• The cost paid to reunite with abducted children – a mother’s story, hosted by Deanielle Dawra

    In this episode, we speak with Jolly Bimbachi – the mother of two boys abducted from Canada to Lebanon in 2015. In this episode Jolly shares details of the abduction and how she has struggled to reunite with her children over the years, including when she tried to bring them back to Canada through Syria in 2017 only to be taken hostage by an al-Qaeda-affiliate militant group.

     

    Jolly is a founding board member of the non-profit organization Return Our Children Home Canada. You can learn more about their work at https://returnourchildrenhome.ca/

     

    Stay tuned for next week’s bonus episode of Jolly’s story in Arabic.

    1h 3m | Sep 30, 2022
  • Fighting for change to Japan's parental abduction issue: a discussion with human right's lawyer Jessica Finelle, hosted by Deanielle Dawra

    https://findmyparent.org/event/reuniting-with-children-abducted-to-japan/ This online event will be an interactive discussion with families who have been reunited after parental abduction to or in Japan. The panel will be made up of parents who have reunited with their children abducted to or in Japan as well as an international lawyer who has supported families with their children abducted to or in Japan. These families have reunited using various means including: local courts, Japanese courts as well as technology and will discuss this during the event. Participants will have chance to ask questions to the panel.


    "This episode features Human Rights Lawyer Jessica Finelle of the Zimeray & Finelle law firm, headquartered in Paris with offices in London and Geneva.


    Jessica has proven to be a fierce advocate for children abducted to Japan. In this episode she shares more about the complaint she files with the UN Human Rights Council against Japan for serious violations of children rights, as well as what she thinks needs to be done to end parental abduction in Japan, including actions that the French government should be taking.


    To learn more about Jessica’s work you can visit https://www.zimerayfinelle.com/


    Before you dive into today’s episode … have you signed FMP’s letter addressed to the US Ambassador as well as all other Ambassadors in Japan yet? Please do so by visiting our website. Don’t forget to share with your network! https://findmyparent.org/ambassador-emanuel-stand-up-for-american-children-abducted-in-japan/


    You may also be interested in watching videos from FMP co-founder Vincent Fichot’s hunger strike that show how parental abduction in Japan is affecting all – mothers, father, children, Japanese and foreigners. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChQuZ9YDfgTRndvGDeRr1Gw/featured

    1h 6m | Sep 8, 2022
  • From left behind mother to parental abduction advocate: a discussion with Dr. Noelle Hunter, hosted by Deanielle Dawra

    In this episode, we speak with Dr. Noelle Hunter. Noelle and her daughter were victims of international parental abduction in 2011. Thankfully due to Noelle’s persistence and her strong support system, her daughter Muna was returned home to the US from Mali three years later.

    In this episode, Noelle shares her story and what factors led to the return of her daughter home. She also discusses her advocacy work as president emeritus and co-founder of iStand Parent Network Inc as well as a Lecturer at The University of Alabama in Huntsville where she has taught classes on International Parental Abduction.

    To find more out about iStand Parent Network, including its October 2022 conference, please visit. https://www.istandparentnetwork.com

    1h 5m | Aug 4, 2022
  • Getting children returned home from a non-Hague country: a discussion with Attorney Mohammed Ayouby, co-hosted by Basil Sharaf & Deanielle Dawra

    In this episode of You’re Double, we welcome Lebanese Attorney and co-founder of IHOPE civil organization, Mohammed Ayouby. Mohammed explains the challenges surrounding parental abduction and the Hague Convention in countries with religious courts and how he was able to use the local justice system to get children returned home from Lebanon – a non-Hague country.

    Mohammed also shares how he used his legal background and passion to found IHOPE – a civil organization for lobbying and campaigns, legal clinic and strategic studies concerning abduction and migration issues.

    If you want to learn more about IHOPE work and read their latest newsletter issues, please visit www.ihope.world You can also reach Attorney Mohammed and the IHOPE team via whatsapp +961 3 060 681

    If you have also been affected by parental abduction – anywhere in the world – please consider sharing details about your story via FMP’s website. This collection of data will be used to better lobby policymakers around the world to prioritize reform needed to end parental abduction.

    Stay tuned next week for a great discussion with LBP and advocate Dr. Noelle Hunter who shared how we successfully got her daughter returned from Mali to the United States and is continuing to support child survivors (and parents) of parental abduction through her work with iStand Parent Network Inc.



