The Impact of Divorce on Kids: Insights from the New Film, Split Up: The Teen Years with Christina McGhee and Ellen Bruno on Divorce & Beyond #296

This week on Divorce & Beyond, Susan Guthrie, Esq. welcomes back Ellen Bruno and Christina McGhee to share some of the deeply impactful takeaways from the new film Split Up: The Teen Years.  You won’t look at your kids’ divorce experience the same way after this one. 

Parents often wonder, “How is this divorce going to affect our kids?”  Split and Split Up: The Teen Years provide a platform for children to share their experiences. Joining Susan for a conversation about the making of and takeaways from Split Up: The Teen Years are Ellen Bruno and Christina McGhee.  

Topics and Golden Nuggets include:

• Split and Split Up: The Teen Years document what goes on in the hearts and minds of kids as their families change through divorce
• The genesis of the second film Split Up: The Teen Years and why it’s a great guide for parents and professionals 
• How the two movies can be a comfortable starting point for open conversations with your children 
• The choices we make as parents can frame, define, and influence the experiences our kids have - we can make the road easier for them 
• “Your children’s story does not start with your divorce.”

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About this week's special guests:  Ellen Bruno and Christina McGhee

Ellen Bruno is an award-winning documentary filmmaker based in San Francisco. With a background in international relief work, Ellen’s films have focused on issues at the forefront of human rights. 

Christina McGhee, MSW,  is an internationally recognized divorce parenting expert, speaker, and author of the critically acclaimed book PARENTING APART: How separated and divorced parents can raise happy and secure kids and the founder of divorceandchildren.com.

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