The Invisible Grief of Separation: Finding Your Footing, Supporting Your Children, and Recognizing When Someone Needs Help
Join us for a free, practical conversation about the emotional impact of separation and how individuals, parents, families, and supportive people can respond.
WHY THIS MATTERS
Separation changes far more than a relationship.
It can disrupt a person’s identity, sense of safety, daily routines, parenting role, and vision of the future. Yet the grief that accompanies separation often goes unnamed and unsupported, even by the person experiencing it.
TOGETHER, WE WILL EXPLORE
Understanding the loss, and responding with care
Why separation can feel like a profound but invisible loss
How prolonged stress and emotional destabilization affect emotions, decisions, and daily life
How parents can reduce children’s exposure to conflict and create greater stability
How children may express distress, loyalty conflicts, or difficulty adjusting
How to recognize when someone may be struggling and begin a caring conversation
When distress may be becoming a safety concern and where to seek support
TWO COMPLEMENTARY PERSPECTIVE
Meet your speakers
Maryam Ashkan, MA, RP
Psychotherapist & Clinical Director
Maryam brings the clinical and psychotherapy perspective on grief, emotional destabilization, family transitions, and recognizing when distress becomes a safety concern.
Nicole Sexton
Divorce & Parenting Coach
Nicole brings practical guidance on navigating separation, communication, parenting through change, and creating greater stability for children.
Can’t Attend Live?
Register through Eventbrite and join the YouTube Premiere on September 24 at 6:00 PM ET.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Date:
September 24, 2026
Live webinar
12:00–1:15 PM ET
YouTube Premiere
6:00 PM ET
Cost:
Free
Location:
Online
Join Us for This Important Conversation
Separation can be deeply painful, but people should not have to navigate its emotional impact without understanding or support.
WHO THIS IS FOR
You are welcome here.
For people experiencing separation, parents navigating family change, friends and family members offering support, and therapists, lawyers, mediators, coaches, educators, and other professionals who work with separating families.
WHEN DISTRESS BECOMES A SAFETY CONCERN
The webinar will include general education about warning signs, barriers to seeking help, supportive conversations, and crisis resources. The presenters will not assess individual situations or provide personalized clinical or legal advice during the event.
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