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Co-Parenting After Divorcing a Narcissist
The contents page, shot flat
For the parent watching it happen

Co-Parenting After Divorcing a Narcissist

The book for the part nobody warned you about: when the divorce ends and the campaign moves to your kids.

  • What loyalty conflict looks like in a child, and how parents cause it
  • Parental alienation named plainly, with the signs to watch for
  • When to stop trying to co-parent and choose parallel parenting
  • How to talk to your kids about it, including teenagers
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📚202 pages, 8 chapters
📖Full references section
What's actually inside?

202 pages in eight chapters across three parts: the aftermath, protecting yourself and your child, and moving on. It closes with a full references section for the research behind it.

Who is this for?

A parent whose ex will not negotiate in good faith, and who is watching that land on the kids. If your co-parent is difficult but fundamentally reasonable, the standard books will serve you better.

Where do I start?

Not page one. Chapter Six, page 147, is where parental alienation gets named. The book is built so you can open to the part that matches your week.

The breakdown

The practical shape of it

Before the argument, the facts, so you know what you would actually be holding.
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Format

Paperback, 6 by 9, 202 pages

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Structure

Eight chapters in three parts, readable out of order

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Start at

Page 147, not page one

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Not for

Custody strategy. It is not a legal guide.

How to read it

Three sections do most of the work

All three sit in Part Two. You can come back to the rest later.

Parental Alienation is a Thing

What it actually is, how subtle it usually is, and the signs it is happening.

Page 147

How Parents Cause Loyalty Conflict

Including the ways well-meaning parents create it without realising.

Page 151

When To Choose Parallel Parenting Instead

The decision to stop chasing cooperation, and what replaces it.

Page 152
Verbatim from Chapter Six

The line most co-parenting books will not print

"Here's something you may need to hear: co-parenting may be impossible for you if your ex is a narcissist. I'm spelling it out clearly because I've had some people feel guilty for not being able to successfully co-parent with their narc ex."
Isabella Francis · Chapter Six, page 152
Against what you keep hearing

Everyone tells you to wait it out

What you keep getting told
What this book says
They're just adjusting to two homes
Loyalty conflict has a name and a section of its own
Don't read into what they say
Parental alienation is a thing, stated plainly
Never say anything that could upset them
Gives the questions kids ask, and answers to give
Keep trying to co-parent for their sake
Names when to choose parallel parenting instead
Teenagers are just like that
Teenagers get their own section, page 104
From readers

Real reviews, filtered by the doubt they answer

★★★★★
With having divorced parents I connected with this book on a whole other level. The insights that I absorbed had me take a few steps back and analyze the past years in my life and break down the trauma I endured.
Alyssa · Verified reader
Read it as the grown child
★★★★★
I love how sometimes we don't even realize that we are dealing with a narcissist, so we don't know how they act. But in this book, you get tests and red flags of proper behavior of a narcissist to help you best prepare and understand what and how to find common ground for the children.
Ruth Delgado · Amazon verified purchase
Ends on the children
★★★★★
Whether divorcing a diagnosed narcissist or a particularly difficult partner, Isabella Francis provides readers with important tools to navigate a situation that can wear down even the strongest individuals.
Laura · Amazon verified purchase
You don't need a diagnosis
★★★★★
Having a lot of experience in divorce court I can say that this book has a lot of great information. If you are going through a divorce with a narcissist, then I highly recommend.
J. Kidd · Amazon verified purchase
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One last thing

You're the only one close enough to see it

Page 147 is where someone finally names it.
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