Co-parenting with a narcissist is challenging, but you can develop strategies to minimize the negative impacts on yourself and your children.

In a recent episode of my Divorcing Well podcast, I spoke to Neelam Dhall, a family mediator and divorce coach, who shared tips and advice on how to protect your children’s best interest, maintain boundaries and ensure that your own mental health and well-being aren't compromised in the process.

Step one is having a parenting plan that outlines the expectations around children’s schedules and other key issues, says Dhall of Simple Solutions Mediation.

Set boundaries and ensure they are consistently followed, she advises. If phone conversations create  drama, consider limiting communication with your ex to emails or texts.

Listen to the episode on Apple or Spotify.

The stress of a marital breakup can have a negative impact on your physical health and mental well-being. A new study from the University of British Columbia, suggests that divorce also poses an increased risk of death.

The best way to reduce the amount of stress associated with divorce is to minimize the conflict between yourself and your spouse. 

In my recent blog post, I point out that divorce is not a game with winners and losers. Both people have to compromise, and no one ever gets everything they want.  If you can approach it with a cooperative attitude and an earnest desire to settle out of court, you’ll have more control over the outcome.

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With September fast approaching, co-parents with children attending post-secondary school — either in person or virtually — are considering how to split the expenses.

Responsibility for the costs of university/college education, such as tuition, accommodations, meals, and transportation, is usually outlined in a court order or separation agreement. But what happens if the child's campus is offering online classes only in the fall and they decide to stay at home with one parent? Should the parent who's housing and feeding the child receive the money previously allocated for accommodations and food?

In a recent Instagram Live with family law lawyer Steve Benmor, we discussed several scenarios for separated and divorced parents and provided guidance for how to handle post-secondary expenses, fairly and reasonably.

Check out the replay of the IG Live here