Clean Break is a weekly podcast, with hosts Daren Givoque CDFA and Tina Murray, a mortgage broker with DivorceNet. We have casual and candid conversations with divorce professionals about their industries — advice, tips, and stories about navigating a divorce or separation.
New Episodes: Every Wednesday at 3:00pm
July 20, 2021
Daren Givoque and Tina Murray are joined again this week with Melissa Lafreniere. Melissa is a psychotherapist, parent coordinator, and owner of True North Mediation – Child-Focused Divorce Mediation and Consulting. Melissa coaches her clie
July 13, 2021
Melissa Lafreniere is a psychotherapist, parent coordinator, and owner of True North Mediation – Child-Focused Divorce Mediation and Consulting. She joins our hosts Daren Givoque and Tina Murray to discuss setting yourself up for the best s
July 6, 2021
Part 2 of the conversation with Jake Purdy and Zelena van der Leeden, certified divorce coaches and the owners of Divorce Management. They continue their discussion with Darren and Tina, elaborating on the six biggest mistakes people will o
June 29, 2021
Jake Purdy and Zelena van der Leeden are certified divorce coaches and the owners of Divorce Management. They join Darren and Tina for a 2 part live recording on the ins and outs of divorce coaching, who they are, and how they help their cl
June 22, 2021
Tina adopts the role of podcast guest today as she and Daren discuss her experience working as a mortgage broker and what she has seen in her over 20 years in the business of helping couples and individuals purchase their homes. Tina emphas
June 15, 2021
Cindy Stibbard joins our hosts Daren and Tina to discuss changing the experience of divorce.
June 8, 2021
Part 2 from Clean Break’s first Facebook Live Recording.
June 1, 2021
Part 1 of 2 from Clean Break’s first Facebook Live Recording.
May 25, 2021
Hosts Daren Givoque and Tina Murray are joined again this week with Nathalie Picard. Together they discuss how spousal support entitlement is determined, the SSAGs (Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines), and how the rule of 65 works.
May 18, 2021
Nathalie Picard joins our cohosts Daren Givoque and Tina Murray to chat about mediation and alternatives to “traditional” divorce.
May 11, 2021
*The audio in this episode is a bit choppy in some areas – our best efforts have been made to accommodate for this*
May 4, 2021
Kimberley Smith has over 20 years of experience as an insurance advisor and has recently become a member of Divorce Net. Today she joins our hosts Tina and Daren to chat about all things life insurance, such as the benefits of joint versus
April 27, 2021
The roles are reversed this week as Daren takes on the role of episode guest. Tina interviews him on the subject of collaborative law and what that means for the divorce process. Our hosts discuss how both parties can work together to strea
April 20, 2021
Amber Denis is the owner of Equi-Soul and is a certified Equine Assisted Personal Development Coach and Facilitator. She sits down with Daren Givoque & Tina Murray to discuss the incredible benefits of equine therapy, and how horses can hel
April 13, 2021
Cathy Sheppard of Sheppard & Associates Ltd. returns to Clean Break alongside Daren & Tina to provide insight into the world of taxes and the Canada Revenue Agency. When is the recommended time to inform the CRA that you are separating and
February 3, 2021
Sharyn Hillier from Hill Life Financial joins Daren & Tina on the Clean Break Podcast to talk about what’s important to you, advise on navigating divorce and insurance, taking care of the kids and who really owns the policy during a divorce
January 27, 2021
Pamela George from Pamela George Financial Literacy sits down with Daren Givoque & Tina Murray about the struggles of sole proprietorship during the beginning of the pandemic, dipping into her own emergency fund, taking her own advise, seei
January 20, 2021
Jennifer Reynolds from Fresh Legal is our guest this week on the DivorceNet podcast, Clean Break, with hosts Daren Givoque and Tina Murray!We talk about working with families through a divorce without stepping into the courtroom, with media
January 13, 2021
The discussion dives right into litigation versus mediation and collaborative law, and how it all works with Tanya from Parker Wallace Family Law. Daren and Tina loved the discussion about family law with Tanya, talking about the difference
December 23, 2020
The DivorceNet team sits down and chats candidly about what the group really means to them, their favourite moments over the years and what they look forward to with the group following the difficult year of 2020.
