This year I will be celebrating 6 years of Clare Madeline Mediation. It has been an eventful journey and one I am so grateful for. Leaving the safety of being a director of a law firm to start my own business was a risk but the motivation to make a change to my life for the sake of my son who was just 6 months old at the time was stronger than the fear of it not working.
I had been considering running my own practice for so many years but felt constrained to stay in law for its security and the fact that the journey to reach director level is a long and stressful one so not something to give up without careful consideration.
The birth of my first son, an unexpected but immensely joyful period in my life, gave me the freedom to make choices for myself and for my son. I decided in that time to carve a career which would fit better with my own need for work life balance and to be present in my son’s life, to enjoy the change in lifestyle which a new baby brought. So, Clare Madeline Mediation was born just 6 months after the birth of my son.
I haven’t looked back since and now have an established business and a second young son who is benefitting from a mum who is fulfilled professionally but also present to enjoy those wonderful milestones a second time around.
I run my business in such a way that I can enjoy flexible working but my focus remains ‘providing the best possible, professional, service to clients facing the trauma of divorce and separation.’ My own self-reflection has taught me that the more emotionally in tune I am, the better placed I am to help those who are in pain and choose an alternative way of working through their divorce or separation.
With thanks to all my clients who have worked with me at Clare Madeline Mediation and a warm welcome to clients I am yet to work with.
