We talk about prenups for money, but we don't talk about prenups for parenting. But separation with children is not rare. And very often, the hardest conversations are often the ones we need the most.

In this episode, I reflect on:

• Why hope collapses quickly under separation and divorce

• How childcare arrangements quietly shape power

• What maintenance is really about

• Mobility, location, and who gets to move

• Decision-making when you no longer trust each other

• Why clarity is not unromantic

• Why protecting children from the worst versions of their parents matters

This is not about predicting failure.
It is about recognising that love and structure are not the same thing.

If you are happily partnered, this episode still matters.
If you are separating, it may feel painfully familiar.

And if you are somewhere in between, I hope it gives you language.

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