More than you might expect.
By Dr Rayleigh Joy, Director of The Groundworks Lab
At The Groundworks Lab, we see every day that separation isn’t just legal—it’s emotional, psychological, and often deeply destabilising. For many families, it becomes a complex, painful journey through grief, identity, power struggles, and fear.
Dr Rayleigh Joy is developing a new workshop that explores these dynamics through a surprising but powerful lens: Breaking Bad and the Hero’s Journey.
This is for anyone working in the family law ecosystem—therapists, ICLs, lawyers, report writers, case managers—who wants to engage more deeply with the real story beneath separation.
Download the overview: Breaking Apart: What Breaking Bad Can Teach Us About Separation, Power and the Psychology of Conflict
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