How to Make Co-Parenting Work for Everyone with Mikki Gardner

In this episode, Mikki Gardner shares her personal struggles with divorce and co-parenting, discussing the challenges she faced and offering insights on how to navigate them. She emphasizes the importance of overcoming hardships to establish a healthy co-parenting relationship.    Mikki outlines three essential steps for conscious co-parenting and highlights the detrimental effects of toxic communication patterns. She also addresses the impact of co-parenting dynamics on children and provides advice on handling uncooperative co-parents. Additionally, Mikki offers practical tips for managing difficult moments that may arise during the co-parenting journey.   Mikki Gardner is a Certified Life + Conscious Parenting Coach, the host of the Co-Parenting With Confidence Podcast and a mom of 3 (her son and 2 bonus sons)!    Driven by her own struggles of learning how to rise above the challenges of divorce, she now combines experience with her academic background & helps moms move past the divorce & co-parenting drama to become calm, confident co-parents, even without their ex's participation. Mikki is on a mission to help women navigate the emotional and practical difficulties of divorce and co-parenting, while creating an intentional, joy + ease-filled life after divorce.   Listen in as we talk about: [2:15] Mikki's own struggles with divorce and co-parenting [3:30] How to get through hardship to even begin co-parenting [6:25] Three steps of conscious co-parenting [10:00] The toxic cycle of communication [11:25] How kids fall into co-parenting [14:40] Handling a co-parent that doesn't pull their weight [18:05] Tips for moments that feel really difficult   Notes from Natalie: Sign Up for Natalie’s Newsletter  Seeking Health: www.natalietysdal.com/favorites  ​​Mikki’s Podcast “Co-Parenting With Confidence”: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/co-parenting-with-confidence/id1591303883  Sign Up for Free Conscious Co-Parenting Masterclass:   https://mikkigardner.com/masterclass/    Connect with Mikki Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikkigardner/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063129226756  Website: https://mikkigardner.com/    Connect with Natalie Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ntysdal/  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ntysdal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NatalieTysdal/  Website: https://www.natalietysdal.com