Hey, friend. Welcome back to the show. In today’s Tea Time Tuesday episode, I want to talk to you about a common and heartbreaking circumstance many estranged mothers find themselves in. When your child goes no contact but you have no idea why. You think if you could just understand their reasoning, you could at least try to make sense of the estrangement. Or maybe you could fix whatever caused it. If only you knew. I’m going to give you 3 reasons why you actually should NOT try to figure out wh...
Sep 03, 2024•12 min•Ep. 260
Hey, friend. Welcome back to the show. Many of my estrangement coaching clients have been blocked on their estranged child’s social media and phone. Their estranged daughter or son has made it very difficult for them to get a message through to them. Of course, there is a time to respect their boundary, but there is also a time to reach out. I’ll explain how to know when it’s time to reach out and also if you should have someone reach out for you, if you’re blocked. Let’s talk about it. . Next S...
Aug 29, 2024•9 min•Ep. 259
Hey, friend! Welcome back to the show. It’s Tea Time Tuesday and this is our final episode of the Medicine Matriarch masterclass series. This series teaches estranged mothers how to tap into a part of themselves that I call the Medicine Matriarch. It’s a part of you that is wise, connected to Jesus and capable of healing the estrangement from your estranged child. We’re often blocked from fully accessing that part of ourselves because of our own emotional wounds, or false stories the devil told ...
Aug 27, 2024•15 min•Ep. 258
Hey, friend. Welcome back to the show. Parental alienation is tearing apart relationships between children and their non-alienating parents. But much of the conversation around parental alienation deals with younger children. It can absolutely impact adult children as well, and it causes parental estrangement. If your ex has turned your adult child against you, this episode is for you. I’ll give you some common signs of parental alienation involving an adult child, and I’ll give you 3 tips for h...
Aug 22, 2024•9 min•Ep. 257
Hey, friend. Welcome back to the show. In this Tea Time Tuesday episode, we’re in Lesson 6 of the Medicine Matriarch masterclass series. It’s a free free audio class for Christian estranged mothers, where you learn the concept of The Medicine Matriarch and how to leverage that part of you to feel better and heal the estrangement from your adult child. In this Lesson, I’m teaching you about one of the 4 essential practices that help you bring out your inner Medicine Matriarch, feel better and sta...
Aug 20, 2024•10 min•Ep. 256
Hey, friend. Welcome back to the show. In this Thursday Thoughts episode, I want to give you some insight about five reasons estranged mothers DO reconcile with their estranged adult children. I’ll also tell you the number one reason reconciliations do not happen. You might want a notebook and a pen for this one. Let’s talk about it. . Next Steps: 1) Apply for your FREE consultation to talk to Jenny 1:1. Find out the exact path forward to feeling better and greatly increasing your chances of get...
Aug 15, 2024•9 min•Ep. 255
Hey, friend. Welcome back to the show. In this Tea Time Tuesday episode, we’re in Lesson 5 of a 7-week audio masterclass called the Medicine Matriarch. In this free class for Christian estranged mothers, you learn the concept of The Medicine Matriarch and how to leverage that part of you to feel better and heal the estrangement from your child. In this Lesson, I’m teaching you about radical love. What it means, why it’s a vital part of getting your estranged child back in your life and how to pr...
Aug 13, 2024•19 min•Ep. 254
Hey, friend. Welcome back to the show. In today’s Thursday Thoughts episode, I want to talk to you about finding out your estranged child’s big news on social media. Whether it’s an engagement announcement, a wedding or the birth of a baby… feeling like an outsider looking in feels hurtful and hard. In this episode, I’ll tell you 3 steps to take when you learn your estranged daughter or son’s big news on social media. Let’s talk about it. . Next Steps: 1) Apply for your FREE consultation to talk...
Aug 08, 2024•8 min•Ep. 253
Hey, friend! Welcome back to the show. In this Tea Time Tuesday episode, we’re in Lesson 4 of the Medicine Matriarch masterclass series. It’s a free 7-week audio class for Christian estranged mothers, where you learn the concept of The Medicine Matriarch and how to leverage that part of you to feel better and heal the estrangement from your child. In this Lesson, you’ll learn about the foundational element that you MUST have in place to end your family estrangement from your child. And I will te...
Aug 06, 2024•17 min•Ep. 252
Hey, friend! Welcome back to the show. Have you ever felt invisible to your estranged adult child? As an estranged mother, you feel unimportant to them, and then you hear the advice about not making them responsible for your emotions. You start to wonder, “Don’t you have a right to even expect your own child to love you?”Or maybe you’re talking to your child a little now, but they don’t ask how you are and everything seems like it’s all about them. When do you get to take up space in the relatio...
