Exes, Hexes...and Kids

About this episode

Sven counsels Taka and Bonnie as they navigate personal challenges related to custody and past relationships.

Sven counsels two different women, Taka and Bonnie. Taka says, "I'm frozen" and is unsure how to handle the 50/50 custody arrangement for her young son. She fears his time with her ex, a controlling and manipulative father. Bonnie is farther along in her healing and has done a lot of work to get past two failed marriages for which she mistakenly blames herself. Yet she emerges as a leader in the session as Sven pulls all the threads of the women's stories and ties them all together. Explicit ...

People in this episode

Host: Sven Erlandson

Guests: Taka, Bonnie

Topics covered

• custody arrangement
• healing
• failed marriages
• parenting
• self-blame
• personal growth

Keywords

• custody
• manipulative father
• failed marriages
• self-blame
• personal growth

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