Hey, friend! Welcome back to the show! As we near Mother’s Day, I’ve been thinking about you, and how social media can feel really triggering around the upcoming holiday. Lots of mama’s post their pictures of flower bouquets, dinner with family or other content that hurts the tender hearts of those who are estranged. In this episode, I am giving you 7 suggestions for how to reduce social media triggers this Mother’s Day. Let’s talk about it. . Schedule your free consultation to find out how Fami...
Apr 06, 2023•11 min•Ep. 110
Hey, friend! Welcome back to the show! In this tea Time Tuesday episode, I’m talking about 5 situations when it’s best not to try to fix your family estrangement from your son or daughter. I know it’s our knee jerk reaction to want to resolve the family estrangement issue as quickly as possible, but there are situations when the right thing to do is to let things rest for a while. In these situations, pushing to fix things can actually make things worse. I’m also going to tell you what to do wit...
Apr 04, 2023•13 min•Ep. 109
Hi, friend! Welcome back to the show. Are you having a rough time with the relationship with one or more of your adult children? If so, family celebrations might feel like a source of anxiety for you. In this episode, I’m giving you 6 tips to avoid an argument with your semi estranged child this Easter. Let’s talk about it! . Next Steps: 1) Apply for your FREE consultation to talk to Jenny 1:1 and find out the exact path forward and how estrangement coaching will get you there: www.theestrangedm...
Mar 30, 2023•10 min•Ep. 108
Hey, friend! Welcome back to the show. It’s Tea Time Tuesday. Are ya’ll ready? In this episode, I want to talk to you about what to do when you’re asked about your estranged child, but you don’t want to talk about it. There are graceful, easy ways to answer those questions without getting into the weeds and going over every detail of your family estrangement. Grab your tea, and let’s talk about it! . Next Steps: 1) Apply for your FREE consultation to talk to Jenny 1:1 and find out the exact path...
Mar 28, 2023•8 min•Ep. 107
Hey, friend! Welcome back to the show. Are you wondering why your son estranged from you after he got married? Do you suspect your daughter in law had something to do with your family estrangement? If so, today’s episode is one you don’t want to miss. I’m going to tell you about a cult-like phenomenon taking place inside marriages where daughter in laws function as cult leaders over their husbands, and it’s creating rifts and estrangements to happen. I’ll also tell you the 4 steps you can take t...
Mar 23, 2023•18 min•Ep. 106
Hey, friend! Welcome back to the show. It’s almost Easter, as I record this episode. It’s a time of recognizing the depth of love, celebrating new beginnings and the earth waking up from the slumber of winter. In this Tea Time Tuesday episode, I’m talking to you about 4 Easter lessons about your family estrangement. I hear my family estrangement clients tell me that they get so discouraged by the books they read on family estrangement. It seems like a worst case scenario jumps out at them from e...
Mar 21, 2023•11 min•Ep. 105
Hey, friend! Welcome back to the show. Do you ever fall into a rut of wondering why bad things happen to good people? Do you pray about your prodigal child or your family estrangement but the situation seems to persist? In today’s episode, I’m talking to you about God allowing hard things to happen. I’m going to tell you how that very thing may have saved my life and the lives of 2 of my children. God still loves you, friend. Even when hard things are happening. Let’s talk about it. . Schedule y...
Mar 16, 2023•9 min•Ep. 104
Hey, friend! Welcome back to the show. In this Tea Time Tuesday episode, I’m answering one of the most common questions I am asked by estranged moms. “Should I reach out to my estranged child, or should I wait?” It is vital to time your contact in a strategic way, so grab your tea mug and settle in. Let’s talk about it! . Schedule your free consultation to find out how Family Estrangement Coaching might help you: https://bit.ly/jennygood . Access your audio meditation to help you cast your anxie...
Mar 14, 2023•8 min•Ep. 103
Hey, friend! Welcome back to the show. In today’s episode, I’m giving you 3 ways to know if the boundary you’re setting is a healthy one. It’s important to set good boundaries whether you’re navigating a rocky relationship with your adult child, or if you’re trying to reconcile a family estrangement. Without healthy boundaries you can fall into people pleasing or even encountering emotional abuse. Let’s talk about 3 qualities of a healthy boundary. . Schedule your free consultation to find out h...
Mar 09, 2023•10 min•Ep. 102
Hey, friend! Welcome back to the show. Do you ever find your thoughts drifting throughout the day, thinking about things that make you feel worried or anxious? Maybe you fixate on your estranged child or specific conversations, texts or emails from them. If so, I have a tool for you to use to reduce your worry time and create space for more positive feelings throughout your day. Let’s talk about it! . Schedule your free consultation to find out how Family Estrangement Coaching might help you: ht...
