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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 HEREToday, we are replaying one of our most popular episodes entitled “Narcissists in Co-Parenting.” We also want you to know that starting this week, we are taking a podcast pause for a little while to re-evaluate where we go from here. There is a lot of content for you to listen to while we’re on pause. If you are a new listener, this will give you time to catch up. You might want to start with episode one and work through all of them at your…

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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 discuss the issues that arise when a co-parent is accused of parental alienation or child abuse. What drives the accusation, and what can be done to enlighten court professionals? THIS WEEK’S GOOD NEWS STORYFaith That Challenges. Conversations that Matter. Laughs included. Subscribe Now!Breaking down faith, culture & big questions - a mix of humor with real spiritual Growth. Listen on: Apple Podcasts   SpotifySupport the …

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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 answer listener Rachel’s question about how to respond to her kids when their dad has asked them to keep a secret from her.  They explore different ways kids are put in the middle with secret-keeping and the risks associated with it.FIRST TWO WEDNESDAYS IN MARCH: Attend the weekly Hump Day Wednesdays via Zoom for FREE by coming a FREE Patreon member. This is a great way to get your questions answered personally by Diane or Ri…

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 discuss some of their most diffic…

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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 discuss some of their most difficult co-parent cases after listener Devin emails, wondering if any case is possibly worse than his! They discuss the importance of professionals working with the non-impossible parent  OUR SHOW HAS GONE VIDEO!VIEW THE VIDEO OF THIS  EPISODE ON YOUTUBE!This week’s GOOD NEWS STORYWHAT’S HAPPENING LINKS:Diane’s new DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR FRUSTRATED CO-PARENTS has been released. To get a free 7-d…

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 Thomas asks how to respond to his 13-year…

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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 Thomas asks how to respond to his 13-year-old son, who declares extreme political ideology that Thomas knows is coming from the other house. Should he respond? Stay silent? How do you counteract extreme ideas or values that go against yours when it comes from your kids? Diane & Rick break it down.OUR SHOW HAS GONE VIDEO!VIEW THE VIDEO OF THIS  EPISODE ON YOUTUBE!LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE:Episode about religious points of view is S3.E2…

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 HEREBethany calls in with a frustrating dilemma, and J…

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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 HEREBethany calls in with a frustrating dilemma, and Jeff emails about a similar frustration. Diane & Rick discuss how difficult it is to be placed in a position of choosing your own peace vs. your child’s emotional welfare. This seemingly impossible dilemma is quite common among high conflict co-parents, and it requires a logical view of multiple variables to makes sense of what feels senseless.WHAT’S HAPPENING LINKS:Diane’s new DAILY DEVO…

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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 bring together a group of pediatricians and moms who have difficult co-parents to discuss innovative ways to work together. Kids of divorce often get stuck in the middle when a high-conflict co-parent weaponizes the medical community, leaving the other parent feeling marginalized and misunderstood. They discuss various ways parents use medical professionals to their legal advantage and what professionals might do to minimize the …

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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 HEREUtah listener Heather wonders what more she can do to protect her two sons from their verbally abusive father. The 14-year-old explodes with dad, while the 13-year-old son witnesses the drama and tries to keep things from getting worse. Diane& Rick discuss the different roles children play in the family system and what Heather can do to help each child feel emotionally safe (while also complying with the court-ordered custody arrangement).WHA…

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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 HERETexas listener, Christa, answers a challenge Diane made in a previous episode to give her any dilemma, and she would suggest a viable Plan B. Diane & Rick discuss whether or not what Christa presents are co-parenting dilemmas or general parenting issues, and they provide suggestions accordingly. They also discuss the DRAGON method of devising a Plan B.WHAT’S HAPPENING LINKS:This Week’s GOOD NEWS STORY:An arrest has been made in connection…

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 Todd asks if he should validate his child…

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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 Todd asks if he should validate his child’s feelings, even when she says she doesn’t like him? How far does a parent go, and are feelings valid (representing truth) or simply experiences to be understood? Diane & Rick suggest it’s important to explore the root of feelings, including assumptions, misinformation, mood, and delusions, before judging them. They also discuss the responsibility of both the sharer AND the hearer in co…

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 HEREThis is a REPLAY of one of the show’s most popul…

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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 HEREThis is a REPLAY of one of the show’s most popular episodes (S4.E17.).  We’ll be back with new episodes next week. Diane and Rick look at a conflict that on the surface might seem easy to resolve for the Non-Impossible parent. But upon further exploration, they unpack the long-lasting consequences of giving in to a child’s request to stay away from school events and activities. WHAT’S HAPPENING LINKS:Diane’s new DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR FR…

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 Ben has been awarded custody of his daugh…

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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 Ben has been awarded custody of his daughter after the court determined her mother was alienating her from dad. He asks how to best parent his daughter after the Trauma of alienation. Diane & Rick break it down and provide helpful, non-traditional advice to help him climb this daunting mountain. WHAT’S HAPPENING LINKS:This week’s GOOD NEWS story Diane’s new DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR FRUSTRATED CO-PARENTS is releasing in January, 20…