coparenting with a toxic ex

6 Tips to Coparenting With a Toxic Ex

The breakdown of a marriage or serious romantic relationship can be traumatic for everyone, the most vulnerable of which are the children who get stuck in the middle of contentious separations. For those in the process of leaving a toxic or willfully harmful spouse, the stress of coparenting with a toxic ex can be traumatic, … Read more

parental alienation

Renaming “Parental Alienation” Might Help in Reconciliation

If you’re struggling to manage your relationship with your child during a high-conflict separation or divorce, you’ve likely heard the term “parental alienation.” Maybe you’ve even come across “clinical” definitions that resonate with you and your current situation. However, “parental alienation” itself has a complicated history, and negative connotations in clinical, legal, and emotional terms. … Read more

reunification therapy

What is Reunification Therapy and How Does it Work?

What is Reunification therapy? Reunification Therapy (RT) is often court-ordered for separated or divorced families, where there is a favored parent and a rejected parent. The goal of reunification therapy is to restore a disrupted parent-child relationship. While the term is commonly used in the court systems, there are actually no standard therapeutic protocols for … Read more