Complex Separation Strategy Workshop
How to prepare when you're leaving an emotionally unsafe partner. Two hours, live on Zoom, with Stacy Bednar, MA, LPCC, a licensed psychotherapist who spent more than seven years in high-conflict family court.
Reserve your seat What you'll learn- Date
- Saturday, January 16, 2027
- Time
- 1:00 to 3:00 PM Central
- Where
- Live on Zoom, from anywhere
- Investment
- $150
When you leave a controlling partner, the order of what you do matters.
Most advice about leaving assumes the other person will act reasonably once you go. When they don't, the first few weeks decide a lot: what you copied before you said anything, what you put in writing, which accounts you could still see, how the first handoff of the kids went. Women tell me later that they would have handled that first month differently if someone had walked them through it ahead of time.
This workshop is that walk-through. You'll leave with a clear picture of what tends to happen after a controlling partner loses control, and a short written plan for your own situation.
What you'll learn
The escalation patterns
The predictable ways conflict escalates during a complex separation, and why an emotionally unsafe partner often tightens control after you leave.
What stress does to your case
How sustained stress affects your memory, your record keeping and the legal decisions in front of you, and what to do about it.
What to organize first
The documents, accounts and records to gather before you announce anything, and how to keep them somewhere safe.
The blind spots
The financial and custody details women often miss early, the ones that turn into leverage problems months later.
Your first 90 days
How to keep your body calm enough to think clearly through the first 90 days after separation, when everything feels urgent.
What you leave with
A short written plan: what to organize, what to hold off on, and what to bring to your first attorney meeting.
This workshop is for you if
- You're preparing to separate from a controlling or emotionally unsafe partner
- You expect custody or financial complexity
- You want a strategy before you make any announcements
- You're ready to leave but unsure how to take the first step
How it works
- Live on Zoom. Join from a private space if you can.
- Cameras optional. Use a first name only.
- Your Zoom link is emailed privately after checkout.
- Time for questions at the end, without sharing case details.
Preparation changes outcomes.
Saturday, January 16, 2027 · 1:00 to 3:00 PM Central · Live on Zoom · $150
Reserve your seatAt the end of the workshop you'll be invited to continue in Year One or private coaching. The workshop is coaching and education. It is not therapy or legal advice. If you are in danger, call 911 or the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233.
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