You are going to love my guest today! In this episode we talk about how parents and society at large underestimate teenage girls. We talk about amazing things that teenage girls have accomplished and how they are redefining leadership and power with all these accomplishments. Our guest today Chelsey Goodan is the author of the USA Today national bestseller, UNDERESTIMATED: The Power and Wisdom of Teenage Girls (Gallery Books), which has been recommended by Oprah Daily, saying: “If you have a tee...
Apr 29, 2024•44 min•Ep. 267
Our guest today has a unique viewpoint on teens. She is both a mom of teens and coaches teens. We dive into competition, comparison, jealousy, envy, body image, mindset, confidence, and self worth. Kaitlin Feurer is a dynamic mentor, seasoned consultant, and highly experienced coach specializing in cheerleading, tumbling, and mindset development. With a passion for guiding individuals towards fearlessness and surpassing limitations, Kaitlin has empowered a diverse range of clients, from cheerlea...
Apr 22, 2024•46 min•Ep. 266
Our guest today has a very fresh and unique perspective on whats next for high school graduates. I believe there are many paths to success and our guest today would agree. You will be shocked at how many careers don’t need a college degree. Degree Free founded by Hannah Maruyama has over 4 millions like on tik tok. Heres what Hannah says about herself. My name is Hannah Maruyama, and I help parents and teens/young adults between the ages of 16-20 create custom career roadmaps that don't require ...
Apr 15, 2024•44 min
Were you raised by a narcissistic parent, or did you marry a narcissist? How do you raise kids to not be narcissistic? What are the harmful effects of parental narcissism, and how do you heal from that? Dr. Karyl McBride is our guest today. Karyl McBride, PhD LMFT, is a licensed marriage and family therapist, just like me. She's in Denver, Colorado with 39 plus years of public and private practice. She specializes in treating clients with dysfunctional family issues. For the past many years, Dr....
Apr 08, 2024•40 min•Ep. 264
Have you ever said to your teen, “What’s going on in that teenage brain of yours?” Well, they may not know but I brought in a guest that does. John Coleman trained as a clinical psychologist and was formerly a senior research fellow at the University of Oxford. He is the founder of a research centre studying adolescents and their families, and during his career he has also run a special school for troubled teenagers and worked as a policy advisor for the government. He was awarded an OBE for ser...
Apr 01, 2024•51 min•Ep. 263
This episode is so full of wisdom. Did you know that your subconcious mind controls 95% of your daily activity? "And it's pre-programmed with paradigms which are habits, thoughts, and beliefs that reside in the subconscious mind. So 5% consciously says, I want to do something different but 95% goes back to anything that's been programmed into us." "I sometimes use the analogy of the giving tree. And a stump of a woman is someone who takes care of everybody else first." "So the first thing you ha...
Mar 25, 2024•49 min•Ep. 262
According to the website Love is Respect, 1 in 3 U.S. teens will experience physical, sexual or emotional abuse from someone they are in a relationship with. These are alarming statistics. In this episode we define what an abusive relationship is. How can parents know if their teens is an abusive relationship and what are the warning signs. And most importantly how can parents talk to their teens and protect them against the abuse or being the abuser. I brought in another family therapist to dis...
Mar 18, 2024•33 min•Ep. 261
Do your teens help around the house? Do they have weekly chores? Is it a chore to get your teens to do their chores? Does your teen promise to clean their room or do the laundry and they just keep putting it off till you feel like pulling your hair out? Have you given up on having your teens do chores because they have a rigorous academic schedule? Today I have a guest who will help us explore these questions. She calls herself an advocate for the value of unpaid labor. Bio: Lori Sugarman-Li bel...
Mar 11, 2024•47 min•Ep. 260
In this episode we look at some of the current trends in technology worldwide and what parents can do about it. We also discuss ways for parents to get out of a power struggle with their teens and have important and open conversations to keep them protected in the online world. Our guest today is Forest Bronzan. Forest is a co-founder and on the board at Digital Detox where he leads global initiatives for digital wellness and helped grow the company to a customer base in over 80 countries and is...
Mar 04, 2024•37 min•Ep. 259
How do you raise confident teens? We talk through the Confident Teen Blueprint which is a 30 day approach which includes how to create your personalized overarching philosophies about parenting, know what your beliefs and mantras which support your overarching philosophies. How to get more mileage out of your conversations with your teens by being curious and being a really good listener. Karleen states that a good listener is really about bring an exceptional learner. Our guest today - Karleen ...
