Welcome to the Beyond Divorce: Embracing Change podcast! We are actual therapists helping clients who sit on our couches every day through their difficulties of divorce. Whether you're contemplating separation, in a divorce, or looking for support post-divorce, our episodes provide expert guidance, stories, and strategies to help you through every step of the process.
The listener questions keep coming, and we're back with Part 2! In this episode of Beyond Divorce: Embracing Change, we tackle more real questions from divorced parents navigating co-parenting, changing family relationships, and the challenges their children may be experiencing. From deciding when kids should have a say in parenting decisions to explaining why you're not friends with your ex's new partner, we explore how to give children a voice without placing adult responsibilities on their shoulders.
We also discuss what to do when your child shares concerns about emotional mistreatment at their other parent's home and why a child might experience anxiety or physical complaints even when they say everything is fine in both homes. Throughout the conversation, we focus on what parents can control, how to create emotional safety, and ways to help children navigate the challenges of living between two homes.
13 Oct 2026
100 Episodes! Answering Your Biggest Divorce & Co-Parenting Questions
For our 100th episode, we’re doing something a little different.
Michael Flores, LPC-S, Jinohn Marr, LMFT, Armando Martinez, LPC, and Arrianna Cervantes, LPC-Associate, sit down together to answer real questions submitted by listeners about co-parenting, conflict, and helping children adjust after divorce.
The team tackles what to do when a co-parent refuses to work with you, how to respond when the “goalpost” keeps moving, what happens when children begin experiencing a parent differently than you hoped, and how to respond when a newly separated teen doesn’t want to spend time with their other parent.
Throughout the conversation, they return to a familiar theme: focus on what you can control, stay curious about what your child is experiencing, and give kids a voice without giving them the burden of the choice.
Thank you for listening, sharing, and growing with us for 100 episodes of Beyond Divorce: Embracing Change. We’re grateful you’re here—and we’re looking forward to continuing these conversations with you.
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6 Oct 2026
When "I'm Fine" Doesn't Mean Fine: Dads, Daughters, and the Communication Gap
Your daughter says she’s had a terrible day. You ask what happened, offer advice, or try to fix it—and suddenly she shuts down. In this episode, Michael Flores, LPC-S, and Arrianna Cervantes, LPC-Associate, explore the communication gap that can develop between dads and their preteen or teenage daughters. They discuss why a dad’s instinct to help can sometimes leave a daughter feeling unheard, even when both are ultimately looking for the same thing: connection.
Michael and Arrianna share practical ways dads can slow down, get curious, and figure out what their daughter actually needs: Do you want me to listen, help, or give you some space? They also discuss defensiveness, emotional safety, and how moms can support the father-daughter relationship. Because the goal isn’t just getting your daughter to talk—it’s becoming someone she knows she can talk to when she’s ready.
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Michael Flores and Armando Martinez and Arrianna Cervantes and Jinohn Marr host the show. Published by Brighter Possibilities Family Counseling.
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