Parents Navigating the Teen Years
91 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago -Hosted by Ed Gerety, Top Motivational Speaker/Author, CSP ~ An authentic conversation about the toughest issues facing teenagers today and what we can do as parents to help them navigate these challenging waters. Featuring award-winning educators, authors, and special guests that provide expert advice, real solutions, and inspiration so together we can help our teens succeed in school and in life.
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87: Becoming Tech-Intentional: Helping Families Navigate the Screen Years
April 22, 2024 10:00 - 26 minutes - 31.4 MBA former middle school English teacher and parent of two, Emily Cherkin, MEd., The Screentime Consultant, witnessed the simultaneous rise of technology use for school, and smartphone and social media use for kids. Today, Emily consults with parents, offers school presentations and professional development training, and writes about parenting and screentime to bring her tech-intentional approach to as many people as possible. Emily’s work has been featured in The New York Times, NPR, The Toda...
86: Raising Mentally Healthy Teenagers in Today's Busy Social Media World
April 08, 2024 11:00 - 24 minutes - 26.3 MBMany mental health therapists are seeing an increase in anxiety, depression, procrastination, panic and self harm in teens. Today, we will talk about ways parents can help their teenagers live happier and healthier lives regarding social media, screen time and why it is important to monitor the amount of time your child is spending on their device. Denise Schonwald, LMHC, is a licensed mental health counselor, mental intuitive, and public speaker specializing in holistic well-being. With ...
85: Social Media – A Child Predator’s Playground
March 25, 2024 10:00 - 26 minutes - 28.4 MBThe dangers that exist in the world of social media today and how predators use it to put your child at risk. Lt. Kinsman has been in law enforcement for 24 years and the last 20 of those years at the Portsmouth Police Department. In 2020, Lt. Kinsman accepted an offer in the Investigations Division as the Commander of the NH Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. NH ICAC is one of 61 total ICAC Task Forces across the country and is responsible for a complex approach to investigating...
84: Kids Challenges - Does Inherited Ancestral Trauma Play a Part?
March 11, 2024 13:00 - 20 minutes - 23.3 MBJack Blackwell is a leader in the field of family constellation work. He has 15 years of experience leading lineage and family healing events and training facilitators. As the founder of Healing Family Trauma, Jack offers resources and guidance to those seeking healing and resolution in their lives. His work emphasizes the role of ancestry and generational patterns in shaping our lives, and how these patterns can be addressed and transformed through family constellation work. Through his fac...
84: Kids Challenges: Does Inherited Ancestral Trauma Play a Part?
March 11, 2024 13:00 - 20 minutes - 23.3 MBJack Blackwell is a leader in the field of family constellation work. He has 15 years of experience leading lineage and family healing events and training facilitators. As the founder of Healing Family Trauma, Jack offers resources and guidance to those seeking healing and resolution in their lives. His work emphasizes the role of ancestry and generational patterns in shaping our lives, and how these patterns can be addressed and transformed through family constellation work. Through his fac...
83: How to Uncover Family Stories and Bridge Generations
February 26, 2024 11:00 - 29 minutes - 37.6 MBElizabeth Keating is a professor of anthropology at the University of Texas at Austin who specializes in culture and communication. She recently published her third book, which reached #1 on Amazon’s Movers & Shakers in Books in the first week of publication, and was #1 in cultural anthropology the week after. The book, The Essential Questions: Interview Your Family to Uncover Stories and Bridge Generations, takes an anthropological approach to finding out about your own family history, and ...
82: Why Should We Motivate Teenagers to Eat Clean?
February 12, 2024 11:00 - 22 minutes - 25.5 MBTeenage years can be difficult transitional years. Most people, including teenagers themselves, have little to no idea how much worse processed foods can make those years. As teenagers prepare to leave high school and join the complicated world of adulthood, it is tragic to think that they are doing so with the consequences of processed foods. Surprising consequences can include depression, anxiety, irritability, fatigue, disrupted sleep, racing thoughts, brain fog, weight gain, eating disor...
81: Why Prioritizing Support Over Discipline Helps Teens Thrive
January 29, 2024 11:00 - 19 minutes - 21.9 MBWhen our teens engage in challenging behavior, it often triggers negative feelings inside of parents and ignites fears for the future. That fear can lead us to increase our discipline which can lead to heightened conflict. When we learn to see our teen’s behavior through a new lens - as an opportunity to identify skills that need to be developed, it can help parents focus on support rather than discipline. That change in perspective and change in our approach helps our teens feel understood ...
