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Have a quick question to be explored on the show? Send us a text message! Include your email address if you would like a personal response. Click HEREDiane & Rick are taking a short break. To round out season four, they are featuring interviews where they were guests on other podcasts! This week they join Karen McMahon of the Journey Beyond Divorce podcast and discuss strategies to live peacefully despite having a high-conflict co-parent. Also explored is the six-step process to easier co-parent communication. WHAT’S HAPPENING LINKS:Attend the weekly Hump Day Wednesdays for only $10/mon…

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Have a quick question to be explored on the show? Send us a text message! Include your email address if you would like a personal response. Click HEREDiane & Rick are taking a short break. To round out season four, they are featuring interviews where they were guests on other podcasts! This week they join Michelle Dempsey-Multack of the Moms Moving On podcast and discuss what it means to be a non-impossible co-parent and helpful communication strategies with a difficult ex. WHAT’S HAPPENING LINKS:Attend the weekly Hump Day Wednesdays for only $10/month (exclusively for Patreon VIPs), res…

Have a quick question to be explored on the show? Send us a text message! Include your email address if you would like a personal response. Click HEREDiane & Rick are taking a short break. To roun…

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Have a quick question to be explored on the show? Send us a text message! Include your email address if you would like a personal response. Click HEREDiane & Rick are taking a short break. To round out season four, they are featuring interviews where they were guests on other podcasts! This week they join Seth and Pete of How to Split a Toaster for an engaging conversation about the DRAGON method of approaching co-parent conflict. They explore how parents can conquer their fear of communicating with a difficult ex.WHAT’S HAPPENING LINKS:Attend the weekly Hump Day Wednesdays for only $10/…

Have a quick question to be explored on the show? Send us a text message! Include your email address if you would like a personal response. Click HEREDiane & Rick are taking a short break. To roun…

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Have a quick question to be explored on the show? Send us a text message! Include your email address if you would like a personal response. Click HEREDiane & Rick are taking a short break. To round out season four, they are featuring interviews where they were guests on other podcasts! This week, they share the interview they did with Sarah Edmondson and Nippy Ames of the A Little Bit Culty Podcast. Sarah and Nippy were featured on the popular HBO docuseries, The Vow, which explored the abuses of the NXIVM cult. In this interview, they discuss the similarities between cult leaders and pare…

Have a quick question to be explored on the show? Send us a text message! Include your email address if you would like a personal response. Click HEREListener Sherry emails about her concern that her …

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Have a quick question to be explored on the show? Send us a text message! Include your email address if you would like a personal response. Click HEREListener Sherry emails about her concern that her co-parent is not paying attention to their infant’s medical needs. But when the girlfriend enters the picture, things blow up. Diane & Rick discuss the importance of not alienating support people from the mix, especially when it involves a child who cannot speak for herself. WHAT’S HAPPENING LINKS:August 17th Workshop: Helping Your Child with a Narcissistic Parent. Get 25% off when you b…

Have a quick question to be explored on the show? Send us a text message! Include your email address if you would like a personal response. Click HEREDiane & Rick explore how AI might assist co-pa…

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Have a quick question to be explored on the show? Send us a text message! Include your email address if you would like a personal response. Click HEREDiane & Rick explore how AI might assist co-parents in constructing productive co-parent communication. What they learn is that AI has not yet learned enough about toxic people to understand how certain types of communication may feed into their motivations, instead of managing them. They conclude it could be a helpful resource, but is not yet ready for prime time!WHAT’S HAPPENING LINKS:August 17th Workshop: Helping Your Child with a Narci…

Have a quick question to be explored on the show? Send us a text message! Include your email address if you would like a personal response. Click HEREListener Veronique shares that she is paying for a…

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Have a quick question to be explored on the show? Send us a text message! Include your email address if you would like a personal response. Click HEREListener Veronique shares that she is paying for all her children’s activities, but they have no idea their other parent is shirking his responsibility. Is this protecting the kids or hurting them? Will they just take advantage of mom if they don’t know it’s hard for her to bear this financial burden alone? Diane & Rick discuss that saying”no” to kids can be a healthy option. They also explore how parents can lead kids to their own …

Have a quick question to be explored on the show? Send us a text message! Include your email address if you would like a personal response. Click HEREListener Veronique shares that she is paying for a…

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Have a quick question to be explored on the show? Send us a text message! Include your email address if you would like a personal response. Click HEREListener Veronique shares that she is paying for all her children’s activities, but they have no idea their other parent is shirking his responsibility. Is this protecting the kids or hurting them? Will they just take advantage of mom if they don’t know it’s hard for her to bear this financial burden alone? Diane & Rick discuss that saying”no” to kids can be a healthy option. They also explore how parents can lead kids to their own …

Have a quick question to be explored on the show? Send us a text message! Include your email address if you would like a personal response. Click HEREDiane & Rick respond passionately to Danielle�…

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Have a quick question to be explored on the show? Send us a text message! Include your email address if you would like a personal response. Click HEREDiane & Rick respond passionately to Danielle’s email about feeling the need to file a court case, knowing it will only embolden her co-parent to continue his campaign against her. They discuss the risks/benefits and the true dilemma she faces in making this very difficult decision. Also explored are the ways to navigate parenting while managing a legal battle. LINKS MENTIONED ON TODAY’S EPISODE:August 17th Workshop: Helping Your Child wi…

Have a quick question to be explored on the show? Send us a text message! Include your email address if you would like a personal response. Click HEREListener Robert wants to know what an acceptable a…

