EP: 079 Linda Schoonover Carley Empowering Divorcing Couples to Communicate Through Mediation The heightened emotions that come with divorce often lead to impulsive action. The brain shuts down and couples jump into litigation without considering the consequences—or the alternatives. But the court system takes their power away and hands all of the decisions over to […]
EP: 078 Liza Caldwell Navigating the Four Stages of Divorce If you’re reading this, you are likely familiar with the first stage of the divorce process, the stage Liza Caldwell identifies as Something is Wrong. The problem with stage one is that you can get stuck there, lost in a vicious cycle with your own […]
EP: 076 Gloria DeGaetano A Strengths-Based Approach to Parenting Through Divorce How do you approach challenging situations? The coaching model popular in the business world takes a strengths-based approach, leveraging what employees are good at to tackle complex problems. What if we used a similar strategy as parents, leading with our strengths in difficult circumstances? […]
EP: 075 Susan Bernardo Using Creativity to Heal from Divorce Divorce is a painful process that comes with some very strong emotions. Yet in order to avoid a toxic situation that puts your kids in the middle, divorcing couples must find safe spaces to express their anger and grief. Susan Bernardo found healing in writing […]
EP: 074 Dr. Mark Banschick Protecting Your Kids with Intelligent Divorce Is there a way to protect your child’s innocence during the divorce process? What strategies can you use to parent well in the midst of such a difficult time? The Intelligent Divorce offers couples an approach to separation and divorce that prevents damage to […]
EP: 071 Dr. Jeremy Gaies The 6 Keys to Mindful Co-Parenting There is a lot of guilt and shame associated with divorce, especially when it comes to our kids. We worry about how the experience will impact our children long-term and wonder if it’s even possible to communicate effectively as co-parents—when a breakdown in communication […]
EP: 070 Richard Heller The Benefits of Coaching for Divorcing Dads Many dads of divorce fear that they will be completely cut off from their children. They may also have difficulty navigating the shift in their relationships with both their kids and their co-parents in the aftermath of divorce. How can a coach support men […]
EP: 050 Carl Pickhardt Parenting Through Divorce Are you waiting to get divorced until your kids are a little older in the hopes that they’ll handle it better? You may be surprised to hear that kids in early adolescence have MORE of an adjustment to make when parents divorce than at any other age. Whatever […]
EP: 046 Dr. Conklin-Danao Crafting a Parenting Plan That Puts Kids First While divorcing partners may not be able to agree on much else, they DO want what is best for their children. But when you’re in the middle of crafting a parenting plan, it’s easy to get lost in the details, get competitive, and […]
EP: 045 Ellen Bruno Empowering Kids to Share Their Experience with Divorce Parents going through a separation often make one of two choices when it comes to communicating with their children: 1) They protect the children by sharing very little about the process, or 2) They involve their children in adult conversations, treating them as […]