Lana Wickstrom; Separation Specialist
#1004 201 21st St. Street S7B 0B8 Saskatoon, SK, Canada

Let me say it's all class at Saskatoon HOME Magazine - Amanda Soulodre and her team hit it out of the park again with their fall issue! So honoured to have had the opportunity to contribute to this magazine at page 64 sharing my expertise regarding Co-Parenting best practises to make separations civil and divorces dignified. Thanks for the opportunity and especially for the incredible personal touch of the handwritten "thanks" I received in the mail from Amanda. Click the link to learn more see what Saskatoon HOME Magazine has to offer! http://issuu.com/saskato//skhomefall2017_a433adf6e390f4/1

Celebrating Canada's 150th birthday has me in the mood to celebrate people that rarely get the appropriate recognition they deserve - healthy co-parenting families! As part of my business model, I strive to educate clients that separation and divorce itself does not dictate a negative, unhealthy childhood experience but rather it is how co-parents choose to navigate their separation that will be the biggest predictor of the influence that their separation or divorce will leav...e on their children. Please help me to celebrate Canada's 150 birthday this year by sharing this video as I collect stories from families who have chosen to shift their focus and mindset from the failure of a spousal relationship to the success of a co-parenting relationship to create better, stronger and more resilient generations of Canadians to come! Happy Birthday Canada!

Again, Women Entrepreneurs of Saskatchewan Inc. thank you for supporting and helping women entrepreneurs shine their light!

Extremely grateful for my connections and opportunities through Women Entrepreneurs of Saskatchewan Inc. and especially in my mentorship and support with Linda Prafke who has been key to helping me keep on top of my evolving work as an entrepreneur! Membership with WE has immense value and I would highly recommend it for any female entrepreneur regardless of your business pursuit or endeavor! Thank you Women Entrepreneurs of Saskatchewan Inc. for your support!

I started off 2017 being interviewed by CTV Morning Show about the importance of people separating and divorcing to contemplate how they want their separation story to sound. I spoke of how vital it is to be in the right process and with the right professional to maintain your trajectory towards your goals - it was a great experience and I am looking forward to working with them again soon! Contact me at [email protected] or visit me at www.lanawickstrom.com to learn more about how you or someone you love can separate with dignity.

Join me in celebrating the beginning of my blogging as a Separation Specialist this holiday season! Find out how to navigate your separation or divorce with dignity in 2017 at http://www.lanawickstrom.com//navigating-your-separation-o I am also extremely excited to highlight in my first blog my first-of-it's-kind five week workshop in Saskatoon created for women at any stage of their separation story who are looking for some inspiration and collective motivation to Move On... with their separation story! Click below to reserve your spot in Move On starting January 10, 2017: http://www.lanawickstrom.com/workshops/

Sadly, many families experiencing separation and divorce default to thinking that "lawyering up" is their only option. In addition, because we usually only hear the drama associated with high conflict separations and divorces as compared to the calm of peaceful ones, most people think that separations and divorces must be synonymous with drama, pain and extraordinary expense of many kinds. These default perceptions are not true. I am proud to offer information and education t...o clients to help them understand that there are many healthier and better serving options to choose than there used to be - the collaborative process is one of those options that I truly enjoy participating in and am grateful to have extremely skilled colleagues offering this process in Saskatoon. My role in this process is that of the Family Coach and I help families with the communication challenges, co-parenting best practices and relationship dynamics that often make the other legal issues more challenging in separations and divorces than they need to be. Contact me for more information on this unique process that offers family a "no court" option for their separation and divorce that is also fully supported by legal advice and the most appropriate professionals for the given situation.

On the last days of 2018, many are making plans for how they will celebrate the New Year, but many others are making plans about how they will navigate one of the deepest and most consuming decisions of their lives: separation and divorce. I recently shared some expert advice with Refined Magazine Saskatoon on how to support friends or family who are contemplating, initiating, responding to or struggling with a separation or divorce as January is known as "Divorce Month" - the timing of many separation and divorces align with resolutions for massive change in the new year. If you or someone you know is struggling with a separation or divorce, please contact me at [email protected].

I welcomed Valentine's Day early this year and talked to @ctvmorninglivesaskatoon about my observations and insights related to relationships given the work that I do helping people separate and divorce outside of courtrooms. Thank you CTV Saskatoon for having me and looking forward to visiting with you again soon!

I started 2018 off again this year by talking to CTV Saskatoon about Divorce Day on Monday, January 8th. The first business Monday of the New Year is always marked by clients contacting family law professionals for help in initiating, responding to, considering, processing or formalizing a separation or divorce. It’s akin to a New Year’s resolution after a period of deep contemplation during the holiday season. I work outside of courtrooms with both male and female clients wh...o would otherwise often feel isolated, ashamed or alone in this deep life transition. Sometimes I work 1-1 with clients and sometimes I work with both separating clients - it really depends on the unique factors of each person’s separation story. Almost all my clients need the harmony of all my skill sets: legal, social work, problem solving, communication, personal development and self care and awareness. My goal is to meet each client exactly where they are and provide the desperately needed education, support and guidance to help them make informed decisions instead of act on emotional reactions to their separation as they prioritize their financial, social and emotional selves as well as their children’s needs. If you or someone you know is contemplating, considering, initiating, responding to or struggling with a separation, contact me at [email protected]. Please share as we never know the challenges others are dealing with silently, privately and in isolation.

Its time to celebrate ! I am so incredibly proud of myself for building my business, pursuing my passion and showing up in the world the way I was intended to do! I am also incredibly grateful for my friends, family, colleagues and specifically to clients who have chosen to trust me with helping them navigate the deepest transition of most of their lives. I am humbled by your dedication, strength and bravery. Today is the one year anniversary of the culmination of all my... strengths in pursuing a career as a Separation Specialist - coaching, educating and supporting separating and divorcing clients to pursue civilized separations and dignified divorces. It is a ride but a ride I'm so grateful I have not missed! Thank you at all who have touched my life and supported me as I continue to pursue this journey! Drew Pearson thank you for sharing this with me - have a happy and safe long weekend everyone!! #oneyearanniversary