Claire writes in and asks what to do about a co-parent who takes more than 5 minutes to say goodbye... more

Listener Amanda writes to Diane & Rick regarding her co-parent’s complaint about their daughter’s activities being too inconvenient for him... more

Listener Ashley is frustrated by both her husband and her co-parent. She frequently finds herself caught between them, and none... more

Diane & Rick respond to a listener’s question about withholding parenting time due to a history of domestic violence and... more

Diane and Rick answer listener Carlos’ question about the confusing paragraph in his parenting plan regarding the summer schedule. His... more

Listener Colleen wants to stop communicating with her co-parent so she can get emotional relief. Diane & Rick revisit the... more

Diane & Rick address Zachary’s question about how to get his co-parent to stop bringing her toxic boyfriend to the... more

Diane & Rick address listener Danny’s question about the top three issues facing high-conflict parents and how to resolve them.... more

Shawn asks a question about how to help her 19-year-old daughter repair her relationship with her father. Diane & Rick... more

Sometimes approaching your court case without an attorney can leave you vulnerable and without all the information you need to... more

Diane & Rick answer listener Ryan’s question about which therapist he and his co-parent should choose for their daughter. The... more

Diane & Rick discuss the mental health issues that are connected to someone with an extremely self-focused personality disorder, also... more

Diane & Rick explore the phenomenon of children engaging in  “gaslighting” as a strategy to either survive their parents’ conflict... more

Listener Heather shares a paragraph from her parenting plan entitled “Special Considerations”. Diane& Rick explore how you can go too... more

Diane & Rick address listener Shary’s dilemma about parenting time with an infant. How much does the co-parent relationship determine... more

In another episode in the parenting plan disaster series, Diane & Rick review Camile’s parenting plan language about 1st, 3rd,... more

Listener Michael shares his problematic parenting plan language about birthday parties with Diane & Rick. They discuss not only the... more

Diane & Rick address a listener’s question about the meaning of dinner  in his parenting plan. They discuss how some... more

Listener Colleen writes to get advice on how to manage her emotions and not answer her co-parent’s lying emails and... more

Diane and Rick look at a conflict that on the surface might seem easy to resolve for the Non-Impossible parent.... more

Diane & Rick address Trudy’s email that asks the question, “Is it too late for me?” They discuss strategies to... more

Listener Leah emails that her child is blaming her for his distress over the divorce because she “broke the vows”... more

A non-impossible Facebook group contributor posts about a co-parent who refuses to communicate. Diane & Rick explore the fine line... more

Listener Travis asks how to manage holidays with the children when his co-parent historically makes plans on his time. He’s... more

Diane & Rick reach into the listener mailbag to reveal how listeners are benefitting from the show and how they... more

Co-parenting with an impossible parent can be difficult enough, but what happens when grandparents get involved and make things worse?... more

As a follow up to Part One, Diane and Rick describe the family court hearing they recently attended and interview... more

Diane & Rick report on a recent court hearing they attended, in which the judge admonished the parties to never... more

What if your co-parent informed you, after the fact, that your child was baptized — and according to your child,... more

Diane & Rick reach into the mailbag and answer several listener questions about common topics facing parents with impossibles on... more

Diane & Rick discuss three types of grief parents can experience after separation and divorce. They focus on complicated and... more

Diane & Rick take a deep dive into what parental alienation feels like from the child’s perspective. From having trust... more

In this unique episode, Diane and Rick stay silent (shocking :-), so the voices of alienated parents can be heard.... more

Author Dana Laquidara joins the show to discuss her memoir,You Know Who, referring to the mother she was never allowed... more

Diane & Rick welcome author William McGee to discuss his novel, Half the Child. The main character in the book... more

Diane & Rick begin Season 4 with the final chapter of the Case from Hell.  If you haven’t listened to... more

David asks if he should ask the court for more time with his kids because of alienating behaviors he suspects... more

Tom emails a question  about how to respond when his co-parent goes silent on a time-sensitive decision and how to... more

Diane & Rick respond to an email from Janelle who struggles to please her co-parent without being walked on, and... more

Listener Janelle wonders if it is okay to snoop on her child’s phone and worries that if the other parent... more