Welcome, Dr. Marlene to the show. She is a practicing psychotherapist who specializes in helping contentious divorcing parents get the best mutual agreement in their co-parenting space. We connected on Linkedin and realized we are in the same city, Colorado Springs, CO. For almost 20 years, Marlene has worked with the El Paso County Family Court system as an evaluator, private consultant, and psychotherapist. She has a book called ' Contentious Custody: It is Really in the Best Interest of Your Children. Her discussions of safety concerns, grandparents' rights, and not using the kids as pawns lead the conversation on the podcast. I feel we only scratched the surface with our interview, and I definitely will have Dr. Marlene back for more words of wisdom for my men over 40.
Additional subjects:
Child welfare vs. parent’s rights
Both parents are crucial to children
Not being able to let go
Co-parenting classes
Narcissism
Borderline personality
Tell the children about the divorce right away
Recreational parent vs. responsible parent
All children to love both parents
Learn to love your children more than you hate your ex
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