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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 1024 768 Beth Behrendt

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…

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

Curious about conscious uncoupling? “Nesting” co-parenting is on the rise for good reason  150 150 Beth Behrendt

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…

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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

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

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

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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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

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…

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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…

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