About PATH
Experience, perspective, and lived understanding.
I didn't set out do this work.
When I entered the divorce process, my focus was simple: protect my children, follow the process, and move forward in a way that was fair, calm, and responsible. I assumed that if I stayed grounded, communicated reasonably, and respected the system, things would eventually stabilize.
I was unprepared for what actually unfolded.
I had never heard the term parental alienation. I didn’t understand the dynamics behind it, the way it operates quietly over time, or how deeply it distorts both relationships and decision-making. I assumed that transparency, cooperation, and good faith would lead to resolution — because in healthy conflict, they usually do.
Instead, the situation became more confusing, more hostile, and more destabilizing. Communication broke down. The systems meant to help were slow, inconsistent, and often ill-equipped to recognize what was actually happening. Advice that sounded reasonable on the surface frequently made things worse.
What I eventually learned — at significant personal cost — is that parental alienation is profoundly counterintuitive. The instincts that serve people well in normal conflict often backfire here. Without understanding the dynamics at play, well-intentioned parents can find themselves trapped in cycles of confusion, self-doubt, and reactive decision-making.
PATH exists because of that gap — between lived reality and institutional response — and the unnecessary harm that gap creates.
I don’t offer advice from theory or ideology
Everything I offer through PATH is grounded in lived experience and hard-earned perspective.
Over time, I’ve learned what actually helps — and just as importantly, what causes additional harm — when navigating parental alienation and high-conflict custody situations.
I understand how disorienting this experience can be, how quickly instincts become unreliable, and how isolating it feels when the usual sources of support don’t know how to respond.
My role is not to tell you what to do. It’s to help you slow down, see the situation clearly, and make deliberate decisions that protect both your stability and your relationship with your children.
I am not a therapist, attorney, or crisis responder.
I don’t diagnose, offer legal advice, or promise outcomes.
What I do offer is steady, experience-based guidance — grounded in lived understanding — to help fathers slow down, regain clarity, and make decisions that reduce harm rather than escalate it.
Why PATH exists
PATH exists to reduce unnecessary harm — to fathers, to children, and to families caught in dynamics they don’t yet understand.
It’s a place to slow things down, regain clarity, and make deliberate choices in a situation that often pushes people toward reaction instead of reflection.
If this perspective resonates, the next step is simply a conversation.