Karen McMahon is a Certified Relationship and Divorce Coach and Founder of Journey Beyond Divorce.  She began divorce coaching in 2010 after recognizing that the pain of her divorce led her on a transformational journey into an incredible new life. Karen leads a national team of divorce coaches in supporting men and women around the world to become calm, clear and confident as they navigate divorce.  Karen is the host of the acclaimed Journey Beyond Divorce Podcast, co-author of ‘Stepping out of Chaos: Turning Pain to Possibility”, creator of JBD’s exclusive 12 Step Divorce Recovery Program and leads a nationwide team of JBD coaches.  

Karen's advice for single parents:  

First, take off the coat of armor and put down your sword…moving from what feels like the ‘battle of divorce’ to co-parenting requires a shift in perspective around your co-parent.  You will have more emotional energy for the challenges of single parenting if you are not expending that energy in anger or reactivity with your ex. 

Second, if you can agree to rules / boundaries / consequences - in general that will help you support each other (kids are great at pitting their parents against each other to get what they want).  OR If you cannot do this and parallel parenting is your path, get clear on your rules and boundaries and enforce them in your home…and always ask “how important is it?” when assessing the other parents behavior. 

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