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Post-Romanticism: When “happily ever after” meets the laundry basket.

Romanticism promised effortless passion, eternal chemistry, and a soulmate who could read your mind.Post-Romanticism as The School of Life reminds us delivers...

Why You Will Marry the Wrong Person (And Why That’s Okay)

Let’s get straight to it: you are going to marry the wrong person. Yes, you with your vision board, your five-year plan,...

When Therapy Becomes Surveillance: The Hidden Harm of Sending Children into Court-Ordered Sessions with Recording Devices

In the emotionally charged landscape of family separation and court-ordered interventions, children often find themselves at the centre of adult conflict. One...

When Separation Doesn’t Mean Moving Out: Living Together While Breaking Up in Ireland

Separation in Ireland rarely follows a clean, linear path. For many couples, the emotional decision to separate is clear, but the financial...

Ethical Mental Health Practice vs Irish Family Law: A Collision Course at the Child’s Expense

Mental health professionals are bound by codes of ethics that prioritise do no harm, evidence-based intervention, and the best interests of the...

How Mediation Makes Agreements Legally Binding in Ireland

One of the biggest myths about mediation is that it leads to “soft” agreements that can’t be enforced. In Ireland, that couldn’t...

Mediation vs Litigation in Ireland: Which is Right for You?

When relationships break down, the path you choose to resolve disputes can have lasting consequences. In Ireland, separating couples increasingly face a...

When Feminism Fails Mothers: The Unintended Harm of Denying Parental Alienation

This blog critiques the persistent denial of parental alienation by feminist and domestic violence advocacy groups in Ireland, particularly Women’s Aid. In...

When Advocacy Ignores Reality: Why the Women’s Aid 2025 Report Fails Alienated Mothers

The Women’s Aid 2025 report ignores maternal alienation. This blog exposes the harm caused when ideology overrides lived experiences in Irish family...

When Closeness Hurts: Understanding Parent-Child Enmeshment

Parenting is complex. Even with the best of intentions, it’s easy to blur the lines between caring for your child and depending...

Listening or Loading the Dice? A Critical Look at the “Voice of the Child” in Family Law Disputes

In recent decades, the mantra of “the voice of the child” has become central to family law proceedings in Ireland and across...

Diverging Truths: Transgenderism, Parental Alienation, and the Politics of Denial

IntroductionTwo modern psychological and policy battlegrounds—gender identity in youth and parental alienation in family law—have more in common than might first appear....