What does healthy co-parenting actually look like?
In this powerful episode of the Father's Making Progress Podcast, host Terron Edwards sits down with the 2025 and 2026 FMP Co-Parents of the Year to discuss the challenges, heartbreak, forgiveness, communication, and intentionality required to successfully raise children together after a relationship ends.
Featuring:
- Tim Cole & Ashley Crawford (2025 Co-Parents of the Year)
- Antoine Carter & Alexis Outlaw (2026 Co-Parents of the Year)
These parents share their real-life journeys navigating separation, rebuilding trust, raising children collaboratively, handling new relationships, supporting their children's mental health, and putting their children's needs above personal conflict.
This episode is packed with practical wisdom for parents, co-parents, educators, counselors, and anyone committed to building stronger families.
Sponsored by Community Care, 2026 FMP Awards Partner of the Year.
00:46 – Community Care Sponsorship & FMP Awards Announcement
01:11 – Meet the Guests
02:02 – Tim Cole's Introduction
03:11 – Ashley Crawford's Introduction
03:48 – Alexis Outlaw's Story
04:58 – Antoine Carter's Story
06:38 – Why Co-Parenting Matters
08:34 – How Tim & Ashley Became Co-Parents of the Year
09:17 – The #1 Key to Successful Co-Parenting: Forgiveness
10:18 – Rebuilding Trust After Separation
11:13 – Why Trust Often Breaks Down
13:19 – Antoine & Alexis Share Their Story
14:00 – Separating Relationship Problems from Parenting
15:15 – Raising a Teenager Together
17:08 – "We Will Always Be Family"
18:33 – Heartbreak, Friendship & Co-Parenting
19:39 – Mourning the End of a Relationship
20:10 – Is Divorce a Death or a Transition?
22:10 – Why Society Normalizes Conflict
23:42 – Becoming Examples Through the Better Together Documentary
25:05 – "It's Safer to Hate"
27:10 – Receiving the Co-Parent of the Year Award
29:43 – Antoine Opens Up About His Father
31:45 – The Importance of Showing Up
33:44 – Giving Flowers to Good Fathers
35:09 – Never Blocking a Child's Love
36:30 – The Turning Point
37:54 – The Letter Exercise That Changed Everything
39:37 – Rebuilding Trust Through Small Wins
40:31 – The "North Star" Philosophy
43:44 – Supporting Children's Mental Health
45:17 – Facts or Cap: Do Moms Have More Rights Than Dads?
46:12 – Facts or Cap: New Relationships Ruin Co-Parenting
49:28 – Modeling Healthy Relationships for Children
53:33 – Final Reflections
54:24 – Why Co-Parenting Matters
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