80: How Chemicals in Consumer Products May Cause Health Issues in Teens
January 15, 2024 15:00 - 22 minutes - 22.5 MBTherese & “Tee” Forton-Barnes, is a Household Toxins Health Specialist and Coach and owner of The Green Living Gurus and Tee’s Organics. Tee grew up in a very healthy home in the 60’s and 70’s, went to college to open a health food store, and has been helping people for over 40 years keep toxicants out of their homes. Tee is an entrepreneur, activist, podcast host, and educator. She spreads awareness of chemicals in everyday products that could cause many autoimmune illnesses, cancer, and ...
79: Raising Other People's Children
January 02, 2024 11:00 - 23 minutes - 23.2 MBDebbie Ausburn is a social worker turned lawyer who has worked with youth-serving organizations for more than 40 years. She has served as a camp counselor, juvenile court probation officer, group home parent, criminal prosecutor of crimes against children and litigation attorney advising youth-serving organizations throughout the United States. Her most important challenges, however, have been parenting foster children and stepchildren. She has never had biological children, but she has coll...
78: Understanding and Supporting Teens in the Performing Arts
December 18, 2023 11:00 - 28 minutes - 34.5 MBDo you have a teenager involved in the Performing Arts? How do you help them manage the fears that arise including perfectionism, fear of shining, vulnerability, motivation, failure and limiting beliefs? My guest today is Dr. Alaina Johnson, a psychologist with over 20 years of clinical experience. As a mom raising three offspring who are passionate about the creative arts, she recognized the lack of resources on how to understand and support teens and tweens with similar interests. This l...
77: Parents of Teens: How to Let Go and Encourage Them to Fly
December 04, 2023 11:00 - 27 minutes - 63.9 MBRachel Marie Martin believes in the power of the human spirit to overcome, to thrive and to find deep joy and because of that she pours out her heart via these platforms: she is the writer behind the site FindingJoy.net and author of both Mom Enough and The Brave Art of Motherhood and a founding partner in Audience Industries – a company designed to train and equip entrepreneurs in their ventures. Her articles have been translated into over 25 languages, her site reaches millions of visitors...
76: How to Help Your Teen Have a Successful Transition to College
November 20, 2023 11:00 - 25 minutes - 30.6 MBDale Troy is a College Success Coach and Certified Health Coach, who helps students transition successfully from high school to college. Dale's experience in helping college students started with her own three daughters. All three of her daughters graduated from Yale College, and she is a graduate of Yale College and Yale Law School. Dale's College Success Formula program provides students with strategies that reduce their daily stress and enable them to thrive. Are you and your teen spend...
75: Unbreakable Rules for Academic Success in High School
November 06, 2023 10:00 - 21 minutes - 24.9 MBShahar Link is the CEO and founder of Mindspire Tutoring and Test Prep, which has tutored thousands of students across the country for over a decade in the SAT, ACT, and every other academic subject. Shahar has been teaching in high schools and tutoring standardized tests for over 25 years. He earned a master’s degree in history from Stanford University, writing his thesis on the history of IQ testing. Ever since he has been determined to help students succeed on standardized tests and in hi...
74: Teenagers: In the Social Trenches with our Future
October 23, 2023 10:00 - 19 minutes - 22.8 MBA graduate of Harrison High School in Harrison, NY and Northwestern University, Jon Varlamos received his Master’s degree in teaching from Fordham University. He began his teaching and coaching career at West Hempstead and Locust Valley High Schools before moving to Walt Whitman High School as an Assistant Principal, where he’s spent the last 19 years. Jon discusses the mindset and behaviors of teenagers in today’s schools with specific focus on being present, coping, interacting and socia...
73: Understanding and Addressing Teen Mental Health
October 09, 2023 10:00 - 20 minutes - 23.3 MBBetter understand how to navigate teen mental health issues in our latest episode, featuring Robin Glenn, chief strategy and business development officer with 7 Mindsets. She’ll help demystify typical teen behavior from red flags, provide tips for creating supportive environments at home and school, and share methods for fostering open communication on sensitive issues. Robin Glenn is an accomplished therapist with over 25 years of experience in working with at-risk teens and their famili...