Mar 07, 2023•8 min•Ep. 101
Hey, friend! Welcome back to the show. In today’s podcast episode, I want to talk to you about the most important question to ask yourself when you’re facing estrangement from your adult child. How you answer this question is one of the strongest predictors of whether or not your family estrangement will end with a successful reconciliation. This is something all estranged parents need to consider. Let’s talk about it! . Schedule your free consultation to find out how Family Estrangement Coachin...
Mar 02, 2023•10 min•Ep. 100
Hey, friend! Welcome back to the show! Thank you for joining me for this Tea Time Tuesday episode. The weather has been unseasonably warm in Ohio, and I’ve been thinking about Spring cleaning. No matter what time of year you hear this episode, it might be a great time for a refresh and restart. Our home environment has a big role in how we feel, and in this episode, I’m giving you 6 tips to declutter, renew and restart. Let’s talk about it! . Schedule your free consultation to find out how Famil...
Feb 28, 2023•11 min•Ep. 99
Hey, friend! Welcome back to the show. Have you ever felt so tired of the pain and rejection of trying to fix the family estrangement that you kind of want to stop trying? Maybe you figure there’s no point in continuing to subject yourself to getting the proverbial door slammed in your face by your estranged adult child. In this episode I want to tell you about a different option that’s available to you. Grab your tea cup and let’s talk about it. . Schedule your free consultation to find out how...
Feb 23, 2023•9 min•Ep. 98
Hey, friend! Welcome back to the show. Over the years, you developed an idea of what your relationship with your adult child would look like. Maybe you envisioned Sunday dinner at your house, or shopping trips followed by lunch at a local cafe. Maybe it was daily texts between you and family vacations where precious memories were made. Those visions of the future might feel as if they’ve been broken to pieces now. In this Tea Time Tuesday episode, I’m giving you 4 journal prompts to help you gri...
Feb 21, 2023•11 min•Ep. 97
Hey, friend! Welcome back to the show. We can feel a sense of urgency to hurry up and fix the estrangement. Maybe there is even a thought there that if you let it go on too long, you’ll never get your son or daughter back. I’m an estrangement coach and a good coach will be willing to tell you things you don’t want to hear when it helps you get what you truly want. And today, I want to tell you that there are some things to do before you try to repair the estrangement. Rushing past these things i...
Feb 16, 2023•14 min•Ep. 96
Hey, friend! Welcome back to the show. In this tea Time Tuesday episode, I’m answering a question that gets asked frequently by estranged moms. Should you reach out on your estranged adult child’s birthday? Should you send a card, or maybe a text or a birthday present? Come on in and let’s talk about it! . Schedule your free consultation to find out how Family Estrangement Coaching might help you: https://www.theestrangedmomcoach.com/schedule . Access your audio meditation to help you cast your ...
Feb 14, 2023•10 min•Ep. 95
Hey, friend! Welcome back to the show. Have you ever felt so weighed down by the burden of estrangement that you wanted to pray but weren’t sure where to start or what to even say? In this episode, I’m walking you through a 5 step process outlined in the Bible for exactly how to pray, and you can apply this to praying for your estranged adult child. I’m also giving you access to a special Christian meditation for casting your cares at the feet of Jesus. Let’s talk about it! . Schedule your free ...
Feb 09, 2023•8 min•Ep. 94
Hey, friend! Welcome back to the show! In this Tea Time Tuesday episode, I’m talking about Spiritual warfare and 5 conditions for prayers that produce big results in your family estrangement situation. You have more power than you might think you have and don’t let the lying devil convince you otherwise. Let’s talk about it. . Schedule your free consultation to find out how Family Estrangement Coaching might help you: https://www.theestrangedmomcoach.com/schedule . Join the free Facebook support...
Feb 07, 2023•10 min•Ep. 92
Hi, friend! Welcome back to the show. In today’s episode, I want to talk to you about the one core concept that reconciliation with your estranged child rests on. Aside from prayer, this concept is THE thing that moves the needle toward getting back into a relationship with your estranged adult child. Let’s talk about creating emotional safety. . Schedule your free consultation to find out how Family Estrangement Coaching might help you: https://www.theestrangedmomcoach.com/schedule . Join the f...
Feb 02, 2023•10 min•Ep. 93
Hey, friend! Welcome back to the show! In this Tea Time Tuesday episode, I want to talk to you about what God shows us about setting healthy boundaries. Healthy boundaries is a popular topic in our culture right now, but did you know that healthy boundaries are actually loving and Biblical? God showed us how boundaries can actually protect the relationship with someone we love. And good boundaries can be especially important when you’re dealing with estrangement from your child. Let’s talk about...
