How to Co-Parent With a Difficult Ex Without Losing Your Peace with Sol Kennedy

One message from a difficult ex can trigger anxiety, anger, and hours of emotional distress, but high-conflict co-parenting does not have to control your life. Learn how to communicate calmly, establish healthy boundaries, protect your children from parental conflict and reclaim your peace after divorce or separation. In this episode of Family Dialogues with Dr. Burke, Dr. Taniesha Burke speaks with Sol Kennedy, founder of the Best Interest AI co-parenting app and host of the Co-Parenting Beyond Conflict podcast. Drawing from his own high-conflict divorce, Sol explains how reactive communication can prolong conflict and prevent parents from being emotionally present with their children. You will learn why pausing before responding is one of the most effective co-parenting boundaries, how to move from a victim mindset toward greater personal empowerment, and how mindfulness can help regulate emotionally triggering interactions. Sol also discusses how hidden parental conflict affects children, why children may blame themselves for a divorce, and how parents can communicate honestly without oversharing, criticizing the other parent or placing children in the middle. The conversation explores how the Best Interest app uses AI to filter inflammatory language, provide feedback on outgoing messages, preserve child-focused information and help parents communicate more clearly even when the other co-parent does not use the app. This episode offers practical guidance for reducing co-parenting stress, managing a contentious ex and creating a more peaceful post-divorce family life. Resources Mentioned Best Interest co-parenting app Best Interest website Best Interest Co-Parenting App on Instagram Best Interest Co-Parenting App on YouTube Co-Parenting Beyond Conflict podcast   Episode feedback: [email protected] to our podcast: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=C6MUADZUA39BU     CONNECT WITH US: Website: https://tanieshaburke.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drtanieshaburke Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drtanieshaburke/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@drtanieshaburke    Our Journals on AmazonGet our parenting journal: https://a.co/d/08Wb4RZEGet our couple's journal: https://a.co/d/08RZeEltGet our grandparents' journal: https://a.co/d/0c7MNR1E