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Expert Guidance, Practical Tools & Trusted Conversations for Co-Parents, Stepparents & Blended Families
Whether you’re navigating divorce, co-parenting, stepparenting, blended family challenges, emotional overwhelm, communication difficulties, or major family transitions, you’ll find practical guidance, expert conversations, and evidence-informed resources here.
Explore articles, podcast episodes, interviews, presentations, research, and tools designed to help you create healthier relationships, greater stability, and better outcomes for yourself and your family.
Find What You Need Right Now
I'm Navigating Divorce
Resources, tools, and conversations to help you move through divorce with greater clarity, confidence, and stability.
I'm Struggling With My Co-Parent
Support for communication challenges, conflict, boundaries, decision-making, and creating healthier co-parenting dynamics.
I'm A Stepparent
Guidance for navigating stepfamily relationships, loyalty binds, household dynamics, and building connection over time.
We're Blending Families
Practical strategies for creating stability, trust, structure, and stronger relationships within blended families.
I'm Feeling Overwhelmed
Resources focused on emotional regulation, nervous system support, emotional stabilization, and Rapid Resolution Therapy®.
I'm A Professional
Resources, presentations, research, and educational content for attorneys, therapists, mediators, parenting coordinators, financial professionals, and other family-serving professionals.
Start Here - Parenting Archetype Quiz
One of the fastest ways to identify the patterns shaping your family relationships, communication, conflict, and decision-making.
Free Guides & Tools
Practical resources designed to help you create healthier relationships, greater stability, and better outcomes.
Expert Interviews & Conversations
Thought-provoking conversations with attorneys, therapists, mediators, parenting coordinators, financial professionals, child development experts, and other professionals supporting families through change.
Articles & Media Features
Explore published articles, expert contributions, interviews, and media features.
Books & Publications
Research & Evidence
Explore research, studies, and evidence-informed resources.
Awards, Recognition & Professional Contributions
2026 CWE Women Entrepreneurs Who Lift Up Massachusetts Award
Child-Centered Collaborative
Exclusive Co-Parenting, Stepparenting & Emotional Stabilization Support Partner
Foundations Family Law & Mediation Center
WhitsonLaw
Contributing Author
Child Custody Done Right
Featured Chapter Author
Family Life Coaching Handbook
Featured Expert Contributor
AARP
Contributing Expert
Bored Panda
Media Features
Professional Collaborations
- WhitsonLaw
- Purpled Cloud Partner through Foundations Family Law & Mediation Center
Speaking, Presentations & Events
Upcoming Events
Workshops, presentations, trainings, webinars, and community events.
Past Presentations
Explore previous presentations, speaking engagements, panels, and professional trainings.
Looking For A Speaker?
Maria regularly presents for:
- Parents & Families
- Attorneys
- Therapists
- Mediators
- Parenting Coordinators
- Financial Professionals
- Community Organizations
Topics include:
- Co-Parenting
- High-Conflict Co-Parenting
- Stepparenting
- Blended Families
- Family Systems
- BeH2O®
- Emotional Regulation
- Divorce Recovery
- Child-Centered Decision Making
- Professional Collaboration
Interested in bringing Maria to your organization, event, podcast, or professional community?