Jan 31, 2023•9 min•Ep. 91
Hello, friend! Welcome back to the show! Do you ever feel like you’re walking on eggshells when you’re talking to your adult child? Maybe you are newly reconciled and you’re afraid you’ll mess things up. Or maybe you have a semi-estranged situation where the relationship is stressed but you still talk here and there. Either way, there’s a fear that if you say the wrong words, things will go off the rails. In this episode I’m giving you a simple communication hack you can use to make conversation...
Jan 26, 2023•8 min•Ep. 90
Hey, friend! Welcome back to the show. Have you ever had something going on with your health, and as you waited to get into the doctor, it seemed like you had every sign of something catastrophic… but then you visited the doctor and found out it wasn’t serious and you immediately started feeling better? It was like you’d already taken the medicine but you hadn’t yet. The relief came because after the doctor told you it wasn’t serious, your thoughts about it changed. Our thoughts have the power t...
Jan 24, 2023•12 min•Ep. 89
Hey, friend! Welcome back to the show! In this episode, I want to talk to you about reducing your anxiety level. Anxiety is a common emotion when you’re going through family estrangement. It wreaks havoc on you and it can actually impact the length of time the estrangement lasts. But God has provided Biblical answers for us so that we know what to do when we feel anxious and afraid. Get your Bible if you want to follow along, and let’s talk about it! . Schedule your free consultation to find out...
Jan 19, 2023•9 min•Ep. 88
Hello, friend! Welcome back to the show. In this tea time Tuesday episode, I’m talking to you about mother wounds and radical forgiveness. Many of us who have varying degrees of estrangement from our child have been wounded by our mothers. These mother wounds take root at a deep level, and until we heal from them, we repeat situations that bring up feelings of rejection and abandonment that we felt as children. But when we take steps to forgive and heal, we demolish strongholds and gain freedom....
Jan 17, 2023•11 min•Ep. 87
Hello, friend! Welcome back to the show! In this episode, I’m talking about getting the silent treatment from your estranged adult child. This is one of the most hurtful parts of being estranged. And it can make you feel like you are invisible or don’t exist in their eyes. I’m going to give you a perspective shift that brings things down a level and helps you feel better while having a more accurate view of what’s really happening when you get the silent treatment. Let’s talk about it! . Next St...
Jan 12, 2023•10 min•Ep. 86
Hey, friend! Welcome back to the show. In this tea time Tuesday episode, I’m talking about 3 common reasons estranged adult children don’t respond favorably to an apology. Maybe you’ve tried apologizing only to have it rejected or ignored. If so, this is for you. Grab your tea and let’s talk about it! . Schedule your free consultation to find out how Family Estrangement Coaching might help you: https://bit.ly/jennygood . Join the free Facebook support community for Christian estranged moms: http...
Jan 10, 2023•8 min•Ep. 85
Hello, friend! Welcome back to the show. This week, I have such a treat for you. I was blessed to interview my Spiritual Coach, Miranda Wendler. Miranda is a wife to Fred and Momma to 4 world changers, ages 20, 8, 7, and 5 yrs old. At 12 years old her eyes were opened to the unseen realm after reading a book by Frank Peretti, This Present Darkness, and since then through many ups and downs she has been on a journey of partnering with heaven to receive all that Jesus died for. As a Spiritual Brea...
Jan 05, 2023•37 min•Ep. 84
Hey, friend! Welcome back to the show. Do you have an adult child that seems to snap at you for everything you say? Maybe the relationship is very stressed and you fear they will become estranged at some point. In this Tea Time Tuesday episode, I’m sharing 5 powerful thoughts that improve a strained relationship with your adult child. You can literally shift your relationship by practicing these 5 thoughts. Estranged moms, you can use these tips when your estranged child decides it’s time to get...
Jan 03, 2023•14 min•Ep. 83
Hey, friend. Welcome back to the show. In this episode, I’m talking about the heaviness of keeping score when you’re experiencing estrangement from your daughter or son. Keeping score if a heavy burden. Let’s talk about it! . Schedule your free consultation to find out how Family Estrangement Coaching might help you: https://bit.ly/jennygood . Join the free Facebook support community for Christian estranged moms: https://www.facebook.com/groups/christianestrangedmothers . Download Your Free Guid...
Dec 29, 2022•10 min•Ep. 82
Hey, friend! Welcome back to the show! In this Tea Time Tuesday episode, I’m talking to you about why amends letters rarely get the result you want when you’re dealing with estrangement from your child, and what you can do that works better. Grab your tea and let’s talk about it! . Schedule your free consultation to find out how Family Estrangement Coaching might help you: https://bit.ly/jennygood . Join the free Facebook support community for Christian estranged moms: https://www.facebook.com/g...
Dec 27, 2022•10 min•Ep. 81
