The Clean Record — with Dana Whitaker

Dana Whitaker
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One hard message at a time. The Clean Record is a short podcast for parents who share children with a high-conflict co-parent. Every episode takes one real situation — the 2 a.m. rant, the ambush bill, the swap demand, the message sent through your child — and gives you the calm reply: what to send, word for word, what never to send, and what to do if they escalate. Host Dana Whitaker writes the way she talks here: plain, brief, and on your side of the glass. No therapy, no legal advice, no war stories — just the next message, handled, and a record that stays clean. From Both Homes Press, publisher of Co-Parenting or Parallel Parenting with a Toxic Ex. Free Pre-Send Checklist: danawhitakerbooks.com/free-checklist Voice: AI narration in the voice of Dana Whitaker, produced by Both Homes Press.

Episodes

  1. 17h ago

    The 2 A.M. Rant: What to Do When It Lands

    The middle-of-the-night message barrage: old grievances, new accusations, and one buried logistics item. What to send the next morning, what never to send, and the two small habits that protect your sleep. In this episode: the exact next-morning reply that answers only the buried dentist appointment and leaves the rest unanswered, when no reply at all is the right answer, and the overnight habits — thread muted, phone out of the bedroom, pattern logged — that give you your sleep back. From the book Co-Parenting or Parallel Parenting with a Toxic Ex by Dana Whitaker — all 55 scripts, word for word: https://danawhitakerbooks.com/books/co-parenting-or-parallel-parenting-with-a-toxic-ex/ Free Pre-Send Checklist: https://danawhitakerbooks.com/free-checklist If a message ever threatens harm — to you, your child, or anyone else: US National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-7233 (thehotline.org) · Crisis Text Line: text HOME to 741741 · Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: call or text 988. Free and confidential. This podcast is general information, not legal or therapeutic advice; for custody questions, consult a family attorney in your state. Voice: AI narration in the voice of Dana Whitaker, produced by Both Homes Press.

    The 2 A.M. Rant: What to Do When It Lands

  2. 18h ago

    Why Persuasion Fails: The Letter You Keep Writing

    Why the long, careful, completely correct reply never works on a high-conflict co-parent — and the reply that works instead. The three audiences every message really has, and a new definition of "handled." In this episode: the 33-word reply that handles the Friday pickup message without starting three new arguments, why you should write for the three audiences who actually matter, and how to call a message handled without needing your co-parent to agree. From the book Co-Parenting or Parallel Parenting with a Toxic Ex by Dana Whitaker — all 55 scripts, word for word: https://danawhitakerbooks.com/books/co-parenting-or-parallel-parenting-with-a-toxic-ex/ Free Pre-Send Checklist: https://danawhitakerbooks.com/free-checklist This podcast is general information, not legal or therapeutic advice; for custody questions, consult a family attorney in your state. Voice: AI narration in the voice of Dana Whitaker, produced by Both Homes Press.

    Why Persuasion Fails: The Letter You Keep Writing
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One hard message at a time. The Clean Record is a short podcast for parents who share children with a high-conflict co-parent. Every episode takes one real situation — the 2 a.m. rant, the ambush bill, the swap demand, the message sent through your child — and gives you the calm reply: what to send, word for word, what never to send, and what to do if they escalate. Host Dana Whitaker writes the way she talks here: plain, brief, and on your side of the glass. No therapy, no legal advice, no war stories — just the next message, handled, and a record that stays clean. From Both Homes Press, publisher of Co-Parenting or Parallel Parenting with a Toxic Ex. Free Pre-Send Checklist: danawhitakerbooks.com/free-checklist Voice: AI narration in the voice of Dana Whitaker, produced by Both Homes Press.

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