HeyJaredRestored: Helping Children of Divorce
Children of divorce are 2–3 times more likely to get divorced and are more likely to struggle with emotional problems, relationship issues, and bad habits. But those stats don’t get to write your story.
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Why Avoiding Conflict Can Destroy a Relationship | Adam Lane Smith: #183 (opens the original)
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If you grew up in a broken or dysfunctional family, you may have entered adulthood without ever seeing what healthy conflict looks like. But avoiding conflict isn’t the answer. In fact, healthy conflict can be one of the main ways couples build trust, deepen intimacy, and discover whether they can actually build a life together. Our guest, Adam Lane Smith, is a former licensed marriage and family therapist, bestselling author, and attachment specialist whose work has attracted more than 1.3 m...
How to Feel Safe Again After Family Dysfunction | Annie Sarlo: #182 (opens the original)
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What if you’ve understood your wounds intellectually—but your body is still carrying them? After her parents’ divorce, Annie Sarlo spent years hiding her family’s dysfunction, struggling with anger, anxiety, perfectionism, and difficulty receiving love. Her healing eventually taught her something surprising: we’re wounded in relationship, and we often heal in relationship—but talking alone isn’t always enough. In this episode, Annie shares: Why safe relationships can heal wounds caused by bro...
Narcissistic Parent: How to Heal When Dysfunction Felt Normal | Mickela : #181 (opens the original)
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When dysfunction is all you know, it can feel normal. For Michaela, growing up with a narcissistic father meant fear, control, walking on eggshells, protecting her younger siblings, and even parenting her own parents. For years, she didn’t realize how unhealthy her family dynamics were. It wasn’t until she encountered healthy families that she began to see how different love could look. In this episode, Michaela shares how those relationships helped reshape her understanding of family, love, ...
The Divorce Mistakes That Hurt Children Most | Erica Komisar : #180 (opens the original)
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Divorce is traumatic for children at every age—but parents can either deepen that wound or help their children heal. In this conversation, licensed clinical social worker and psychoanalyst Erica Komisar explains why a “good divorce” requires parents to stop focusing on what feels fair to them and start prioritizing what their children actually need. She shares practical ways to create stability, reduce emotional damage, and protect children from being pulled into adult conflict. In this episo...
Catholic Annulments: Questions Children of Divorce Are Afraid to Ask: Anthony St. Louis-Sanchez, JCL #179 (opens the original)
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If your parents are divorced and seeking a Catholic annulment, it can feel confusing — and even scary. What is an annulment? Is it just “Catholic divorce”? Does it erase your parents’ marriage? And the question many children of divorce are afraid to ask: Does this mean I’m illegitimate? In this episode, I’m joined by Anthony St. Louis-Sanchez, JCL, Director of the Metropolitan Tribunal of Denver, to explain what annulments are, how the process works, and what they do — and do not — mean for t...
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