Going through a divorce gives you perspective on many things in life. Mainly, who your friend really is. Some stick, some fall off and some just like to watch. Either way, this episode delves into what you could do as a friend when you watch your friend traverse through a journey as hard as a divorce. Aloka and Ramya join me on this episode to discuss just that. Reach out to me: divorcedwhogetsthedog@gmail.com Instagram - ⁠ambikapatil⁠ Credits: Cover art - Clicked by me, Goa, India, 2010 Intro music - https://rb.gy/zj1zol

For all of us who get divorced, lawyers can be our best friends and worst enemies. They can make or break our case. But have we ever stopped and thought about what goes on in their heads when they're witnessing conflicts and finding solutions on the daily? I sit down with Tejaswini Rajkumar to discuss exactly this. Tej is an advocate who practices family law along with others. We both discuss the famous book "Games people play" by Eric Berne and how that plays out in the courts. She gets candid in this episode about her experiences of the marriage court and gets real with her advice to couples considering divorce. You can reach Tejaswini: tejaswinirajlegal@gmail.com Reach out to me: divorcedwhogetsthedog@gmail.com Instagram - ⁠ambikapatil⁠ Credits: Cover art - Clicked by me, Goa, India, 2010 Intro music - https://rb.gy/zj1zol

Of all the divorcees I’ve spoken to, about 35-40% strongly believe that going to couples counseling would have saved their marriage. Is couples therapy a silver bullet to all relationship problems? Who can do couples work? How to get a partner to agree to couples work? I’m bringing in an expert to answer these questions and more. Spandana Kommuri is a tenured physiotherapist who specializes in interpersonal relationship issues. As someone who has put in the work in my individual counseling and seeing my partner do the same in his work, I do believe deciding to work on ourselves is serious business and deciding to do so as a unit, more so. therapy@therapywithspandana.in Reach out to me: divorcedwhogetsthedog@gmail.com Instagram - ⁠ambikapatil⁠ Credits: Cover art - Clicked by me, Goa, India, 2010 Intro music - https://rb.gy/zj1zol

In the times of " feeling your feelings", what does it mean to sit with them? There is no best time to start therapy and if you're debating whether you should talk to a qualified therapist and have a bunch of questions, I got you covered. In this episode, I'm in conversation with Vani Subramaniam. Vani is a psychotherapist and is currently based in Bangalore, India. Vani will answer some crowd-sourced questions for us on the basics of therapy. Content warning - Talk about mental health issues Abbreviations: PTSD - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder CisHet - Cisgender and Hetrosexual Queer - An umbrella term for people who are not heterosexual or cisgender AA - Alcoholics Anonymous Links : You can reach out to Vani at - vani.iamlistening@gmail.com Instagram - therapyofmanystories Book Suggestions: Games people play - Eric Berne And How Do You Feel About That?: Breakdowns and Breakthroughs in the Therapy Room - Aruna Gopakumar, Yashodhara Lal The Body Keeps the Score - Bessel van der Kolk M.D Reach out to me - divorcedwhogetsthedog@gmail.com Instagram - ambikapatil Credits: Cover art - Clicked by me, Goa, India, 2010 Intro music - https://rb.gy/zj1zol

Why does society have umpteen opinions but sparse helping hands? Growing up, I saw single mothers amongst my relatives and neighbourhood being treated a certain way. And it always bothered the little me. One of the early seeds of feminism were sowed in me by the single mothers of my friends and cousins. In this episode, I am in conversation with aunty Sujatha, a retired school teacher and a single mother who has seen everything a single mother could face. She gets candid about her experiences of raising two kids, having a steady career, and finding herself in a glorious mess we all call life! TRIGGER WARNING ⚠️- Talk of violence and abuse. Reach out to me - divorcedwhogetsthedog@gmail.com Credits: Cover art - Clicked by me, Goa, India, 2010 Intro music - https://rb.gy/zj1zol

Making light of our situation is something Lashika and I have in common. Somewhere between holding space for her through her parents' divorce, sixteen years of growing pains, and making sense of my own divorce, we just got thicker as friends and bigger goofs! Walk down memory lane with two '90s kids as we discuss how we navigated life and everything it threw at us.  TRIGGER WARNING ⚠️- Talk of violence and abuse. Reach out to me - divorcedwhogetsthedog@gmail.com Credits: Cover art - Clicked by me, Goa, India, 2010 Intro music - https://rb.gy/zj1zol

Here's a little about my experience with my divorce, what to expect from this podcast, who it is for, and general warnings (if any) Reach out to me - divorcedwhogetsthedog@gmail.com Credits: Cover art - Clicked by me, Goa, India, 2010 Intro music - https://rb.gy/zj1zol

I am your host Ambika and here's a little about me. And a prelude to what is in store in future episodes. Reach out to me - divorcedwhogetsthedog@gmail.com Credits: Cover art - Clicked by m, Goa, India, 2010 Intro music - https://rb.gy/zj1zol