About

Deesha Philyaw and Michael Thomas are the co-founders of Co-Parenting101.org and the co-authors of Co-Parenting 101: Helping Your Kids Thrive in Two Households After Divorce (New Harbinger Publications), which been hailed as "an extraordinary book and required reading for separated and divorced parents, as well as mental health practitioners." Divorced in 2006, Deesha and Michael are former spouses and the co-parents of two daughters. Since 2008, they have provided support, advice, and encouragement to thousands of site visitors and social media followers who are parenting children together after a break-up.  They are also two of the co-hosts of “Co-Parenting Matters,” an online radio show on Blog Talk Radio.  Deesha and Michael offer presentations on a variety of co-parenting-related topics, as featured speakers or in interactive workshops.  They live in Pittsburgh.