72: Helping Your Teen Deal with Grief, Loss, & Trauma
September 25, 2023 08:00 - 29 minutes - 33.1 MBEdy Nathan’s private practice focuses on grief, trauma, loss and sex. Tough conversations people don’t like to have yet cause obstacles in creating a life worth living. Edy earned her master’s degrees from New York University and Fordham University in New York City. Edy is a Psychology Today blogger, international speaker, and workshop innovator. She is the author of “It’s Grief: The Dance of Self-Discovery through Trauma and Loss.” Key Takeaways Grief is not just something your teen get...
71: Smoothing out the Middle School Roller Coaster of Ecstatic Doom
September 11, 2023 17:41 - 43 minutes - 49.1 MBDavid Samore hails from Sioux City, Iowa, fourth of five sons to immigrant parents. After serving 18 years as the principal of a leading middle school in Palm Beach County, Florida, he served as the SDPBC Principal of Global Leadership and Innovation. Dr. Samore has been a teacher and administrator at elementary, middle and high schools for over 35 years. He speaks five languages and earned the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma in Britain. A major thrust of Samore’s work has been t...
70: Helping Your Teen Transition into the New School Year
August 28, 2023 10:00 - 14 minutes - 16.7 MBStacey Clarke has been an educator for more than 2 decades. She pursued a career in broadcast journalism in college, then had the chance to be a substitute teacher while building her career. Stacey realized that she had a passion for teaching and wanted to help students experience the very best in education, so she changed careers. Stacey is the Assistant Director for a Charter School, grades 6-12, and she is also a parent of two teens. Key Takeaways It can be a big challenge for teens to...
69: Are You Proud of the Person on Your Pillow?
August 14, 2023 10:00 - 24 minutes - 30 MBPatty Hendrickson (La Crosse, WI) is a booked and busy, high-energy and highly interactive speaker sharing with both student leaders and professionals. Since 1992 she’s spoken to more than a million people. With a Masters of Business Administration, she’s an award-winning association leader; author; and Certified Speaking Professional – a prestigious designation earned by less than 1000 people in the world. Most importantly, she’s a mom with two kids and an entrepreneur with a successful bus...
68: The Complicated Relationship Between Teens & Social Media
July 31, 2023 11:00 - 22 minutes - 30.1 MBBrooke Romney is a writer, speaker and leader of an online community who helps moms of teens and tweens create meaningful, healthy and enjoyable relationships with their children through practical application, education and community. Her goal is for every family to feel confident and connected. The mother of four boys ages tween to adult, Brooke knows parenting perfection isn’t real and takes an honest and hopeful approach with her audience. Her best-selling book “52 Modern Manners for Toda...
67: Recognizing Eating Disorders in Children & Teens
July 17, 2023 17:02 - 25 minutes - 30.3 MBDr. Edward Phillips, an Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School and Juna Grata, coauthors of a new book, FOOD, WE NEED TO TALK: The Science-Based, Humor-Laced Last Word on Eating, Diet and Making Peace with Your Body (on-sale July 11, 2023 from St. Martin’s Press). They also host the popular podcast of the same name, Food, We Need To Talk. Juna Gjata graduated from Harvard in 2017, with degrees in cognitive neuroscience and a minor in music. She is a concert pianist and composer, and c...
66: Navigating the Risky Business of Teen “Partying”
July 03, 2023 10:00 - 25 minutes - 27 MBJill Grimes, MD, is a board-certified family physician who specializes in college health. She is a nationally recognized medical media expert & author of award-winning book, “The ULTIMATE College Student Health Handbook: Your Guide for Everything from Hangovers to Homesickness”. Teen & college age partying is NOT what parents remember! Beer (with perhaps, worst case, beer bongs) have given way to successive vodka shots and intentional “blackout” drinking, and the mellow “Cheech N Chong” jo...
65: Thin Places: Helping Your Teen Create a Space for Grace in their Life
June 19, 2023 11:00 - 32 minutes - 35.6 MBDrawing on her Irish-Celtic heritage, Julianne Stanz helps us explore the Celtic idea of the “thin places” and how to help children create spaces for grace in their lives. While thin places have always been associated with specific ancient locations, it is clear that we have entered a thin space today, time of spiritual displacement. This spiritual displacement finds its voice in communal expressions of pain such as protesting and social media trends, and in rioting and civil unrest. If we ...
64: Unique Challenges of Raising Kids with Neurological Differences
June 05, 2023 16:59 - 32 minutes - 40.3 MBHumorist and motivational Comedian Kevin Wanzer is from Indianapolis, Indiana, where he began his speaking career in 10th grade. As a teenager, he addressed the United Nations and was appointed to the White House Conference for a Drug Free America. To this day, Kevin is still one of the youngest presidential appointees in American history. Kevin also served on the staff of The David Letterman Show. Kevin uses humor to focus on the importance of leading through kindness and looking out for th...
