The Mindset Shift from Coupled to Co-Parents

Going from being in a romantic relationship to co-parenting with a person you no longer want to be close to can feel daunting and overwhelming. A separation or divorce when you have kids doesn’t just entail separating your stuff and your homes and creating custody and parenting arrangements; it requires a complete mindset shift. This shift involves the roles you and your former partner play in each other’s lives, while also parenting your child.

Moreover, this shift upends your primary attachment system. The first attachment figure in your life was your earliest caregiver. As an adult, your attachment figure became your romantic partner. Now that attachment has been severed. Who is that person to you now?

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