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Beth Behrendt
November 2, 2023

My ex and I have co-parented in our family home with our 3 children for 9 years — I News.co

My ex and I have co-parented in our family home with our 3 children for 9 years — I News.co https://bethbehrendt.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Beths-family-photo.jpeg 1024 768 Beth Behrendt Beth Behrendt https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6e095db4d6ce8a50afe153593b93540d?s=96&d=mm&r=g November 2, 2023 November 2, 2023

The original was published at Inews.co.uk on July 19, 2023 When we divorced nine years ago, my ex, Bill, and I made the untraditional choice to have our kids stay in the…

Beth Behrendt
June 6, 2023

Curious about conscious uncoupling? “Nesting” co-parenting is on the rise for good reason

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By Beth Behrendt This is an edited except of Nesting After Divorce: Co-Parenting in the Family Home by Beth Behrendt, (Union Square & Co.) on April 11, 2023. I will forever remember…

Beth Behrendt
December 2, 2022

Divorced mum share family home with ex

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Unlike most divorced couples Beth, 54, and Bill, 58, practice a parenting technique called ‘bird nesting’ which means that their three sons never leave the family home. read more

Episode 006 - Beth Behrendt (The Good Divorce Podcast by Tom Kendrick) by The Good Divorce Podcast

Beth Behrendt
May 6, 2022

The Good Divorce Podcast – Episode 006 – Beth Behrendt

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She has shared the story of her family’s nesting co-parenting in The New York Times, Psychology Today, and other publications and websites. read more

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Beth Behrendt
March 1, 2022

‎Divorcing Well: The Do’s and Don’ts of Family Nesting Arrangements

‎Divorcing Well: The Do’s and Don’ts of Family Nesting Arrangements https://bethbehrendt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/3190102-1612999375469-c794db3a45554.jpeg 400 400 Beth Behrendt Beth Behrendt https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6e095db4d6ce8a50afe153593b93540d?s=96&d=mm&r=g March 1, 2022 March 3, 2022

In this week’s episode of Divorcing Well, I chat with Beth Behrendt, about family nesting arrangements during and after divorce. read more

Beth Behrendt
August 19, 2021

Reflections: Honoring Our Family’s History

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I’ve written about nesting and our family traditions before. How all sorts of things – from before & after our divorce – surround us in our home all the time. read more

Beth Behrendt
March 25, 2021

How 8 Books Changed My Life

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I recently wrote a piece for Divorce Magazine titled: 8 Books That Helped Me Create My Perfect Life after Divorce – And Not One of Them Is About Divorce! Here’s a little…

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Beth Behrendt
September 4, 2020

The Divorce and Beyond Podcast: Episode 135

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In this episode, Susan Guthrie speaks with Beth Behrendt, a divorced mother to three boys who has successfully followed a nesting custody arrangement with her ex for six years read more

Beth Behrendt
April 11, 2020

Reintroducing Myself.

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Hi there! I’m Beth Behrendt (rhymes with “parent”). I’m a writer, mom of three boys, and nester. (“What’s a nester?” you ask? More on that below.) The “writer” part— I’ve been…

Beth Behrendt
December 19, 2019

Christmas at the Nest

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Revisiting “A Very Nesting Christmas” With holiday season upon us once again I wanted to share an article* I wrote two years ago about our family’s rather unique—yet also oh-so-very-common—celebration…