Feb 26, 2024•49 min•Ep. 258
One of the things that makes parenting so hard today is dealing with everything screens with your teens. Screens are a daily battlefield for a majority of parents. Our guest today is known as the screentime consultant and has just published her book , The Screentime Solution: A Judgment-Free Guide to Becoming a Tech-Intentional Family , and of course in this episode we discuss what does it mean to be a tech intentional family and how to implement that. Emily Cherkin, M.Ed., is a nationally recog...
Feb 19, 2024•48 min•Ep. 257
How big a deal is vaping? How many tweens and teens vape? How does vaping impact the brain? Is vaping addictive? How should you educate your son or daughter about vaping? If you find out your tween or teen is vaping, how should you handle it? Aaron Weiner, PhD, is a licensed, board-certified psychologist, master addiction counselor, clinician, author, and frequent speaker on addiction treatment and issues. Dr. Weiner is the immediate Past President of the Society of Addiction Psychology, serves ...
Feb 12, 2024•46 min•Ep. 256
Have you even been caught in a Shouldstorm? A ShouldStorm is a high-pressure culture of criticism and anxiety that pushes perfectionistic parenting. The Shouldstorm has an opinion on every little thing parents do, but it often contradicts itself. It tells parents what they should or should not do, and threatens that kids will suffer if parents don’t follow those shoulds to the letter. Parents internalize the shoulds; the Shouldstorm lives in our heads and makes parents feel anxiety and shame. To...
Feb 05, 2024•45 min•Ep. 255
How do you instill confidence, grit and resilience in your teens? To explore this I invited Jesse Lebeau to the show. Jesse LeBeau is one of today’s most highly sought after youth speakers and teen coaches. His unlikely underdog story has inspired millions of teens through his speaking, best-selling books and youth programs. He is one of the worlds premiere basketball trick artists and is regularly featured on TV, film, and international tours. Jesse’s new reality series ‘The LeBeau Show’ allows...
Jan 29, 2024•44 min•Ep. 254
"I have anxiety I can't do my homework." Statements like this leave moms wondering, "Is this anxiety or an excuse? Most of us have some level of anxiety and so this can be very confusing for moms. An anxious teen is challenging to parent especially if they refuse to do something they should do, like go to school, go to soccer practice, or do their homework. It's easy to get into arguments with an anxious teen. Conversations frequently spin out of control. To talk about these challenges I have in...
Jan 22, 2024•44 min•Ep. 253
Does your teen frequently get angry? In this episode, we talk about what anxiety-driven anger looks like in our teens. Kelsey Torgerson Dunn, MSW, LCSW, specializes in anxiety and anger management therapy for kids, teens, and college students. She opened her group practice, Compassionate Counseling St. Louis, in early 2017. She practices cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and mindfulness skills, and often finds that just having someone on your side is th...
Jan 15, 2024•39 min•Ep. 252
67% of marriages go through extreme dissatisfaction after having children. This eye-opening statistic forms the backdrop of our discussion, where we explore the dynamics of parenting stress on relationships. Our conversation will delve into practical strategies for couples, inspired by the 33% who not only survive but thrive during parenthood. We explore topics like creating meaningful connection moments, nurturing essential rituals, remaining actively involved in each other's lives, and cultiva...
Jan 08, 2024•50 min•Ep. 251
Sacred celebrations and rituals create memorable moments with our family that we will remember all our life. In this episode we talk about the daily rituals in our life that ground us, and help us become more present to the life around us. We also discuss how to design rituals that helps us navigate through joyful and difficult transitions. A very important transition is how we leave the old year and welcome the new. Our guest today will help us bring these sacred celebrations into our family li...
Jan 01, 2024•46 min•Ep. 250
How can parents inspire their teens in challenging times? To address this question I have invited Ed Gerety to be our guest. Ed Gerety has been an inspirational speaker to tweens and teens for 28 years, He is an author, and podcast host of “Parents Navigating the Teen Years”. At 20 years of age, Ed established his own business dedicated to helping others develop as leaders and to reach out and make a difference. Since that time, Ed has shared his powerful message in all 50 states, Canada, and Eu...
Dec 25, 2023•36 min•Ep. 249
3500 TEENS ・ 2 RESEARCHERS ・ 1 QUESTION What are adults missing about teens and technology? A lot. Drawing on perspectives from more than 3,500 teens, Harvard Project Zero researchers Emily Weinstein and Carrie James bring stories and data together for a powerful reframe of what teens are up against – and what teens need adults to understand. Emily Weinstein is a Research Director at Project Zero at Harvard and a Lecturer at the Graduate School of Education. Carrie James is a sociologist and Pri...
