Episode Details

Every parent in a high-conflict divorce is quietly asking the same question: is this hurting my kids, and what can I do about it? Child psychologist and play therapist Dr. Jill Leibowitz joins Lisa to answer it honestly, without the guilt trip and without false reassurance.

She and Lisa talk through the signs a child is struggling more than they're letting on, how to support a kid who feels stuck in the middle, and one distinction that changes everything: your needs and your child's needs are not the same thing. They get practical about co-parenting communication, what to say and not say about the other parent, and when a child actually needs therapy and what kind.

✅ WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
✅ How high-conflict divorce actually affects children
✅ The signs your child is struggling more than they're saying
✅ How to support a kid who feels stuck in the middle
✅ Why your needs and your child's needs aren't the same thing
✅ How to communicate about co-parenting without dragging kids in
✅ What to say, and not say, about the other parent
✅ When to get your child into therapy, and what kind
✅ How to protect your child's mental health through the whole process

⏱️ TIMESTAMPS (+1:00 for the bumper)
0:00 Intro
1:00 How high-conflict divorce lands on kids
17:13 Helping a child caught in the conflict
31:49 Your needs vs. your child's needs
37:50 Co-parenting communication that protects them
46:06 When and how to get your child into therapy

CTA (spoken): Worried about how your divorce is affecting your kids? Book a free discovery call at beentheregotout.com.
Books: When Your Ex Turns the Kids Against You — https://www.amazon.com/Been-There-Got-Out-Against/dp/1967674183 · Been There Got Out — https://www.amazon.com/Been-There-Got-Relationships-Circumstances/dp/194627495X/
Tags: protecting kids in divorce, high conflict divorce, jill leibowitz, child psychologist, kids mental health, co-parenting, play therapy, child therapy