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Have a quick question to be explored on the show? Send us a text message! Include your email address if you would like a personal response. Click HEREListener Robert wants to know what an acceptable amount of co-parent communication is when two co-parents are getting along well. His recent relationship  tanked when his girlfriend couldn’t abide his overly friendly interactions with his ex. Diane & Rick explore the need for boundaries and how kids can blame a new partner when the relationship between their parents is suddenly altered when one of them decides to move on. If you are a divo…

Have a quick question to be explored on the show? Send us a text message! Include your email address if you would like a personal response. Click HEREDiane & Rick explore the possibilities of tran…

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Have a quick question to be explored on the show? Send us a text message! Include your email address if you would like a personal response. Click HEREDiane & Rick explore the possibilities of transforming the parental alienator when he/she grows emotionally over time. They discuss the importance of BOTH parents recognizing the passage of time and respecting their child’s developmental growth. The parent who accuses the other of alienation can have more responsibility in the process than they may be willing to concede. If you are a divorce professional and interested in our IMPACT traini…

Have a quick question to be explored on the show? Send us a text message! Include your email address if you would like a personal response. Click HEREJake, a mental health professional, joins Diane &a…

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Have a quick question to be explored on the show? Send us a text message! Include your email address if you would like a personal response. Click HEREJake, a mental health professional, joins Diane & Rick on this episode to tell his story of dealing with narcissistic abuse and alienation from his mother growing up. They discuss how it felt to him as a teen, how he came to realize his mother’s disorder, and how he reconnected with his father, who represented Jake’s emotional place of safety. The hosts explore the importance of setting reasonable boundaries, even if it means cutting off …

Have a quick question to be explored on the show? Send us a text message! Include your email address if you would like a personal response. Click HEREIn part one of a three-part series on parental ali…

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Have a quick question to be explored on the show? Send us a text message! Include your email address if you would like a personal response. Click HEREIn part one of a three-part series on parental alienation, the hosts take a complicated look at the phrase "parental alienation" and what the various forms are. They discuss the oversimplification of this issue in the family court system, and the desensitization professionals experience as a result of it being over-used as a defense strategy. Part two of the series features an interview with an adult survivor of PA, and part three features a mom …

Have a quick question? Send us a text message! Click HEREDiane & Rick discuss the fallacies of traditional “anger management”. They also talk about different types and reasons for anger, and h…

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Have a quick question? Send us a text message! Click HEREDiane & Rick discuss the fallacies of traditional “anger management”. They also talk about different types and reasons for anger, and how it is important to respect the nuances, especially when dealing with an impossible parent. They explore the responsibilities co-parents have to manage anger appropriately for the sake of the children, and the dangers of allowing anger to fester before and after divorce. Go to Patreon .com/CPDilemmas to become a Non-Impossible VIP and get all the great perks Diane mentioned on the show today.VI…

Have a quick question? Send us a text message! Click HEREListener Maria asks what she can do to run interference with her kids when their step-mother seems bent on turning them against their mom. Even…

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Have a quick question? Send us a text message! Click HEREListener Maria asks what she can do to run interference with her kids when their step-mother seems bent on turning them against their mom. Even dad has apologized to mom for his wife’s behavior,  but he does little to make things better for the kids. Diane & Rick discuss what can and can’t be done when a person who is not a party to the legal parenting plan wreaks havoc on the family system. Go to Patreon .com/CPDilemmas to become a Non-Impossible VIP and get all the great perks Diane mentioned on the show today. VISIT OUR STOR…

Have a quick question? Send us a text message! Click HEREDiane & Rick explore self care from the perspective of working on the root cause of co-parent stress, rather than treating the symptoms of …

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Have a quick question? Send us a text message! Click HEREDiane & Rick explore self care from the perspective of working on the root cause of co-parent stress, rather than treating the symptoms of the stress. They discuss it from the point of you of the divorce professional, as well as those in the  midst of a toxic co-parent relationship. Also explored is the importance of understanding your process and developing a mission statement for your work or children.To find Dr. Childress’ book, go to this LINKGo to Patreon .com/CPDilemmas to become a Non-Impossible VIP and get all the great p…

Have a quick question? Send us a text message! Click HEREJohn asks the all-important question, “Should I fight?” Diane & Rick break down the risks and benefits of letting go vs. holding on to …

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Have a quick question? Send us a text message! Click HEREJohn asks the all-important question, “Should I fight?” Diane & Rick break down the risks and benefits of letting go vs. holding on to the conflict. They explore the complexity of balancing children’s needs with parental rights and conclude that so much depends on the type and temperament of the other parent. S4.E34. is the show Diane refers to in this episode about how to decide where to set your boundaries regarding parenting plan flexibility. Go to Patreon .com/CPDilemmas to become a Non-Impossible VIP and get all the great…

Have a quick question? Send us a text message! Click HEREDiane & Rick take a week off to spend time with their families, so today’s episode is featuring a new podcast created by a Co-Parent Dile…

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Have a quick question? Send us a text message! Click HEREDiane & Rick take a week off to spend time with their families, so today’s episode is featuring a new podcast created by a Co-Parent Dilemmas listener! Jack, the host, speaks poignantly about what he’s learned as an alienated dad and how he maintains a strong bond with his children, despite the mountain of obstacles his co-parent puts in their way. Even though it’s releasing on Mother’s Day, a parent is a parent, no matter the label. So, this is a tribute to all who nurture their children well, regardless of gender. CLICK HER…