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ADP 044 How Does Parental Divorce Affect Us?

Paul Banas from GreatDad.com interviews Kent on how our parents’ divorce can impact us after we’re grown and how to […]

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Communicating Boundaries with Divorced Parents

In the 4th of this Boundary series, counselor and author Kent Darcie discusses the importance of communicating boundaries.

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ADP 034 Kent interview with Leslie Nunnery

Leslie Nunnery of the Teach Them Diligently homeschool organization interviews Kent on issues that can affect adults with divorced parents.

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ACD 033 When “I’m Sorry” Never Comes

Kent looks at our desire for apologies and dealing with their absence.  

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ACD 032 Where Was God?

Kent explores this, often unspoken, question that adults with divorced parents can wrestle with. 

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Helping Adults with Divorced Parents Overcome Sadness at Christmastime

This episode of 2 Minutes of Counseling for Adults with Divorced Parents looks at ways to overcome sadness at Christmastime. […]

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ACD 031 Overcoming Sadness at Christmastime

Kent looks at what can cause holiday blues and how to overcome them. 

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ACD 030 Talking to Our Divorced Parents

Kent shares a tool for better communication with our divorced parents. 

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Getting the Backstory…and Healing: Part 1 – Empathetic Listening.

Adults with divorced parents can have lots of unanswered questions. I’ve found ACD are often reluctant to ask them due […]

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Five Ways to Supporting Stepfamilies

The first way of supporting stepfamilies is realizing they are complex. The more parties are involved, the more complex. But […]

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“I’m Committed That We’re Not Going to Divorce”

I’ve heard this and similar statements frequently—most often from adults with divorced parents. However, while the spouse in counseling with […]

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Two Secrets for a Lasting Marriage

It’s no secret that adults with divorced parents have trouble staying married. Many succeed. Many don’t. But past president Jimmy […]

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Did you Find the Right Mother’s Day/Father’s Day Card?

Every year 100+ million Mother’s Day cards are sent—72 million for Fathers. For many, it’s a fun and sentimental task. […]

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ACD 028 Ethical Non-monogamy?

Kent explores temptations that vulnerable ACD can experience through the lens of what works and what doesn’t.  

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Helping Teens Navigate Parental Divorce

I’m often asked for tools to help someone’s teens deal with their divorce. I just stumbled across a solid resource […]

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The Life-Giving Wounds Ministry

Life-Giving Wounds is a ministry that provides workshops, weekend retreats, ACD support groups, and other resources for adults with divorced […]

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Visitation Ended but the Loss Continued

Suddenly, I was at the top of the stairs watching my father leave. That scene repeated every time my father […]

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Is Happy the Standard for Marriage?

In my world of divorce research a lot of celebrity articles come up….which I ignore. On rare occasion I’ll address […]

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Overcoming the Disappointment Gap

The disappointment gap is the distance between our expectation and reality. For example, Covid invaded our home 2 days before […]

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ACD 027 Thinking About Divorce?

Kent helps ACD think through this important decision. 

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Three Steps for ACD to Stop Hating Christmas

It’s the most wonderful time……of the year…….. Is it? Mom insists that you have Christmas dinner in the afternoon—which just […]

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What do Husbands Want?

In my last blog I noted that one of the challenges husbands with divorced parents experience in marriage is separating […]

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What do Wives Want?

Sigmund Freud, the father of modern psychology, lamented, “The great question that has never been answered, and which I have […]

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ACD 026 Thoughts on my Dad's Funeral

Kent looks at some of the unique challenges adults with divorced parents can face when their parents die. 

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Are We as Obedient as the Demons? – A Sunday Snippet

I’m reading “A Year with Jesus”1 which includes daily reflections on Jesus’ words, life, and impact. The author reviewed Matthew […]

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ACD 25 Hope-less vs. Hope-full

Kent discussed how ACD can move from a hope-less attitude about relationships, life, and other areas to one that is […]

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ACD 024 ACD's Forgiveness and Boundaries

Kent conducts an overview of ACD’s struggles with Forgiveness and Boundaries

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ACD 023 ACD's Need to Grieve

Kent explores the losses ACD can incur and why they need to grieve them. 