    1h 34m | Jul 22, 2022
  • How is custody defined and decided under Japanese civil code: a discussion with Japanese attorney Shuntaro Ogawa

    In today’s bonus episode of You’re Double, we feature Japanese attorney at law Shuntaro Ogawa. Ogawa works at MIRAIO law firm founded in 2009 by attorney Kenshi Nishida. With the philosophy of "A Future for All," the firm provides legal services that give peace of mind to all people and companies. MIRAIO has handled numerous disputes, including debt settlement cases, hepatitis B lawsuits, divorce cases, and inheritance cases. To date, the company has consulted on more than 400,000 cases

    In today’s episode, in Japanese, Ogawa speaks about what exactly custody means under the Japanese Civil Code and how it is decided when parents divorce.

    Have you signed FMP’s letter addressed to the US Ambassador as well as all other Ambassadors in Japan yet? Please do so by visiting our website. Don’t forget to share with your network! https://findmyparent.org/ambassador-emanuel-stand-up-for-american-children-abducted-in-japan/

    Stay tuned next week for another episode of You’re Double featuring Lebanese attorney Mohammed Ayouby who has been successful in navigating the complex religious courts in Lebanon to get numerous children returned to the US even though Lebanon is not a signatory of the Hague Convention.

    13m | Jul 15, 2022
  • A discussion with Claire Colbert on the importance of mediation, hosted by Deanielle Dawra

    In today’s episode of You’re Double, we host Claire Colbert founder and specialist mediator at Family Mediation & Mentoring in the UK.

    With over 20 years’ experience as a specialist family lawyer, Claire discussed why she became a full-time mediator and why she so strongly advocates for mediation before court proceedings. If you want to learn more about what mediation is, how to approach mediation with your partner, child-inclusive mediation and the government voucher scheme in the UK that helps parents fund mediation, you will want to listen to this episode. To learn more about Claire’s work, please visit https://www.familymediationandmentoring.co.uk/

    You can search for more UK-based mediators here. If you are not in the UK and are looking for a mediator (or any other professional support), do visit Find My Parent’s support directory. You can also download the free Parenting Through Separation Guide which Claire contributed to as her work on the Resolution Parenting After Parting committee.

    You can search for more UK-based mediators here https://thefma.co.uk/

    Find My Parent's support directory https://findmyparent.org/directory/

    Parenting Through Separation Guide https://resolution.org.uk/parenting-through-separation/

    52m | Jun 16, 2022
  • A Conversation with Dawn Endria McCarty (Survivor of Parental Alienation and Abduction) - Cohosted By Tomas Savickas (Part 3/3)

    Dawn Endria McCarty is an adult survivor of abandonment, parental abduction, and severe parental alienation and speaks on behalf of parents and children around the world, who have been separated due to divorce or separation. She shares her story of her and her father's reunification, as well as her journey through the healing process and understanding her emotions.

    She is the Founding Chairperson for the Florida State Affiliate of the National Parents Organization, advocating as the voice for children, bringing the child’s perspective to the front line, speaking, and educating State leaders, mental health professionals, educators, advocates, and the general public about the obstruction of the family bond and the long-term effects it has on the child.

    She is a board member of Kids Need Both, Inc., an associate producer of Erasing Family Documentary Film, and the Co-Founder and Host of the Humanly Possible Channel (HPC). Her work on HPC, along with her partner, Alyse Price-Tobler focuses on finding treatment for the adult survivors that will help them to heal, find closure, and reduce the suicide rate among this group of child abuse victims.

    1h 40m | Jun 3, 2022
  • A Conversation with Dawn Endria McCarty (Survivor of Parental Alienation and Abduction) - Cohosted By Tomas Savickas (Part 2/3)

    Dawn Endria McCarty is an adult survivor of abandonment, parental abduction, and severe parental alienation and speaks on behalf of parents and children around the world, who have been separated due to divorce or separation. She shares her story of her and her father's reunification, as well as her journey through the healing process and understanding her emotions.

    She is the Founding Chairperson for the Florida State Affiliate of the National Parents Organization, advocating as the voice for children, bringing the child’s perspective to the front line, speaking, and educating State leaders, mental health professionals, educators, advocates, and the general public about the obstruction of the family bond and the long-term effects it has on the child.

    She is a board member of Kids Need Both, Inc., an associate producer of Erasing Family Documentary Film, and the Co-Founder and Host of the Humanly Possible Channel (HPC). Her work on HPC, along with her partner, Alyse Price-Tobler focuses on finding treatment for the adult survivors that will help them to heal, find closure, and reduce the suicide rate among this group of child abuse victims.

