The Hardcore Therapist 157.5- Your Parents Got Divorced. Who Helped the Teenager Grieve?

Send us Fan Mail When parents divorce, teenagers are often expected to understand, adjust, and move forward—but who actually helps them grieve? In this episode of The Hardcore Therapist, I explore what divorce can look like from a teenager’s perspective, including loyalty binds, parentification, interparental conflict, changing family roles, and the pressure to appear “fine.” I also break down what research tells us about resilience and the protective factors that actually help teens adjust. We’ll talk about how parents can keep adult problems with adults, allow teens to love both parents, create predictability, make room for complicated emotions, and repair when they get it wrong. Divorce does not determine a teenager’s future. What happens around the divorce—and what happens next—matters. Support the show