Divorce is more than a legal process — it’s an upheaval that can leave deep emotional, financial, and relational wounds. For children, it is considered an Adverse Childhood Experience. For women, the reality is stark: 44% experience divorce-induced poverty, often facing challenges that can take decades to overcome. The Sparrow Collective is a team of Divorce Care professionals dedicated to disrupting the status quo for women and children navigating divorce and changing the narrative to one of unlimited possibilities.
Susan Tripi, Founder of the Sparrow Collective brings 25 years of nonprofit management, executive + church leadership, and organizational development to the team. Her passion is to advance the position, equity, and opportunity for women. As a divorcee, Susan understands the challenges and opportunities women encounter during this critical period. Susan Tripi
Women’s Rights & Gender Equity Consultant | CDC Certified Divorce Coach® | CDC Certified Transition and Recovery Coach® | Somatic Embodiment Coach | Licensed Realtor® (MA).
Email: SusanTripiCoaching [at] gmail.com (SusanTripiCoaching[at]gmail[dot]com)
With over three decades of experience guiding women through life’s hardest pivots, Susan is devoted to advancing advocacy, equity, and opportunity for women in personal and professional spheres. Susan calls out the systems, structures, and patriarchal bullsh*t (lens) that perpetuates gender bias and the sidelining of women, clearing a way for women to take up space. Her work blends spiritual wisdom with practical strategy, helping women shed outdated narratives and step boldly into lives aligned with their values. Whether she’s leading retreats, designing holistic housing communities, or coaching women through life transitions, Susan offers grounded presence, deep insight, and unwavering belief in each woman’s capacity to heal, rise, build again, and thrive.
Susan is the visionary Founder of The Sparrow Collective - a faith-based nonprofit committed to disrupting the status quo and redefining the outcome for women navigating the impact of divorce, from one of divorce-induced poverty to skies-the-limit possibilities.
As a consultant, Susan exposes gender bias while addressing socially constructed gender-based barriers, faith-based ideologies, and patriarchal models of power and patterns that perpetuate gender bias, clearing a way for women to rise and take up space.
As a coach, Susan guides women through life transitions by creating space for them to find their way while defining a new life that is heart-centered. Susan inspires her clients to view unexpected curveballs as opportunities to shift into deeper alignment with their purpose and values. This approach opens space to shed the labels, deconstruct internalized belief systems, own their voice, and step into their power in order to create a life that is in alignment with their dreams, goals, and passion.
As a realtor with The Prosperity Group at eXp Realty, Susan educates women on how to leverage a diverse wealth generating portfolio to achieve financial freedom through real estate as a means to fuel their dreams, passions, and philanthropy.
She is joined by Maria Natapov, Board Vice Chair
Co-Parenting & Stepparenting Expert | Trusted Advisor to Divorce Professionals
Email: Maria [at] synergisticstepparenting.com (Maria[at]synergisticstepparenting[dot]com)
Maria Natapov is a leading voice in transforming how families navigate divorce, co-parenting, and blended family life. As Vice Chair of the Governing Board of Directors for The Sparrow Collective - a nonprofit dedicated to supporting women and children impacted by divorce during their most vulnerable transitions - she brings both professional expertise and lived experience to her mission.
A child of divorce, domestic abuse survivor, and adoptive mom, Maria understands firsthand the pain points of conflict and the power of intentional healing. Through her BeH2O®-informed coaching, she blends mindset transformation, energy work, and practical conflict-resolution systems to help parents and stepparents move from chaos to harmony.
Her caring yet practical approach empowers caregivers to self-regulate, align with their values, and create the stability children need to thrive. Maria partners with attorneys, mediators, financial advisors, and parenting professionals to provide wraparound support for families, ensuring parents not only get through divorce - but grow through it. Maria has supported countless families through her private coaching, group facilitation, and her podcast, Synergistic Stepparenting. To explore working with her, visit
www.SynergisticStepparenting.com.
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Rita Morris, M.Ed., LMHC, Certified Co-Parent Coach & Mediator
Founder of The CoParents Path
Email: Rita [at] thecoparentspath.com (Rita[at]thecoparentspath[dot]com)
Rita Morris is a seasoned therapist, certified coach, and co-parenting expert with over 20 years of experience supporting families through the complexities of divorce and shared parenting. She holds a Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Counseling, is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), and is a Certified Co-Parent Coach and trained Mediator.
As the founder of The CoParents Path, Rita blends clinical expertise with compassionate coaching to help separated and divorced parents reduce conflict, communicate effectively, and prioritize their children’s well-being. Her practice is rooted in the belief that even in the aftermath of a difficult breakup, parents can learn to co-parent with clarity, confidence, and care.
Rita’s work is informed not only by her extensive professional training but also by her personal story. Growing up in a high-conflict home where her parents “stayed together for the kids,” she deeply understands the emotional toll that unresolved parental conflict can have on a child. Today, she channels that experience into empowering other families to forge a better path—one where children feel secure, supported, and at peace in both homes.
Rita offers one-on-one coaching, group programs, online courses, and resources that address communication, conflict resolution, parenting plans, mindset, and healing. She is also the creator of several digital tools and educational products designed to make co-parenting smoother and more child-focused.
Whether she’s helping a family avoid another trip to court, guiding a parent through the grief of divorce, or teaching new ways to navigate multi-household family dynamics, Rita shows up with warmth, wisdom, and an unwavering commitment to protecting kids through the power of better parenting partnerships.