Andrea Hirshman is a Divorce Mediator and Collaborative Divorce Attorney. After graduating law school she worked as a family lawyer in the courts and saw how the adversarial divorce process hurts families. She knew there had to be a saner approach and so, moved into mediation and collaborative law.

Andrea's own family endured a very difficult divorce when she was a child. One of her proudest achievements was the successful mediation of the conflict between her parents 40 years after their divorce.

Andrea has two young adult sons and lives in Brooklyn, NY with her husband and rescue Yorkie, Gustopher.

Connect with Andrea: https://www.andreahirshman.com/

In every episode of Keep the Kids in Mind, Rachel Green, a family, and divorce mediator with over 25 years of experience, chats with other industry professionals to help people who are going through a divorce or separation with children involved. How can divorcing couples keep the kids in mind? What are the common pitfalls for divorcing couples with children and how can people protect children from the conflict, so that they come through whole and healthy? What are the (surprising) benefits to children of divorce? How can the parents move into a restructured family with 2 homes? This podcast explores these questions and more.

Connect with Rachel Green:Website: https://www.mediate2resolution.com/

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Stephen Linker is the Founder and CEO of Linker, LLC, a forensic accounting and business valuation services firm with offices in Huntington Station, New York. During the past 42 years, Steve has discovered hidden assets, unreported income, and performed more than 1,200 business valuations. He has been engaged as a financial neutral in collaborative divorce and divorce mediation matters. In divorce litigation matters, he has served and testified as an expert witness in divorce in several counties in New York State Supreme Court and in other states throughout the US. Steve’s expertise and experience include fraud detection and fraud prevention. Steve is a Certified Public Accountant, a Certified Valuation Analyst, Certified in Financial Forensics by the American Institute of CPA’s, and a Fellow of the American College of the Forensic Examiners Institute. Website: www.stephenlinker.com LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-linker-0075565 In each episode of Keep the Kids in Mind, Family and Divorce Mediator, Rachel Green, chats with other industry professionals, offering advice to people going through divorce or separation with children involved. Connect with Rachel: https://www.mediate2resolution.com/

Dr. Randy Heller, received her doctorate in Family Therapy from Nova Southeastern University and wrote her dissertation on the Role of the Mental Health Professional working in Collaborative Divorce. Randy has held numerous positions as an Educator, Exceptional Student Specialist, and Family Therapist. Dr. Heller is licensed as a Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT) in Florida, New York, and Connecticut, is a Florida Certified Supreme Court Family Mediator, Qualified Parenting Coordinator, Reunification Specialist, Certified Hypnotherapist, and Founder and Clinical Director of The Family Network, Collaborative Counseling Center for Positive Growth and Change, established in 1994.

Randy served as a Board member for The Florida Academy of Collaborative Professionals (FACP) for over 15 years and was both Vice President and then Past President of The Collaborative Family Law Professionals of South Florida for four years. Heller currently serves as a Board member of the New York Association of Collaborative Professionals (NYACP) and the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals (IACP).

Connect with Dr. Randy Heller:

http://www.familynetworkflorida.com

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/randy-heller-3b35321b2/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drrandyheller_findingpeace/

In every episode of Keep the Kids in Mind, Rachel Green, a family and divorce mediator, chats with other industry professionals to help people who are going through divorce or separation with children involved. Connect with Rachel: https://www.mediate2resolution.com/