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I recently bought a house and moved while simultaneously selling my previous home. I’ve had my coaching business to run and two young adults still requiring parenting attention. I had tons of [...]

If you’re frequently triggered by your teenager and react negatively, that’s something you want to fix. When we’re triggered, we lose control of our rational brain, and our emotional brain is in [...]

I’m not going to lie. It can suck when our kids are angry with us. Because our identity as a parent is so deep and complex, their criticism and rejection can easily trigger shame, guilt and [...]

Lately I’ve been needing to forgive myself for a mistake I made with my daughter. It’s been very hard because I should have known better (the one time I believe “should” is apt), and because I’ve [...]

Our brain lies to us frequently. Especially when it comes to our kids and their futures. It creates thoughts that appear reasonable, that FEEL true–but they are rooted in fear, and [...]

If we look to external circumstances to keep us secure, we’ll always feel vulnerable and driven to control people and situations to prevent “bad” things from happening. We look around and see [...]

Lately I’ve noticed how much expectation impacts how we experience life and parent our teens. Our brain like to tell us we’re in control–when in fact we’re not. Often we don’t realize how [...]

Are you aware of what drives your actions as a parent? Do you ever question the thoughts you have about your teen and their behavior? Do you understand how your thoughts create the feelings [...]