Podcast Episodes

When Your Big Kid's Life Takes a Left Turn—The Kind of Grief Moms Don't Talk About When Parenting Teens and Navigating the Empty Nest | Ep. 281

Have you ever looked at your big kid and thought, “How did we get here?”

Maybe they’re pulling away, making choices you don’t understand, losing moti…

2 months, 1 week ago

“I Feel Like the Bad Guy When I Say No”—Thoughts Moms Parenting Teens and Adult Kids Are Ashamed They Think | Ep. 280

What if your teen’s disappointment isn’t proof you’re doing something wrong, but just part of parenting them as they grow?

In this episode, I’m talki…

2 months, 2 weeks ago

College Drop-Off, the Empty Nest, and Letting Go—How to Stop Worrying about What Comes Next | Ep. 279

Do you ever notice how much we focus on making sure everything is ok with our big kid... and then we feel a  moment of relief when that happens... on…

2 months, 2 weeks ago

"I Don't Think My Big Kid Is Going to Be OK”—Thoughts Moms Parenting Teens and Adult Kids Are Ashamed They Think | Ep. 278

What happens when your kid is really struggling and you can’t stop your mind from imagining where it might all lead?

In this episode, I’m talking abo…

2 months, 3 weeks ago

My Life Is Better When My Big Kid Is Around—Letting Go as Your Child Builds a Life of their Own | Ep. 277

What if the hardest part of letting go isn’t just that your child is leaving... but that you genuinely love your life more when they’re in it?

As our…

2 months, 3 weeks ago

"My Big Kid Told Me to Get a Life”—Thoughts Moms Parenting Teens and Adult Kids Are Ashamed They Think | Ep. 276

What happens when the child you built so much of your life around suggests you need to go find one of your own?

In this episode, I explore why those …

2 months, 4 weeks ago

Be Where Your Feet Are—Parenting Teens, the Empty Nest, and Letting Go | Ep. 275

What if the pressure to make every visit, vacation, or conversation meaningful is the very thing keeping you from enjoying it?

As my boys have grown,…

3 months ago

"I'm Not OK When My Kid's Not OK”—Thoughts Moms Parenting Teens and Adult Kids Are Ashamed They Think | Ep. 274

How quickly does your big kid’s hard day become your hard day too?

You want to be the mom who listens calmly. You know you can’t fix every hard thing…

3 months ago

Parenting Teens When You Lose Leverage—The Boundaries That Actually Work as you Navigate the Empty Nest | Ep. 273

What happens when the parenting tools that once worked no longer give you any leverage... and your teen or adult child still isn’t making the choices…

3 months, 1 week ago

"Maybe I've Done Too Much for My Kid”—Thoughts Moms Parenting Teens and Adult Kids Are Ashamed They Think | Ep. 272

What happens when helping your big kid starts to feel expected... and not in a good way?

In this episode, I’m exploring the resentment that can build…

3 months, 1 week ago