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Special Guest: Divorce, Faith, and Three Little Hearts - One Man's Journey Through Divorce, Dating and Single Parenting with Chris Espinoza dating after divorce high conflict marriage men's divorce recovery single parenting Jan 30, 2024

 

Join me as I speak to a Christian man about his journey through a high conflict marriage where he owns his part in the dissolution and shares the challenges of parallel parenting post divorce. Chris Espinoza of Men's Divorce Recovery speaks deeply about his recovery and healing journey and the...

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JBD Team Talks: Change the High Conflict Deflect, Defend and Apologize Dynamic with Lisa Brick high conflict divorce high conflict marriage Oct 25, 2023
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If you've found yourself avoiding conversations with your spouse after being blamed or attacked for insignificant events, accused of things you haven't even thought of doing, ignored, or had the topic changed before anything you said/asked was addressed, you are living with so...

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Special Guest: Lesa Koski - High Conflict Coparenting: Tips and Tools for Staying Kid-Centric coparenting high conflict coparenting high conflict divorce high conflict marriage high conflict mediation successful divorce Oct 06, 2023
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Co-parenting in after the standard, ‘garden variety' divorce can be difficult. When you add high conflict divorce where communicating, collaborating, showing respect, kindness and grace is often absent, co-parenting takes on a new level of complexity. Today my friend, Lesa Kos...

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Special Guest: Stacy Francis - When Wealth and High Conflict Divorce Intersect, the Financial Essentials high conflict divorce high conflict marriage high conflict relationship high networth marriage finances Sep 14, 2023
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With High Conflict Divorce comes significant challenges; legally, emotionally and financially.  When wealth is added to this mix, the complexities can feel astronomical.  These complexities can come in the form of financial control and withholding, complicated high risk or int...

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All Things Parenting: Parallel Parenting: A Proven Approach to Successful High Conflict Co Parenting with Brook Olsen co-parenting high conflict divorce high conflict marriage high conflict personality parallel parenting Jun 16, 2023

Welcome to another episode of All Things Parenting.  You’re post divorce and survived the chaotic, complex, often times hostile and overwhelming divorce process. You thought you would be free, feel better, be less triggered and engaged with your ex. But you have kids together and somedays it feel...

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Voices of Celebration: My Faith Walk Through Divorce: From Fear to Freedom divorcing a narcissist high conflict divorce high conflict marriage high conflict mediation high conflict personality Feb 15, 2023

Jodi recently emerged from a 2 year high conflict divorce. She and her family were integrally involved in a local community of faith and she shares how her practice of devotionals and prayer were a regular part of her life.

Jodi shares how her faith at first kept her stuck in an unhealthy marria...

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High Conflict: The Role of Custody Evaluations after divorce best divorce tips child custody high conflict high conflict divorce high conflict marriage Jul 18, 2022

When negotiating child custody in a high conflict divorce, parents sometimes need the assistance of a custody evaluator to help determine the best shared parenting schedule and decision making responsibilities.  If that is the path you are on, understanding the role of a custody evaluator and how...

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High Conflict: How I Reclaimed My Sanity, Self Esteem and My Life! after divorce before divorce beyond divorce high conflict divorce high conflict marriage Jun 20, 2022

 While navigating divorce, fear of the unknown often drives us to replace our uncertainty with a catastrophic worst case scenario about our future. However, our greatest fears rarely come true.  Today’s session is designed to provide you with hope and encouragement as you hear one woman’s journey...

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High Conflict: The Vital Role Forgiveness Plays in Healing after divorce forgive forgiveness high conflict divorce high conflict marriage Jun 13, 2022

The psychological impact of living with a HCP crushes your self esteem often leaving you, the spouse insecure, reactive and bitter.  Dr. Gayle Reed shares how forgiveness is a healing balm for the spouse of the HCP.  She explains the traumatic impact of verbal and emotional abuse and the psycholo...

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High Conflict: How to Communicate To Get What You Want from a Narcissist creating healthy relationships divorce coach high conflict divorce high conflict marriage high personality Jun 10, 2022

 As we began discussing in our last episode, communicating with a high conflict personality (HCP) is often frustrating and fruitless, and leaves us feeling angry, exhausted and unheard.

Today’s episode offers a unique and powerful approach to communicating with a narcissist that enables you to pro...

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High Conflict: How to Remain Peaceful, Productive and Professional after divorce best divorce tips beyond divorce high conflict divorce high conflict marriage Jun 10, 2022


Today’s powerful episode gives you the strategies and tools needed to communicate more effectively with your spouse’s high conflict personality.  You have been struggling with criticism, deflection, blaming and black and white thinking.  You have doubted your own version of reality, lost your sel...

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High Conflict Divorce: How to Heal from Self Love Deficiency (Codependence) high conflict high conflict divorce high conflict marriage high personality Jun 06, 2022

 

Today’s episode is dedicated to your healing journey. Those of us who marry HCPs have our part in the dysfunction as we discussed in episode 2 - Divorcing A Narcissist: The Personality Disorders and Dysfunctional Dance of High Conflict Marriages. 

We are excited to have Ross Rosenberg with us a...

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