Stepmomming Made Easy

EP 48: Co-Parenting with a High-Conflict Person with Megan Hunter, MBA

Kristen Skiles Season 2 Episode 48

Stepmom, today we are chatting with fellow stepmom and co-founder of the High Conflict Institute, Megan Hunter! If your stepchild's other parent is high-conflict, then this is a discussion you can't afford to miss! We're chatting all about practical, tangible tools to use when dealing with someone high-conflict and answering your most burning questions like:


  1. What traits define a high-conflict person?
  2. What are best practices for communicating with a high-conflict co-parent?
  3. Do you need to respond to every communication from a high-conflict co-parent?
  4. What can we do when the co-parent is lying in court about us?
  5. How can we de-escalate high-conflict situations?


It's an honor to have Megan on the podcast sharing her in-depth knowledge on this topic. I know you're going to walk away from this episode feeling validated and empowered with better tools!


Megan Hunter, MBA, is an expert on high conflict disputes. She is co-founder of the High Conflict Institute along with author and speaker, Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq. who developed the high-conflict personality theory. Megan developed the concept of the Institute after 13 years in policy, legislation and judicial training with the Arizona Supreme Court and 5 years with the Dawes County Attorney’s Office in Nebraska. She is founder and publisher of Unhooked Books, a U.S.-based media company.


Megan has trained business, workplace, government, public service, legal, mental health, leadership groups, non-profits, universities and other professionals across much of the U.S. and 7 countries. Megan holds an MBA from the University of Phoenix and a Business and Economics degree from Chadron State College, Chadron, Nebraska. She has served as President of the Arizona Chapter of the Association of Family & Conciliation Courts, the Arizona Family Support Council and Nebraska Child Support Enforcement Association. She served 5 years on the Arizona Board of Psychologist Examiners, and currently serves on the board of Stepfamily Magazine.


Links Mentioned:

The High Conflict Institute: https://www.highconflictinstitute.com

New Ways for Families: https://www.conflictplaybook.com/NWFF

Live Lab: https://www.highconflictinstitute.com/bookstores/live-lab

BIFF for Coparent Communication book (affiliate): https://amzn.to/45D9vKq


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