Divorcing a Narcissist: Handling the Divorce Process, Co-Parenting, and How to Take Back Your Emotional Power

Divorcing a narcissist may seem like an impossible, uphill battle, but thanks to high-conflict experts like Bill Eddy, LCSW & Esq., there are ways to to make the impossible much more possible. In this episode of Moms Moving On, we are joined again by Bill Eddy from the High Conflict Institute. We not only discuss how to divorce a narcissist, we also cover how to handle the divorce process with a narcissist, how to co-parent with a narcissist, and how to take your emotional power back, so that you can have a happily ever after without your narcissist ex-spouse meddling in your life. We also discuss his new book, Splitting: Protecting Yourself While Divorcing Someone with Borderline or Narcissistic Personality Disorder and how much value it can bring to the life of somebody trying to navigate the divorce process with a narcissist. Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq. is the co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer of the High Conflict Institute in San Diego, California. He pioneered the High Conflict Personality Theory (HCP) and has become an expert on managing disputes involving people with high conflict personalities. He was the Senior Family Mediator at the National Conflict Resolution Center for 15 years, a Certified Family Law Specialist lawyer representing clients in family court for 15 years, and a licensed clinical social worker therapist with twelve years’ experience. He serves on the faculty of the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at the Pepperdine University School of Law in California and is a Conjoint Associate Professor with the University of Newcastle Law School in Australia. He has been a speaker and trainer in over 30 U.S. states and 10 countries. He is the author or co-author of twenty books and has a popular blog on the Psychology Today website with over 4.0 million views. Randi Kreger has brought the concerns of family members who have a loved one with BPD to an international forefront through her website, www.bpdcentral.com, and the Welcome to Oz online support community. Through Eggshells Press, she offers family members a wide variety of more specialized booklets and other materials. She was also instrumental in the formation of the Personality Disorders Awareness Network (PDAN), a not-for-profit organization. Kreger is author of The Stop Walking on Eggshells Workbook and The Essential Family Member Guide to Borderline Personality Disorder. She speaks and gives workshops about BPD internationall Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices