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Most recent event was: Fri Sep 14 – Sun Sept 16, 2018 |Ashdown Park Hotel, East Sussex (see below)
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A Snapshot Of Just A Few Moments At The Retreat
“I can highly recommend this retreat for anyone who is dealing with separation or divorce. The end of a relationship is not a pleasant experience for anyone involved in it, but the specialists and healers that were at the retreat showed us how to end a relationship / marriage with dignity and your head held high.
You will get an idea of how to cope when things get really tough and find the right contacts when you need to get other professionals involved WITHOUT having to go to court. It was great value for money as well.” (Lee)
“The weekend was great, full of interesting facts advice and some fun stuff thrown in too 👍 ” (Steve)
They Talked About Us In The Press
Brighton Argus
East Grinstead Courier
Mid Sussex Times
Peace isn’t fluffy. Being able to navigate divorce peacefully whilst being pushed away and excluded from the parenting role; separating from a partner suffering from addictions; a fear of overwhelm over how to cope; collaborating with possibly narcissist and controlling coparents… that’s tough to do all alone.
At this Retreat for a small group of individuals (not couples – they come for some ‘me’ time) they join together with a collection of financial, wellbeing, parenting, legal and dispute resolution experts, all there to hold the space, to work together to create a new strategy – a different way to deal with these traumatic situations. To empower. To inspire. To give back hope.
It’s going to be an interesting day!
Suzy Miller
Divorce Strategist
www.bestwaytodivorce.co.uk
“Overall I found the course extremely useful despite my initial trepidation about attending, primarily due to my anxiety about discussing my situation and all the emotion associated with it. However, Suzy immediately made me feel at ease and the initial getting to know you meeting on Friday evening allowed time to informally relax in a comfortable environment and introduce myself to people who have had similar experiences. This made me feel less isolated.
The course over the weekend focused on a mixture of informative and helpful presentations detailing the practical considerations of divorce from mediation through to financial planning and also how to look after yourself during a stressful and extremely difficult time. The communication and role play sessions helped deal with confrontational situations in a better way and there were many suggested techniques to help lighten the emotional load and deal with these situations in a calm, rational and objective way.
I particularly found the sessions on communication and boundaries extremely useful to me and how effective co parenting and trying to avoid the toxic court system is clearly far less damaging to both the children and their parents.
The course was excellently run and sharing experiences with other Mum’s and Dad’s in similar positions really helped me to re focus my efforts on moving forward in a positive way. My journey is still a difficult one but now I know where to get help and how to keep moving forwards, keeping my children’s welfare at the heart of all the decisions I’m going to have to make over the next year or so. Families need Fathers groups have been really helpful and I was very grateful to receive a half priced ticket to the retreat from an anonymous FNF donor.”
Venue
Heights of Luxury in the Heart of East Sussex
Surrounded by the Ashdown Forest, which according to the famous children’s author, A. A. Milne, is the woodland that inspired his Winnie The Pooh stories, the Ashdown Park Hotel and Country Club offers the heights of luxury in the heart of East Sussex. Country house hotels in Sussex don’t come more luxurious, or offer such a magnificent combination of elegance, style, award winning dining and outstanding leisure facilities.
See The Range Of Workshops
At The Last Event!
(Friday September 14th, 2018: 18:00 – 20:00)
18:00 – 20:00
Registration & Healing Tasters
Workshops Schedule
Saturday September 15th, 2018: 08:30 – 18:30
08.30
Welcome & Refreshments
With Suzy Miller
09:00
Divorce Discovery Voyage
With Suzy Miller
09:45
Mediation: You don’t have to be friends!
Short film made specially for this event
10:00
Handover Book: Making Co-Parenting Easier
With Ashley Palmer
Ashley Palmer is the author of The Handover Book, written and designed for separating families in conflict. Ashley will guide you on how to make that transition of your child moving from home to home as positive as it needs to be, for your child to feel safe and happy in the knowledge that their parents are both there for them and that they are not caught in the middle.
