Family Matters with Sarah
by Family Matters by SKB Law
'Family Matters: Real Divorce Stories from the South Asian Community' is your go-to podcast for straight-talk on divorce and separation. Join Sarah Khan-Bashir MBE, an award-winning lawyer, as she unpacks what divorce really looks like in our community. Voted Top 10 in the UK, this podcast isn’t afraid to dive into the tough stuff. Whether you’re in the thick of it, know someone who is, or just curious about the topic, Sarah’s here with stories, advice, and a bit of legal know-how. It's raw, it's real, and it's relatable. This podcast does not replace legal advice.
Episodes
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15. Keeping Purdah: Navigating Divorce with Grace and Respect. Sarah chats with Salima Iqbal
In this episode of Family Matters: Real Divorce Stories from the South Asian Community, Sarah Khan-Bashir sits down with social care specialist Salima Iqbal to discuss her divorce journey and life after separation. Salima shares her approach to navigating divorce with dignity, focusing on...
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14. Acceptance Is Key: Sarah Choudhury's Story
In this episode of Family Matters: Real Divorce Stories from the South Asian Community, host Sarah is joined by Sarah Choudhury, for a deeply personal conversation about navigating life after separation. Sarah shares her unique journey of being separated for 16 years while raising her children,...
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13. A Journey of Courage and Culinary Dreams: Sarah chats with Amandip
Welcome back to Season 3 of Family Matters. This episode marks the first episode of Season 3 of the Family Matters podcast, dedicated entirely to sharing real and relatable divorce stories from the South Asian community. Each episode aims to provide insights for those facing similar challenges.…
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12. What You Need To Know About Mediation: Sarah chats to Derek Mason
Did you know that when you make an application for a court order in relation to many types of family law disputes, you must show the court that you attended a mediation meeting? In this episode, Sarah chats to experienced mediator, Derek Mason about the role of mediation in divorce and asks…
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11. Mortgages, Remortgages and Gifts: Sarah chats to mortgage brokers Pam and Aman
Your home is often one of the biggest assets you own. And your mortgage might be your largest debt. So it makes sense that one of the biggest questions people have when they split up is…what happens to the home? In this episode, Sarah chats to mortgage brokers Pam and Amandeep about how they help...
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10. Trauma, Healing and Marriage: Sarah chats to Dr. Hafeez Ahmed
If you’ve listened to Family Matters, you’ll know that Sarah usually talks to guests about divorce or separation. In this episode Sarah talks to Dr. Hafeez Ahmed, a UK-based dentist about the impact of childhood trauma on his marriage. Dr Ahmed offers candid reflections about his journey and how...
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9. Lenghas, Loans and Lamborghinis: Sarah chats to MUA, Zahida Ashraf
With over 126million posts on Instagram alone, it's no secret, weddings and bridal make up are a huge industry. In this episode Sarah chats to award-winning make up artist Zahida Ashraf about marriage trends, life after the Lamborghinis and why you need to protect yourself financially before your...
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8. Love Practically: divorce lawyer Sarah chats to matchmaker Adeem Younis
What happens when a matchmaker meets a divorce lawyer? In this episode Sarah chats to Adeem Younis, award-winning founder of SingleMuslim.com, the world's leading matchmaking site for Muslims. Between them, they've helped thousands of couples at the start or end of their relationship. In this...
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7. Welcome to Season 2 of Family Matters
Welcome back to Season 2 of Family Matters, the podcast by Sarah Khan-Bashir. In this season, Sarah talks to some amazing guests, including a matchmaker, a make up artist and a mediator. Our first episode begins with Sarah sharing why she started the podcast and how she hopes we can shift the...
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6. Child Bride to City Champion: In Conversation with Inayah Sher
In this episode, divorce lawyer Sarah talks to Inayah Sher about her divorce journey: from child bride to city champion. Born and raised in Bradford, Inayah was married at five years old, sent to Pakistan at fourteen years old, released from two years' house arrest at sixteen years old and became…
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5. Show Me The Money: What To Do If You Think Your Partner Is Hiding Assets.
In this episode, Sarah talks to forensic accountant Zachary Iqbal about dividing finances fairly. Forensic accountants follow the money - they trace assets, value businesses and interrogate the accounts. Listen to Sarah and Zach's insights, understand what counts as marital assets and learn what...
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4. We'll Always Be A Family - Coparenting Conversations.
In this episode, Sarah talks to documentary producer and director Sally Ogden about her experience coparenting her daughter. Sarah and Sally first met in 2017 during the making of a Channel 4 documentary about unregistered marriages. Sally shares her journey from getting early legal advice from...
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Episode 3 - Men, Mental health and Mother-in-laws
Everyone deals with the end of a relationship differently. Talking about your feelings or seeking professional help isn't easy. In this episode Sarah talks to therapist Imran Manzoor. Imran is the lead therapist of Breaking the Silence, an organisation he created almost ten years ago in response…
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Episode 2 - Why Do Divorced People Look So Happy?
Welcome to Episode 2 of Family Matters by SKB Law. In this episode, we chat with Laaleen Sukhera about blended families, the Nikah Nama and celebrating divorce! We hope you enjoy the episode. If you'd like to ask questions, say hello on Instagram @skblaw or @laaleensukhera Laaleen is a…
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Ep1. When you know it’s over
In this episode, we talk about when you know it’s over and how to deal with “lok kya kehange”. For our first episode, we're joined by Sarah's first client Fozia Naseem, co-founder of Hop-On. Fozia shares her story and how her experience helped her to build a stronger self. Before you listen to…
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About this show
'Family Matters: Real Divorce Stories from the South Asian Community' is your go-to podcast for straight-talk on divorce and separation. Join Sarah Khan-Bashir MBE, an award-winning lawyer, as she unpacks what divorce really looks like in our community. Voted Top 10 in the UK, this podcast isn’t afraid to dive into the tough stuff. Whether you’re in the thick of it, know someone who is, or just curious about the topic, Sarah’s here with stories, advice, and a bit of legal know-how. It's raw, it's real, and it's relatable. This podcast does not replace legal advice.
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