close on Friday, 22 December 2023 and re-open on Monday 8 January 2024.

Thank you for all of your support for our little business and we hope the New Year brings us all back together to help families in the best way we know.

Merry Christmas our friends.

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