    1h 26m | May 30, 2022
  • A discussion with Israeli former Judge of the Family Court Philip Marcus, hosted by Basil Sharaf

    In this episode, we speak with Israeli jurist Philip Marcus who spent nearly two decades as a judge, including in the Family Court. Judge Marcus shared how he has built on his background as a judge, lawyer, researcher, writer and lecturer to advocate for positive solutions for families.

    If you’d like to learn more about Judge Marcus and his work, please visit his website.

    1h 17m | May 19, 2022
  • A Conversation with Dawn Endria McCarty (Survivor of Parental Alienation and Abduction) - Cohosted By Tomas Savickas (Part 1/3)

    Dawn Endria McCarty is an adult survivor of abandonment, parental abduction, and severe parental alienation and speaks on behalf of parents and children around the world, who have been separated due to divorce or separation. She shares her story of her and her father's reunification, as well as her journey through the healing process and understanding her emotions.

    She is the Founding Chairperson for the Florida State Affiliate of the National Parents Organization, advocating as the voice for children, bringing the child’s perspective to the front line, speaking, and educating State leaders, mental health professionals, educators, advocates, and the general public about the obstruction of the family bond and the long-term effects it has on the child.

    She is a board member of Kids Need Both, Inc., an associate producer of Erasing Family Documentary Film, and the Co-Founder and Host of the Humanly Possible Channel (HPC). Her work on HPC, along with her partner, Alyse Price-Tobler focuses on finding treatment for the adult survivors that will help them to heal, find closure, and reduce the suicide rate among this group of child abuse victims.

    1h 0m | May 13, 2022
  • A discussion with Maria Moriyama about child abduction in Japan - even grandparents abduct, hosted by Deanielle Dawra

    In this episode, we speak with Maria Moriyama whose daughter was abducted by her paternal grandmother in Japan. Maria summarizes her story in Japanese at the beginning of the podcast and then goes onto sharing it in more detail in English.

    A Swedish citizen, Maria spent over a decade married to her Japanese husband. The two had four children together. However, as the marriage dissolved Maria’s oldest daughter was abducted – by her grandmother. Today, her daughter remains with the grandmother in Japan with no access to education, quality healthcare and to her mother, two of her siblings, other family or friends.

    Find My Parent ask our listeners to help us send a unified and strong voice to our decision-makers that we have had enough to parental abduction in Japan. Please do so by signing the letter on our website. Any nationality and even non-affected persons can do so. Do not forget to share the site with your friends, families and colleagues!

    46m | Apr 18, 2022
  • A Conversation with Vincent Fichot, Left Behind Parent (Japan) - Hosted by Deanielle Dawra and Brian Duzet (Part 2)

    In 2018, Vincent Fichot came home to an empty house in Tokyo, Japan. His wife, 3-year-old son and 11-month-old daughter had vanished. All he had done was suggest that he might want a divorce. He hasn't seen or heard from his family since, and every effort to contact or reunite with his family has been blocked by his wife, her lawyers, Japanese courts, the police, policymakers from Japan and even his own country of origin - France. This includes Emmanuel Macron, French President and Josep Borrell, Spanish politician serving as High Representative of the European Union.

    With nowhere else to go, Vincent started a hunger strike in a desperate attempt to reunite with his kids. In this podcast, you will hear the extent a dad will go to reunite with his kids, the gross negligence of the Japanese courts on the rights of children to have both of their parents, and above all, this reality of child abduction when it comes to Japan.

    The name You’re Double was inspired by the fact that children are made up of two parents, two families, two cultures, two backgrounds and this makes children who they are. This is what we believe makes children amazing – their double experiences, double cultures, and sometimes double languages. And this is why children deserve the love of both parents!

    Become one of the beta testers for our upcoming FMP app, visit findmyparent.org/app for more details.

    1h 3m | Mar 20, 2022
  • A Conversation with Vincent Fichot, Left Behind Parent (Japan) - Hosted by Deanielle Dawra and Brian Duzet (Part 1)

    In 2018, Vincent Fichot came home to an empty house in Tokyo, Japan. His wife, 3-year-old son and 11-month-old daughter had vanished. All he had done was suggest that he might want a divorce. He hasn't seen or heard from his family since, and every effort to contact or reunite with his family has been blocked by his wife, her lawyers, Japanese courts, the police, policymakers from Japan and even his own country of origin - France. This includes Emmanuel Macron, French President and Josep Borrell, Spanish politician serving as High Representative of the European Union.

