Self-care and boundaries during divorce: protecting your mental health, children and future

In this episode, family partner Hannah Field joins divorce coach Rhiannon Ford to focus on the importance of self-care and setting healthy boundaries during divorce and separation. They discuss why it’s essential for clients to look after their mental, emotional and physical wellbeing, and how small, realistic self-care practices can make a meaningful difference during what is often an overwhelming time.

In this podcast we cover:

• why solicitors are not therapists – and the value of building the right professional support team
• what self-care really means (and why it doesn’t have to involve spa weekends or big commitments)
• simple, practical ways to prioritise wellbeing during divorce
• the importance of boundaries, particularly around communication with an ex-partner
• how setting limits on email, messaging and online research can help clients regain a sense of control

Hannah is a partner and head of the family law team in Kingston. She advises on a broad range of family law issues including divorce, matrimonial finances, cohabitation disputes, pre and post-nuptial agreements, domestic violence orders including non-molestation and occupation orders as well as private law disputes relating to children including leave to remove children from this jurisdiction.

Rhiannon is a former family lawyer turned divorce coach who regularly works with the family law team at Russell-Cooke when they are advising clients on their divorce.