Dirty Laundry: The Divorce Podcast
The Podcast all about Divorce.
Professional Family Mediators, hosts Amanda Silver and Alex Howard are cutting through the bull and sharing what they have learned along the way.
"We are ditching the stigma and bringing you the information you need to support you on your journey through separation and divorce. Come along for the ride as we air it all out!"
Episodes
65 episodes since 2023
S2 E42: This week on the DL: The Recap
As the A team says goodbye to Season Two and hello to a much needed summer vacation, the hosts reminisce about their favourite episodes.If you're interested in listening to those episodes mentioned in full:Ash/The Gamer Educator: S2...
July 11, 2024
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39:20
S2 E41: This week on the DL: The Secret to Fighting Better
We all know that in relationships, there will be conflict - you will inevitably end up fighting...but there is productive fighting, and destructive fighting.Today's guest, Cinnie Noble, is the ...
July 04, 2024
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57:27
S2 E40: This week on the DL: Does Couples Counselling Actually Work?
Ooooh this is a good one! As a pair that believe(d?) in therapy, couples' and otherwise, Amanda and Alex got into the nitty gritty on its efficacy with Therapist Dawn Wiggins this week...
June 27, 2024
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1:02:26
S2 E39: This week on the DL: Addiction and Where to Turn for Help
Addiction affects more than just the person with the affliction, and that's why this week on the DL Alex chats with Michelle from JACS Toronto, an organization determined to provide barrier-free access to ...
June 20, 2024
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55:47
S2 E38: This week on the DL: Organization as Self Care
This week's episode is all about "out with the old, in with the new" with organizational experts Danielle and Amalia from Perfectly Put. Divorce is a time of transition, often r...
June 13, 2024
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55:26
S2 E37: This week on the DL: The Stepmom
This week the A team is joined by Jamie Simkins, a registered therapist, stepmom coach, and blended family expert. We all know how hard parenting is, then you add in new pa...
June 06, 2024
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40:07
S2 E36: This week on the DL: The Empowered Divorce: Women and Finances
The team is delighted to be joined this week by Elizabeth Naumovski of Empowered Television, an award-winning Bay Street alum on a mission to make finance accessible and empower women to take charge of th...
May 30, 2024
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45:08
S2 E35: This week on the DL: Sex, Porn, Therapy - the Male Perspective
This week Amanda and Alex sit down with Eric Pierni, Psychotherapist and Founder of Men Therapy Toronto, an exclusive therapy clinic for men. Eric found a need in the market for a clinic with m...
May 23, 2024
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47:15
S2 E34: This week on the DL: the Gay Husband, the New Husband, and the Mormon Wife
Buckle up listeners, the DL team has an episode for you!This week, Alex and Amanda are honoured to sit down with Jessica Frew, host of The Husband in Law po...
May 16, 2024
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54:40
S2 E33: This week on the DL: A Mother's Day Tribute
One of the best parts of this podcast is bringing relatable, honest and vulnerable stories to the world. Through storytelling, people feel less alone, less isolated, less "othered".This week the A team sit down with real life super mom ...
May 09, 2024
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48:35
S2 E32: This week on the DL: Amanda versus the Matchmaker
A DL first! Amanda Silver takes on the guest solo. While Alex was taken out by the norovirus, Amanda was given carte blanche to interview Shanny, matchmaker extraordinaire! And boy did she delive...
May 02, 2024
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42:15
S2 E31: This week on the DL: The Term, “Parental Alienation” and Why It Needs to Go!
This week is an incredibly important episode and the A team is beyond lucky to sit down with Suzanne Zaccour, Director of Legal Affairs for NAWL (the National Association of Women and Law).NAWL, together...
April 25, 2024
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44:27
S2 E30: This week on the DL: Divorcing a Narcissist
This week's episode has been the most requested by our listeners - how do you divorce a narcissist?The ladies sit down with Clinical Psychologist and author, Kerry McAvoy, to answer all your nar...
April 18, 2024
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50:46
S2 E29: This week on the DL: Kids and Transitions
Alex and Amanda sit down this week to discuss all things transitions. We see it every day, not just in divorce, but the real question is how can we help our kids with these transitions?Transitions for kids can look like: going ...
April 11, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 29
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31:30
S2 E28: This week on the DL: Who Even Are Alex & Amanda?
This week's episode is all about Amanda and Alex; who they are, why they got into this biz in the first place (I mean let's be honest, no child thinks "wh...
April 04, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 28
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45:15
S2 E27: This week on the DL: Breaking Free with Shannon Talbot
This week Amanda and Alex sit down with Author, Speaker and Life Coach, Shannon Talbot. Currently promoting her book, Breaking Free: Stop Holding Back, St...
March 28, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 27
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47:16
S2 E26: This week on the DL: Divorce Diaries x Dirty Laundry
Tune in to hear special guest and comedienne, Michele Traina, as she shares her journey from divorce to the stage.Michele brings her uncensored stories about datin...
March 21, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 26
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45:26
S2 E25: This week on the DL: The Work Boyfriend
This week we have the author of the much anticipated rom com novel The Work Boyfriend in the Dirty Laundry studio! The ladies sit down with Deanna McFadden, a.k.a. Rebecca Mardon, to talk all about those not-so-a...
March 14, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 25
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51:50
S2 E24: This week on the DL: What is Coercive Control?
This week the team is bringing you a heavy, but incredibly important, episode: Coercive Control with Behavioural Scientist, expert Trish Guise.Trish arms listeners with what red flags we should ...
March 07, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 24
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1:00:24
S2 E23: This week on the DL: Who Keeps the Embryo in the Divorce?
Who gets to keep the embryo after divorce? Does the child that came to be due to sperm or egg donation have a stake in your estate when you die? Why do people come to Canada looking for a surrogate?For the answers to these and oh so muc...
February 29, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 23
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46:46
S2 E22: This Week on the DL: Asking for a Friend: Sleep-Divorce, Threesomes…Yup We Are Going There
All those awkward questions you've been dying to have answered? The A team is hooking you up on this week's episode as we talk threesomes, finding out your partner is gay, sexless marriages and more. It’s a juicy one! T...
February 22, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 22
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26:48
S2 E21: This week on the DL: The Blended Family: A Modern Brady Bunch
Curious about blended families, step kids/parents, co-parenting dynamics and general chaos of life with multiple kids with multiple parents? Then you'll love this conversation with The...
February 15, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 21
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51:47
S2 E20: This week on the DL: Are we Still Defaulting to 50/50 Parenting Time?
This week's episode is a bit controversial as we are seeing the family courts shifting from a 50/50 parenting default to looking at what is truly in the best interest of the children.As mediators, Alex and Amanda are always putting the ...
February 08, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 20
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39:37
S2 E19: This week on the DL: Religion and Relationships
Another spectacular conversation on the DL! This week, A+A sit down with Rabbi Meir of the Yorkville Jewish Centre to talk about relationships, marriage and, of course, divorce!
February 01, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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44:40
S2 E18: This week on the DL: Why does Marriage Benefit Men and Exhaust Women?
Buckle up DL listeners, this is a goody! The A team sits down with Kate Anthony to discuss the PATRIARCHY (aka Alex's favourite topic)! More specifically, how marriage really only functions o...
January 25, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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49:20