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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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Episodes
Dirty Laundry: The Divorce PodcastS2 E21: This week on the DL: The Blended Family: A Modern Brady Bunch
Send us Fan Mail Curious about blended families, step kids/parents, co-parenting dynamics and general chaos of life with multiple kids with multiple parents?…
Dirty Laundry: The Divorce PodcastS2 E20: This week on the DL: Are we Still Defaulting to 50/50 Parenting Time?
Send us Fan Mail 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…
Dirty Laundry: The Divorce PodcastS2 E19: This week on the DL: Religion and Relationships
Send us Fan Mail Another spectacular conversation on the DL! This week, A+A sit down with Rabbi Meir of the Yorkville Jewish Centre to talk about…
Dirty Laundry: The Divorce PodcastS2 E18: This week on the DL: Why does Marriage Benefit Men and Exhaust Women?
Send us Fan Mail 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…
Dirty Laundry: The Divorce PodcastS2 E17: This week on the DL: Turning Divorce into Something Meaningful
Send us Fan Mail On today's episode, the A team chats with Melissa Kalil, a living example of when life hands you a divorce, make a career out of it! Melissa…
Dirty Laundry: The Divorce PodcastS2 E16: This week on the DL: Let’s talk MONEY
Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to the DL! After a much needed rest over the holidays, the A team is back with another fabulous episode. Just in time for new…
Dirty Laundry: The Divorce PodcastS2 E15: This week on the DL: Who Gets the Dog in the Divorce?
Send us Fan Mail Calling all dog lovers! Even if you're not getting a divorce, we guarantee you'll learn something from this episode. This week Alex and Amanda…
Dirty Laundry: The Divorce PodcastS2 E14: This week on the DL: How Can Social Media Impact a Divorce?
Send us Fan Mail This week Michael Coristine is back! Mike chats all things social media and divorce. Think posting pics of a night out might be harmless?…
Dirty Laundry: The Divorce PodcastS2 E13: This week on the DL: Surviving the Holidays
Send us Fan Mail The A Team is back with an intimate and informative conversation around how best to survive the "most wonderful time of the year". Alex and…
Dirty Laundry: The Divorce PodcastS2. Ep.12: This week on the DL: Real Life Spotlight: Jodi McBurney
Send us Fan Mail We have a friend in the house! This week the gals sit down with Alex's longtime friend and colleague, Jodi McBurney, who spills all the tea on…
Dirty Laundry: The Divorce PodcastS2 Ep11: This week on the DL: Real Life Spotlight: Andrea Rappaport
Send us Fan Mail DL listeners are in for a treat when fellow podcaster, comedienne, and all-round badass, Andrea Rappaport visits the DL. Co-host of the…
Dirty Laundry: The Divorce PodcastS2 E10: This week on the DL: Real Life Spotlight: Children of Divorce
Send us Fan Mail Guess who's back! This week Alex and Amanda chat with their colleagues, Helen Yack and Gabbi Silverberg from RiseUp Counselling! All four…
Dirty Laundry: The Divorce PodcastS2 E9: This week on the DL: Should I Stay or Should I Go?
Send us Fan Mail This week Alex and Amanda chat amongst themselves on the real-life (and often debilitating) question so many ask themselves: Do I Stay or Do I…
Dirty Laundry: The Divorce PodcastS2 E8: This week on the DL: Forced Marriage and Honour Killings
Send us Fan Mail It was a tremendous privilege to sit down with best selling British author, activist and public speaker Dr. Jasvinder Sanghera. Jasvinder…
Dirty Laundry: The Divorce PodcastS2 E7: This week on the DL: What the heck is a Section 30?
Send us Fan Mail Buckle up! This week Alex and Amanda sit down with Joanna Seidel of Toronto Family Therapy. If you are curious about what services and…
Dirty Laundry: The Divorce PodcastS2 E6: This week on the DL: WTF Divorce
Send us Fan Mail This week Rob Roseman from WTF Divorce sits down with Alex and Amanda to share about his personal journey through divorce and how that led him…
Dirty Laundry: The Divorce PodcastS2 E5: This week on the DL: The High Conflict Divorce
Send us Fan Mail You asked for it and the A team is here to deliver! Is it possible to mediate a high conflict divorce? Tune in this week as Alex and Amanda…
Dirty Laundry: The Divorce PodcastS2 E4: This week on the DL: The Single Dad with Daren Douglas
Send us Fan Mail This week's episode has got the A team fired up! For the first time in Dirty Laundry's history we are hearing from a divorced dad - welcome to…
Dirty Laundry: The Divorce PodcastS2 E3: This week on the DL: Real Life Spotlight with Natalie Reisman
Send us Fan Mail This week the A team are truly honoured to sit down with Natalie Reisman, Corporate Lawyer, single mother of three, and general badass woman…
Dirty Laundry: The Divorce PodcastS2 E2: This week on the DL: Sex, Intimacy and Finding Yourself After Divorce
Send us Fan Mail On this week's extra spicy episode, the A team sit down with Intimacy coach Laira Thomas to get the skinny on all things sex and intimacy…
Dirty Laundry: The Divorce PodcastS2 E1: This week on the DL: How to Handle Kids and Tech
Send us Fan Mail To kick off Season Two, the A Team sits down with Ash Brandin, more commonly known as @thegamereducator, to discuss all things back to school…
Dirty Laundry: The Divorce PodcastS1 E22: This week on the DL: Money and Divorce with Eva Sachs
Send us Fan Mail Join Amanda as Alex as they welcome to the conversation Eva Sachs, a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst. If you are curious about what is…
Dirty Laundry: The Divorce PodcastS1 E21: This week on the DL: Inside the World of Child Protection
Send us Fan Mail This week the A team sits down with Child Protection Mediator, Jim Fitch as he takes us behind the curtain of the darker side of divorce and…
Dirty Laundry: The Divorce PodcastS1 E20: This week on the DL: Divorce 101 with the Partners of INB Family Law
Send us Fan Mail For the first time on Dirty Laundry we have three guests in studio! Join Amanda and Alex as they get all the do's and don’ts of going through…
Dirty Laundry: The Divorce PodcastS1 E19: This week on the DL: When is it Child Abduction?
