EP64 When Your Ex Turns the World Against You: Part 2 - Manipulation of the Kids (Parental Alienation)

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Divorce can feel like a battlefield, but nothing cuts deeper than when an ex manipulates your own children to turn them against you.

In this follow-up episode of The Divorce Chapter, we’re tackling one of the most painful and complex issues in high-conflict divorces—when your ex uses your own children as weapons.

Last week, we talked about exes who manipulate family and friends. This week, we’re diving deep into the heartbreaking reality of parental alienation.

Parental alienation is when one parent manipulates the children into rejecting, distrusting, or emotionally distancing themselves from the other parent.

This episode breaks down what parental alienation looks like, the emotional damage it causes, and how to navigate the devastating toll it takes on you and your relationship with your kids—whether they’re young children or adults.

I share insights on:

🚸Recognising subtle and overt manipulation tactics that your ex might use to create loyalty conflicts.

🚸How younger children and adult children experience and internalise alienation differently, and how each age group may react.

🚸Practical strategies for rebuilding trust with your children, staying consistent in your love, and finding ways to counteract the alienation.

If you’re dealing with an ex who’s working to turn your own children against you, this episode is a must have for crucial advice on protecting your relationship with your kids, and most importantly, maintaining your own mental and emotional health.

I’d love to hear what you think….. If you find the episode helpful, it would mean the world to me if you left a review or shared it with someone who might need it. 💖

Until next week please take care of you, and sending you loads of love,

Sarah x

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Capitole

1. The Sh*t that lingers long after the ink is dry (00:00:00)

2. When the Flying Monkeys are the kids - Parental Alienation (00:02:40)

3. What does Parental Alienation look like? (00:05:45)

4. What happens for Younger Kids (00:08:19)

5. How to Manage Parental Alienation with Younger Children (00:10:55)

6. What about when the kids are grown up? (00:14:45)

7. How Parental Alienation presents in Adult Children (00:19:33)

8. Managing Parental Alienation with Adult Kids (00:23:23)

9. Being the Lighthouse in the Sh*tstorm (00:27:42)

10. Taking Care of You too (00:30:55)