Parenting after Separation Blog

Parenting whilst you are healing from narcissistic abuse is hard work. You might feel that your ex is still attempting to control and...

Imagine your child comes back from the other parent and says: "Mummy/daddy lets me eat in my bedroom." (For the sake of this example,...

It was my great pleasure to discuss this topic with Dr Sue Palmer-Conn. Sue is the UK’s only Certified Divorce Coach, Certified...

"My husband and I recently separated, and my 5-year-old son is having a hard time adjusting. I think social distancing is making it worse...

Why focusing on filling up your own cup may be more important. I love how family mediator Louisa Whitney put it: "A commonly held view in...

Here are a few situations that often bring up triggers for separated parents: · Handovers · Communicating with the other parent: in...

Have you been feeling exhausted lately? Like you don’t have a minute for yourself? Would you rather feel energised and that you do have...

Think about the upcoming handover and notice how you feel. Notice the thoughts that come up. Notice how your body responds to this...

Family mediator Louisa Whitney and I explored how a child's experience of separation might be different from their parents' experience.

Suggestions for managing different parenting styles in a co-parenting relationship

Ideas to help you simplify things a bit, let go of things that are not essential and make more space for what is important for you.

Your time is precious. Your time with your children is precious. How you feel about yourself when you talk with ex is important.

You can find yourself feeling torn between wanting to make the big feelings to go away and feeling helpless because it is not happening.