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In his gentle but implacable way, he opened our eyes - against our will - to our responsibility to build a relationship, being one solely for co-parenting.
He did this by placing our children in the forefront of our consideration, particularly in terms of how we appear to them. And by showing kindness and compassion (even if anathema in the most destructive of separations), he demonstrated that the other person would come forward, with positive effects, even long before our hearts follow.
Bella’s role was critical as parents have different incentives to meet, and Bella’s highly constructive and diplomatic approach played a significant role in bringing us both together.”
When I felt lost, Bill gave me hope. Most of all, Bill kept me focussed on the kids, helping me figure out the core of parenting, of being a dad.”
and we were able to finally communicate in a positive way”
I would strongly recommend Civilised separations! Thank you Bill!”
and to identify the core problems in a relationship and then create an environment where both individuals learn to understand each other without blame, recrimination or falling back into the same old doom-loop. It made me look at my relationship in a very different way and made me a better person. I can categorically say that I would not be married today if my partner and I had not worked with Bill.”
Children have a legal right to be heard during separation, but in practice that right is rarely protected in the way it should be. In this episode of Conflict to Connection, Helen Adam OBE joins Bill Hewlett and Mitch Wilkins to explore what child inclusive mediation actually involves, why it isn't yet standard practice, and why that needs to change.
One of the most common things parents say after separation is that their child seems absolutely fine, but in our latest episode of Conflict to Connection, Helen Adam OBE joins Bill Hewlett and Mitch Wilkins to explore why fine isn't always fine, what children are really carrying, and what gets in the way of them being able to say so.
In the latest episode of Conflict to Connection, Helen Adam OBE joins Bill Hewlett and Mitch Wilkins to explore what children really carry during separation, and why the adults around them so often have no idea. Helen draws on decades of practice to make the case for child inclusive mediation, not as an optional extra, but as the thing that changes everything.
Emotional readiness is rarely the same for both parents during a separation, and this imbalance is often the reason mediation can struggle to work. In our latest podcast episode, Bill Hewlett and Professor Anne Barlow explore what it really means to support family repair, helping each parent find their footing at their own pace, so the process can hold space for children's wellbeing rather than rushing past it.
