Breaking the Cycle: Parenting Through Divorce with Compassion and Strength

Leslie Mathews

Published on: 10/02/2026

Divorce doesn’t just change your schedule, it activates your nervous system, your old conditioning, and the parts of you that learned to survive conflict. This blog unpacks what happens to you (and your kids) when co-parenting brings up grief, anger, guilt, and the urge to control what you can’t control.

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Hi, I'm Leslie Mathews!

Licensed Therapist (MSW), EMDR Practitioner, Divorce Coach, Former Attorney, and host of Pulling Threads. She's walked this exact six weeks herself, and built this cohort to be the thing she wishes she'd had.

You Deserve to Feel at Peace Again. Whatever transition you’re facing — divorce, a breakup, or a new chapter in life — support is here. You don’t have to do it alone.

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