Dirty Laundry: The Divorce Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Buckle up DL fam, it's the highly anticipated part two of celebrated entrepreneur and executive, Natalie Westlake. Jump right back into Natalie's story with her take on parenting, the step-mom (monster?) and maybe even another love story in the works.  Natalie leaves listeners with some advice, anecdotes about her own divorce journey and how she wished she'd ask for...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back DL fam! For the first episode of 2025, the A team is dropping part one of an amazing story. For the first time, Disruptive Marketer and Entrepreneur Natalie Westlake openly talks about her divorce, her time at Lululemon and about starting a sex toy shop with her dad! After working for Lululemon for nearly 20 years, Natalie made the move over to the stunning jewelry sh...

Send us Fan Mail The much anticipated part two of our episode on eating disorders with Dr. Mafrici and Dr. Foster of the Toronto Psychology + Wellness Group. Listen in while the A team address how parents can support their adolescents during those difficult years, manage eating at two different homes, and most importantly this time of year, survive eating through the holidays. Disclaimer: The view...

Send us Fan Mail This week the A team is joined by another bestie duo! Dr. Nina Mafrici and Dr. Michele Foster join in studio to chat all things disordered eating and mental health. Founders of the Toronto Psychology & Wellness Group, Dr.'s Mafrici and Foster specialize in the growing field of adolescent and teen wellness.   On today's episode, the good Dr.'s share strategies fo...

Send us Fan Mail If this is your first holiday alone, or maybe the last you'll be in your marriage, or are just one of the millions of people who struggle with the holidays, this is the episode for you. Today the A team sit down with Megan Sheldon , a grief doula and co-founder of a ritual app with her husband called Be Ceremonial . Using a "create your own adventure" style experien...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode, Amanda and Alex sit down with psychotherapist Lauren Larusso , and get into the nuance of an affair.  After having her world blown apart by her husband's extramarital affair, Lauren found her practice gravitating towards helping others experiencing the same type of betrayal.  Lauren has gone on to build an Instagram community of over 115k followers, i...

Send us Fan Mail A leading beauty expert, an entrepreneur, podcast host and a spiritual goddess, Amanda and Alex sit down with Stephanie Gee of Gee Beauty to discuss the do's and don't's of skin care, what true self care looks like, and how to handle the tween demands for bougie products. Steph shares her own skin care journey, and her struggles and insecurities reminding us that ce...

Send us Fan Mail Pop the corn and pour yourself a drink because the A team is headed to Hollywood this week! Alex and Amanda are joined by E News personality, Adam Havener . You may remember him from such shows as The Hollywood Reporter, American Music Awards, and Billboard.  This week, he spills all the tea on what the heck is going on with celeb divorces! Pull up a chair, you don't want to...

Send us Fan Mail Just in time for election week, the A team is bringing you a behind the scenes peek at what divorce looks like for our neighbours down south. Joined by Heather B. Quick, owner, CEO and attorney at Florida Women's Law Group , who is on a mission to educate and empower women experiencing divorce through her practice, and via her own podcast, Women Winning Divorce .  Listen now...

Send us Fan Mail Happy Halloween from the A team! Leaning into this spooky day, enjoy some real life scary stories about divorces gone terribly wrong! From newsworthy tales to Alex's own real life divorce story, you'll want to grab a drink from the cauldron and turn the volume up. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by our podcast guest are their own and do not necessarily refle...

Send us Fan Mail As mediators, Amanda and Alex know that there are two sides to every story, and that is why they are delighted to chat with Ginger Gentile this week! Ginger is a documentary filmmaker who experienced the difficulties of the family court system first hand. Her documentary, Erasing Family , sheds a light on Parental Alienation, often used a means of abuse in our courts, and shows th...

Send us Fan Mail An exciting episode for those of you struggling to keep your cool during your divorce, or, quite frankly, in any sort of human interaction! As we know, where there are people, there will be conflict. This week's special guest, Hesha Abrams , discusses her new book "Holding the Calm" and gives the A team and listeners tangible tools to master conflict resolution to t...

Send us Fan Mail Join the A team this week as they chat with Nikki Tucker , divorce financial analyst, corporate banker, creator of the FIIRM approach.  Nikki advocates for women, and both empowers and educates them as they navigate their divorce. With her easy demeanour and down to earth strategies for maximizing financial clarity while minimizing divorce costs, you're in great hands with th...

