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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

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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

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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

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…

Beth Behrendt
July 21, 2019

Me? On Good Morning America?

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How I Ended Up on Good Morning America: Lessons from the Process How does a writer get an appearance on Good Morning America? Not a big-time, best-selling author, or a…

Beth Behrendt
March 24, 2019

My Packing Routine

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My Packing Routine Yes, nesting means you don’t have to keep track of all your kids’ stuff as they move back and forth between their parents’ two houses. (Yay!) But…