Ashley is a Psychotherapist, Family Law Consultant and an accredited Child Inclusive Family Mediator and has been on the board of The Family Mediators Association (FMA) for 3 years. http://www.thehandoverbook.co.uk
10:30
REFRESHMENTS
11:00
Live Alternative Divorce Radio Show
Zina Arinze & Suzy Miller + guests
Divorce Reinvention Queen and Radio Host Zina Arinze will be recording a series of radio podcast interviews for the Divorce Radio Show, in a lively session which will take you deeper into the worlds of some of the experts at the event and some of the attendees (those who volunteer to share their story!)
A lawyer by training, with an MBA, Zina is also a certified Divorce Recovery Coach. http://believeandliveagain.com/
Ever wanted to ask questions directly of a range of experts, including Financial Planner Gary Jefferies? Going through divorce and separation makes planning ahead vital – and it can help relieve much of the stress if you can see how your future may be brighter than you might think. www.panoramicwealth.co.uk
12:00
Neuro Dramatic Playtime!
Sarah Hutchinson
13:00
LUNCH
Lunch Provided
14:00
Chanting Intro
Isabelle Clinton
14:20
Co-Parenting & Extended Family Relationships
Una Archer
If deep down you know that things could be calmer and happier in your home, that you could feel more confident about the way you deal with sticky parenting situations – this workshop is for you. The most important skill to learn is how to protect your children from the negative impact of the separation.
Una Archer MBPsS is a psychologist specialising in supporting secure parent-child relationships. https://www.helpyourchildthrive.co.uk/separation
15:00
REFRESHMENTS
15:30
Healthy Body Happy Mind
Clare Goldfinch
Food that staves off depression and how to cook fast what kids want to eat (that’s healthy!)
Clare’s workshop will look at fun family meals and snacks with are healthy and quick to make and really tasty too! In the workshop Clare will give her healthy eating top tips, demonstrate some recipes and hold a smoothie and snack tasting session.
Clare Goldfinch is a specialist nutritionist with an MSc in human nutrition and dietetics. She is the founder of The Healthy Body Happy Mind Project, and she specialises in helping people recovering from illness and injury or suffering with long term conditions such as IBS/IBD, diabetes, fibromyalgia, thyroid conditions and menopausal symptoms. https://www.claregoldfinch.com/
16:00
Emotional Freedom Technique
Susan Cowe-Miller
Susan’s emotional healing practice is based on EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) tapping and Matrix Reimprinting. (A pilot study has taken place with acceptable results for those with a scientific bent). Many hypnotherapists, counsellors and psychiatrists use EFT to help clients lower stress levels. http://www.hampshire-eft.co.uk/
16:30
Workshop
Sam Rehan
17:30
Healing Hour
A holistic collection of healers
18:30
Optional Spa Experience
Workshops Schedule
Sunday September 16th, 2018: 08:30 – 17:00
08.30
Welcome & Refreshments
Getting ready for the day
09:00
Families Need Fathers (TBC)
Michael Lewkowicz
09:15
Yoga Stretches
Tara Scammell
09:45
Calm Communication, Less Worry About The Money and More Peace of Mind
With Vivienne Smith & Kirsti Cox
Is your communication with your ex fraught with tension?
Do you lie awake at night worrying about the money?
Discover powerful ways to achieve peace of mind with the author of the Single Mum’s Survival Guide Vivienne Smith and Financial Planner Kirsti Cox.
“I work with single mums who are struggling to come to terms with the break-up and deal with the daily challenges of going it alone.I help them release the sadness and bitterness and regain their confidence and composure so they can minimise conflict in co-parenting, enjoy their children and take the first steps to build a happy new life. Here’s to: not just surviving, but thriving!” Vivienne Smith
Vivienne Smith is a transformational coach and presenter and the author of The Single Mum’s Survival Guide – How to Pick Up The Pieces and Build a Happy New Life. http://www.thesinglemumssurvivalguide.com/
Financial Planner Kirsti Cox will be championing people to remove the barriers and help everyone work towards forming good habits around their finances, have a ‘now’ plan, ‘in a few months time’ plan and the ‘one day I will’ plan, and be on top of what comes in and what goes out.
Kirsti Cox is the Principal of her own Wealth Management Business and Featured Presenter at SMSG, pursuing a personal dream of helping women and girls to reach their full potential.
