Its Not About Us, Darlene Taylor
Its Not About Us, Darlene Taylor
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It's Not About Us
A Co-parenting Survival Guide to Taking the High Road

Author: Darlene Taylor

Narrator: Darlene Taylor, Alex Hyde-White

Unabridged: 3 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/12/2023


Synopsis

Do You Want to Create a Healthy Co-parenting Relationship?If you had told Darlene Taylor that she’d pack her bags after a rocky divorce to move across the country at the request of her ex-husband, she would have laughed in your face and asked to sip whatever it was you were drinking. But that’s exactly what happened—and it changed the course of her family. Foreword by Ex-husband Mick Cronin, Head Coach of the UCLA Bruins:“Nobody plans to parent with an ex. I wasn’t certain it would work at first. But the thought of negatively affecting our daughter devastated me. It motivated me to do all I could do. Darlene will always be Sammi’s mother, and I’m grateful for her and who we are as parents.”Buckle up. You’re about to find out what happened on when Taylor made a radical decision for her family after divorce—and what she learned along the journey. Part memoir, part survival guide, It’s Not About Us shares with hilarious honesty her imperfect attempts at forging a new path for her family after divorce. Taylor provides hard-won nuggets of co-parenting wisdom, including:When to make decisions solo and when to consult your ex The worst thing children of divorce beg you not to doHow family and friends can helpThe surprising lesson from a boyfriend’s ex-wifeThe most impactful decision you can make Redefine your family in new and positive ways—and build a better co-parenting relationship than you imagined. Because your story can be one of redemption. You have the power to write your own script about the kind of divorce you’ll give your kids, the kind of childhood they’ll remember, and the kind of lessons that will guide them throughout their lives.Get it with the companion journal, A Guided Journal for Staying on the High Road, the perfect gift idea for co-parents, family, and friends after divorce.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Gemma Irene Partlow on July 23, 2023

How it works It’s Not About Us is the handbook for any woman who wants to learn the PR rules of divorce. Darlene is a high profile wife, an excellent mother, and an expert in navigating the social circle of family life. Take it seriously! More women should be like this. These are important rules when......more

Goodreads review by Paula on July 07, 2024

This book is a quick audiobook read and the insights have had me thinking all day about various relationships the experiences could be applied to. The bigger takeaway I had from this book is that it isn’t just for divorcing/divorced parents it for all those raising or helping to raise children. The......more

Goodreads review by Susan on October 11, 2022

In It's Not About Us, author Darlene Taylor shares her own story of divorce and co-parenting with humor, honesty and grace. When Darlene's ex-husband Mick Cronin makes the decision to move across the country to take a dream coaching job with UCLA, Darlene is faced with a difficult choice. Will she a......more

Goodreads review by Treva on October 22, 2022

Navigating the post divorce world of co-parenting is one of the most difficult challenges one may ever face, but also one of the most important challenges. Darlene Taylor’s It’s Not About Us is a fresh approach to sharing the parental ties to the child by returning the spotlight on the child and rem......more

Goodreads review by Natalie on October 13, 2022

I read “It’s Not About Us”, and I truly have no words on how inspirational this book is. The author doesn’t sugar coat her experiences with her Ex and I can appreciate her candidness on how she handled and felt about his family and friends after their divorce. This book gives you a glimpse into a co......more