A collection of thought pieces…
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Featured50 Reasons for hope and optimism
For those who need it, including members of our extended network and team, here are (almost) 48 reasons to be cheerful.
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FeaturedUnderstanding the stages of separation
Nothing about spearating is easy. But there is much that parents can do to improve their chances of a more effective separation, which is very much in the best interests of their children and, if we’re honest, themselves.
A good starting place is to be aware of the stages of separation and to adapt behaviour for each stage. It is certainly a useful reference model or check to ensure that the relationship with any third-party support is as effective as it needs to be.
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FeaturedWe are lonesome, trying to be less alone
The title is a precis of a Steinbeck quote that was included in Trish’s Father’s Day presentation following an invitation to speak as part of a specialist panel hosted by the Save Indian Family Foundation. They are just one of a growing number of support groups around the world doing what they can to support… Read more
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FeaturedImpact of High Conflict Parents on Children During C-19 Pandemic.
Trish Barry-Relph, Founder Co-Parenting Matters, Specialist Systemic Family Therapist, Consultant Independent Social Worker ISW / Expert Witness recently gave an interactive, online presentation about the impact of COVID-19 on the children of separated parents in conflict. What follows are the key points as she was quizzed, predominantly by members of the legal, therapy and social work professions.
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FeaturedThe Flying Therapist: Family Therapy during the Pandemic
Childhood innocene is precious. It has a magic. But that magical innocence comes under threat during times of crisis be they within the home or the world at large. But what happens when a family crisis meets a global crisis? Like the threats facing families during this global pandemic? What is the role of child-centric family therapy during a major pandemic or social crisis?
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FeaturedSnow White, her false self: a tale of how children are impacted by parental relationship distress.
In this second blog in the fairytale series, I explore how a fairy tale such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs can help a child to make sense and meaning out of their own turbulent feelings. In this fairy tale the child is taken through a time line where they see Snow White grow from a child to an adolescent to become an adult. The characters in this fairy tale have supernatural powers, feelings of anxiety and a heroine.
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FeaturedThe Stolen Child: The power of the child’s capacity to play with reality
The power of play in child-focused therapy.
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FeaturedParental alienation & estrangement: The Emperor’s New Clothes
Part 1 in a series exploring how fairytales can help explain the factors behind and impact of the damaging of the relationship between parents and children.
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FeaturedHow to Help the Emotionally Battered Child
How do children come to be emotionally battered by two loving parents and what can be done about it?
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FeaturedParental Conflict & The Unheard Cry
How to really listen to the unheard cry of the child in the middle of co-parental conflict.
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FeaturedEnding Parental Alienation: My Ten Wishes for the Decade
Trish outlines ten critical steps for addressing parental alienation
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FeaturedShared Parenting: A Coaching Conversation
News of a multi-disciplinarycollaboration on Linkedin
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