Being Pennywise Alison Porter

In this final episode of series one of "Being Pennywise," host Alison welcomes Zoe Bloom of BloomBudd LLP, to discuss providing clients with a more holistic, empathetic, and cost-effective service when it comes to managing divorce. She also reveals her methods for dealing with narcissistic partners who may be hindering divorce proceedings. Zoe has been recognised as one of the top 50 recommended family lawyers in the country and has been shortlisted for the Family Lawyer of the Year awar...

In this penultimate episode of the Being Pennywise podcast series on divorce, Alison Porter's guest shines a spotlight on personal protection in acrimonious divorce scenarios and situations involving coercive control. Simon Giddins is a chartered security professional who also boasts a background in the British Army and counter-terrorism. Listeners with personal security concerns will find his insights on understanding risk and where to start with comprehensive security measures, extremely va...

In this podcast episode, Alison introduces us to Andrew Knott, Managing Director at Hampden Private Office, to talk all about wealth management. Andrew's experience in finance and financial engineering has made him an expert in handling the complexities of wealthy families, trusts, and charitable foundations.The discussion revolves around Andrew’s personal take on when to seek assistance from a Wealth Manager and the most sensible way to invest funds that come as a result of divorce or separa...

In this episode of the Pennywise podcast, Alison interviews Sara Davison, a multi award-winning divorce coach, bestselling author, and host of the Heartbreak to Happiness podcast. Sara's own traumatic experience of divorce has informed her excellent work from the beginning. In order to survive, she had to put together tools to help her face the divorce process and she now shares these in a multitude of ways with people around the world. In this episode, the conversation focuses on how a divor...

Alison Porter's guest this week helps couples separate through mediation to bypass a combative process. John Hind is the Founder of Compass Resolution, as well as the Family Mediation Team UK, offering multi-disciplinary services involving solicitors, financial specialists and children experts working within a mediation framework. Having been a solicitor for over 25 years, John has helped thousands of clients to reach their own agreements rather than resorting to the courts fo...

Mark Hands, a top family lawyer with law firm Irwin Mitchell, is much in demand in divorce cases and is known for his work with former high-earning football players and their partners; he certainly has the inside story on some of the unfair situations that arise when couples separate. In conversation with Pennywise Consultants' Alison Porter, Mark highlights the staggering rise in this country of cohabiting couples (126% since 1996). He points out that many labour under the misapprehensi...