63: The Power of the Adolescent Brain
May 19, 2023 18:55 - 25 minutes - 32 MBDr. Armstrong explains what makes the adolescent so amazingly powerful and talks about how we can tap its wonders in the middle school and high school level with simple interventions such as bringing emotion into learning, providing students with physical movement as they learn, incorporating real life experiences like internships and apprenticeships, and helping students understand how their brains work. Thomas Armstrong, Ph.D. is the author of 20 books including his latest, a novel calle...
62: Partnering with Your Teen’s Principal & Administration
May 08, 2023 15:12 - 22 minutes - 24.7 MBMy guest today is Steve Beals, Principal of Alvirne High School in Hudson, NH. Steve is in his 24th year as a principal and 35th year in education. In this episode, we talk about how to help your teen navigate the waters of school and the importance of partnering with their principal. Key Takeaways There are more challenges today for students than ever before. There’s no question that social media and technology plays a key role in that. Many students are still facing learning issues post...
61: How to Deal with Burn-out and Overwhelm as a Parent
April 24, 2023 18:44 - 27 minutes - 30 MBSheryl Ziegler, Psy.D. is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and a Play Therapist in private practice. She is the author of Mommy Burnout: How to Reclaim Your Life and Raise Healthier Children in the Process. In this important episode, we talk about what keeps parents up at night when it comes to feeling over-whelmed and burned out while raising teens. Key Takeaways New research indicates that the biggest concern parents have today is about their teen’s mental health. The adolescent brai...
60: How to Build Executive Functioning Skills in Teens
April 10, 2023 11:00 - 24 minutes - 30 MBDr. Norrine Russell uses an innovative method of coaching for complex students including those who have ADHD, Autism, Anxiety; and those who have learning differences. Dr. Russell has a Ph.D. from Bowling Green State University, with a focus on psychology and education. Dr. Russell’s passion for providing support to frustrated teens and weary parents is fueled not only by her professional training and expertise but also by her own experience of raising two complex children. Key Takeaways ...
59: Does Your Teen Need a Digital Detox?
March 27, 2023 10:00 - 17 minutes - 21.3 MBMichael Jacobus has been working with teens for over 35 years as a summer camp director. In 2018 he founded Reset Summer Camp to address the needs of kids who found themselves escaping into digital media and gaming in order to avoid the real-world. His program will expand into Canada this summer and has launched an App for teens and their families to help keep them on track, year-round. Key Takeaways What are signs to look out for when we feel our teen may be to-tuned-into digital media? ...
58: How to Support Teens if They Come Out as LGBTQ
March 13, 2023 12:00 - 25 minutes - 32.1 MBSilen Wellington (they/he) has served as the LGBTQ+ Youth Outreach Coordinator for the Alliance for Suicide Prevention of Larimer County, CO for the last two years. Their work involves training and education, inclusivity consultation, local advocacy, and direct peer support services to LGBTQ+ youth. Silen believes every young person needs a space to explore who they are and be witnessed for their unique gifts. Silen’s background is in psychology and music composition, and they are passionate...
57: Simple Acts of Kindness - Helping Teens find their Passion and Purpose through Service
February 27, 2023 18:51 - 20 minutes - 24.1 MBNatalie Silverstein is an author of two books on kindness and service, a speaker, consultant, nonprofit founder and passionate advocate for family and youth service. She believes that volunteering is not simply a “nice” thing to do, that there are no “random” acts of kindness and that we need to flip the narrative on mandatory service hours. In this episode, we discuss the many benefits of teen service. Natalie will offer tips, tools and inspiration to help parents as they encourage teens to...
56: How to Encourage Self-Reliance in Your Teens
February 13, 2023 20:47 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MBBryan Ward is a husband and proud father of two adult sons. He is a Marine Corps Veteran and is currently the creator and host of the Dad Up Podcast. Over the past 3 years, Bryan has coached countless fathers on learning tools and strategies in parenting. In this episode, Bryan and Ed talk about how to adapt and encourage self-reliance in your teens. They also focus on how to be a friend to your teen and when to set boundaries. They wade into the complexity of speaking with other parents whe...