    With nowhere else to go, Vincent started a hunger strike in a desperate attempt to reunite with his kids. In this podcast, you will hear the extent a dad will go to reunite with his kids, the gross negligence of the Japanese courts on the rights of children to have both of their parents, and above all, this reality of child abduction when it comes to Japan.

    The name You’re Double was inspired by the fact that children are made up of two parents, two families, two cultures, two backgrounds and this makes children who they are. This is what we believe makes children amazing – their double experiences, double cultures, and sometimes double languages. And this is why children deserve the love of both parents!

    Become one of the beta testers for our upcoming FMP app, visit findmyparent.org/app for more details.

    1h 7m | Mar 6, 2022
  • Child Abduction is a Hate Crime against the Child & the Left Behind Parent - Tom Toolan, Left Behind Parent

    In this episode of You're Double Podcast, we are speaking to Tom Toolan, a father from UK, whose daughter Rhean Toolan was unlawfully abducted & is currently illegally held in Poland by his ex-wife. For more information about Tom, you can visit his twitter page. https://twitter.com/Icatgbl

    The name You’re Double was inspired by the fact that children are made up of two parents, two families, two cultures, two backgrounds and this makes children who they are. This is what we believe makes children amazing – their double experiences, double cultures, and sometimes double languages. And this is why children deserve the love of both parents!

    Become one of the beta testers for our upcoming FMP app, visit findmyparent.org/app for more details.

    1h 21m | Feb 27, 2022
  • A Conversation With Dr. Petra Deeter (Award-winning film director, Founder of Victim To Hero Institute, Survivor of child abuse and domestic violence)

    Dr. Petra Deeter is an award-winning film director and a social impact builder. As a survivor of child abuse and domestic violence, she is passionate about creating social impact to advocate for victims. She is the founder and a parental alienation strategist at Victim To Hero Institute where she provides resources and support for victims, raises public awareness, and champions system and social changes.

    Dr. Deeter is a dynamic public speaker and has been invited to speak around the world. She is available to provide training and presentations for judges, state and local bar associations, and mental health professionals.

    As a filmmaker, she has made films in many genres, focusing on using the visual story medium to tell the stories that matter. Her film “Reborn”, about domestic violence, premiered at the legendary Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, won over 2-dozen international awards and screened at festivals and theaters around the world. Her upcoming film is a feature-length documentary “At All Costs” that examines a 5-year custody battle and the system failure that led to the murder of a 10yo boy by his father.


    For Boundless Love Art Installation, please mail hearts to

    Petra Deeter

    PO Box 56116

    Los Angeles CA 90056

    USA


    Diagnosing Parental Alienation:The Five-Factor Workbook

    https://www.amazon.com/Diagnosing-Parental-Alienation-Five-Factor-Workbook-ebook/dp/B091Q6R1PD


    Downloadable Information Sheets on parental alienation:

    https://victimtohero.com/downloadable-library/


    #ChildrenFirst Worldwide Public Awareness Campaign:

    http://victimtohero.com/childrenfirst

    1h 12m | Feb 21, 2022
  • Japan Abduction Tell-All (With Vincent Fichot, James Cook, Tomas Savickas, Rachel Endo and More) - Part 2

    Welcome to a very special anniversary episode of You're Double Podcast. We have released 50 episodes so far and this is a very special episode. We have a group of people who have been fighting the abduction and alienation issue in Japan. This is an in-depth discussion between them on topics such as the experience a left behind parent goes through, how people can help, how politicians and global agencies can help, and so much more.

    Who are the guests? Before we get to that, this is going to be a 2 part episode. Some guests will appear in part 1 and some other in part 2 as it is hard to get 6 high profile individuals in a single call. The good news is that they all have been guests in our podcast before this.

    Now, we have the cofounders of FMP, Enrique and Deanielle with us. We also have Vincent Fichot, James Cook, Tomas Savickas, and Rachel Endo. You can listen to our previous episodes to know more about their stories.

    1h 21m | Feb 14, 2022
  • Japan Abduction Tell-All (With Vincent Fichot, James Cook, Tomas Savickas, Rachel Endo and More) - Part 1

    Welcome to a very special anniversary episode of You're Double Podcast. We have released 50 episodes so far and this is a very special episode. We have a group of people who have been fighting the abduction and alienation issue in Japan. This is an in-depth discussion between them on topics such as the experience a left behind parent goes through, how people can help, how politicians and global agencies can help, and so much more.

    Who are the guests? Before we get to that, this is going to be a 2 part episode. Some guests will appear in part 1 and some other in part 2 as it is hard to get 6 high profile individuals in a single call. The good news is that they all have been guests in our podcast before this.

