Divorce can be especially hard on kids, and more professionals are beginning to realize that the way parents handle separation has lasting effects on children. Recognizing this, Trina Nudson created a new kind of co-parenting support that empowers families to do better. With a social work and child advocacy background, Trina saw firsthand how the traditional system often fell short. She designed an accessible, nationwide program that helps parents build more supportive relationships, giving children a better shot at thriving even amid family changes.
In her conversation with Krista on Children First Family Law, Trina shares how her career evolved from foster care to law and eventually to entrepreneurship, focusing on healing family dynamics. Her BeH2O program is a 16-week curriculum designed to help parents co-parent with intention, resilience, and clarity. The program invites both children and parents into the process, encouraging better communication and reducing the need for court involvement.
During their discussion, Trina elaborates more on the following:
- Trina started in social work, moved into law, and eventually created tools to help parents improve co-parenting after divorce.
- ALICE families often fall through the cracks—earning too much for assistance but too little to afford help, leaving them with limited support to co-parent well.
- The Layne Project began in Kansas as a direct response to those gaps, eventually growing into a nonprofit offering family-focused services.
- BeH2O is a 16-week co-parenting program now expanding to 14 states, with plans to reach all 50 in just over two years.
- She aims to protect children’s well-being during divorce, helping parents focus less on conflict and more on their child’s experience.
- Divorced parents can’t rely on their old relationship dynamic. Rebuilding is necessary for a functional co-parenting relationship.
- BeH2O isn’t therapy or casual coaching. It’s a structured, practical curriculum designed to create real behavioral change.
Co-parenting doesn’t have to be filled with strife. BeH2O is one program teaching parents how to reframe their relationship so that their children can flourish.
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