Category Opinion

Surviving Christmas 2020

COSRT’s Jo Coker gives some tips on how to cope with Christmas. Many of us were looking forward to a brief respite from COVID-19 during the Christmas period after a year that has seen unprecedented and very challenging times. All…

The Crown and Eating Disorders

The new season of The Crown is back with a bang! COSRT’s Jo Coker discusses their portrayal of Diana and her battle with bulimia and how it can impact on relationships. The new Netflix series the “Crown” has been met…

The Second Lockdown

Silva Neves

COSRT’s Silva Neves discusses the second lockdown and how it may make us feel. After the first lockdown back in the Spring, many people felt able to breathe a little with children going back to school and allowing a bit…

Baby Loss Awareness Week 2020

As Baby loss Awareness Week 2020 comes to a close, COSRT’s Jo Coker discusses her personal and professional experiences of baby loss. “Some years ago, when I was nursing my grandmother through her last illness, we shared an especially poignant…

Divorce in a time of Covid-19

COSRT Trustee, experienced solicitor and mediator Hazel Wright discusses the impact of Covid on relationships and a potential increase in divorces and breakups to follow: Living through a pandemic is a new experience for almost all of us. We are…