Aug 01, 2024•9 min•Ep. 251
Hey, friend! Welcome back to the show. In Today’s Tea Time Tuesday episode, we’re on Lesson 3 of the Medicine Matriarch series. This is a free 7-week masterclass that teaches you to connect with your inner Medicine Matriarch. If you’re unfamiliar with that term, your inner Medicine Matriarch is a part of you who brings the calm to the storm, and knows exactly how to heal the estrangement from her adult child. You have that part of you inside yourself, even if you don’t feel connected to that par...
Jul 30, 2024•13 min•Ep. 250
Hey, friend! Welcome back to the show. There’s a trap I see estranged mothers falling into on social media. It’s perpetuating the very way of thinking that caused your daughter or son to go no contact with you. In this episode, I want to bring your awareness to what it is, and what to do instead. What you feed grows, and we all need to be intentional about this, especially as estranged mothers. Let’s talk about it. . Next Steps: 1) Apply for your FREE consultation to talk to Jenny 1:1. Find out ...
Jul 25, 2024•9 min•Ep. 249
Hey, friend! Welcome back to the show. In Today’s Tea Time Tuesday episode, we’re in Lesson 2 of the Medicine Matriarch series. It’s a free 7-week masterclass that teaches you to connect with your inner Medicine Matriarch, which is a part of you who brings calm to the storm, and knows how to heal the estrangement from her child. If you are a Christian estranged mother, this class could change so much for you. Grab your tea, and let’s talk about it. . Next Steps: 1) Apply for your FREE consultati...
Jul 23, 2024•9 min•Ep. 248
Hey, friend. Welcome back to the show. In today’s Thursday Thoughts episode, I want to talk to you about how to be present where you are in the process of the estrangement from your child, and not allow the discomfort of it to cause you anxiety or overwhelm. You can’t form a good plan to get out of that place until you orient yourself to where you are now. There is a lesson to take from where you are right now, and if you’re in a rush to get out of the discomfort, you’ll miss it. And guess what ...
Jul 18, 2024•6 min•Ep. 247
Hey, friend! Welcome back to the show. I am so excited for you to be here for this Tea Time Tuesday episode! Today we’re kicking off the Medicine Matriarch masterclass series. This free 7-week masterclass teaches you to connect with your inner Medicine Matriarch, a part of you who has the emotional medicine to heal your estrangement. Learn to bring calm to the storm in any situation. Let’s talk about it. . Next Steps: 1) Apply for your FREE consultation to talk to Jenny 1:1. Find out the exact p...
Jul 16, 2024•14 min•Ep. 246
One of the questions I am most commonly asked in the Facebook support community for Christian Estranged Mothers is: How do I fix things with my estranged child if they won’t talk to me at all? In this episode, I’ll tell you 2 things you can start doing today, to help you heal the estrangement from your daughter or son. These are bite-sized actions to help you get started on the journey back to your child. Let’s talk about it. . Next Steps: 1) Apply for your FREE consultation to talk to Jenny 1:1...
Jul 11, 2024•7 min•Ep. 245
Hey, friend. Welcome back to the show. I want you to know the exact path to healing your family estrangement from your adult child. Yes, I am an estrangement coach and I work with Christian mothers to help them feel better and end their estrangements. But even if you decide not to ever work with me, I still want you to know the exact 3 step path forward. I want every mother to be equipped with a plan of what to do. If you decide you want my help with it, great. If you don’t, that’s okay too. Let...
Jul 09, 2024•9 min•Ep. 244
Hey, friend! Welcome back to the show. As folks in the U.S. celebrate Independence Day, I wanted to lay out 4 ways you can set yourself free today. Because when you become an estranged mother, there is a net of oppression that falls over you. When you’re oppressed under the weight of guilt, anger, powerlessness and shame, you can’t mend yourself, or your relationship with your estranged daughter or son. I’m going to teach you about 4 ways I hope you set yourself free. It’s God’s plan for you to ...
Jul 04, 2024•8 min•Ep. 243
Hey, friend! Welcome back to the show. In this Tea Time Tuesday episode, I’m teaching you about 3 ways the devil uses guilt to keep you estranged from your daughter or son. These guilt tactics can cleverly sneak in the side door and keep you stuck in the family estrangement for months or even years. I’ll shed some light on what the guilt tactics are, and I will also tell you how to start releasing guilt so that you can break free. Grab your tea and let’s talk about it. . Next Steps: 1) Apply for...
Jul 02, 2024•14 min•Ep. 242
Hey, friend! Welcome back to the show. Within family estrangement, there’s a pivotal moment in the reconciliation process when you need the right guidance so that you do not blow all the hard work you’ve put into reconciling with your estranged child. In this episode, I’ll explain when that moment happens, and why it’s vital not to go it alone when it occurs. Let’s talk about it. . Next Steps: 1) Apply for your FREE consultation to talk to Jenny 1:1. Find out the exact path forward to feeling be...
