Co-Parenting After Betrayal & Divorce with Christina McGhee

In this deeply validating and practical conversation, Amie sits down with internationally recognized divorce parenting expert Christina McGhee to talk about one of the hardest parts of healing after betrayal and divorce: parenting through high-conflict co-parenting dynamics while trying to protect and emotionally support your children. Together, they unpack the realities many women face after a life-saving divorce, especially when post-separation abuse, coercive control, emotional immaturity, narcissistic traits, or betrayal trauma are part of the family dynamic. This episode explores: how to support children transitioning between two homeswhy kids often return dysregulated after parenting exchangesthe importance of emotional regulation and “transition rituals”how to validate children without rescuing or over-identifyingwhy the quality of the marriage does not determine the quality of the parent-child relationshiphelping children build resilience and emotional intelligencehow betrayed partners can shift from fixing and rescuing into grounded supportwhat to do when kids resist going to the other parent’s househow to avoid unintentionally putting children in the middle Christina shares compassionate, grounded tools for helping children feel emotionally safe while also helping parents understand the long game of healing and connection. This conversation is especially important for women navigating: betrayal traumaemotional abusenarcissistic or high-conflict co-parentingpost-separation abusecoercive controlparenting after a life-saving divorce Christina McGhee is an internationally recognized divorce parenting expert, speaker, coach, and author of the critically acclaimed book Parenting Apart. She is the founder of ⁠DivorceAndChildren.com⁠ and works with parents around the world to help children thrive despite divorce and family transitions. Christina believes divorce does not have to equal devastation for children and that parents can become their children’s greatest resource during family change. ‪@divorceandchildren‬ https://divorceandchildren.com/about/... @divorceandchildren @christinamcghee ________________________ ✨ WORK WITH AMIE + NEXT STEPS IN YOUR HEALING ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://amiewoolsey.com/amie-woolsey⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📍 Dating From Within Workshop- June 11th-13th 👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cli⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ck here to register⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://datingfromwithin.amiewoolsey.... 💬 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Empowered Divorce Q&A⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Free monthly group coaching. First Thursday of each month. 👣 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Body Love Class⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Learn how to reclaim your body after betrayal. 📍 Divorce 101: Self-Paced GuideFeeling stuck in the aftermath of betrayal or unsure where to go next? This guide meets you right where you are and helps you make your next best step.🎯 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Start by taking the quiz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📍 Intimacy Within: Self-Paced CourseWant real connection in a future relationship? Start by building healthy intimacy within. Learn the 7 levels of intimacy and how to practice them—first, with YOU.👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check it out here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📍 Should I Stay or Go? CourseThis guide walks you through one of the hardest questions you'll ever face. It's not about finding the right answer—it's about becoming the chooser of it.👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn more + enroll⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 💻 Want to work with Amie 1:1?Book a consult: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎥 Watch on ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠: Get episodes early + visual tools to support your journey.📲 Follow me on social:Instagram | Facebook | TikTok → @amiewoolsey Need support ?📩 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Musicbed -January 8, 2024The Music Bed, LLC ("MB") approves the use of "Today Will Be The Day - Instrumental" (Composition(s) and Master(s)) for intro"intro" (the "Production") pursuant to your request date January 8, 2024 as follows:SECTION IComposition/Master: Today Will Be The Day - InstrumentalArtist(s): Summer Kennedy #christinaMcGhee