Slam the Gavel

Joe and Ann Rodgers on Slam the Gavel to discuss resources for Alienated Parents through The Resolution Center at Jacksonville Florida. Ann and Joe discussed how progress was made with many speakers during the International Parental Alienation Day in April with a Retreat offering emotional and spiritual support for Alienated Parents was accompanied by a Support Group, Meet and Greet as well as Dr....

Mary Summer tells  a compelling story about a young girl who endured a life of hardship growing up in a dysfunctional environment. Courageously to escape her difficult childhood, this 15 year old teen fell into a trap and into the hands of a narcissistic sociopath. This aggressor  was disguised as her soulmate which left the young woman to face well over 25 years of abuse, becoming a vic...

Great discussion regarding this highly informative book written by Attorney Michelle MacDonald and Michael Volpe. In this complex true crime story, it is definitely the family court system that is criminal. Attorney Michelle MacDonald sues a Judge for violating mother, Sandra Grazzini-Rucki's civil rights, and the next day is forced to proceed with her client, Sandra's child custody trial while "u...

     Sheila Owens-Collins MD, MPH, MBA on Slam the Gavel today to discuss Elderly State Trafficking and Corruption within the Probate Courts.       Dr. Owens-Collins has been an Healthcare Executive with over 25 years of experience in both Medicaid and Commercial managed care markets as well as progressive leadership roles in financial modeling, predictive a...

Back on Slam the Gavel is a return guest, Michael Sayen, author,  who enlightens us on the historical evolution of corruption within the Family Court System.  From the 1857 Matrimonial Clause in England, women wanted the right to Divorce and Parliament agreed and that took the authority away from the church. This action found it's way to the United States shortly after.     &nb...

Christine Cocchiola, LCSW, a return guest on Slam the Gavel discusses Post Separation Abuse and how the courts and Legislation have Cognitive Dissonance as they don't want to believe Coercive Control exists.       Major discussion on Compound Trauma and the article, "Welcome to Holland," written by Emily Pearl Kingsley which can be related to Coercive Control that leads to Post...

My guest today is Barb Schroeder. Barb works with families who are experiencing alienation. She is a certified Reunification Coach, Ohio Supreme Court Mediator, Guardian at Litem and Parenting Coordinator.      Although Barb works in the court system her emphasis is working with families that the court system has failed.  Helping alienated parents find stability, strategies for...

Barbara Drtina earned her degree in Early Childhood Education.  She has lived in a number of different places in the world and loves to experience different cultures.  She was able to realize her dream of being a stay – at – home mom after stabilizing her marriage and finances.       After being married 20 yrs she found herself in a High Conflict divorce trying to rai...

Slam the Gavel welcomes Claudia Ovalles, a Marine as well s a Child Advocate out of Texas who helps with Legislation and brings much awareness to Child Custody Interference.      Claudia assists other parents who want the best for their children by speaking to Legislation to help push Senate Bill 2011 and HB 4240 (Interference with Child Custody) through. (Can be found on Facebook)...

Tracy Kittle is an adult child of parental alienation. Tracy’s dream is to one day see all 50 states adopt a rebuttable presumption of 50/50 custody to end the unnecessary separation from either parent and put a stop to covert alienation.  She is the co-host of "Friends Talking Nerdy" podcast.     Also, Tracy is working on a book called, "Parental Alienation: The Aftermath," (a coll...

Lisa is a state-certified domestic violence advocate in her seventh year (and counting) in the court system. She has represented herself successfully on both the trial and appellate court levels through dozens of court appearances, and her case was just published in the Connecticut Law Journal (March 23, 2021) to be used as legal precedent. She also recently testified before the Connecticut Judici...

Trish Guise, High Conflict Divorce Strategist and New Ways for Families Coach, is back on Slam the Gavel now with her daughter, Keelee. We talked about how Keelee finds her counselor very helpful  and that in the future, Keelee would like to be Therapist and help people dealing with trauma and Neuro-Psychology.    Keelee talks about getting her Master's Degree as well as her Ph. D,...

Carnell Smith is a husband, father, grandfather, Ordained Minister and Engineer with a degree in Electronic Engineering Technology with studies in Information Technology and Product Management.      Mr. Smith won his own paternity fraud case using the legislation that he co-wrote with Georgia Legislators, after the Supreme Court of the United States denied his constitutional argumen...

