Healing Through Purpose: Transforming Pain into a Legacy of Love

By |2025-08-21T19:37:32+00:00May 24th, 2025|Blended Families, Bonus children, Bonus grandparents, Bonus parents, Children's well-being, Co-parenting, Co-parenting advice, Communication, Finding Meaning, Flexibilty & Compromise, Healthy Relationship, kids are worth it, kids come first, Kindness, Love, Navigate conflicts, Parenthood, parenting, Personal Stories, PodCast, Present Moment, Respect, Ripple Effect, Soulful Connection, Step-children, Uncategorized|

Recently, I had the pleasure of being a guest on  People, their Passion and Purpose Podcast episode. Below you will find a short summary of what was discussed during the Podcast. https://youtu.be/qU3cdIYG_54?feature=shared In this one Anna Giannone shares her passion for the well-being of children in divorced, and mixed families. She speaks for her heart, experience [...]

Top 10 Co-Parenting Tips for a Smooth Back-to-School Transition

By |2024-08-15T17:31:11+00:00August 15th, 2024|Back-to-school, Blended Families, Bonus children, Bonus grandparents, Bonus parents, Children's well-being, Co-parenting, Co-parenting advice, kids are worth it, kids come first, Kindness, Love, Mindful Uncoupling, Parenthood, parenting, Present Moment, Ripple Effect|

As summer’s warm embrace fades, we enter a season of structure and growth, filled with new opportunities for learning and connection. The back-to-school transition can be a time of excitement and renewal, but it can also bring stress, especially for co-parents navigating shared responsibilities. By approaching this time with a spirit of collaboration and mindful [...]

Location, Location, Location While Co-parenting

By |2023-07-19T03:16:08+00:00July 18th, 2023|Blended Families, Bonus children, Bonus grandparents, Bonus parents, Co-parenting, Co-parenting advice, kids are worth it, kids come first, Kindness, parenting, Personal Stories, Step-children|

In marketing, we often hear the words location, location, location. The reference for this is usually location-based marketing that allows organizations to target consumers. Marketing teams can reach consumers based on qualifiers like proximity to a store, events happening in their region, and more. The location I am referring to is not about organizations or [...]

Co-parenting: Navigating events together

By |2023-06-14T18:01:11+00:00June 14th, 2023|Blended Families, Bonus children, Bonus grandparents, Bonus parents, Co-parenting, Finding Meaning, kids are worth it, kids come first, Kindness, Love, parenting, Uncategorized|

Having children is a gift and a miracle. It’s a privilege to be loving parents. We all have goals to create beautiful dreams as a family together. The Primary importance is when a couple decides to move in together, their objective and optimistic mindset is to do it right the first time by their children. [...]

Healthy Co-parenting Tip

By |2023-03-30T21:12:44+00:00March 30th, 2023|Blended Families, Bonus children, Bonus grandparents, Bonus parents, Co-parenting, Co-parenting advice, kids are worth it, kids come first, Kindness, Love, parenting, Step-children|

Words are Powerful  Beware of how you choose your words. Communicate with your co-parent calmy, with purpose and clarity. Intentionally schedule time with your Co-parent to discuss important issues related to your child and yes be solution-oriented. Kids come first. Co-parenting in Harmony is possible.

Co-parenting Beyond Loss

By |2023-06-14T17:14:17+00:00March 30th, 2023|Blended Families, Bonus children, Bonus grandparents, Bonus parents, Co-parenting, Co-parenting advice, Divorce grief, kids are worth it, kids come first, Kindness, Loss Loved One, Love, parenting, Personal Stories, Step-children, Uncategorized|

In July 2015, I published an article about ‘’WHY GO ON A BEACH VACATION WITH YOUR EX?’’ (HuffPost). Since then, so much has evolved. The first time it took us 20 years to finally decide to take a beach vacation as Co-parents, and it was the first time my bonus (step) son was with his [...]

The Loss of a Bonus (Step) Parent

By |2021-10-18T22:15:44+00:00October 18th, 2021|Blended Families, Bonus children, Bonus grandparents, Bonus parents, Co-parenting, Co-parenting advice, Finding Meaning, kids are worth it, kids come first, Kindness, Loss Loved One, Love, parenting, Personal Stories, Step-children|

Parenting is a tough role. Constantly questioning yourself, wondering if you did or said the right things… And that’s true for bonus parenting as well. Like being a bio-parent, being a bonus parent is the hardest (and most rewarding) thing you’ll ever do. Bonus parents make a huge difference in their bonus children's lives, sharing [...]

Conscious Uncoupling: A mindful path towards co-parenting in harmony

By |2021-05-24T16:56:49+00:00May 24th, 2021|Bonus parents, Co-parenting, Co-parenting advice, Conscious Uncoupling, Divorce grief, Finding Meaning, Grief, kids are worth it, kids come first, Kindness, Love, Mindful Uncoupling, parenting|

When parents go through an ugly divorce, it can impact many areas of post-divorce life; especially the ability to achieve harmony in co-parenting. What I’ve learned - through coaching and through personal experience - is that this difficulty always comes down to unhealed wounds. It is, in many cases, a form of grief; divorce grief. [...]

‘Bonus’ Grandparents Can Be A Family’s Rock Amid The Chaos Of Divorce

By |2021-02-03T18:41:01+00:00August 25th, 2020|Blended Families, Bonus children, Bonus grandparents, Bonus parents, Co-parenting, Co-parenting advice, Huffington Post, Kindness, Love, Media, Personal Stories, Step-children|

Featured on HuffPost March 5, 2019 Grandparents of families, blended or otherwise, play a special role as a source of unconditional love. Co-parenting can bring challenges for all family members, including grandparents. After all, grandparents and "bonus" grandparents (my name for step/bonus parents who become loving grandparents to the children of their step/bonus children) love [...]

Be Kind, Be Nice

By |2020-07-21T20:39:00+00:00July 21st, 2020|Blended Families, Co-parenting, Kindness, Love, Personal Stories|

Marianne Williamson is one of the world’s foremost spiritual teachers and an internationally acclaimed lecturer, activist and author. Among her many inspiring titles are A Return to Love, A Year of Miracles and Tears to Triumph. She has appeared on Oprah, Good Morning America and Bill Maher, and is the founder of the Los Angeles-based [...]

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