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February is here and romance is in the air with Valentine’s Day around the corner - a fun day for some, a dreaded day for others. But, what happens if the romance dissolves and kids are involved?

First, you probably question everything you thought about marriage or long-term partnerships and second, you have to navigate working together with someone who you just can’t work with. Or can you?

Our guest today finds herself in this very real and not uncommon scenario where divorce was the last thing she and her ex-husband expected, but they ended up needing to work out what decoupling would look like and how to best support their son in the process.

This episode is part 1 of a 2 part series where we explore Aly and Ed Rosenberger’s, what I think is, a coparenting anomaly, because they do it so well.

Today, in part 1, Aly explains from her perspective how she, her ex husband, and her now significant other work together to put the kids first in a peaceful coparenting arrangement that hinges on prioritizing the kids, trust, and communication. Aly doesn’t deny the difficulties they’ve encountered, but the way she’s fought to keep a cohesive unit is admirable and may we all aspire to this level of commitment and maturity if the time comes or if it has already come.

Aly gives us details - she tells us how she navigates relationship areas such as setting priorities, trust, follow through, communication, respect, jealousy, compromise, disagreements, boundary setting, bonding, and all while ensuring her son’s needs are at the front and center.

Since a big part of coparenting can involve divorce as the catalyst, we also dive into how Aly dealt with that relationship change and helped her son transition through it. She also opens up about including her significant other in the picture and what that looks like for coparenting.

Next week, we’ll hear from Ed, Aly’s ex husband and their son’s biological father, who commits to and follows through with this same arrangement.

An important note about today’s story is, if you find yourself navigating coparenting, it may not look exactly like Aly and Ed, but it is possible to coparent peacefully in a way that works for you and your family.