What happens when you know how you want to handle your kids' big feelings and behaviors, but your nervous system is stuck in fight-or-flight?

In this episode, I’m joined by my client Sara, whose high-conflict divorce and custody battle left her struggling with the emotional and physical demands of life as a solo, working parent, and with supporting her kids through the emotional fallout.

Sara shares her journey from parenting in survival mode and "walking on eggshells" with her kids, to feeling more empowered, confident, and capable of handling the realities of solo parenting.

It's a candid, highly relatable story, with golden nuggets of insight and hope for parents navigating similar terrain.

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