55: How to Develop Positive Relationships with Your Teen
January 30, 2023 09:00 - 32 minutes - 23 MBCynthia Muchnick is an expert in the college admission process: she got her start in admission offices before opening a private study skills and college counseling business in Southern California, which she ran for over fifteen years. Cynthia is also the co-author of “The Parent Compass”, where she dives in on better ways parents can show up and parent their teens. In this episode, Cynthia shares the importance of asking good questions and then listening to the responses in a present way in ...
54: Giving Your Teen Room to Fail & Teaching Them to Rise Above It
January 16, 2023 18:57 - 26 minutes - 19 MBDr. Chris Jones is the Principle of Whitman-Hanson Regional High School and is the author of “Seeing to Lead”, which dives into how leaders can enhance student success. Dr. Chris has been an educator for 22 years and in this episode shares why he’s so passionate about teaching today’s youth. You’ll learn why it’s so important to give your teen room to fail, how to teach them to rise to the occasion, and so much more. Key Takeaways Success takes time to build. You must put sweat in. ...
53: What to Do When Your Teen is Homesick at College
January 02, 2023 09:00 - 23 minutes - 17 MBLisa M. Desautels is the Vice President of Student Affairs at Thomas College. Lisa is responsible for the functional areas of counseling services, health services, disability services, leadership development, and more. Transitions can be tough on everybody, not just for your young adult headed off to college. There will be times where they might phone home for a little bit of support or where they might just want to come back home, what should a parent do? Lisa offers some advice. Key...
52: Helping Your Teen Feel Confident in Difficult Moments
December 19, 2022 09:00 - 41 minutes - 29.7 MBDr. Nate Zinsser, former Director of Performance Psychology at West Point and author of The Confident Mind, shares insights on helping teens navigate the awkward and often scary moments encountered as they step onto the athletic field, the stage, or into the exam room. Key Takeaways How do you instill confidence in your teenager? You are a role model to your teens. Are you leading by example? Confidence is not a one-time thing. You have to keep working at it. When something g...
51: Helping Your Teen Deal with Test Anxiety
December 05, 2022 09:00 - 29 minutes - 21.3 MBTest-Prep Expert Dr. Kelly S. Frindell, Ph.D joins Ed to discuss why your teen should still take the SAT/ACT even though many colleges don’t require the test anymore. She enlightens us on how our Teens can use good test scores to get scholarships, create good study habits, manage test stress and be less afraid of math. For those considering sending their teen to boarding and private school, she tells us everything we need to know about the pros and cons and entrance exams Key Takeaways Abo...
50: Yoga for Anxiety and Stress
November 22, 2022 02:39 - 20 minutes - 15.2 MBShelby Phoenix is a former art teacher and today she teaches children and teens the benefits of yoga to combat their stress and anxiety. During the pandemic, Shelby saw how her students were checked out online and could see how nothing was set up for their success. Undergoing her yoga certification training during the pandemic, Shelby now teaches middle schoolers how to breathe and self-regulate themselves when their days are getting too hectic. Key Takeaways Covid happened and that ...
49: Spot a Spider. Stop Abuse
November 05, 2022 13:22 - 25 minutes - 18.5 MBDr. Amy Saltzman is a Physician, Mindfulness Coach, Author, former Stanford gymnast, and abuse survivor of covert emotional abuse who is passionate about creating protective prevention programs and establishing comprehensive national policies to end abuse in sports and other community programs. Because of Dr. Amy’s painful past, she’s made it her mission to protect athletes from abuse. Her program, “Spot a Spider”, helps children, teens, and young adults learn about the awful ways a predator...
48: Abusive Bullies and the Neurological Scars They Cause
October 24, 2022 08:00 - 31 minutes - 22.8 MBJennifer Fraser, PhD, is the Founder of the Bullied Brain. She is a bestselling author and an award-winning educator with a PhD in Comparative Literature. Her online courses and workshops provide dynamic lessons in the impact neuroscience has on personal development and culture change. In her new book, “The Bullied Brain”, Jennifer dives into how bullying affects the brain and how victims of bullies can heal from the trauma they’ve experienced. Bullying goes deeper than hurting someone’s fee...
47: HOW NOT TO EAT: Confessions and Advice from a Hollywood Nutrition Doctor
October 10, 2022 08:00 - 25 minutes - 18.6 MBMichael Dansinger, MD, is a weight loss and nutrition expert who advised NBC’s inspirational reality show “The Biggest Loser” for 10 years. He shares his insights and opinions about the global obesity epidemic, popular weight loss diets, weight loss and regain in Biggest Loser participants, and how to teach good eating habits to your teens when they can eat anything they want without consequences for their age. Key Takeaways Dr. Michael shares why he believes the American diet is so ...
