LIFE AFTER + 1

One of the hardest things about coparenting with someone who is manipulative, controlling, or high-conflict is that, quite often, you don’t even realise what is happening at first. You think you’re just trying to do the right thing for your kids. You think you’re trying to create a healthier co-parenting relationship. You think if you can just communicate better, stay calmer, avoid conflict, or give in a little more, things will eventually get easier. Because the reality is,

No one can ever truly prepare you for the moment you become a single parent. People will tell you that you'll be okay. They'll tell you that time heals. They'll tell you to stay strong for the kids. And whilst all of those things might be true, none of them take away the overwhelming feeling that your whole world has just been turned upside down. One minute, you had a picture in your mind of what your life was going to look like. The next, you're trying to figure out how you'