ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗
Welcome to 'The Family Compass', a podcast where we navigate the diverse landscape of family dynamics in Australia and beyond. Join us, as we delve deep into the heart of family life, discussing everything from traditional nuclear units to blended families, single parenthood to co-parenting, and much more.
We're not just here to share expert insights and practical advice, but to spark meaningful conversations that resonate with every listener—whether you're going through a tough divorce, adjusting to a blended family, or simply curious about the changing definition of family. Our conversations, enriched by a expert guests views, aim to illuminate the myriad ways families love, grow, struggle, and evolve.
Every episode of 'The Family Compass' is an exploration of a different facet of family life, underscored by the guiding principles of empathy, understanding, and inclusivity. Join us on this journey as we chart a course through the complex yet beautiful world of families. Together, we will learn, understand, and navigate the joys and challenges of the family experience.
Update frequency:
bimonthly
Average audio length:
56 minutes
Guest interviews
English
Australia
9 episodes
since Aug. 2, 2024
episodic
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In this episode of The Family Compass, mediator and barrister Michele Brooks joined hosts Michelle and Zach to share her wisdom, stories, and hard-earned insights from decades in family law and why mediation can be such a powerful alternative to the courtroom.
Michele didn’t grow up surrounded by …
In this episode of Family Compass, we sit down with Tony O'Dwyer, a seasoned expert in family therapy and mediation, who shares the intricacies of navigating the legal and emotional landscape of family separation. Tony's wealth of experience stems from decades spent helping families throu…
With a childhood that crossed three continents, Gavin Hawcroft knows a thing or two about the challenges of change, isolation and family dynamics.
In this podcast, Gavin sits down with us to talk about his life and his transition from engineer to social worker, driven by his realisation that his pa…
For our last Family Compass of 2024, we sat down with Melbourne-based barrister, Adrian Dean. What we quickly discovered is that Adrian loves nothing more than a chat and he has some great stories to tell. Adrian is a member of the Family Law Bar Association, the Law Institute of Victoria and the F…
In episode four of The Family Compass, we sit down with Mike and James to talk about their experiences as a same sex couple and their journey to becoming parents to their daughter, Ava.In a wide-ranging conversation, Mike and James share their stories, individually and as a couple, from coming out,…
In the third episode of The Family Compass, Kate shares her story and in doing so, touches on a range of issues including raising a child with special needs, the challenges of being a single mother, grief and recovery, blended families and step-parenting, family dynamics and role-modelling, balanci…
In the first episode of The Family Compass, hosts Michelle and Zach introduce themselves and the podcast. Drawing on their extensive backgrounds in family law and law enforcement, Michelle and Zach aim to explore the complexities of family dynamics, the impacts of separation on children, and the im…
In this episode of The Family Compass, we chat with Kay Martin, a distinguished family lawyer with 40 years of experience. Kay recounts her journey from studying in Melbourne to building her legal career in Mildura, detailing how her practice evolved from part-time work to owning her own firm.Known…
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