Your Parenting Time Does Not Define Your Worth as a Parent with Lisa McGregor on The Divorce & Beyond Podcast #291

This week Susan Guthrie, Esq., invites Lisa McGregor back to the show! In this episode, Lisa shares lessons from her personal journey to becoming the best parent that she can be and why it has nothing to do with how much time she has with her child.  There is so much we can all learn from this episode!

Lisa McGregor is Co-Parenting Coach who is helping women embrace their new role of part-time parenting. Shared parenting can come with a mixture of emotions, including the fear of being eliminated from your child’s life. Together, Susan and Lisa discuss how parenting time does not quantify your value as a parent. Lisa offers some insightful advice about creating awareness about part-time parenting and shifting your mindset in how you externalize and internalize your worthiness, value, and your child’s time with you. Embraced, celebrated, and experienced differently. 

Topics and Golden Nuggets include

• Your perception of the time you have with your child does not equate to your value as a parent
• Mindset shifts to help you focus on quality over quantity 
• Giving yourself permission to feel your emotions helps you to move through them faster
• Tips for parents to make the most of the time with their child, as well as, how to utilize your time alone to heal

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About this week's special guest:  Lisa McGregor

Lisa McGregor is Co-Parenting Coach who is helping women to embrace their new role of part-time parenting. For nearly two decades, Lisa has motivated women to help them improve their lives by learning to love their bodies through diet and exercise. The first 17 years of her career were spent in the fitness industry. Still, after going through a divorce in 2017 and struggling to accept this unplanned chapter of part-time parenting, she felt called to show how she could embrace this journey and began to see this adjustment as a gift.  Lisa quickly garnered a community of women who resonated and were ready to use their own co-parenting journey as a catalyst to a richer life. Lisa empowers Moms to leverage their time away to turn less into more. Lisa has shared her story on several podcasts & across multiple social media platforms and helps women put it all into action as a Life & Hypno Breath Work Coach. 

Lisa’s website: https://theunplannedchapter.com/

Lisa on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theunplannedchapter 

Lisa on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theunplannedchapter

The Unplanned Chapter Blog: https://medium.com/@theunplannedchapter The Unplanned Chapter Private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theunplannedchapter/

Mentioned in this episode:

It’s All About #GettingtheGift with Lisa McGregor 

Parenting Plans Aren't for Parents: How to Create a Plan that Works For Your Kids with Top Parenting Expert, Christina McGhee

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