Does Reunification Therapy Work? A Guide for Parents
When a child refuses contact with a parent, it can feel like something irreversible has happened. The short answer to whether reunification therapy, what I have been calling relationship reconciliation...
What Neuroscience Teaches Us About Reducing Co-Parenting Conflict
Applying Emily Falk’s Insights on Feedback, Values, and Change If you’ve ever tried to convince someone to see things your way during a conflict — especially a co-parent — you’ve...
Co-Parenting After Divorce: Why What You Don’t Say (and How You Think) Matters More Than You Realize
One of the hardest shifts after divorce isn’t logistics—it’s learning how to think differently about communication. Many co-parents believe that if they say less, they’ll create less conflict. Logically, that...
Damned if you do, and damned if you don’t!
Ever feel that way? Sure we all have. I feel this way when I don’t have any good choices. The idea of no good choices was typified in the novel...
When Co-Parenting Feels Stuck: A Child-Centered Check-Up That Can Help
Co-parenting after separation or divorce isn’t just hard—it can feel exhausting, confusing, and emotionally draining, especially when communication breaks down or conflict becomes the norm. Many parents tell us they...
When Co-Parenting Is the Hardest Part of Divorce (And What Actually Helps)
Most parents don’t plan to be “high-conflict co-parents.” They plan to do their best.They plan to protect their kids.They plan to move on. And then reality hits. Text messages escalate....
The Power of Reframing: Seeing Behavior Through a Kinder Lens
One of the foundational interventions in family therapy—and a core skill in Motivational Interviewing—is reframing. A reframe takes the same information and reorganizes it to create a different perspective. In...