Coverage, awards, partnerships, and the conversations shaping a calmer path for co-parents and the kids in the middle.
BeAligned founder Trina Nudson is part of the latest LaunchKC Social Venture Studios cohort -- a community of mission-driven founders building ventures that move social outcomes, not just markets.
“This is a different type of founder.”
TKC Group's founder commentary on the 2026 LaunchKC Social Venture Studios cohort -- why this round of social-outcome founders matters, what Trina's BeAligned build means inside that lineup, and where the work points next.
Trina Nudson presents at the 63rd Annual AFCC Conference, May 27-30 in Seattle, Washington. This interactive workshop explores practical ways to bring the child's voice into mediation while protecting their well-being. Participants will learn developmentally appropriate methods for meeting with children, conducting follow-up feedback sessions with parents, and guiding parents to step into their child's perspective. Through case examples and discussion, the workshop will highlight how child-inclusive practices can reduce conflict, foster empathy, and support more sustainable agreements -- ensuring children are heard without being placed in the middle. The session will also explore how reflective, child-centered systems such as BeAligned can complement child-inclusive mediation practices by helping parents slow reactivity, engage in perspective-taking, and make more aligned decisions before conflict escalates.
BeAligned received a funding award through the Social Justice Institute, supporting research collaboration with Karey L. O'Hara, Ph.D. (Arizona State University) on AI-assisted reflection for parents in conflict.
Startland News featured BeAligned and founder Trina Nudson as part of the latest cohort selected for Digital Sandbox KC funding -- recognizing the platform's mission to help parents and professionals pause before reacting, reconnect to what matters, and make more aligned decisions in moments of conflict impacting children. The article highlighted BeAligned's roots in more than 25 years of frontline experience working with families and complex systems, as well as the role the funding will play in strengthening user experience and advancing the collaborative, child-centered model.
BeAligned is collaborating with Dr. Karey L. O'Hara at Arizona State University on research that pairs structured reflection with measurable outcomes for children of co-parenting families. The work will inform both the platform and the wider field.
BeAligned founder Trina Nudson joined the Divorce & Beyond podcast with Susan Guthrie for a conversation about high-conflict co-parenting, child-centered decision-making, and the systems families navigate during separation. The episode explored how BeAligned is designed to help parents slow reactivity, step into their child's perspective, and make more thoughtful decisions before conflict escalates -- bridging lived experience, behavioral insight, and practical tools that support healthier outcomes for children and families.
Startland News featured BeAligned founder Trina Nudson following the company's participation in Pure Pitch Rally 4 -- highlighting BeAligned as a mission-driven venture reimagining how families and professionals navigate conflict before it escalates. The coverage spotlighted BeAligned's growing momentum at the intersection of technology, systems change, and child-centered decision-making, as well as Trina's vision for helping parents step out of reactivity and into more aligned, sustainable choices for the children caught in the middle.
BeAligned is built on the BeH2O coaching methodology -- 25 years of practice in family-court adjacent work, codified into a framework trusted by courts, professionals, and families nationwide. The reflections you do here are not built from scratch; they are scaffolded on a body of work that has already supported thousands of parents.
We are happy to provide background, demos, and on-the-record conversation. The story we care about is what changes for the kids when one parent has structured support.