Want to learn about Conscious Co-Parenting after separation? Check out my latest podcast! #shorts

Name: Want to learn about Conscious Co-Parenting after separation? Check out my latest podcast! #shorts
Uploaded: 2023-04-26T11:51:24+00:00
Duration: 44 s
Channel: Claudia von Boeselager
Description: In this short clip, the speaker argues that children are not inherently harmed by divorce; rather, they suffer when parents fail to care for themselves…

26 Apr 2023 · 1 min

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In this short clip, the speaker argues that children are not inherently harmed by divorce; rather, they suffer when parents fail to care for themselves and treat each other disrespectfully, creating a destabilizing environment of conflict. The speaker urges emotionally mature, grown‑up responses: acknowledging that the marital relationship may not work, committing to personal healing, striving to become friends where possible, and presenting a united front in co‑parenting. The core message is that the health of the child depends on the parents’ ability to manage their own emotions and maintain respectful collaboration, not on the legal status of their relationship.

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Children are not scarred by divorce. Children are scarred when the parent or both parents are not taking care of themselves and not respectful to each other. And so then the child feels split and they are sort of engaged in this system of conflict that is incredibly destabilizing. So the most high road, emotionally grown-up thing sometimes we need to do is to say, you know what? We thought this was gonna work. We hoped it would work. It's heartbreaking. It hasn't. But we are not really meant to go through life together as husband and wife, but we are committed to figuring our way through healing this, becoming friends ideally, and absolutely a united front on the co-parenting.