53: Divorce and Your Relationship with Your Kids with Abigail Wald

Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn:

• Abigail Wald shares the truth about divorce: it doesn’t have to be terrible

• Abigail explains how parents are like chefs “plating” experiences for their children

• Mastering the skills to honor your needs and metabolize your problems

• How to effectively speak to your children about divorce

• The importance of taking genuine responsibility for your actions and owning your choices

• Abigail reveals the true thoughts and feelings behind hatred

• How to overcome the fear that your divorce will change your relationship with your children for the worse

• The value of evaluating your core beliefs about parenting and taking time for self-care

In this episode…

Infidelity, separation, or divorce can have parents wondering if they’re harming their children. As a parent, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed — especially when you’re going through a big life change. But what if there was a way to navigate these tricky feelings and create a better relationship with your kids?

As the Founder of Mother Flipping Awesome, Abigail Wald is here to help you overcome your fears about parenting. If you want to build a strong relationship with your children after your divorce, you must begin by addressing your own beliefs about marriage, divorce, and infidelity. Abigail says that once you dispel the assumption that marriage is unequivocally good and divorce is unequivocally bad, you can reclaim your power and start moving forward. 

In this episode of Your Secret is Safe With Me, Dr. Marie Murphy talks with Abigail Wald, the Founder of Mother Flipping Awesome, to discuss her advice for parents who are dealing with infidelity, separation, or divorce. Abigail explains how to transform difficult situations into opportunities, the value of adopting a growth mindset with your kids, and why self-care is vital during a challenging time like divorce.

Resources Mentioned in this episode

• Abigail Wald on LinkedIn

• Mother Flipping Awesome

• Email Abigail: [email protected]

• “How to Have Difficult Conversations with Your Kids with Abigail Wald” on Your Secret is Safe with Me

• Dr. Marie Murphy

• Schedule an Introductory Coaching Session with Dr. Marie Murphy

• Dr. Marie Murphy on LinkedIn

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This episode is brought to you by Marie Murphy PhD Relationship Coaching.

Dr. Marie Murphy provides shame-free, blame-free, and non-judgmental relationship coaching. She draws from different philosophical traditions and approaches in order to better understand the human condition and the different types of professional assistance that can be germane to people in complicated relationship situations.

To learn more about her and her relationship coaching practice, visit www.mariemurphyphd.com today and schedule an introductory coaching session with Dr. Marie Murphy to begin the process of resolving your infidelity situation in a way that's truly right for you.