46: Self-Care Tips for Busy Parents of Teens
September 26, 2022 08:00 - 30 minutes - 21.9 MBElise Knox is a life and wellness coach and a former middle school teacher. With two children of her own, Elise is helping parents and preteen/teen girls get through this challenging time with more connection and ease. Parents might feel like they never have any time to themselves and that they’re pretty much living in survival mode to keep their teens healthy and well. However, this leads to burn out and not showing up as the best parent you can be. In this episode, Elise shares how to make...
45: ADHD Medication: Does It Work and Is It Safe?
September 12, 2022 08:00 - 32 minutes - 22.9 MBDr. Walt Karniski is an author and a Developmental Pediatrician trained at Boston’s Children Hospital. He was the Director of Division of Developmental Pediatricians at the University of South Florida for 15 years. He spent the last 20 years developing and operating three private schools for children with ADHD and anxiety disorder. Throughout his career, Dr. Walt has evaluated close to 10,000 children. His new book is ADHD Medication: Does It Work and Is It Safe? (Roman & Littlefield, May 15...
44: The Healing Effects of Horses on Teens
August 29, 2022 08:00 - 17 minutes - 13 MBKathryn Yuma is the Development Manager at Hearts & Horses, a therapeutic riding center in Loveland, Colorado. The mission at Hearts & Horses is to promote the physical, cognitive, emotional, and social wellbeing of people with special needs. In this episode, Kathryn talks about the magic of therapeutic riding and why it can be an excellent choice for teens struggling with social and emotional issues, teens at risk, and teens who need physical and occupational therapy. The natural ga...
43: The Dangers of Social Media Use in Teenagers
August 15, 2022 08:00 - 27 minutes - 20.2 MBRichard Capriola has been a mental health and substance use counselor for over two decades. He has treated both teens and adults diagnosed with substance use disorders and he is also the author of “The Addicted Child”, a handy parental guide for adolescent substance abuse. In this episode, Richard shares advice on how you can help your teens develop healthier social media habits and how to prevent them from being addicted to their cellphones. Key Takeaways About Richard and his work ...
42: The College Admission Process is Rigged!
August 01, 2022 08:00 - 25 minutes - 18.7 MBSusan Paterno is the Director of the Journalism Program at Chapman University. Susan is an award-winning writer, reporter, and columnist. Susan’s work has been featured in Forbes, NY Times, Washington Post, and she was a correspondent for the LA Times. She is out with a new book, “Game On: Why College Admission Is Rigged and How to Beat the System”, which details why parents struggle in this area and what to do about it. In this episode, Susan provides hope to parents and students looking to...
41: How to Create an Anti-Racist Culture in Your School and Your Home
July 18, 2022 16:24 - 21 minutes - 15.5 MBHenry J. Turner is an award-winning high school principal, speaker, and author of “Change The Narrative: How to Foster an Antiracist Culture in Your School”. He is most proud of the collaborative community he works within to empower students to fight hate and bigotry in their school. In this episode, Henry talks about how you can change the narrative within your school and your home and shares the first steps towards a more diverse environment that cultivates acceptance for one another no ma...
40: Communication Tips to Boost a Better Relationship with Your Teen
July 06, 2022 22:10 - 40 minutes - 28.9 MBCasey O’Roarty is a positive discipline Trainer and Parent Coach. She hosts the popular parenting podcast, “Joyful Courage”. For the last 20 years, Casey has worked with families as an educator and coach to broaden perspectives on parenthood, behavior and relationships between parents and children. In this episode, Casey offers advice on how you can improve your relationship with your moody teenager and she reminds parents that we really have the power to influence a better relationship with...
39: Breaking Common Hypnotherapy and Hypnosis Myths
June 20, 2022 08:00 - 33 minutes - 24.2 MBAlena Cirello uses a person-centered approach in helping her clients get the breakthroughs they’re seeking. As a Certified Hypnotherapist and the Owner of Center for Self-Healing Arts, Alena creates unique strategies for her clients to self-actualize their future. In this episode, Alena breaks some common myths about hypnosis and explains how it can really help you and your teen tap into achieving your goals. Key Takeaways A little bit about Alena and her background in hypnotherapy. ...