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Nov 2019
26m 36s

Marital Conflict, Separation and Divorce

MICHELLE KENNEY, M. ED
About this episode

We're talking marital conflict, separation and divorce with our first guest, the wonderful, Homa Alamdari.  If you've ever struggled in this area, please listen in as we explore how much harder coming to parenting can be when there is conflict between the adults in the family. Don't forget to rate, subscribe and review. And click here for Michelle's connection plan to keep you connected through anything.  

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