Podcast Episodes

Emotional Outsourcing: When Your Teen's Mood Controls Yours - Trap #13 | Ep. 181

Do you ever feel like your emotions rise and fall with your teen’s? If they’re stressed, you’re stressed. If they’re in a bad mood, suddenly you are too. It can feel like parenting teens or navigatin…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

“Thank God They're Back in School”—Thoughts Moms Parenting Teens Are Ashamed They Think | Ep. 180

Ever felt secretly relieved when your bid kid went back to school—and then immediately guilty for thinking that? You’re not alone. But even as you think, "Thank God they’re back in school."—you can f…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Letting Go of How Your Teen Reaches Their Potential | Ep. 179

What if the way you’re thinking about your teen’s success is actually making life harder for both of you? We put so much pressure on ourselves to parent our kids in the "right" way. We want our kids …

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

“My Teen Is Entitled”—Thoughts Moms Parenting Teens Are Ashamed They Think | Ep. 178

Have you ever caught yourself thinking, “My teen is so entitled,” and then immediately felt terrible for even thinking it? You’re not alone. This episode is part of my series on the thoughts moms par…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

The Real Emotions Behind the Empty Nest—Is It Sadness, Emptiness, or Something Else? | Ep. 177

What if the emotions of the empty nest aren’t as simple as just sadness? In this episode, I open up about the real layers we experience as moms parenting teens and launching them into their next chap…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

“I Don't Know How”—Thoughts Moms Parenting Teens Are Ashamed They Think | Ep. 176

Ever found yourself thinking, “I don’t know how”—how to connect with your teen, how to let go, or how to figure out what comes next?

In this episode, I unpack the thought so many moms of teens and al…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Rebuild Trust with Your Teen — Letting Go Without Losing Connection | Ep. 175

Have you ever said, “I just don’t trust my teen right now”—or felt the hurt of realizing that somehow your child doesn't trust you?

For us moms navigating parenting teens and the road to the empty ne…

Published on 3 months ago

“Nobody Listens to Me”—Thoughts Moms Parenting Teens Are Ashamed They Think | Ep. 174

Have you ever found yourself thinking, “No one listens to me”? Maybe after your teen ignores your request, brushes off your advice, or doesn’t reply to your text. You’re not just frustrated—you’re hu…

Published on 3 months ago

I Don’t Want to Miss This—Staying Present in Ups and Downs of Raising Teens and the Empty Nest | Ep. 173

Have you ever caught yourself thinking, “I want to enjoy this, but it’s just not going how I hoped”—whether it’s a family dinner your teen bails on or the quiet ache of the empty nest creeping in bef…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

“I'm Not a Confident Person”—Thoughts Moms Parenting Teens Are Ashamed They Think | Ep. 172

Have you ever found yourself thinking, “I’m just not a confident person”?

Maybe you think it when you try to set a boundary and back down, or when you imagine starting something new in your next chap…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago