Managing Divorce, Co-Parenting, and Blended Family Dynamics to Raise Resilient Children with Betsy Brown Braun and Actress Rhea Seehorn

In this very personal episode of SHE MD, we're thrilled to welcome 2 renowned guests. Betsy Brown Braun is a child development specialist and best-selling author of Just Tell Me What to Say: Sensible Tips and Scripts for Perplexed Parents (HarperCollins). Then, we have Rhea Seehorn, an American actress and director who is widely known as Kim Wexler from the spin-off prequel series of Breaking Bad. Rhea is also the bonus mom of one of our hosts Mary Alice Haney’s 2 boys! Listen in as we dive into blended family dynamics, co-parenting strategies, divorced parent dynamics, and communication with children. We also talk about actionable tips for fostering resilience and happiness in children, regardless of family structure so we can protect the children's best interest.

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Betsy Brown Braun’s TAKEAWAYS:

• Prepare the Child, Not the Path: Betsy emphasizes the importance of allowing children to face challenges and learn from them, rather than smoothing every obstacle in their way.
• Communication is Key: Open, honest dialogue with your children creates a foundation of trust and understanding, essential for their emotional growth.
• Embrace Unhappiness: Counterintuitive as it may seem, allowing children to experience unhappiness and solve problems independently is crucial for developing resilience and self-reliance.
• Setting Boundaries: Technology use needs boundaries, and involving teenagers in creating these limits increases the likelihood of adherence.

IN THIS EPISODE:

• (00:00) Introduction
• (02:32) Blended Family Dynamics and Divorce Statistics
• (03:28) Co-Parenting Strategies for Divorced Parents
• (04:41) How to Navigate Different Parenting Styles
• (09:45) Should You Introduce New Partners To Your Kids
• (19:05) How To Communicate With Kids about Divorce
• (22:23) How to Balance Work and Family Dynamics
• (27:46) House Rules and Parenting Strategies
• (34:47) How to Model Good Tech Habits at Home
• (35:32) Raising Resilient Children in Blended Families

RESOURCES:

Betsy Brown Braun

Betsy’s Website

"Just Tell Me What to Say" by Betsy Brown Braun

"You're Not the Boss of Me" by Betsy Brown Braun

Parenting Pathways®

Rhea Seehorn

Rhea’s Instagram

Rhea’s IMDb Profile

GUEST BIOGRAPHY:

Betsy Brown Braun

Betsy Brown Braun is a best-selling author of Just Tell Me What to Say: Sensible Tips and Scripts for Perplexed Parents (HarperCollins) and You’re Not The Boss Of Me: Bratproofing Your Four To Twelve Year Old (HarperCollins). Betsy is a child development and behavior specialist, parent educator, multiple birth parenting consultant, and founder of Parenting Pathways®, Inc.

With over 40 years of experience in public and private early childhood and elementary education, Betsy has directed and founded school programs, taught in both public and private schools, has been a school director, and was the founding director of Wilshire Boulevard Temple’s Early Childhood Center. She holds an MA in Human Development and teaching credentials from Pacific Oaks College.

Rhea Seehorn

Rhea Seehorn is an Actress and Director. In May 2014, Seehorn was cast in the Breaking Bad spin-off prequel series Better Call Saul (2015–2022). Seehorn is widely known as Kim Wexler, a lawyer and the eventual love interest of the titular Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk). The series premiered on February 8, 2015. For her role as Kim, Seehorn has received widespread critical acclaim, won two Satellite Awards for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film, one Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television out of two nominations, and received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, two nominations for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series and two for the Television Critics Association Award for Individual Achievement in Drama.

Rhea Seehorn grew up in Virginia Beach, and has lived in a variety of places from Arizona to Japan. She has gone by her middle name Rhea since childhood, having felt a "disassociation" with the name Debbie from an early age. Seehorn graduated with a degree in drama and visual arts, which she used to further develop her craft in Washington, D.C., where she starred in numerous productions inclusive of Arena Stage and the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, of which she remains a member. Seehorn then transitioned to Manhattan, where she performed with Playwrights Horizons and made her Broadway debut in Neil Simon’s 45 Seconds from Broadway. Shortly thereafter, she was cast as a series regular on the comedy series I’m With Her opposite Teri Polo, David Sutcliffe, and Danny Comden.

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