Send us Fan Mail Divorce can happen at any age, so why limit yourself after the dust has settled? Tune in this week to hear all about expert dating coach, Laurie Gerber, discuss the do's and don't's of dating after 50. Laurie gets vulnerable as she shares her own story of a near divorce and how she reinvested in her relationship and helps others find the loves of their lives. Want m...

Send us Fan Mail How wild is Monica's story? If you missed last episode, pause now and go back - for this two part-er, you need to hear the story from the beginning! Amanda and Alex welcome back Monica Neish of Neish Hair , for part two of her incredible life's story.  From model to mother, Monica share's how scary it was to find out that the father of her children was not the man s...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back! It's season three and have we got a story for you! On the first episode of the much anticipated third season, Amanda and Alex welcome Monica Neish of Neish Hair , a stylist and hair extension master! Monica has travelled the world to hone her craft, and in those travels, found herself pregnant in a foreign country engaged to a man who was more than what met the...

Send us Fan Mail As the A team says goodbye to Season Two and hello to a much needed summer vacation, the hosts reminisce about their favourite episodes. If you're interested in listening to those episodes mentioned in full: Ash/The Gamer Educator: S2 E1 Should I Stay or Go: S2 E9 Dame Jasvinder Sanghera: S2 E8 Dogs and Divorce: S2 E15 Blended/Step Families: S2 E21 & S2 E37 Narcissism: S2...

Send us Fan Mail We all know that in relationships, there will be conflict - you will inevitably end up fighting...but there is productive fighting, and destructive fighting. Today's guest, Cinnie Noble, is the conflict resolution guru and she not only teaches clients how to deal with conflict better, but she was also Alex's teacher! If you want to learn now to listen better, manage your...

Send us Fan Mail Ooooh this is a good one! As a pair that believe(d?) in therapy, couples' and otherwise, Amanda and Alex got into the nitty gritty on its efficacy with Therapist Dawn Wiggins this week. Dawn talks to the ladies about EMDR, tapping, homeopathy and more, all of which can support talk therapy. A multi-disciplinary approach is what Dawn specializes in, and the tips and info she s...

Send us Fan Mail Addiction affects more than just the person with the affliction, and that's why this week on the DL Alex chats with Michelle from JACS Toronto, an organization determined to provide barrier-free access to addiction support. JACS is a non-profit organization offering education, group therapy as well as individual therapy - all at no or low cost and are supported by donations....

Send us Fan Mail This week's episode is all about "out with the old, in with the new" with organizational experts Danielle and Amalia from Perfectly Put .  Divorce is a time of transition, often resulting in inadvertent purging when simply dividing household contents with your ex, but the experts believe that we should lean into to the purge and embrace new found organization! Amand...

Send us Fan Mail This week the A team is joined by Jamie Simkins , a registered therapist,  stepmom coach, and blended family expert.  We all know how hard parenting is, then you add in new partners, step kids, exes and co-parents! Jamie gives listeners some tips about navigating life as a step mom, how to co-parent with your new partners' ex, when therapy may be a good option and overall how...

Send us Fan Mail The team is delighted to be joined this week by Elizabeth Naumovski of Empowered Television , an award-winning Bay Street alum on a mission to make finance accessible and empower women to take charge of their money.  Currently, Elizabeth is host of her own tv show, a platform to provide women an opportunity to share their experience and expertise. Disclaimer: The views and opinion...

Send us Fan Mail This week Amanda and Alex sit down with Eric Pierni, Psychotherapist and Founder of Men Therapy Toronto , an exclusive therapy clinic for men.  Eric found a need in the market for a clinic with men's mental health at the forefront.  Eric's clinic offers individual therapy as well as group work, and specializes in sex and porn addiction. Disclaimer: The views and opinions...

Send us Fan Mail Buckle up listeners, the DL team has an episode for you! This week, Alex and Amanda are honoured to sit down with Jessica Frew, host of The Husband in Law podcast, which she records with her ex husband and second husband.  Jessica shares her divorce journey, what it is like co-parenting after her husband came out, getting remarried and battling all that stigma while a member of th...