10:30
REFRESHMENTS
11:00
Free yourself of any sense of rejection or fear of coping
Debbie Talalay
Healing for change is a groundbreaking healing process that works to unlock the beliefs that are holding you back, clears the negativity & makes room for your hopes and dreams to become a reality. Using Theta Healing techniques, Debbie installs positive beliefs that can have a life changing effect..
Deborah Talalay Theta Healer, Homeopath, NLP Master Practitioner, and a Healer. Deborah is a leading London based Theta Healer who has practised in Harley Street and West London and has successfully treated people of all ages and from all walks of life. http://www.deborahtalalayhealing.com/
11:30
The 4 Steps to Get Your Heart and Life Back On Track
Karen Marshall
Discover the proven secrets, wisdom and insight that works to heal your Heart and your Life – when you change your thinking and listen to your body. Combining 20 years of expertise you will understand how to reset your heart and mind towards a much happier, rewarding and fulfilling future.
An Accredited Relationship Success and Recovery Coach offering a unique 4 Step empowering approach. Holistic expert of the mind, body and energy, Life Coach, Energy Healer and Energy Therapist. www.LoveCoachingYou.com
12:30
LUNCH
Lunch Provided
13:30
Dealing With Abusive Relationships
Ruth Driscoll
Ruth Driscoll shares her powerful story to inspire you out of abusive relationships and into empowerment ensuring you never become enmeshed in abusive, bullying situations again.
Amazon Best Selling Author, Public Speaker, Coach, Mentor, Abused Women’s Champion, I am The Life Liberator! www.thelifeliberator.org
14:10
Emotional Intelligence
Dr Marion Bevington
Using cutting edge science and ancient wisdom, Dr Marion Bevington empowers you to heal trauma, develop more emotional intelligence and lay the foundations to establish healthier relationships after separation.
Marion Bevington – Award Winning Author, Trainer, Energy Psychologist. marionbevington.com
14:50
REFRESHMENTS
15:00
How To Avoid Being ‘Triggered’
Francine Kaye
As one of the most experienced relationship coaches in the UK, Francine is the relationship expert for the Channel 5 programme The Wright Stuff and has appeared on The Trisha show, with Gabby Logan, Fern Britten and on Good Morning TV and is featured in and writes for national magazines, the press and is a guest on national radio. She is invited for her expertise on GMTV, BBC, CNN, Nick Ferrari, Vanessa Feltz, Jumoke Fashola, Paul Ross, Lowrie Turner and many others.
Francine is also the author of The Divorce Doctor published by Hay House and Time to Live published by Hodder and is an expert workshop leader and trainer. Her experience as a Counsellor, Relationship Coach, Parent Effectiveness Trainer, Family Mediator, Family Consultant, Imago Clinical Therapist and NLP Practitioner, qualifies her to help men and women find and sustain fulfilling relationships, help couples rebuild and redesign rocky relationships and in cases where divorce is the only prognosis, she gives her clients the skills and strategies to do what it takes to divorce with dignity and heal their hearts and their lives.
07931 338653
17:00 END
Where It’s At
Ashdown Park Hotel & Country Club Wych Cross, Forest Row, East Grinstead RH18 5JR
Book Your Accommodation if you would like to really treat yourself and stay locally the night before or even the night after the Retreat!
Ashdown Park Hotel (our venue for the event)
Ring 01342 820223 and ask for Reservations or Sara Hewitt and let her know you are attending Suzy Miller’s September Retreat so that you get a special rate.
Local Hotels
AirBnB
There are several rooms available locally via Airbnb – I recommend you book early though – search for homes in or near Forest Row East Sussex www.airbnb.co.uk
Speakers
Meet Our Speakers
Francine Kaye
The 'Divorce Doctor'
Vivienne Smith
Single Mums Survival Guide
Kirsti Cox
Financial Planner
Debbie Talalay
Theta Healer
Ashley Palmer
Mediator
Clare Goldfinch
Nutritionist
Susan Cowe-Miller
Hampshire EFT
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Gary Jefferies
Financial Planner
Karen Marshall
Relationship Coach
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Suzy Miller
Divorce Strategist
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