Liza's Divorce Story: It's two hearts livin', in two separate worlds

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11/15/21 • 49 min

This is the second in a three part series on co-parenting, and Liza shares her divorce story. We talk about how her kid has started vetting her dates, the ways her and her ex navigate co-parenting, and mental health challenges. We also talk about about the cis-men of her generation - Gen X - only now getting access to mental health supports, going to therapy, understanding themselves, and how that journey-to-self leaves very little room for a new partnership. But mostly it’s a story about her relationship with herself, and how it has evolved from a hardened loss of empathy to a sweet softening.

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Co-Parenting through Collaborative Mediation with Laurie Stein

"Lauryn, baby use your head, but instead I chose to use my heart"

This week's episode kicks-off a short series on co-parenting through breakups. It features Laurie Stein, MSW, RSW, ACP - phew! - You know she’s official with all those letters, but will even moreso after you hear what she has to say. Laurie is a child, youth, individual and family therapist, mediator and Family Professional. After we get through the bread and butta of the work she does, we talk about 'staying in it for the kids', gender roles, the pandemic, and really do a swan dive right into chatting about unmet emotional needs in relationships, how divorce can bring up all your past trauma, and how the court room is a rock 'em sock 'em shredding floor.

Learn more about Laurie's work at connectionschildandfamily.com

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Tina's Divorce Story: I've looked at love from both sides now

“I want you to unmarry me”

The pandemic was declared the same week Tina and her ex moved into separate houses. Her kids entered a custodial agreement the same week they got sent home from school in the lockdown. We chat about dealing with your own shit so you don’t pass it onto your kid, sitting with your own feelings, and your kids’ feelings, becoming the ‘fun mom’ and deserving to be happy - not by merit - but for being a human.

This is the final episode in a three-part series on co-parenting.