December 9, 2020
Author, Adam Mills, sits down with Clean Break hosts Daren Givoque and Tina Murray to talk about navigating the hot market as a realtor, selling your home or buying in this kind of market and talking candidly about his new book, “Navigating
June 3, 2020
Beth and Rob are back on the Clean Break Podcast with hosts Daren & Tina to talk about Stress Safe Self Defence course and how this program is for everyone. Beth and Rob get real about how this program can change a person, help them feel em
May 27, 2020
Cynthia Squire from Lister- Beaupré Lawyers is here on the podcast with Daren & Tina to discuss what’s happening with courtrooms, divorce cases and more as we continue through COVID and navigate what’s open and not during the legal process.
May 20, 2020
Cindy Little from Health 2 Wealth is here on the Clean Break Podcast to talk with Daren & Tina about stress management and tools to help reduce your stress by going over her ‘go-to’ tool, SENATORS. We talk about sleep, tryptophan, and so mu
May 13, 2020
Jim Jeffcott from Low Murchison Radnoff LLP joins Tina & Daren today to discuss collaborative law, how it can be cost-effective for the divorcing parties, helping them communicate together (whether they agree or not) and work outside of the
May 6, 2020
Our guest today is Katie Cassidy, a Registered Psychotherapist from the Kemptville Stress Relief Centre, and she’s with us to sit down and share what she is seeing as a therapist through Covid-19, and provides some advice to couples that ma
April 29, 2020
Vickie Townson from Life’s New Chapter Coaching is on the Clean Break Podcast today to chat about grey divorce, how to work through a mid-life divorce and how a coach can help you through this difficult time.
April 22, 2020
Rob & Beth Andress from Street Safe Self Defence Training sit down with Daren Givoque and Tina Murray about self-defence, making sure you are ready for anything and protecting yourself if you are ever put into a position of surprise.
April 15, 2020
Clean Break hosts Daren Givoque and Tina Murray talk with Wendy Embleton from EXIT Reality about buying and selling your home during COVID-19, the way the transactions have changed and how to navigate the market during this crisis.
April 8, 2020
Daren Givoque and Tina Murray sit down with Pamela George, Financial Literacy, to talk about thinking about an emergency fund, setting up a budget for the next 90 days, concentrating on the essentials (food, bills, etc).
April 1, 2020
Clean Break hosts Daren & Tina welcome Jackie Schoemaker Holmes, PhD to the podcast today! Jackie focuses on helping women and mothers to reclaim their time, helping them prioritize and recentre themselves in their lives.
March 4, 2020
Cindy Little joins hosts Daren Givoque & Tina Murray to chat about how important self-care is, especially through separation and divorce. Sleep, getting away from distractions and the benefits of working out to help supercharge your body a
February 26, 2020
Hosts Daren Givoque and Tina Murray sit down with Pennsylvania attorney & divorce coach, Anthony Bompiani and to break down some great programs that Anthony offers to individuals going through a divorce, personal experience and his path to
January 15, 2020
Recently divorced, Tina’s good friend Jen joins us to talk about her cohabitation prenup, the process and difficulties that can come up through her divorce. Tina brings up the hard questions… what went wrong?
January 8, 2020
Darren Ladouceur with us from Sunlife Financial today! We talk about the bones of financial planning around divorce and the holidays. Budgeting is scary, we hate it but it’s a bit different during the divorce. Especially during the holidays
December 18, 2019
Thank you to Shulamit Ber Levtov from Kemptville Stress Relief Centre for joining us on the Clean Break Podcast to chat about the HUGE stresses of the holidays, some tools to navigate the complex relationships and how to handle the busy tim
October 30, 2019
Stress from a divorce can pop up in different forms. Saltastic can provide relief in so many different ways. This salt therapy can help with skin conditions, sinus difficulty, and inflammation as an example.