Wonderful conversation with Danica Joan, M.Ed who is a  Certified Family Mediator with the Florida Supreme Court, a Guardian Ad Litem, the author of Florida’s Family Stabilization Parent Education Curriculum , a Personal Custody Coach and founder of Kids Need Both, Inc. She’s devoted her life to guiding families, through coaching, education and resources, to find workable, equitable, solution...

Christine Cocchiola, LCSW is a tenured professor at a community college teaching in the Human Services/Pre-Social Work Studies Program for over 19 years. Christine began her career in social work by becoming a Certified Domestic Violence Sexual Assault Counselor for Safe Haven of Greater Waterbury at the age of 19 where she remains a volunteer.  Her expertise is in the area of intimate partne...

Trish Guise, High Conflict Divorce Strategist and New Ways for Families Coach, is back on Slam the Gavel with her son Ty with an excellent discussion involving divorce and coping skills.  Also we discussed how Ty handled the holidays  and what he would have wanted to see happen.      Explaining the difficulties of finding a good psychologist, Ty said he had seen several di...

Kristine is a Star Producer and Ambassador for the Erasing Family Documentary , a non-profit feature-length film endorsed by the American Psychological Association . She is an advocate for shared parenting and family reunification.     She has been written about in Jamil Hasan's book Block Chain Ethics , Chapter 4 "Cracking the Glass Ceiling", about her passionate opposition to predatory...

Slam the Gavel was honored to have Mr. Andrew Folkler on the show.  He is a Professional Writer who specializes in Trauma, Personal Development and Parental Alienation.  Andrew Folkler is also an Associate Producer of the documentary Erasing Family and the Co-Host of The Broken Families Podcast.      Andrew is an active speaker in the Parental Alienation Field, using his o...

Melanie Davis on Slam the Gavel shares her experience of losing her seven-month old daughter, Brynn to SIDS and how she found healing and purpose by sharing her story with those who could be encouraged and inspired by the wisdom and purpose through her daughter's death.       Melanie developed The Triumph Program to assist others to discover, write and share their own Triumph Storie...

Slam the Gavel is happy to have back another return guest, Cheryl A. Kennedy. She is an author of, "And Justice For All, An American Illusion," found on Amazon.    Great conversation with Cheryl discussing such topics as the George Floyd case, National Security, the abolishment of CPS and a new banking system.     Cheryl also updated us on the Cuomo situation that continue...

Deanna Kloostra back on the show to discuss trauma/torture techniques used by the judiciary in the Family Courtrooms. We discussed a new blog Torture Trauma Therapy.com.  The discussion of two articles were fascinating, "Family Court Judges Do Not Give A Shit About Domestic Violence Victims," and "Judicial Violence  With The Help Of An Abusive Partner."      We discussed H...

Slam the Gavel Welcomes Bailey Smith, a mother, advocate, Survivor and Warrior of Domestic Violence.  She is an Advocate of all things such as Domestic Violence, Child Abuse, Mental Health Awareness and our very own broken judicial system.     Bailey is currently the host of her own podcast show, NEVER GIVE UP!!!! After doing many interviews on different platforms and hosting on oth...

Fantastic interview on Slam the Gavel with Dean Tong, MSc. a Forensic Trial Expert, author, public speaker and consultant in the field of false child abuse allegations. He is the author of three books: "Elusive Innocence: Survival Guide for the Falsely Accused," "Ashes to Ashes Families to Dust: False Accusations of Child Abuse: Roadmap for Survivors," and "Don't Blame Me Daddy: False Accusations...

Dr. Petra Deeter is an award winning film director and social impact builder. As a filmmaker, she has made films in many genres, focusing on using the visual story medium to tell the stories that matter.    In one of her films, Reborn, which is about domestic violence, premiered at the legendary Chinese Theatre in  in Hollywood that won over 2 dozen international awards and screened...

Barbara Joy Hansen provides much insight into domestic violence and sexual abuse trauma. As an International Speaker and Author of Listen to the Cry of the Child, The Deafening Silence of Sexual Abuse, Barbara Joy, being a survivor of childhood incest, preteen crime, and tragic losses including betrayal in her own marriage.      After living with  a "silent scream" for many dec...