Jun 27, 2024•10 min•Ep. 241
Hey, friend! Welcome back to the show. Have you ever felt like your estranged adult child almost “wants” to be angry? As if no matter how many things you did well as a parent, they insist on dwelling on what you did wrong? That can make you feel defeated and rejected. I know because I’ve been there. In this episode, I’m going to explain to you what’s really going on when your estranged adult child seems to only see your mistakes. This is going to walk you out of feeling defeated, and help you em...
Jun 25, 2024•11 min•Ep. 240
Hey, friend! Welcome back to the show. Some estranged mothers worry that the length of time they’ve been estranged from their child determines whether or not they will reconcile. In this episode, I’ll tell you what I’ve seen to be the case, as I work with estranged mothers, and I’ll give you Biblical evidence for my stance on this. Let’s talk about it. . Next Steps: 1) Apply for your FREE consultation to talk to Jenny 1:1. Find out the exact path forward to feeling better and greatly increasing ...
Jun 20, 2024•7 min•Ep. 239
Have You Stopped (Really) Talking To God? Hey, friend! Welcome back to the show. Has the devil been telling you that your prayers are not making a difference to end the estrangement from your child? Has he convinced you of that just enough that you’re still praying, but it’s more like going through the motions than having a heart-felt conversation with Jesus? . Maybe you’ve found yourself going silent toward God and not praying at all. You meant to, but then a day passed. And then a week, and no...
Jun 18, 2024•13 min•Ep. 238
Hey, friend! Welcome back to the show. Family estrangement often, if not always, involves a spiritual attack. It’s important to be wearing the full armor of God. The shoes of peace are part of our armor, but people can be confused about what that truly means. Sometimes, estranged mothers become so desperate to escape the pain of family estrangement and find peace, that they try to close the door on the whole situation. If you have been deceived into thinking that closing the door and moving on i...
Jun 13, 2024•7 min•Ep. 237
Hey, friend! Welcome back to the show. If I want to succeed in something that I don’t know how to do, I find someone who successfully did that thing, and I study them. I look at what they did, and why it worked, and then I find ways to implement that in my life. I have helped hundreds of estranged mothers, and in this episode, I’m teaching you 7 habits of the mothers who reconcile with their estranged adult children. You’re going to want to take notes from this one. Let’s talk about it. . Next S...
Jun 11, 2024•14 min•Ep. 236
Hey, friend! Welcome back to the show. When you’re estranged from your adult child, you feel plenty of blame. Blame from your son or daughter, from people who don’t know the whole story about the family estrangement and even blame from yourself. In this episode, I’m going to explain why confusing “blame” with “ownership” keeps you feeling powerless, and it also prolongs your estrangement from your child. Let’s talk about it. . Next Steps: 1) Apply for your FREE consultation to talk to Jenny 1:1....
Jun 06, 2024•6 min•Ep. 235
Hey, friend! Welcome back to the show. In this Tea Time Tuesday episode, I’m going to tell you 10 pieces of family estrangement advice you want to steer clear of. Well meaning people can give some bad guidance when it comes to being estranged from your child. And one of these pieces of advice is even coming from people in the therapy world. Arm yourself with knowledge so that when you get this poor council, you can leave it where you find it. Grab your tea and let’s talk about it. . Next Steps: ...
Jun 04, 2024•17 min•Ep. 234
Hey, friend! Welcome back to the show. When I was estranged from my daughter, I wanted to know how to fix it right away. I was willing to do almost anything to have my daughter in my life and to heal the horrible feelings of abandonment, guilt and anger I was experiencing. But no matter what I did at first, it seemed like nothing was working to end the estrangement. It’s because I was putting the HOW before the WHO. In this episode, I’ll explain what I mean, and I’ll give you a line by line brea...
May 30, 2024•5 min•Ep. 233
Hey, friend! Welcome back to the show. I hope you have your cuppa tea or coffee (decaf please - your nervous system will thank you). In this Tea Time Tuesday episode, I’m laying out 5 things about family estrangement I will never normalize. I think there will be something in this one that, by the power of Jesus, sets you free. Spoiler alert: not everything the supposed estrangement experts say is true. Grab your tea and let’s talk about it. . Next Steps: 1) Apply for your FREE consultation to ta...
May 28, 2024•13 min•Ep. 232
Hey, friend! Welcome back to the show. When you’re estranged from your daughter or son, you can sometimes feel a sudden urge to reach out to them, more than the usual desire to talk to them. I’m talking about a strong urge that you feel like you almost can’t fight. Should you give into that feeling and send the text, the email or make the phone call? In this episode, I’ll tell you the three emotions you should never communicate from. If you send a message when you’re in one of these three states...
May 23, 2024•7 min•Ep. 230
