Picture this: you just separated from the other parent of your children. The foundation of your life has crumbled, and you face a lifetime still connected to the person associated with the most intense sadness, hurt, and anger you have ever felt. That’s how co-parenting starts for many. That’s how it started for me.

Creating a new life which supported my children and me while surviving tidal waves of emotion was hard and lonely.

Making mistakes drives me crazy. Especially when I know in advance that something I’m trying is ridiculous and will likely end in disaster.

And then I do it anyway.

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