Healing with a Divorce Doula

In this episode, Kate is joined by Farhana Hussain, the UK's first Divorce Doula, to discuss the healing journey post-divorce.

Released: 27 November 2024
Updated: 8 January 2026
47 MIN
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In this episode, Kate is joined by Farhana Hussain, the UK's first Divorce Doula, to discuss the healing journey post-divorce.

About the episode:

Kate and Farhana start the episode by talking about her journey to becoming a ‘divorce doula’, including her own struggles of finding support in the emotional journey of divorce. Farhana shares her own take on cooperative parenting and unique nesting arrangements. they then look at how she helps others through separation and how to get creative with deciding arrangements for children. Kate was fascinated by Farhana’s process of helping people their ‘why’ which they can use as as a guiding light throughout the separation and co-parenting process.

About our guest:

Farhana is on a mission to revolutionise divorce support. As a British Bangladeshi and devoted mother to three teenagers, she combines practical advice with deep emotional and spiritual healing, streamlining the cost of divorce on your finances, mind, and body. She has been featured as a divorce expert in magazines, broadsheets, and national papers, including the BBC, Evening Standard & Good Housekeeping.

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