The holidays have a way of revealing the cracks and the tenderness inside us, especially when divorce is part of our lives. In this episode of Divorce Happens, Olivia sits down with divorce coach and co-parenting expert Lisa Lisser, who brings more than a decade of lived experience, legal training, and specialized coaching insight into what it really takes to survive the holiday season during or after divorce. From her own story of unexpected separation to the countless clients she now supports, Lisa reminds us that holiday grief, holiday overwhelm, and holiday loneliness after divorce are deeply human — and deeply normal.

As a certified divorce coach who helps women regain clarity, emotional steadiness, and confidence through divorce, Lisa shares her Holiday Survival Checklist, a framework that blends emotional resilience with practical co-parenting strategies. She walks listeners through the power of choosing core values as emotional armor, why new rituals can anchor families navigating divorce, and how to set boundaries — including what you will not do this year. She offers compassionate stories about clients who struggled through their first Christmas morning without their children and others who learned to rebuild joy in small, meaningful ways. Throughout the conversation, she emphasizes reducing pressure, releasing perfectionism, and understanding that co-parenting dynamics during the holidays rarely transform overnight.

By the end of the episode, listeners are left with two grounded takeaways: you deserve grace, and your holidays do not have to look like the past to be meaningful. Whether you’re in the early stages of divorce, a decade post-separation, or navigating the holidays as an adult child of divorce, this episode offers tools, validation, and mindset shifts that make the season feel more survivable — and maybe, eventually, more peaceful. This is a must-listen for anyone searching Google for divorce holiday tips, co-parenting during the holidays, surviving Christmas after divorce, or simply how to start over with intention.

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