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"Karen L. Kristjanson shares the stories of a variety of divorced and separated couples who co-parent.Effective co-parenting, or sharing significant parenting time with an ex-spouse, is one of the best gifts separated parents can give to their children. The interviews in Co-Parenting from the Inside Out are with real moms and dads in diverse circumstances, showing them making choices, sometimes struggling, and often growing. Their stories offer insights into wise decision-making, as well as practical strategies that strengthen families. Parents can see that they are not alone as they navigate their feelings and build a future. While pain exists in most stories, there is also hope. Co-parents often feel that they have become more confident and compassionate, and parent better than before. The effects of their personal growth and their children's are the silver lining in the dark pain of divorce.Karen L. Kristjanson has brought together real life co-parenting stories that inspire separated parents and help them understand co-parenting better, offering practical tips and tools that directly benefit families."
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"Stories can conquer fear, you know. They can make the heart larger," wrote Ben Okri, Nigerian poet and novelist. Karen Kristjanson has gathered together co-parenting stories to make all of our hearts larger. For any family law or mental health professional who wants the Cliff notes on your first 50 cases - Karen provides insight and understanding one could rarely extract from a book, and for pare
Karen Bonnell, Author of The Co-Parent Handbook
"Co-Parenting from the Inside Out offers us life and love-sustaining stories about co-parenting our children together, even when we are no longer together. The wisdom and struggle, the solutions and messiness reflected in these stories encourage us to remember what matters most - the loving, the caring and feeding of bodies and souls."
Oriah Mountain Dreamer, author of The Invitation and The Dance
"In her new book Co-Parenting from the Inside Out Karen has captured the essence of parenting after divorce, featuring interviews with separated or divorced parents who both struggled and triumphed to put their children first. She tells their stories, and her own, with sensitivity and compassion, and provides practical solutions to get through the difficult times including false abuse allegations,
Georgialee Lang BA JD FCIArb, family law attorney and arbitrator