As I mentioned in my last blog, over the next 6 months, February through July, I am going to unveil 6 different basic skills I believe are necessary for parents going through a divorce (or break-up with a partner with whom you co-parent) to master. I am so excited to share these with you as you move through your divorce and post-divorce life because I believe that by mastering these competencies you will find you can create a satisfying, quality life for yourself and your children.
Let’s get started!
My mission in presenting the 6 competencies is to help parents navigate co-parenting together so parents can heal and move on in their lives while their children thrive. Here’s how the 6 competencies can make that difference for you:
- Instead of being stuck in the nightmare of the divorce process, always thinking about it, and wondering what your former is doing (both when s/he is with the kids and not), you will be able to enjoy the time when your children are with their father or mother so you can nourish yourself
- Rather than react when your former does something that is challenging, you will become skilled at staying calm in the face of difficult situations so you can choose how to respond
- As a substitute for always wondering why the heck your former did something, you will gain understanding of your former’s choices so you can more effectively express your concerns and needs
- Instead of worrying that your child is going to be another statistic of divorce, you can trust that your child’s emotional needs are supported and cared for and your child is able to fully and freely express him/herself and be a kid again
- Rather than feel exhausted by the process, you will experience freed emotional energy so you feel more alive and engaged in the world
- You will have the ability to communicate with clarity and power and knowing that you’ve been heard instead of always fighting with your ex and wondering if you are heard
- And finally, rather than staying stuck in the emotional pain and trauma of divorce and its aftermath, you will build the inner resources you need to be able to move on in your life
Each month I will rollout a new competency. To help support you to master it, I will share different aspects of the competency-of-the-month. For those of you who are thinking, “wait 6 months for this, are you crazy, I want it NOW”. You can jump in and join me in my 6-week program that will begin in March. (Registration details coming soon.) In this 6-week intensive program you will have the opportunity to move through the competencies more quickly and in greater depth, and work with me directly.
Look for the first competency next week. Till then…
With blessings and in loving support ~
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