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Program: The Good Divorce

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Tamara Oudyn

If you are contemplating divorce, or in the middle of a fight you never wanted to have, listen up.

ABC journalist Tamara Oudyn is on a mission to discover just what it takes to have a good divorce. She hears heartfelt advice on how to keep things on track and amicable from top

It is irreverent, honest, funny, sometimes heartbreaking but always informative. Warning: There will be swear words. Nobody gets through divorce without swearing. A lot.

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06 | The Good Divorce — splendid not blended families

Life goes on and people re-partner, but with a 60 percent divorce rate for second marriages, when is it time to get back on the horse with a new amour, and how can you best navigate this minefield?

Published: 6 Apr 2021Tue 6 Apr 2021 at 11:27pmwith Tamara Oudyn

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Duration: 16 minutes 5 seconds

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05 | The Good Divorce — money money money

Money is more than just notes and coins. For some, money represents security, it can be used as a weapon, and apart from the kids, is the thing many divorcing couples fight about most often.

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Duration: 13 minutes 46 seconds

Published: 30 Mar 2021Tue 30 Mar 2021 at 10:27pmwith Tamara Oudyn

04 | The Good Divorce — breaking up without breaking down

We hear how to keep your sanity AND keep your divorce out of the courts. Because as we all know, the only thing that achieves is a new swimming pool for your lawyers.

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Duration: 16 minutes 31 seconds

Published: 23 Mar 2021Tue 23 Mar 2021 at 10:27pmwith Tamara Oudyn

03 | The Good Divorce — the kids are alright, aren't they?

High conflict divorces can have devastating long-term effects on the children involved. But even crossed arms, sighs and eye rolls when talking about your former spouse can impact your kids.

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Duration: 15 minutes 57 seconds

Published: 16 Mar 2021Tue 16 Mar 2021 at 10:28pmwith Tamara Oudyn

02 | The Good Divorce — conscious uncoupling

Is the good divorce an urban myth or a realistic goal for mere mortals? Interview with Katherine Woodward Thomas, author of Conscious Uncoupling: 5 Steps to Living Happily Even After on how to achieve it, with important caveat by psychologist…

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Duration: 17 minutes 55 seconds

Published: 9 Mar 2021Tue 9 Mar 2021 at 10:28pmwith Tamara Oudyn

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