Can Divorce Foster Resilience in Children?
When I stood on the TEDx stage to ask this question, I wasn’t speaking as a theorist.
I was speaking as a mother.
As a former lawyer who has seen what conflict does to children.
As a woman who has lived the sleepless nights and the quiet calculations.
Most people believe divorce is what harms children.
It isn’t.
Unresolved conflict is.
In this talk, I share my son’s story (with his permission), the research, and the truth I have witnessed over and over again: when a parent steadies themselves, everything shifts. Divorce can become a breaking point — or a turning point.
If you are quietly asking yourself whether it’s possible to protect your children and tell the truth about your life at the same time, I invite you to watch the talk here:
