I'm a Financial Neutral in the Collaborative Divorce Process. I think you need some background, so let me explain... When I first began my business, I didn't know much about myself, and I started under the general guidelines I knew about free-lancing. Those being: Offer a service or product (the development phase). Put yourself out there [...]
Dear Member of Parliament: I am a member of your constituency, a part-time single mom and a self-employed Chartered Professional Accountant. I work in the Collaborative Practice as a financial neutral to support families as they navigate separation and divorce. This past year, my time has been consumed in supporting my recently separated clients as they navigate [...]
Hi friend, Yesterday I was going to write the most amazing blog post - you inspired me. Why? Because I only write about what I know, and everything you said resonated with me. “I know that.” I thought to myself. “Yes, I’ve felt that way too.” I had a consoling platitude for everything you said. [...]
You often hear about people that have figured their lives and career all out. They are working at something that they feel passionate about. People also talk about that space called "Flow." where everything has come together and life happens beautifully and according to plan. Flow and "being in the zone" are held up to be the [...]
I often come across clients that are in deep emotional pain and cannot see a path through it other than the path they are currently on (which is causing the pain and suffering). I often try to use compassion and education to shift those clients to a new way of doing things, but sometimes, those [...]
Photo by Irina on Unsplash September. Labour Day. A day of transition (understatement). If you are a parent to school-aged children, September can be a bit much (I'm polite here). If you are separated and divorced and share parenting with a co-parent, September can be too much. It can be too many decisions, [...]
A few months ago I was at a presentation about money. It was not a presentation about new tax rules or how to invest, but it was about how hard it is to talk about money. "I know that!" I thought to myself. A+ for me. Why is talking about money so hard? Well, [...]
Recently a client asked my advice on what kind of car to buy. I am cutting and pasting because tax season has hit yet again and I have to get creative and efficient! I don't have a standard "newly separated person buying a car" response because it does depend very much on your individual situation. It [...]
It's Dec 19. Today I had planned to go Christmas shopping - it's getting close to the wire! But it started to slush (you know what this is if you live in Vancouver) and after going for a short walk and getting soaked and cold, I decided to leave the Christmas shopping until tomorrow when [...]
I've been doing a lot of work the past three weeks helping clients prepare budgets. I think it's that time of year. People start to freak out around December - I know I do. All this money going out - I'm going to be destitute! That thought doesn't help when you're already stressed out about [...]