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October 2, 2023

Parenting After Divorce: Why we’re ‘nesting’ like the Trudeaus

The Canadian first family is said to be trying a very modern arrangement after their split. Beth Behrendt’s family has been doing it for years.

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May 19, 2023

Interview with Maggie Rodriguez — WFLA News Channel 8 —Nesting after Divorce

Author Beth Behrendt joins us, along with ex-husband, Bill DeSalvo, to share how they minimized the stress on their children after their divorce by nesting.

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May 19, 2023

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

I will forever remember the moment the trajectory of my life changed. He was holding my hand across the table as we sat in the front window of our favorite local pub. It might have looked like a regular date night to a casual observer.

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April 22, 2023

Birdnesting and Divorce: Mom Shares Why This Co-Parenting Arrangement is Right for Her Family

We both felt it would be great for the kids, but the book didn’t come with an instruction manual. We had to work together to come up with a situation that worked…

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Articles

December 2, 2022

Divorced mum share family home with ex

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.

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Media

May 6, 2022

The Good Divorce Podcast – Episode 006 – Beth Behrendt

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

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March 1, 2022

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

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

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Blog

August 19, 2021

Reflections: Honoring Our Family’s History

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.

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August 18, 2021

Nesting (Birdnesting) Coparenting after Divorce Can Actually Save You Money!

As I describe in further detail in my article for Divorce Magazine: nesting/birdnesting custody may be a way to benefit your family not only through continuity for the children but also by providing better financial stability.

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March 25, 2021

How 8 Books Changed My Life

These were all books that seemed to enter my life serendipitously. And looking at them again, I realized how essential they had been in getting me to, well … to my very happy Now.

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Parenting After Divorce: Why we’re ‘nesting’ like the Trudeaus

Interview with Maggie Rodriguez — WFLA News Channel 8 —Nesting after Divorce

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

Birdnesting and Divorce: Mom Shares Why This Co-Parenting Arrangement is Right for Her Family

Divorced mum share family home with ex

The Good Divorce Podcast – Episode 006 – Beth Behrendt

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

Reflections: Honoring Our Family’s History

Nesting (Birdnesting) Coparenting after Divorce Can Actually Save You Money!

How 8 Books Changed My Life

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