95. The collaboration question: When it works, and when it doesn't

About this episode

Danielle Black explores the realities behind collaborative approaches after separation and the conditions necessary for genuine collaboration.

Collaboration is often presented as the gold standard after separation. Parents are encouraged to communicate openly, compromise, and "work together". In the right circumstances, a collaborative approach can indeed produce faster, less adversarial, and more sustainable outcomes. But what happens when the conditions for genuine collaboration don’t exist? In this episode of The Post-Separation Abuse Podcast, Danielle Black explores the realities behind collaborative approaches, including mediat...

People in this episode

Host: Danielle Black

Topics covered

• collaboration
• separation
• parenting
• communication
• mediation

Keywords

• collaboration
• separation
• parenting
• communication
• mediation
• adversarial outcomes
• sustainable outcomes

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