Co-parenting isn’t about control it’s about your responsibility.

In this episode, we talk about high effort parenting, letting go of resentment after a breakup, and why you can’t force someone to show up as a parent. From therapy and self-sufficiency to boundaries with exes and new partners, this is a real conversation about protecting kids not egos.

0:00 – Don’t Force Someone to Be a Parent
1:10 – Loving the Child Regardless of the Relationship
4:30 – High Effort vs Low Effort Parenting
6:55 – Best Co-Parenting Decisions for the Kids
9:35 – Helping Kids Find Their Interests
11:30 – You Can’t Teach Someone to Be a Dad
14:30 – Don’t Turn Your Child Against the Other Parent
17:35 – Moving Past Hurt & Anger
21:25 – New Partners & Boundaries
23:20 – It’s Not the Child’s Job to Maintain the Relationship
29:15 – Respect Is High Effort Parenting
31:30 – It Takes a Village To Raise A Child

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