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09/08/2026

The biggest co-parenting mistake? Making it about you.

Most fights around co-parenting aren't really about the schedule. They're about ego, hurt feelings, control, and who gets their way. But when kids are involved, the question has to change from "what do I want?" to "what do they need?"

That's where intentional co-parenting starts. You don't accidentally create a healthy system — you build it on purpose, from the beginning.

If you're in that phase right now, this is your reminder: make decisions that protect the kids, not your pride.

What's hardest for you — the emotions or the logistics?

🎙️ Guest: Jon Bassford — author of "The Co-Parenting Secret: It's Not About You." Get the book 👉 https://a.co/d/6gR0ucX

🎧 Listen to the full episode (Ep 55): https://better-than-bitter.captivate.fm/episode/episode-55-the-co-parenting-secret-its-not-about-you

▶️ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ECg0fdKqvQ

What if co-parenting could actually work — not just on paper?Jon Bassford, author of "The Co-Parenting Secret," shares h...
09/08/2026

What if co-parenting could actually work — not just on paper?

Jon Bassford, author of "The Co-Parenting Secret," shares how he and his ex-wife built one of the strongest co-parenting relationships imaginable, starting with one shift: it's not about you.

Watch the full episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ECg0fdKqvQ

📖 Get Jon's book, The Co-Parenting Secret: https://a.co/d/6gR0ucX

09/08/2026

One of the most protective things you can do in divorce? Resist the urge to tell the world why your marriage ended.

The painful details are yours to hold. You let a small, trusted inner circle in — but the world doesn't need to know. Broadcasting it doesn't serve you, and it doesn't serve your kids.

Venting to everyone can feel like relief, but often it's just inflicting pain because you're in pain — and that's short-term relief, not real healing. Trying to hurt the other person doesn't move you forward. Stay compassionate. Support the people around you, support yourself, and stop spending your energy beating yourself up over the "why."

🎙️ Guest: Donna Jean Kendrick, CFP® — certified divorce financial analyst.

Connect with Donna:
🌐 donnajeankendrick.com
📸 Instagram: instagram.com/donnajeankendrick
📘 Facebook: facebook.com/DonnaJeanKendrick
💼 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/donna-kendrick
▶️ YouTube: youtube.com/
🎵 TikTok: tiktok.com/

🎧 Full episode (S2 E3): https://better-than-bitter.captivate.fm/episode/financial-fear-you-can-and-you-will-be-ok

▶️ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0ZnGf0u57w

09/07/2026

The most important hire in a divorce isn't always the one people expect. It's not the mediator or the attorney — it's a certified divorce financial analyst.

A CDFA gives you more than numbers. They show you your "wealth health" — real projections for your future — and help you shape a division of assets that works not just for today, but for the years ahead. It's easy to assume cash in the bank is king when you're worried about cash flow. A CDFA helps you see the fuller picture, so the pieces work together long-term instead of leaving you stretched.

Yes, it's upfront money you may not have planned to spend. But it can save you so much more over the long run.

🎙️ Guest: Donna Jean Kendrick, CFP® — certified divorce financial analyst.

Connect with Donna:
🌐 donnajeankendrick.com
📸 Instagram: instagram.com/donnajeankendrick
📘 Facebook: facebook.com/DonnaJeanKendrick
💼 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/donna-kendrick
▶️ YouTube: youtube.com/
🎵 TikTok: tiktok.com/

🎧 Full episode (S2 E3): https://better-than-bitter.captivate.fm/episode/financial-fear-you-can-and-you-will-be-ok

▶️ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0ZnGf0u57w

09/07/2026

You can't control what happens around you, or what anyone else does. You can only control what you do next.

The last minute is already behind you. So the real question is: what can I do right now that puts me and my family in the best possible place? And when the honest answer is "nothing I can do alone," it stops being about how and starts being about who. (A nod to Dan Sullivan's Who Not How.) Who can you bring in to help carry the weight?

🎙️ Guest: Donna Jean Kendrick, CFP® — certified divorce financial analyst.

Connect with Donna:
🌐 donnajeankendrick.com
📸 Instagram: instagram.com/donnajeankendrick
📘 Facebook: Donna Jean Kendrick
💼 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/donna-kendrick
▶️ YouTube: youtube.com/
🎵 TikTok: tiktok.com/

🎧 Full episode (S2 E3): https://better-than-bitter.captivate.fm/episode/financial-fear-you-can-and-you-will-be-ok

▶️ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0ZnGf0u57w

09/07/2026

Every 2 AM spiral has a price tag. Every "let me just explain" text — $500 in legal fees. Every emotional response — another hour billed. The cheapest move in your divorce? Silence.

Save this for the next time you're about to react.

09/07/2026

Before you send that text. Before you fire off that email. Before you say the thing you can't unsay — wait 24 hours. Tomorrow you will thank you.

Save this as your reminder.

09/06/2026

"I can and I will."

Four words, but they carry everything. Because the moment you start doubting whether you can move your life forward is the moment you need this most.

Everyone who's come through loss or divorce in a powerful way seems to share this one mantra. Say it to yourself every single morning — I can and I will — and you start living a life of possibilities instead of fear.

🎙️ Guest: Donna Jean Kendrick, CFP® — certified divorce financial analyst.

Connect with Donna:
🌐 donnajeankendrick.com
📸 Instagram: instagram.com/donnajeankendrick
📘 Facebook: facebook.com/DonnaJeanKendrick
💼 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/donna-kendrick
▶️ YouTube: youtube.com/
🎵 TikTok: tiktok.com/

🎧 Full episode (S2 E3): https://better-than-bitter.captivate.fm/episode/financial-fear-you-can-and-you-will-be-ok

▶️ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0ZnGf0u57w

09/06/2026

Tania's three top tips, wrapped into a few sentences:

Change is coming. Change coming doesn't mean change is bad. And once you accept that, you can lay everything out on the table and start building a plan.

Money is fungible — you can move the pieces around. And once you understand your money motivators (are you a protector, a manager, or a pursuer?), you can get clear on what actually matters to you: your time, your energy, your relationships. That's how you build a plan that shrinks the fear you've created in your head.

Change is coming — but it does not have to be bad.

🎙️ Guest: Tom Shepard — CFP & author of "Money Isn't Everything – Everything Is Money." Find your money type 👉 currencycamp.com

🎧 Full episode (Ep 34): https://better-than-bitter.captivate.fm/episode/episode-34-financial-healing-in-divorce-beyond-change-is-coming

▶️ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeqRpWGXudw

09/05/2026

The victim mentality has an acronym: BED — Blame, Excuses, Denial.

When you point the blame at someone else, you hand them all the power over your emotions. In divorce it sounds like "if he just hadn't…" or "if she didn't…" — fingers pointing backward. Then come the excuses, and the denial of what you're actually capable of.

Here's the shift: the moment you stop blaming, you take your power back. You're far more capable than the story in your head is telling you.

🎙️ Guest: Tom Shepard — CFP & author of "Money Isn't Everything – Everything Is Money." Find your money type 👉 currencycamp.com

🎧 Full episode (Ep 34): https://better-than-bitter.captivate.fm/episode/episode-34-financial-healing-in-divorce-beyond-change-is-coming

▶️ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeqRpWGXudw

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