today’s topic is really hard I am so sensitive to the conversation we’re having today about divorce honestly my team and I wrestled with how much we want to continue to talk about this topic but I personally know many of you are struggling with the Dynamics surrounding divorce after reviewing previous episodes and receiving emails and comments and DMS from listeners who have so many questions we realize there’s still more to unpack So today we’re going to talk about some of the questions that really affect us when
we’re walking through divorce or the divorce effect on individuals families and friendships now before we get into the content don’t forget about the free listener guide that you can download using the link in the show notes now we’ve got several questions to talk through so let’s go first question how do I talk to my kids about divorce how do I talk to my parents about divorce yeah you want me to go first for sure well mine’s going to be again I think simple at one level how old are your kids I always want to start when people
throw out questions I’m going to say I’ve got to interview them well how old are your kids for that matter if you’re talking about your parents if you go there how old are your parents how much of the truth can they hold and almost a need to no basis I’d look at with parents or kids could they turn and weaponize it on we told you not to marry him or her or that this was going to happen I think that assessment of oneself of reading the room knowing your audience how much can they handle around this with your kids how much do your
kids already know about the current situation was there infidelity involved some kids you know were so we we know all this usually we find out kids know a whole lot more going on than we think they do so how much do they always already know I think if they’re minor kids I’m always big on you know what as a professional counselor you need to get legal consultation because it could involve other things and if you’re talking behind the back or the kids end up as a conduit and taking it to your soon Tobe ex or your ex knowing what