Dec 18, 2023•53 min•Ep. 248
Is it hard or easy to get your teen to change their mind? My guess is it's hard. A majority of the arguments we have with our teens are because they argue back and won't change their minds. ? How many of you feel like your tween or teen is stubborn? Our guest today is an Australian gem. His specialty is how to persuade stubborn people. I think teens can be the most stubborn of people. In his recently published book Mindstuck he gives us 15 persuasion tools. Michael McQueen has spent the past two...
Dec 11, 2023•44 min•Ep. 247
Our guest today examines the beliefs, weaknesses, and practices that shape education in this country. She also looks at the myths that have been invented to explain why these traditions don't work. Dr. Berens discusses how behavioral science and neuroscience transform the effectiveness of educational practices. Finally, we discuss how parents can advocate for their teens when their educational experience is not working for them. Kimberly Nix Berens, Ph.D., is a scientist-educator and Founder of ...
Dec 04, 2023•50 min•Ep. 246
Does your teen feel entitled to have whatever they want? How would you rate your teen's financial IQ? In other words, does your teen understand and manage financial matters effectively? Our featured guest, Nancy Tengler a seasoned investor and mother, shares her unique approach to improving the financial IQ of children. Drawing from personal experiences, she turned every shopping trip into an investment research exercise for her son and daughter. While some moments were embarrassing, the lasting...
Nov 27, 2023•42 min•Ep. 245
This podcast is published the week of Thanksgiving and so we pause to consider what we are thankful for. In the book - WAKE UP GRATEFUL: THE TRANSFORMATIVE PRACTICE OF TAKING NOTHING FOR GRANTED- author KRISTI NELSON provides a groundbreaking exploration of what it means to live gratefully and bring awareness into every moment of every day. When 33-year-old Kristi Nelson was diagnosed with stage IV cancer, her entire perspective changed. In Wake Up Grateful, Nelson describes how this wake-up cal...
Nov 20, 2023•36 min•Ep. 244
What parent is not struggling to get their teen off their phones or to get them to stop gaming? Most teens struggle to switch from the online world back into the real world. This is why your teen gets angry with you when you tell them to get off the phone or have a fit when you take their phone at night. But some teens surpass the normal struggles and become addicted to gaming or social media and choose that over interacting in the real world. In this episode, we talk about the 8 signs that your...
Nov 13, 2023•36 min•Ep. 243
Teens take pictures all day long. Teens take selfies all day long. How can teens get past selfies? Today we talk to a very interesting human being who is a national geographic explorer. She mentors teens and young adults teaching them how to tell their stories through photos. We discuss how we can meet our teens through selfies and take them deeper to explore the story they really want to tell. KIRSTEN ELSTNER is a distinguished National Geographic Explorer and the visionary founder of National ...
Nov 06, 2023•38 min•Ep. 242
The idea for this podcast came out of one of the discussions from my Moms Moving Forward group. We were talking about how being a mom forces us to grow and become more aware of our unconscious patterns. A couple of moms in the group shared how the Enneagram helped them understand their personality type. This helped them see their unique strengths but also it enabled them to see their blindspots which had negatively impacted their mothering. Becoming aware of these blindspots or unconscious patte...
Oct 30, 2023•41 min•Ep. 241
In this episode, we talk to an expert on adolescence and eating disorders. We cover a lot of territory, from what teens need for their brain and overall health, to what moms can do when their teens skip meals. What are healthy snacks for teens? When should parents be concerned with weight gain? Or if they should be concerned? We also explore the signs of eating disorders (bulimia, anorexia, binge eating) and what moms can do. How do eating disorders look different in teenage boys? Dr. Anna B. Ta...
Oct 23, 2023•46 min•Ep. 240
Our guest today is a wonderful human being and has so much well-earned wisdom to share with us in this episode and she is also a relatable and engaging writer. Which you can find in her recently published book, Mom Enough: Inspiring Letters for the Wonderfully Exhausting but Totally Normal Days of Motherhood. I love her viral quote: “Sometimes you have to let go of the picture of what you thought life would be like and learn to find joy in the story you are living." Our guest today Rachel Marie ...
Oct 16, 2023•46 min•Ep. 239
This episode will talk about fathers and teen sons and teen daughters. We’ll answer questions like What is unique about the father-son relationship? What are some of the mistakes that fathers make with their sons and their daughters? And how to turn that around. Find out how moms can give parenting advice to dads so that they will listen. Our guest today is Luke Entrup Luke teaches his clients to cultivate the clarity of the mind, to discover the wisdom of the body, and to harness passion as the...
Oct 07, 2023•45 min•Ep. 238
