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What if divorce didn’t have to mean the end of the family but
instead, the beginning of a different version of it?
In this deeply personal episode of The Self Help
Show, Gina sits down with Chris and
Rebecca, co-founders of Redefining
Family, California-licensed attorneys, certified divorce
coaches, former spouses, and co-parents who have experienced this
transition themselves.
Together, they explore what it really takes to move through
divorce without allowing the breakdown of a romantic relationship
to become the breakdown of the entire family.
The conversation covers communication, co-parenting, protecting
children during divorce, emotional responsibility, rebuilding
trust, creating healthy boundaries, and learning how to build a
new relationship with your former partner that is focused on the
future rather than the past.
In this episode:
Can you divorce without breaking the family?
How to know when a marriage is no longer working
Why communication problems can slowly destroy relationships
How divorce affects children differently from adults
Why children should never become their parents’ emotional
support system
How to protect children from adult conflict
Why successful co-parenting does not require
friendship
Rebuilding trust through small, consistent actions
Ending the old romantic relationship before creating a
co-parenting relationship
Why divorce should be approached as more than just a legal
process
The Integrated Divorce Method
How adult children of divorce can rethink what they learned
about relationships growing up
Why a changing family does not necessarily mean a broken
family
One of the biggest takeaways from this conversation is simple:
A family can change without being destroyed.
With the right communication, boundaries, support, and intention,
parents can create a new family structure where children continue
to feel safe, loved, supported, and connected.
Chris and Rebecca also explain why friendship between former
partners should not necessarily be the goal. Instead, the
foundation can simply be respect, trust, consistency, and
an alliance around the wellbeing of the children.
Connect with Redefining Family
Learn more about Chris and Rebecca and their work with
individuals, couples, divorce, mediation, and co-parenting:
Website: www.redefiningfamily.com
If you know someone navigating divorce, separation, or
co-parenting, share this episode with them. Sometimes knowing
that there is another way forward can completely change how
someone approaches one of the biggest transitions of their life.
The Self Help Show Hosted by
Gina-Margaret Tiger
www.selfhelpshow.com
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