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Solid Ground

Parallel parenting for high-conflict co-parents.

How you respond to conflict teaches your kids how to handle theirs.

Solid Ground is a private membership and coaching community for parents practicing parallel parenting through high-conflict co-parenting, founded by Michelle Mitchell, J.D., a high-conflict co-parenting expert, California litigator, Certified New Ways for Families® Instructor, Certified High Conflict Diversion Program™ Coach, and an AFCC-trained Parent Coordinator.

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Coach Michelle Mitchell, high-conflict co-parenting coach
J.D., California litigator. Certified New Ways for Families® Instructor. Certified High Conflict Diversion Program™ Coach. AFCC-trained Parent Coordinator. Trained in Somatic Experiencing®.
Who this is for

For the parent who is done being pulled into it.

You did not get here because you failed at co-parenting. You got here because the usual advice assumes two reasonable people, and that is not your situation. Solid Ground is built for the parent who is ready to stop reacting, step out of the conflict, and keep their kids out of the middle of it. Not pro-mom. Not pro-dad. Pro-kid.

A calm ocean horizon, representing nervous-system regulation
The method

Regulate first. Then respond.

The work starts in your nervous system, not in the message thread. Inside The Regulation Room™ you learn to settle before you respond, so the next hard message does not run the day. From there: disengaging without disappearing from your kids, court-aware communication, and rebuilding steady connection through ROOTS™.

What is inside

The rooms, the people, and the method.

Groundwork
  • The Regulation Room™
  • When They...
  • SAFE™ Workshop
  • ROOTS™ Practice
Community
  • The Couch
  • Stepparent Lounge
  • Just Separated
  • Long-Haul
  • Quiet Wins
  • Court Stories
Live & Resources
  • Coffee with the Coach™
  • The Library
  • Resource Directory
  • Replays
  • FAQ
Member Benefits
  • Discounts on group coaching
  • Discounts on ghostwriting
  • Discounts on 1:1 & the Skills Intensive™
  • Founding pricing, locked for life
Founding members

The first 100 set the tone.

The first 100 people to join lock in everything below for as long as they stay. This is not an introductory month. It is the rate you keep. After 100, the membership stays open at standard pricing. Either way, you are welcome here.

Community
$19 /mo founding
Regular $29/mo after the first 100. Annual: 3 months free, every year, for life.
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Practice
$39 /mo founding
Everything in Community, plus the Library, coached workshops, and live access. Regular $59/mo after the first 100.
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About Michelle

Why her.

Michelle Mitchell, J.D., is a California litigator and a high-conflict co-parenting expert. She is a Certified New Ways for Families® Instructor, a Certified High Conflict Diversion Program™ Coach, an AFCC-trained Parent Coordinator, and is trained in Somatic Experiencing®. She coaches one parent at a time: the one trying to step out of the conflict.

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A typewriter, representing SAFE court-ready co-parenting messages
Questions

Straight answers.

What is parallel parenting?
A low-contact, disengaged way of raising children after separation, used when ongoing cooperation is not safe or possible. Each parent operates independently to reduce conflict, while staying fully present for the children.
How is this different from regular co-parenting support?
It is built for high-conflict situations specifically, where standard co-parenting advice assumes two cooperative people and falls apart. The focus is regulation, disengagement, court-aware communication, and protecting the kids from the conflict.
Is this legal advice?
No. Solid Ground is coaching and community. It is not legal representation or therapy, and it does not create an attorney-client or therapist-patient relationship. Coaching is not a substitute for legal counsel.
Can I stay anonymous?
Yes. You can participate under an avatar or alias, or use a first name and state. You choose your level of privacy.