    Now, we have the cofounders of FMP, Enrique and Deanielle with us. We also have Vincent Fichot, James Cook, Tomas Savickas, and Rachel Endo. You can listen to our previous episodes to know more about their stories.

    1h 19m | Feb 1, 2022
  • A Conversation with Ashley-Nicole Russell (Award Winning Family Law Attorney, Author, And Speaker)

    In this episode of You're Double podcast, we are speaking to Ashley-Nicole Russell, Esq. an award-winning family law attorney, author, and speaker who is changing the way divorce is perceived around the world. As a child of divorce and divorcee, she brings a unique, relatable, and personal understanding to her clients and the communities she serves. With more than a decade of experience in collaborative law, Ashley-Nicole knows first-hand how this model benefits families during separation and divorce. This method, which Ashley-Nicole used in her own divorce, allows the couple to move forward peacefully with understanding and respect for each other. Of course, we talk at length about this process in this episode. She is the author of The Cure for Divorce Culture and the host of the Divorce, Healthy! podcast. She is an advisor for co-parenting app Fayr and is a member of the national board of directors for the National Parents Organization. I am also joined by Tomas Savickas in this podcast. Tomas is a left behind parent from Lithuania and currently residing in Japan.

    Ashley-Nicole's Book: https://www.amazon.com/Cure-Divorce-Culture-Ashley-Nicole-Russell/dp/1732553807/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

    Ashley Nicole's Podcast: https://anrlaw.com/divorce-healthy-podcast/

    Ashley-Nicole's Services: https://anrlaw.com/

    For more information on Find My Parent, visit findmyparent.org.

    58m | Jan 24, 2022
  • A Conversation with Ginger Gentile, Director of Erasing Family Documentary - Hosted by Tomas Savickas

    Our guest on Your Double is Ginger Gentile, Director & Producer of the Erasing Family documentary. Ginger is on a mission to save children from the trauma of high-conflict divorce. Her first film on this topic, ERASING DAD, was filmed in Argentina and resulted in joint-custody legislation being enacted. Her latest film, ERASING FAMILY, currently streaming on all major platforms, exposes the trauma children suffer when a loving parent is erased from their lives, a problem that affects 22 million families in the US alone. For this film she crowdfunded nearly half a million dollars and created a network of parents who went from victims to activists. Gentile was named an Architect of Change by Maria Shriver and has spoken at SXSW and appeared in the Atlantic Magazine, Washington Times, and on shows on the Bravo, ABC, CBS and NBC networks as well as numerous podcasts

    In her time serving as the Executive Director of the National Parents Organization in 2019 she added six new state affiliates and garnered national press attention for the Shared Parenting Report Card. Now, she is directing her fourth documentary with Cora Media.

    Erasing is one of the most eye-opening documentaries on the central topic of our podcast - parental alienation and abduction. (Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLCsbtS9dUA) If you want to work with Ginger as a strategic coach to reunite with your kids https://www.gingergentile.com/consulting and get tons of resources at https://www.erasingfamily.org including a free textline to talk with a professional (865)4FAMILY

    1h 17m | Jan 10, 2022
  • Co-Parenting Right with Michael Daniels, CEO of Fayr Co-parenting App (Part 2)

    In this episode of You're Double Podcast, We are speaking to the CEO of Fayr, Michael David Daniels. Fayr is a co-parenting app that allows co-parents to effortless communicate, create a shared calendar while keeping track of expenses. It also helps co-parents to prepare legal documents and much much more. In the first part with Michael, we talk a lot about the app and how it helps in reducing conflicts between co-parents. In the second part, we talk broader topics such as choosing the right partner, managing conflict with your children and co-parent, introducing new partner to your ex-spouse, and so much more.

    Fayr was born out of two desires: to become a better co-parent, and to make the experience of co-parenting better.

    After his separation, Michael found it a constant challenge to be the best, most present father he could be. The time he wanted to spend focused on his children was instead taken up by tedious documentation, scheduling and preparing for court. 

    Why wasn't there an alternative to this time consuming, anxiety producing way co-parents were forced interact?

    Enter Fayr. Our app encompasses the whole range of co-parents needs - financial, documentation, geo pinpointing, scheduling, communication - for the entire time you're co-parenting.

    What makes us different? At Fayr, it's not just about efficiency and ease (though we love those). We also help you create a better co-parenting experience by providing tools for: constructive communication, argument diffusion, and emotional support.

    More on Fayr: fayr.com

    1h 0m | Dec 20, 2021
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