A blog about breakups and the practice of law by writer and family law lawyer Zara Suleman provides resources and reflections beyond the law – a holistic approach to heartbreak, divorce, separation, and moving on.
Remember that time? The hurt, sadness, devastation, sorrow, grief, unbearable pain, betrayal, disappointment, anger, confusion, loss of control, numbness, anxiety, the gut-wrenching feeling that never left, exhaustion, feeling physically and mentally sick, the back and forth, burnout,
Regardless of our areas of practice there is a call out for each of us individually to address the impact and ongoing dynamic of systemic racism and white privilege that pervades our lives and the lives of people we work with.
Going to court will not heal your broken heart. It will not repair jealousy, betrayal, broken trust, cruelty, or even the honest reality that not all love lasts forever.
The reality is that how, when and by whom the children are told (and not told) and in what manner can have a profound impact not only on children’s experience of the divorce but also on their future relationships.
Indigenous, Black, and racialized lawyers (people/communities) experience micro-oppressions on a regular basis. Calls to stop incivility do nothing to address the impact of systemic racism or the continuation of white privilege and practice in the law.
