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Navigating High Conflict Divorce: You Don't Have to DO This Alone

  • Writer: MM
    MM
  • Jan 17
  • 3 min read

Divorce is hard. High-conflict divorce is something else entirely. What starts as a separation can quickly turn into a campaign—emails, motions, accusations, and constant fear about what will happen next with your kids, your money, and your sanity. You may recognize yourself somewhere on the post-separation abuse wheel: financial pressure, legal games, harassment, isolation, or coercive control.


If this is your reality, you are not "too sensitive", overreacting, and you are not imagining it. You are in a high-conflict situation, and your nervous system is doing everything it can to survive. Mind Monarch exists specifically to support people in this position.


What High-Conflict Divorce Really Looks Like


High-conflict divorce is not just "we disagree a lot." or cannot communicate. It often sounds like:

  • "Every time I open my email, there is another attack."

  • "They use the kids, money, or court to keep control."

  • "No matter what I do, they turn it against me."


You may be dealing:

  • Ongoing custody battles and threats of court.

  • Smear campaigns to family, friends, or professionals.

  • Financial abuse, stonewalling, or withholding support.

  • Harassment, stalking, or constant monitoring.


This is post-separation abuse that can last years and leave you in shambles. And you deserve support that understands that reality, not advice that assumes a reasonable, cooperative ex-partner.


How Coaching Helps


Mind Monarch coaching is not generic "divorce mindset work." It is practical, trauma-informed support, focused in calm over chaos, and strategy over reactivity.


Together we work on:

  • Clear, low-contact communication - Drafting or refining messages, choosing what needs a response, and learning how to stop feeding conflict.

  • Boundaries and safety planning - Emotional, digital, and logistical boundaries that protect your time, energy, and kids without escalating more than necessary.

  • Documentation and preparation - Organizing what you are already living through so you feel less scattered and more ready for court, professionals, or mediation.

  • Nervous system regulation - Simple tools you can use before hearings, exchanges, or difficult emails so you can think clearly instead of operating in survival mode.

  • Future-focused decision-making - Shifting from "How do I win this moment?" to "What keeps me and my kids safest and most stable in the long run?"


The goal is not fix your ex or their enablers. The goal is to help you feel steadier, safer, and more strategic while evolving in parenthood.


What Working Together Can Feel Like


Clients often come in saying:

  • "I'm exhausted and always on edge."

  • "I don't trust myself to know what's reasonable anymore."

  • "I'm terrified of making the wrong move and it hurting my kids."


Through coaching, they begin to say things like:

  • "I still hate the situation, but I'm not spinning 24/7."

  • " I know how to respond —or not respond —without regretting it later."

  • "I feel more anchored, even when they're still acting the same."


You are still in a challenging situation. But you are no longer in it alone, and you are no longer operating without a map.


If This Sounds Like You, Here's the Next Step


If your divorce or custody case feels adversarial, unsafe, or unending, high-conflict support is not a luxury —it is a lifeline.


Mind Monarch offers 1:1 coaching for parents and partners dealing with post-separation abuse, coercive control, and high-conflict divorce. Together, we focus on helping you:

  • Think clearly under pressure.

  • Protect your child as much as possible.

  • Step out of the cycles of harm you did not choose —but are now forced to navigate.


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Ready for calmer, more strategic, aligned support so you can move through high-conflict with more ease, clarity, and lightness? Book a free 20-minute consultation to talk through what you're facing and explore next steps together.




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