Picking your battles is important and with today’s callers this is very much the case. Duane talks with two people, one at the beginning of the divorce process trying to make sense of their ex’s lies and the other looking to figure out the court process and potentially appeal the recent court decision.

In this episode we discuss numerous examples of selfish and self centered behavior in toxic high conflict narcissistic people and how to not take the bait and use their actions to your advantage!

Caleb Leverett joins the show to talk about how he has found peace in his life, and new purpose and calm after over a decade of stress, heartache, and chaos through the family court process. Caleb is starting anew, left Texas, bought a sail boat, and is living his dream.

The struggles of staying out of family court with a toxic ex that forces the issue.

One of the key tenets of survival through a toxic divorce is acceptance, perseverance, and adjusting your perspective. In this episode DSD deep dives in these topics with examples of what it all means.

In this show Duane starts with discussing the unfortunate reality that it takes time to move past trauma once the circumstances change.

In this special Saturday show DSD takes a caller and spends the episode discussing their situation and perspective on their case.

Duane discusses the difficulties of accepting the reality of our situation and the betrayal that you go through. It can be very difficult to realize the relationship was based on a lie.

DSD starts with a question about smear campaigns and how if effect his emotional and physical well-being. He then takes two callers that are dealing with active smear campaigns right now!

George Hibbert, retired doctor/psychiatrist and Jill Canvin, retire solicitor join the show today bringing their professional expertise. George was a doctor and psychiatrist who was a consultant and senior lecturer in Oxford, specializing in drug and alcohol misuse and personality disorders