Thank You Heartbreak

Whether it’s how we find partners, commit to partners, or not only commit to one partner, navigating today’s ever changing landscape of relationships can be anything from overwhelming to exhilarating. Trends seem to constantly be emerging that free people to date on demand, marry later and even forego marriage altogether. However, what's not as readily explored are alternative ways to end unhappily ever after. Perhaps this is because divorce still bares with it a stigma which keeps couples defensive and resigned, on a bullet train headed for the worst. As a result, when it comes to divorcing, families rarely give themselves permission to creatively reimagine what co-parenting could look like and as a result never pursue the road less travelled. Freelance writer and Founder of FamilyNesting.org, an online community focusing on the well-being of the children during a divorce, Beth Behrendt is one of the rare birds who chose to do it her way. At 5:30, she joins Chelsea to talk about what giving children cus