Send us Fan Mail Curious about what the Amber Alert really means? Join the A team this week as they add another A to the team - Amanda Gibeault is a Family…
Dirty Laundry: The Divorce PodcastS1 E18: This week on the DL: Spousal Support 101 with A+A
Send us Fan Mail This week the gals are talking all things spousal support: what are the entitlements? What are the tax implications? Lump sum or monthly -…
Dirty Laundry: The Divorce PodcastS1 E17: This week on the DL: Generational Trauma - an Indigenous Perspective
Send us Fan Mail This week the A team sit down with Jim Doxtdator, a Haudenosaunee Dispute Resolution Practitioner. Jim uses a Restorative approach in all of…
Dirty Laundry: The Divorce PodcastS1 E16: This week on the DL: Real-Life Spotlight: Suzanne Toth
Send us Fan Mail On this episode A + A sit down with Suzanne Toth as she shares the the story of her own divorce. This real life conversation is vulnerable…
Dirty Laundry: The Divorce PodcastS1 E15: This week on the DL: Divorce meets Real Estate with Darren Slavens
Send us Fan Mail The A team is joined this week by real estate maverick, Darren Slavens of Slavens and Associates Real Estate Inc. Brokerage. Curious about the…
Dirty Laundry: The Divorce PodcastS1 E14: This week on the DL: Can I get a Mortgage before I have an Agreement?
Send us Fan Mail This week the A team is joined by mortgage specialist John Panagakos of Separation Mortgages. John teaches us how to navigate borrowing after…
Dirty Laundry: The Divorce PodcastS1 E13: This week on the DL: Child Support 101 with A&A
Send us Fan Mail Want to know the ins and outs of child support obligations post divorce? Than this episode is for you! Amanda and Alex bust myths to break…
Dirty Laundry: The Divorce PodcastS1 E12: This week on the DL: How to Tell the Kids
Send us Fan Mail This week A&A discuss the do's and don't's around telling the kids you're getting a divorce with the brilliant Helen Yack and Gabbi Silverberg…
Dirty Laundry: The Divorce PodcastS1 E11: This week on the DL: Crime meets Family Law with Mike Coristine
Send us Fan Mail This week the A team is joined by Michael Coristine, Actor, turned Crown Attorney turned Family Law lawyer. Warning: this episode discusses…
Dirty Laundry: The Divorce PodcastS1 E10: This week on the DL: Infidelity Part 2: A Therapist’s Perspective
Send us Fan Mail This week is the second episode for the two-parter on Infidelity, and the women sit down with Relationship Therapist, Martin Frith. Learn all…
Dirty Laundry: The Divorce PodcastS1 E9: This week on the DL: Infidelity Part 1: Hiring a Private Investigator
Send us Fan Mail This week the A Team talk to Private Investigator Whitney Joy Smith, founder and lead investigator of Smith Investigation Agency. If you are…
Dirty Laundry: The Divorce PodcastS1 E8: This week on the DL: The Break-Up
Send us Fan Mail Join hosts Amanda and Alex as they discuss the varying degrees of stigma for different types of breakups. Also - do we leave relationships too…
Dirty Laundry: The Divorce PodcastS1 E7: This week on the DL: A+A's Mediation Dad
Send us Fan Mail This week the women talk to their mentor and mediation "dad", Mike MacConnell. Mike MacConnell, founder/director at Reflective Mediation, is…
Dirty Laundry: The Divorce PodcastS1 E6: This week on the DL: Living Together After Separation
Send us Fan Mail This week Amanda and Alex are talking about the trials and tribulations around living together after one or both parties have made the…
Dirty Laundry: The Divorce PodcastS1 E5: This week on the DL: 7 Stages of Divorce with Coach Cindy Stibbard
Send us Fan Mail This week on the DL Amanda and Alex chat with divorce coach Cindy Stibbard. Based in Vancouver BC, Cindy catapulted herself into the divorce…
Dirty Laundry: The Divorce PodcastS1 E4: This week on the DL: Dating After Divorce
Send us Fan Mail Join Alex and Amanda as they get into the weeds about dating apps, hilarious first date anecdotes and the realities of dating after divorce…
Dirty Laundry: The Divorce PodcastS1 E3: This week on the DL: Separated...now what? (Part 2: The MOU)
Send us Fan Mail This week on the DL Amanda and Alex finish walking you through the components of your separation agreement: parenting plan, child support…
Dirty Laundry: The Divorce PodcastS1 E2: This week on the DL: Separated... now what?
Send us Fan Mail This week on the DL Amanda and Alex walk you through the process, think: Mediation 101 Tune in for info about separation agreements…
Dirty Laundry: The Divorce PodcastS1 E1: This week on the DL: Why We Don't Talk About "IT"
Send us Fan Mail This week on the DL, we are talking about why no one likes talking about divorce! Co-hosts Amanda Silver and Alex Howard introduce themselves…
Dirty Laundry: The Divorce PodcastS1 Trailer: Dirty Laundry: The Divorce Podcast
Send us Fan Mail The Podcast all about Divorce. Professional Family Mediators, hosts Amanda Silver and Alex Howard are cutting through the bull and sharing…