There are at least two sides to every conflict, and when it's between divorced or separated parents, sparks can fly. In each episode, co-parenting experts Diane Dierks and Rick Voyles answer listener questions and talk about the benefits and risks of letting go vs. holding on to the conflict in a variety of complex topics facing co-parents today. Do you hold on for the sake of the children or let go for the same reason? Episodes are released every Sunday at noon. Listeners can email 1234Dilemma@gmail.com and pose a question/dilemma that may be answered on an upcoming episode. What do you do when the other parent won't be flexible with the parenting schedule? How do you respond to a co-parent who is constantly blowing up your phone with texts? Is it really important to talk to your children when they are at the other parent's house? And what about the parent who won't share important information with you about the children? Do you give in to the other parent's antics or should you hold your ground? Get answers to these questions and more on Co-Parent Dilemmas, wherever you get your podcasts.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 3 days 14 hours 25 minutes
episode 1: S4.E1. Closing One Chapter and Opening Another
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Diane & Rick begin Season 4 with the final chapter of the Case from Hell. If you haven’t listened to Season 2, binge it before listening to this emotional episode that describes Diane’s experience attending Sarah’s final hearing. This is the perfect episode to kick off our Parental Alienation month in September...
episode 2: S4.E2. Half the Child
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Diane & Rick welcome author William McGee to discuss his novel, Half the Child. The main character in the book struggles with parental alienation and naively thinks the court will rule in the best interests of the child. He has a rude awakening, as he realizes the system designed to help him is destroying his life.
To order the book, Half the Child, and learn more about Bill, visit www.halfthechild.com...
episode 3: S4.E3. You Know Who
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Author Dana Laquidara joins the show to discuss her memoir,You Know Who, referring to the mother she was never allowed to talk about as a child. This episode drives home the concept that alienating a child from a parent has lifetime negative consequences.
Click here to order the book, You Know Who, and to learn more about Dana, visit www.Dana Laquidara.com...
episode 4: S4.E4. Voices: The Alienated Parent
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In this unique episode, Diane and Rick stay silent (shocking :-), so the voices of alienated parents can be heard. They discuss their personal pain, but more importantly, how alienation deeply hurts the children and their relationships with siblings and other family members.
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episode 5: S4.E5. The Alienated Child
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Diane & Rick take a deep dive into what parental alienation feels like from the child’s perspective. From having trust issues in relationships to learning to lie to survive, they explore the destructive impact alienation has for children long-term. Also discussed are ways to respond to an alienated child and what to do if you are an adult survivor of this type of emotional abuse...
episode 6: S4.E6. Grieving - Loss, Children, Relationship & the Dream
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Diane & Rick discuss three types of grief parents can experience after separation and divorce. They focus on complicated and ambiguous grief, when the natural healing process is interrupted by toxic co-parents or alienating behaviors. Also discussed are ways parents can address these more complex processes that can feel so painful and destructive to the family system...
episode 7: S4.E7. Listener Mashup!
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Diane & Rick reach into the mailbag and answer several listener questions about common topics facing parents with impossibles on the other side. They discuss a variety of topics on the show and give episode reference numbers for listeners to hear more about each topic from past episodes.
FINALLY, the digital version of our Communication Protocol Workshop is available for purchase...
episode 8: S4.E8. You Can’t Un-Baptize Your Child!
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What if your co-parent informed you, after the fact, that your child was baptized — and according to your child, all of his/her extended family attended?! How do you respond when your child wants to know why you weren’t there? Diane & Rick discuss the difficulty of dealing with a co-parent who purposely leaves the other parent out of major decisions or life events. WHO DOES THIS? Unfortunately, too many...
episode 9: S4.E9. Part One: Holding Family Court Judges Accountable
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Diane & Rick report on a recent court hearing they attended, in which the judge admonished the parties to never come back to the court, if they knew what was best for the children. Diane questions what that really means...
episode 10: S4.E10. Part Two: An Inside Look into Family Court Hearings
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As a follow up to Part One, Diane and Rick describe the family court hearing they recently attended and interview one of the parties. They get a first-hand perspective about the personal devastation these types of cases cause, even when there is a capable judge in place. How does it feel to prepare for years for a final hearing, only to be completely deflated by an out-of-touch judge? Find out in this episode...