Your nEXt Chapter with Dr. Nicole | Healing From Divorce and Traumatic Transitions

Co-Parenting with Grace (w/ Dr. Maiysha)

Dr. Nicole Rochester Season 4 Episode 69

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In this week’s conversation, Dr. Nicole sits down with physician, coach, and communication expert Dr. Maiysha Clairborne to unpack the emotional and practical realities of co-parenting after divorce and separation. Dr. Maiysha shares her journey of becoming a single mother and how acceptance became a key turning point after separation.

Together, they explore moving through disappointment, redefining expectations, and choosing cooperation over conflict for the sake of a child’s well-being. This conversation offers guidance for communicating with intention, releasing control, and showing up with clarity in co-parenting.

Song of the week: If I Could by Regina Belle

Topics Covered:

00:00:00 – Episode snippet

00:02:27 – Introducing our guest, Dr. Maiysha Clairborne

00:03:39 – Honoring motherhood and co-parenting journey

00:05:55 – Navigating grief after relationship endings 

00:09:06 – Episode Sponsor Break

 00:17:21 – Setting co-parenting agreements

 00:19:51 – Not passing hurt onto children

 00:22:05 – Co-parenting without legal conflict

 00:26:11 – Healing, therapy, and communication tools

 00:27:35 – Protecting children from parental conflict

 00:34:20 – Children adapting across two homes

 00:40:27 – Importance of community support

 00:41:38 – Agreement

00:42:30 – Connect with Dr. Maiysha 

Key Takeaways:

“I can’t be the best mom that I can be if I’m in a relationship that is causing me pain and suffering.”

“Hurt people hurt people, but they don't have to.”

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Episode Sponsors: 

  • This episode is sponsored by Your Next Chapter LLC. Need a speaker? Book Dr. Nicole, TEDx and keynote speaker, to speak on life transitions, healing, and growth. Email hello@yournextchapter.co with “Speaker Request” to get started.

About Our Guest

Dr. Maiysha Clairborne is a Family Medicine Physician, consultant, TEDx speaker, author, and founder of The Mind Re-Mapping Company. She specializes in helping organizations create inclusive, psychologically safe workplaces through trauma-informed training and leadership development. 

Connect with Dr. Maiysha:

Web: https://mindremappingacademy.com/ 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/DrMaiysha/

About Your Host

Dr. Nicole is a pediatrician, the owner of a successful healthcare consulting company, a riveting keynote and TEDx speaker, and the mom of two beautiful young adult daughters. From the outside, she appeared to have it all. But in 2023 she faced the most difficult challenge of her life- ending a 28-year marriage and navigating heartbreak, deception, and loss. Dr. Nicole is committed to creating a safe space where other women who have experienced a “divine disruption” can heal, recover, and THRIVE!

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