Restored: Helping Children of Divorce

Two things we’ve learned about divorce from scientific studies and stories of people like us:

• Almost always, divorce is traumatic and damaging for the children
• The effects are typically serious and long lasting

In this episode, you’ll hear a radio interview I did that elaborates on each point:

• How divorce is traumatic for the children
• The specific pain and problems it brings into our lives
• A resource that you can use to navigate through the pain and problems and even find healing

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Is divorce good or bad for children? There’s tons of confusion around that question. In this episode, speaker and author Katy Faust offers answers with clarity and tons of research. She also touches on:

• How does divorce affect the children?
• Is divorce really worse than the death of a parent? 
• What do children need that marriage provides?
• How do you navigate speaking about your parents in respectful yet honest way?
• What’s your advice to parents considering divorce?

Buy Katy’s book: Them Before Us: Why We Need a Global Children's Rights Movement

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Is divorce good or bad for children? There’s tons of confusion around that question. In this episode, speaker and author Katy Faust offers answers with clarity and tons of research. She also touches on:

• How does divorce affect the children?
• Is divorce really worse than the death of a parent? 
• What do children need that marriage provides?
• How do you navigate speaking about your parents in a respectful yet honest way?
• What’s your advice to parents considering divorce?

Buy Katy’s book: Them Before Us: Why We Need a Global Children's Rights Movement

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Feeling hopeless, our guest prayed for her husband to die. Earlier in their marriage, she cheated on him. Thankfully, they turned things around and they now have a beautiful marriage. 

In this episode, Dr. Christine Bacon vulnerably shares about her affair but especially about the restoration of her marriage. She even shares the formula she’s discovered for a happy marriage. She also offers advice and answers questions, such as:

• Why do people have affairs?
• Should parents tell their kids about the infidelity? 
• What can a young person do to heal from their parent’s unfaithfulness?

Buy Dr. Bacon’s book, Super Couples: A Formula for Extreme Happiness in Marriage

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Feeling hopeless, our guest prayed for her husband to die. Earlier in their marriage, she cheated on him. Thankfully, they turned things around and they now have a beautiful marriage. 

In this episode, Dr. Christine Bacon vulnerably shares about her affair but especially about the restoration of her marriage. She even shares the formula she’s discovered for a happy marriage. She also offers advice and answers questions, such as:

• Why do people have affairs?
• Should parents tell their kids about the infidelity? 
• What can a young person do to heal from their parent’s unfaithfulness?

Buy Dr. Bacon’s book, Super Couples: A Formula for Extreme Happiness in Marriage

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How is your parents’ divorce or your broken family affecting you today? 

If your answer is “I don’t really know” or you don’t understand the depth of it, you’re not alone. That’s actually very common. But in the words of one therapist, “When it comes to experiencing healing, naming how you’ve been harmed is about 70% of the battle.”

In this episode, we unveil a new tool that will help you name and diagnose your brokenness, so you can heal it and build the life and relationships you desire. 

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How is your parents’ divorce or your broken family affecting you today? 

If your answer is “I don’t really know” or you don’t understand the depth of it, you’re not alone. That’s actually very common. But in the words of one therapist, “When it comes to experiencing healing, naming how you’ve been harmed is about 70% of the battle.”

In this episode, we unveil a new tool that will help you name and diagnose your brokenness, so you can heal it and build the life and relationships you desire. 

Take the assessment

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According to research, people like us from divorced or broken families are typically less physically healthy. If that describes you, or you simply want to become healthier, this episode will help. 

Fitness and nutrition coach Dakota Lane shares how the abuse and dysfunction in his family impacted his relationships and how he’s found healing. He also offers advice on how to become fit and healthy by answering questions such as:

• How much water should you drink every day?
• How much should you sleep?
• Is exercise or nutrition more important?
• If you have very little time to work out, what can you do? 
• How do you stay motivated and disciplined?

Hire Dakota or view his services

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According to research, people like us from divorced or broken families are typically less physically healthy. If that describes you, or you simply want to become healthier, this episode will help. 

Fitness and nutrition coach Dakota Lane shares how the abuse and dysfunction in his family impacted his relationships and how he’s found healing. He also offers advice on how to become fit and healthy by answering questions such as:

• How much water should you drink every day?
• How much should you sleep?
• Is exercise or nutrition more important?
• If you have very little time to work out, what can you do? 
• How do you stay motivated and disciplined?

Hire Dakota or view his services

Find a coach, counselor, or spiritual director

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When William was in high school, his home was riddled with emotional pain and conflict. Eventually, his parents got divorced. That led to struggles in his relationships, especially with handling conflict and breaking up prematurely because he didn’t want to get hurt. 

But the pain didn’t end there. After suffering from neglect and severe bullying, William was involved in a horrible accident that left him severely injured. In this episode, he shares what happened and how his pain now has purpose. He offers advice to anyone suffering too.

Visit William’s website or YouTube channel

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