October 23, 2019
CJ Butler joins us on the Clean Break Podcast to chat about her new book, “The Japson Club”. Join us to learn a bit more about this woman healing from a terrible relationship escaping to Rosemount Equestrian Club and finding herself wrapped
October 9, 2019
Janine Falk and Catherine Humphreys from J9 Moves You joins Daren Givoque and Tina Murray to talk about helping people move from your home to another place. You may be busy, have kids, not time and that’s where J9 comes in to help.
October 2, 2019
Daniela Pluviati Staging and Design sits down with Daren Givoque and Tina Murray to talk about the benefits of hiring a stager, especially during a difficult time. Daniela even dips into some tips on how to stage your home the right way so
September 25, 2019
Healthy, planned snacks for on the go. Digestion and how to feed your body through a stressful time including foods to help you through anxiety.
September 18, 2019
Daren Givoque and Tina Murray sit down with Jim Jeffcott and open up with some great questions!
September 11, 2019
In this week’s episode of Clean Break, Daren GIvoque and Tina Murray chat with Jim Jeffcott about the cost associated with divorce, collaborative law and if the other spouse can be placed with the ‘divorce bill’.
June 1, 2019
Most people update their will when they marry. Far fewer update it when they separate. The result is a lot of estates where an ex-spouse is still the named executor, beneficiary, or attorney for property.
June 1, 2019
A Certified Divorce Financial Analyst (CDFA) is a financial professional with specialist training in the financial issues of divorce. In this Clean Break episode, we talk to one about what they bring that a regular financial advisor doesn't
June 1, 2019
On this episode of Clean Break, we open up the legal side of separation: what a family lawyer actually does, when you do and don't need litigation, and how the collaborative process compares to mediation.
June 1, 2019
Insurance is a part of the divorce conversation that is easy to overlook and expensive to get wrong. Beneficiary designations, life policies tied to support obligations, health benefits suddenly cut off — every one of these can blow a settl
June 1, 2019
Most people associate home inspectors with buying or selling a house. In a divorce context, an inspector plays a different role: establishing the real condition (and therefore real value) of the matrimonial home for negotiation purposes.
June 1, 2019
When the world has shrunk to court dates, custody schedules, and worry, it can feel like there is no light at the end of the tunnel. This Clean Break episode is about finding it.
June 1, 2019
This episode of Clean Break tackles one of the most common pain points in any separation: what happens to the mortgage on the matrimonial home?
June 1, 2019
On this episode of the Clean Break podcast, we sit down with one of our accounting members to walk through the financial side of a separation: tax filings, support deductibility, RRSPs and TFSAs, and the small decisions that have outsized c
June 1, 2019
When debt overwhelms a separation, it isn't just a financial problem — it changes the legal options available too. In this episode, we talk to a Licensed Insolvency Trustee about consumer proposals, bankruptcy, and how each interacts with a
January 23, 2019
Join Clean Break hosts Daren Givoque and Tina Murray as they look back on the first year of DivorceNet and get excited about what’s to come!
May 2, 2018
Daren and Tina talk with Peter Moffat, general contractor and master of the Honey-Do List. He explains how knowing a small-job contractor when going through a divorce can help alleviate a lot of stress and headache.
April 29, 2018
Clean Break co-host Tina Murray talks with Daren about her passion. Mortgages. As a mortgage agent with Dominion Lending, Tina explains the benefits of working a mortgage agent or specialist. Tune in to this episode of Clean Break as she un
April 27, 2018
Counselor and life coach Shulamit Ber levtov talks with hosts Tina Murray and Daren Givoque about how stressful divorce can be. She explains how to deal with stress that is affecting your life, address shameful feelings and how important ge