Co-parenting can be challenging, especially when communication breaks down and emotions run high. In this Roundtable episode, HER+ Experts from our Provider Directory share practical, compassionate strategies to help parents navigate separation, divorce, and blended family dynamics with more clarity and confidence.

This conversation explores assertive communication, emotional regulation, and how to model calm, respectful dialogue for children—without oversharing adult struggles. Our experts also reframe power struggles as communication clues, offering tools to pause, listen, validate, and empower rather than react.

You’ll hear guidance on setting healthy boundaries, speaking about the other parent without putting children in the middle, and why consistency, honesty, and predictability matter for kids. The episode closes with insight into building new family systems, allowing relationships to develop naturally, and defining roles clearly in blended families.

If you’re looking for realistic tools and supportive guidance for co-parenting without chaos, this episode is for you.

These are the top three things you will learn from this podcast episode:

How to communicate more effectively without escalating conflict, including setting boundaries, regulating emotions, and modeling calm, respectful conversations for children.

How to interpret power struggles as communication clues, using practical tools to pause, listen, validate, and respond in ways that build trust and emotional safety.

How to support children through separation or blended family changes, by maintaining consistency, speaking respectfully about the other parent, and allowing new family relationships to develop naturally.

HER+ Experts:

● Irene Gouge, Loving Lessons Sleep Solutions

● Marianne Breneman, Life and Health Coach, Mindful Health and Harmony LLC

● Anastasia Arauz, Licensed Therapist, and Educator, Parenting Coach

● Latoya Toller, Wellness Based, Certified Interior Decorator & Licensed Therapist

• https://www.mindfulcounselingnc.com/

• https://www.mindfulhomeinteriorsnc.com/

Episode Notes and Resources:

FREE Expert Provider Directory - https://herhealthcollective.com/search-the-directory/?type=fitness

HER Circle (A Mom community by HER Health Collective) - https://www.herhealthcollective.com/membership

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