High Conflict Hell

TL;DR Lawyers, $400/hour billing, $20,000 retainers, the nicknames that get us through, and the real cost of litigating love. This isn’t legal advice — it’s a real conversation about what happens when family court lawyers turn high-conflict co-parenting into a billing strategy and kids become collateral. We talk about this from both sides of the system — as parents trapped inside high-conflict cus...

TL;DR: “She’s crazy” is the oldest trick in the book — and family court loves it. In this episode, we embrace the label and talk about how we got branded “crazy, stupid, witches” after years of gaslighting, reactive abuse, and toxic relationship dynamics. We break down the high-conflict baby mama label — why it’s trending, how 50/50 custody schedules create a literal petri dish for conflict, and h...

TL;DR:  Poke. Poke. Poke. Then you react — and suddenly you’re the villain. That’s reactive abuse. In this episode, we talk about what it looks like in real life: cheating, Ashley Madison, gaslighting that makes you doubt your own reality, the silent treatment, and the kind of public humiliation that leaves you spiraling… and then getting told, “Wow. You’re crazy.” We also take it into family cour...

TL; DR A real conversation about high-conflict co-parenting when guns, fear, domestic violence, lawyers, and the court enter the picture — and the whiplash that occurs when one parent is treated like a saint one day and a sinner the next. We unpack how parenting whiplash becomes a control tactic, how safety concerns get turned into attacks, how the family law system can minimize real risk, and why...

TL;DR High-conflict co-parenting doesn’t always stay between the parents. Sometimes it gets handed off to a mother-in-law. This episode breaks down what happens when grandma becomes the parent, boundaries disappear, and pork tips turn into accusations of parental manipulation. We unpack deep relationships that turn superficial, how loyalty to adult children can override what’s best for the grandch...

TL;DR Everyone tells you to heal, but no one talks about doing it while you’re still under attack. We break down how high-conflict co-parenting and toxic divorce dynamics affect your family relationships, friendships, and ability to function at work. Long Description: We keep asking ourselves if we’re healed. Not because anyone else needs to know — but because when you’re in a toxic divorce and hi...

TL;DR Christmas in high-conflict co-parenting is all games — and we are not talking Scrabble. Then Jen’s ex finds the pod, and Happy Holidays turns into The Nightmare Before Christmas . Parenting plans in divorce turn into poems, flexibility appears and disappears on demand, and suddenly… it is all a problem. Welcome to High Conflict Hell. Long Description: Christmas in high-conflict co-parenting...

TL;DR Holidays in high-conflict co-parenting are less “silent night” and more screaming fights. Stockings get stuffed with last-minute emails, schedules get ripped apart like wrapping paper, and family court lurks like an unwanted guest who refuses to leave. Long Version: Because in high-conflict custody and divorce , the holidays aren’t “magic.” They’re leverage. Welcome to High Conflict Hell . T...

TL;DR In high-conflict co-parenting, communication and money are weapons. Read receipts become evidence, screenshots get weaponized, and Cash App turns school supplies and skiing into a lesson in control. Long Description This is High Conflict Hell : two single moms living inside it, telling the truth out loud — so you don’t feel crazy for recognizing your own life in the details. In high-conflict...

TL;DR High-conflict co-parenting explodes when a stepmom gets involved in child custody, communication, and decision-making. If “ bonus mom ” feels more like “ bonus problems, ” welcome to the chaos. Long Version: High Conflict Hell is a podcast about high-conflict co-parenting, child custody, divorce, and toxic exes , told through unfiltered conversations between two single moms who are living in...