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    Surviving Divorce and Single Parenthood (Part 1 of 2)

    Mar 15 2022
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    Surviving Divorce and Single Parenthood (Part 1 of 2)

    Date: Mar 15, 2022

    Guests: ​Susan Birdseye

    Susan Birdseye shares her dramatic story of learning about her husband’s affair after 17 years of an apparently happy marriage. She describes the devastating effects of her husband’s decisions on her family and her struggles navigating her eventual separation and divorce. Susan also shares some of the challenges she is facing now as a single parent. (Part 1 of 2)

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