How to Coparent with an Ex You Don’t Like

How to Co-Parent With an Ex You Don’t Like

You can love your children deeply and still not like the person you have to co-parent with.

In this episode of Living Deeply Podcast, Markieta gets real about what healthy co-parenting can look like when friendship with your ex simply isn't part of the equation.

From setting boundaries and communicating without getting pulled into unnecessary conflict to accepting that you can't control what happens in the other parent's household, this conversation is about choosing peace without pretending everything is perfect.

Markieta also challenges the idea that protecting children means hiding difficult realities from them. Instead, she shares her belief in honest, age-appropriate conversations that allow children to understand what's happening in their family without making them responsible for fixing it, choosing sides, or carrying their parents' emotional burdens.

Because successful co-parenting doesn't have to mean vacations together, shared holidays, or becoming best friends after the breakup.

Sometimes it simply means respecting each other's roles, showing up for your children, maintaining healthy boundaries, telling the truth with love, and refusing to let your feelings toward each other become your children's burden.

The goal isn't friendship. The goal is peace.

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