Dirty Laundry: The Divorce Podcast
Honest, expert-backed conversations about divorce, co-parenting, and moving forward.
Hosted by professional mediators Alex Howard and Amanda Silver, Dirty Laundry dives into the real questions women ask when navigating separation, custody battles, toxic relationships, and dating again. This is your safe space to learn, reflect, and take back control — no shame, no sugarcoating.
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Dirty Laundry: The Divorce Podcast
Latest Episodes
[From the Vault] The Stepmom Experience
Stepmoms are expected to show up like a parent, step back like a stranger, and never complain about any of it. Jamie Simkins — licensed therapist, stepmom coach, and stepmom twice over — has been there herself. In this episode from the vault, s...
S4 E29: Author, Founder, Advocate, and Survivor — Ismena Toscan on Protecting Every Child in Canada
One in three Canadian girls has experienced childhood sexual abuse. One in eight boys. These aren't abstract numbers — they're children in classrooms, on hockey teams, in families across the country.Ismena Toscan is 15 years old. She is...
S4 E28: Surviving Divorce After Domestic Violence — with Mae Scott
Mae Scott joins Alex and Amanda to share the full story of escaping her abusive, narcissistic ex‑husband, a respected lawyer who was eventually sentenced to 12 years to life in prison. This episode goes inside the escalating violence, the thera...
S4 E27: Keira’s Law, Reunification Therapy, and Why the Systems Meant to Protect Children Keep Failing Them — Part 2 with Philip Viater
In part two of this conversation, Philip breaks down the legislation that came out of that loss —
S4 E26: Parental Alienation, Institutional Betrayal, and Why Family Court Keeps Getting It Wrong — with Philip Viater
In this episode, Alex and Amanda sit down with Philip Viater, a family lawyer with 17 years of experience at VP Family Law Group, for one of the most candid conversations about the failures of family court we've ever had. Philip breaks down why...