The Hour GLASS Podcast

David Glass and Karen Buscemi discuss how to co-parent with a difficult ex. Karen offers advice based on her books, Split in Two: Keeping it Together When Your Parents Live Apart, which helps teens cope with life in two different households, and I Do, Part 2: How to Survive Divorce, Co-Parent With Your Kids, and Blend your Families. The conversation with David focuses intently on what to do and what not to do while striving toward a workable co-parenting relationship, and while engaging in co-parenting, how not to be taken advantage of. The conversation continues to evolve as Karen offers admonishments on how to mindfully maneuver around the obstacles such a parenting situation demands.

Life/Relationship/Personal Growth coach and author, Darlene Taylor, a staunch advocate for effective co-parenting, shares her mission and insight from her book, It’s Not About Us: A Co-parenting Survival Guide to Taking the High Road, as she shares 15 tips of “wisdom” on how to co-parent with an ex (even if the breakup was hostile) by taking a collaborative approach for the best interests of the kid(s). She talks about setting boundaries so as not to become a doormat, how parents will likely always have a connection even when the children are grown, and her decision to finally agree to pull up stakes andleave her post as a college professor and move with her daughter to L.A. when her ex, UCLA Basketball coach, Mick Cronin was offered the top post for the university’s team. Taylor is warm and engaging as she chats with TheHourGLASSpodcast’s host, David Glass. As the interview winds down, Glass throws some “rapid fire” questions at Taylor, all of which she answers spontaneously, yet thoughtfully. You will get caught up in this interview, and it will be over before you want it to be.

Frank, earnest, and direct, Dr. Kenneth M. Adams, addiction speaks about an age-old problem: Enmeshment. This occurs when a parent leans on a child to become a surrogate intimate partner, making the child feel responsible for the parent’s emotional and physical well-being. Examples of enmeshment can range from meal preparation to becoming the sounding board for the parent’s most personal issues. While there is no sexual contact in this age-old, pervasive problem, it is damaging to the child. Adams, one of the world’s leading experts on this complex addiction, shares highlights from his three books, When He’s Married to Mom; Silently Seduced; and A Light in the Dark and explains that this addiction is not restricted exclusively to mothers and sons: it can also occur in any parent-child combination. Adams gives examples of this dysfunctional family dynamic, explains where and how it originates, and offers advice on what to do about it. Glass digs deep with this longer-than-usual interview, making sure viewers gain a clear understanding of appropriate behaviors and boundaries between divorced parents and their children. This episode is a head-spinner!

Energetic, enthusiastic and determined alienated father, Ryan Hoffer, founder of the Forged Fathers Movement shares his “made for Hollywood” life story. It started with molestation at age 10 by a family member, which prompted substance abuse, rocky relationships, a three-year jail stint for writing a bad check, estrangement from his two sons for nearly a decade, a loving tween daughter, and a serious spiritual upheaval. Once a jack-of-all trades construction business owner, Hoffer now heads another company that offers a variety of solutions to other father-victims of Parental Alienation Syndrome to help them keep their sanity. Organized, upbeat and committed, Hoffer mentors the HourGLASSpodcast viewer on how to keep their cool over the loss or struggle with the loss or potential loss of their children’s love, affection and connection. Host Glass, a former psychologist turned Certified Family Law Specialist (30 years), demonstrates great care with this fascinating THG podcast guest.

Senator Lays Down the Law, protects children of warring parents.

Senator Susan Rubio has placed the safety of children, Domestic Violence and Child Abuse in families at the top of her list of legislative priorities as the focus so of her in the California state Assembly. A former teacher and assistant school principal, California Senator Susan Rubio, dedicates a good deal of her time writing and co-authoring bills that ensure the safety of the children of warring parents, educating judges on Parental Alienation and Domestic Violence, and joining in with community advocates to get the job done. She is the author of Piqui’s Law and discusses it and other laws during this heartfelt HourGLASS Episode. She’s direct, informational, and makes a blanket appeal to her constituents to get involved in helping her more effectively help those in California’s District 22.

Legendary trial attorney, Mark Geragos, hunkers down with Host Glass as the two take turns laying out the life-altering changes that will undoubtedly occur for the offender—the effects of which will impact nearly every aspect of that person’s life, and, not in a good way

Matt Murphy who is a legal analyst, criminal defense attorney and former homicide prosecutor in Orange County, CA sat down with David Glass and spelled out the warning behavioral signs of a would-be intimate partner who may commit violence. He also share some of his experiences of the 20 homicide trials  he prosecuted.

Shot 7 times and stabbed more than 30, Alesia Litteral never thought she would live to tell…now, 6 years later, she does share exclusive details of the night her husband tried, but failed, to kill her.

As a follow up to the interview with Victor Dohleman, who suffered through 25 years of Parental Alienation, expert Richard A. Warshak PhD, psychologist and author, regarded as one of the world’s foremost experts on this subject, picks up where Dohleman’s interview leaves off.

Warshak provides a clearer definition of the signs this problematic “syndrome” and tells Host Glass why engaging in it is a detriment to a child’s well-being. He offers suggestions on how to avoid getting caught in this “parent trap,” what remedies to seek if you become a victim of it, and how to find peace of mind.

Warshak, whose book, “Divorce Poison,” lays it all out, touches on highights of that informative tutorial, to help guide parents who either find themselves the perpetrator or the victim of badmouthing, gaslighting and/or brainwashing.

As a former psychologist, Host Glass echoes Warshak’s commentary, since many of his cases include this problem. Warshak is a grad of Cornell University, a past Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, and one of the world’s most respected authorities on divorce, child custody, and the psychology of alienated children. His groundbreaking studies appear in 18 books and more than 90 articles in 18 languages.

Warshak’s work on relocation has influenced decisions in two Supreme Courts and his studies are cited in international case law and legislation. In addition to his book, his video, “Welcome Back, Pluto: Understanding, Preventing, and Overcoming Parental Alienation,” is used in every state in the U.S. and 31 foreign countries. He is soon to release a new book that also delves into another aspect of Parental Alienation. This is a powerhouse Episode! Don’t miss it.🎙️ Listen now: thehourglasspodcast.comWebsite: www.warshak.comFB: facebook.com/richardawarshak Welcome Back Pluto: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0D9L4TBTH/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_rDivorce Poison:https://www.amazon.com/Divorce-Poison-New-Updated-Bad-mouthing-ebook/dp/B00526ZLMY/

Season 8 of the HourGLASS Podcast opens with a difficult but necessary conversation: parental alienation, a process in which one parent psychologically manipulates a child to unfairly reject, fear, or show hostility towards the other parent.Sometimes the tactics are obvious:

• Outgifting the other parent• Moving away to limit access• Controlling schedules and communicationOther times, they’re subtle but just as powerful:

• An eye roll when the other parent is mentioned• A sigh, a tone, a dismissive comment• Undermining words disguised as concernThese moments accumulate.The damage and estrangement can last a lifetime.In our Season 8 launch episode, we hear firsthand from Victor Dohleman, a Southern California manufacturing business owner and father whose three children were taken from his life through parental alienation. For 25 years, he has fought to maintain a relationship with them, spending over $250,000 in the California court system.At the heart of this season is one grounding truth: 🧡 Put the children first.That means:• Protecting their emotional safety• Refusing to make them choose sides• Preserving stability, continuity, and love, even when it’s painful🎙️ More at thehourglasspodcast.com