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ACD 022 ACD: Avoiding the Divorce Cycle

Kent discusses why ACD tend to divorce at much higher rates and steps that can help them avoid divorce. 

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ACD 21 ACD: Soothing Their Pain

Kent reviews how  the “harmless” activities of adults with divorced parents can sometimes  have roots in unresolved pain. 

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ACD 20 Fear of Abandonment

Kent looks at ways the fear of abandonment can impact adults with divorced parents.

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ACD 019 Fear of Conflict

Kent discusses how the fear of conflict can affect adults with divorced parents. 

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ACD 018 Navigating Divorced Parent's Worlds

Kent discusses the challenges of trying to adapt to Dad and Mom’s different lifestyles, rules, beliefs, and more. 

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ACD 017 ACD Issues Overview 2

This is the first of a ten-part series where Kent discusses additional issues that impact adults with divorced parents. 

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ACD 016 Gray Divorce Overview

Kent discusses the major issues that impact adults who are adults when their parents divorce. 

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ACD 015 Father Hunger and Maleness

Kent discusses the challenge some guys have with answering a key question, “Am I a real man?” when they lose […]

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ACD 014 Interview w/Chris Martin

Kent Darcie interviews Chris Martin about her book, “10 Things I Wish I Knew Before My Parents Divorced and Remarried.” 

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Kent Darcie Interview on Choose a Better Path: Overcoming the Impact of Your Parents’ Divorce book

In this video, Kent Darcie answers questions about the impact of parental divorce on the kids when they grow up, […]

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An Overview of Gray Divorce

Kent Darcie (Adult Children of Divorce Ministries) gives a brief overview of Gray Divorce and it’s impact on the adult […]

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LAT: A Temptation for ACD?

Living Apart Together (LAT) may sound attractive, but Kent Darcie discusses the pros and cons for adults with divorced parents. […]

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ACD 012 Reclaiming Christmas

In this program Kent shares a couple of Christmas stories and offers hope for adult children of divorce, because this […]

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ACD 011 Do Divorced Parents Care?

Kent discusses the reality that often is lost in the hurts, offenses, and misunderstandings parental divorce can create. 

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Between Two Worlds The Spiritual Lives of Children of Divorce

Elizabeth Marquardt explores the inconsistencies children of divorce experience and the lingering impact on them as adults.

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Voice of the Child of Divorce

Monica Epperson summarizes the feelings of her story and the feelings of children experiencing their parents’ divorce.

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New Book! Choose a Better Path: Overcoming the Impact of Your Parents’ Divorce Book

This video overviews the powerful new book that can help adults with divorced parents overcome the lingering impact of their […]

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ACD 010 Questions ACD ask (or are afraid to)

In this last program in this 10 part series Kent answers questions he receives from adults with divorced parents.

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ACD 009 – Setting healthy boundaries with divorced parents

Kent Darcie discusses the challenges of boundaries with divorced parents and reviews necessary components of healthy boundaries. 

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ACD 008 – ACD's and Forgiveness Pt 2

Kent Darcie discusses some of the myths of forgiveness and explores what forgiveness looks like for those with divorced parents.

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Hope4ACD PC 007 – ACD's and Forgiveness Pt 1

Kent Darcie discusses the struggles adults with divorced parents can have with forgiveness.

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ACD 006 – The ACD's Struggle with Anxiety

Kent discusses some surprising connections between parental divorce and anxiety in the lives of ACDs. 

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ACD 005 – ACD's and Father Hunger

Kent discusses Father Hunger in adults with divorced parents, looks at the challenges, and offers helps to overcome this powerful […]

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ACD 004 – ACD's and Anger Pt 2

In this second program on anger and adults with divorce parents, Kent shares tools that can help reduce angry responses. 

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ACD 003 – ACD's and Anger Pt 1

Kent Darcie and Foster Braun discuss the tendency for adults with divorced parents to struggle with anger issues and what […]

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ACD 002 – ACD's Struggle with Trust

Kent Darcie and Foster Braun discuss the difficulty adults with divorced parents have trusting others. 

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The Loyalty Challenge

As part of his teaching on anger, Kent Darcie discusses the “loyalty challenge” children and adults with divorced parents can […]