Joyful Courage for Parenting Teens

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Eps 274: Raising Thrivers with Dr. Michele Borba May 17, 2021

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My guest today is Dr. Michele Borba.

Dr. Borba is the author of Unselfie: Why Empathetic Kids Succeed in Our All About Me World, and is an internationally renowned educational psychologist and an expert in parenting, bullying, and character development. She is a regular NBC contributor who appears regularly on Today, and has been a featured expert on Dateline, the View, Dr Phil, NBC Nightly News, Fox and Friends, Dr. Oz, and the Early Show, among many others. She lives in Palm Springs California with her husband and is the mother of three growns sons.

Dr. Borba was a guest wayyyy back in 2016 on the podcast, eps 46, and I am thrilled to have her back to talk about her NEW book: Thrivers: the surprising Reasons why some kids struggle and others shine.

Takeaways from the show:

Nature vs nurture
Addressing parenting guilt
Helping your teens find coping skills
Resilience skills
Mental health always comes first
Using the “too” phrase to check in on your kids
Hitting the covid wall
Kids need hobbies
Reengaging with your teens

What does Joyful Courage mean to you?

It means having that brave, brave inner sense to go for it. As soon as I do it I get so excited with myself because it’s like as soon as I get to the other side, there is joy. I love that term.

Where to find Dr. Michele Borba:

Thrivers the book | Twitter | Instagram

See you next week!! :)

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Eps 273: Casey Interviewed On the Adventure of Raising Teens with Mindy Duff May 10, 2021

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Today’s show should have been a solo show BUT I had the amazing opportunity to be a part of a book launch event last week, and was interviewed by Mindy Duff - one of the authors of the new book, Motherhood diaries. We had such a good time during the interview that I asked Mindy if she would share it with me so that I could turn it into a podcast!

Mindy Duff is a certified holistic health and nutrition coach, speaker and published author. Her mission is to help individuals uncover their best selves through the power of nutrition, self care and self love.

Takeaways from the show:

Evolution is endless
The gifts of hard situations
Practicing not taking it personal
Navigating the teen world
Holding space for self-expression
How we are holding learning and public education
What self care looks like
Your kids are NOT a projection of you
Important things to remember when parenting teens
Relationship is always first

See you next week!! :)

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Eps 272: The Many Faces of Motherhood with Alyssa "Twist" Light May 03, 2021

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Alyssa “Twist” Light is a professional speaker who helps businesses grow by utilizing the power of storytelling in every aspect of their operations, especially marketing. Twist believes it’s her responsibility to make event planners look like superheroes and the attendees feel like rockstars. Despite not having her own children, Twist happens to have fostered children, loves to be a field trip “mom” for local schools, and was the executive director of a camp that supported more than 400 underprivileged / at-risk kids. She believes that the toughest moments are the biggest learning opportunities, especially for teens.

Takeaways from the show:

Fostering and mentoring teens
Being open to the foster system
Love doesn’t cure everything
Having difficult, deep conversations can be impactful
Support systems
Tip of the iceberg
Asking for help
How kids change in the environment they’re in
Reminding your partner you’re on the same team
Meet kids where they’re at, not where you want them to be
Being a parent
Having healthy adults for kids to open up to
Being unconditional and non judgemental

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Eps 271: Grounding, Current Events & Being a Daring Parent Apr 26, 2021

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This week’s episode is a solo show!

Takeaways from the show:

Grounding meditation
Awareness of what’s happening in the world
Ways to support dismantling systemic racism
Support your kids on how to make a difference
Living in an anti-racist society
Armoured vs. daring parenting
Parenting from the heart

See you next week!! :)

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Eps 270: Mental Spring Cleaning with Dr. Aprile Andelle Apr 19, 2021

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My guest today is Dr. Aprile Andelle!

Dr. Andelle is a black woman licensed psychotherapist with over 9 years and 10,000+ hours of experience in "deep dive healing" work with amazing clients all around the world.

She hosts the ‘Do I Need Therapy™? Podcast Show available on Apple and Google Podcasts, Spotify, and Stitcher, and speaks to her community openly, loudly, and proudly about mental health, love and life, PLUS the process of therapy, and the strength found in asking for help.

She teaches amazing, highly ambitious women, and women of color, the skills of *long-lasting* positive mental health in overcoming stress, overwhelm, anxiety, depression, and trauma, including her "Every April" psychological spring cleaning course offered every springtime, in April to support the fierce, yet sensitive woman achieve positive mental health all year long.

She specializes in online and virtual therapy and offers mental wellness support for all through her mental health masterclasses, courses, and meditations.

She is a world traveler currently based in Miami, loves all things declutter and minimal lifestyle---except plants… She says, "you can never have too many plants and green stuff" --- is described as "that unique kind of person who makes lifelong friends in 24 hours or less", and can often be found on Instagram watching endless reels of laugh-out-loud, therapy memes and reenactments or enjoying a "deep, campfire-style" conversation on Clubhouse.

Takeaways from the show:

Aprile’s journey to becoming a therapist
Psychological cleaning program
Maintaining a positive, steady state of mental health
Feelings are temporary
Think before you speak
Responsive vs. reactive
Inner voice
Being inside of possibility vs. drowning in uncertainty
3 steps of psychological spring cleaning
Vulnerability is what makes you brave
Marie Kondo your mind
Recommit to your goals

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Eps 269: Solo Show Dissecting Beliefs Behind Behavior Part 4- Assumed Inadequacy Apr 12, 2021

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This week is a solo show!

Takeaways from the show:

Mistaken goals
Belonging and significance feelings live under the surface
Learn to pay attention to your inner experience
Review of undue attention, misguided power, and revenge
Assumed inadequacy
Belief behind inadequacy
Teens long for connection
Ways to restore your child’s adequacy
Being vulnerable pays off
Take time to own your behavior with your child

Previous shows about mistaken goals:

Eps 261 | Eps 263 | Eps 265 | Eps 267 | Mistaken Goal Chart

See you next week!! :)

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Eps 268: Ted Bunch and Anna Marie Johnson Teague talk powerful DARES for boys Apr 05, 2021

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My guests today are Ted Bunch and Anna Marie Johnson Teague.

Ted and Anna Marie are friends, parents, and anti-violence educators. They work for A Call to Men, helping men and boys promote healthy manhood and prevent violence and discrimination.

Ted works with professional athletes, business leaders, activists, and boys just like the ones you have.

Anna Marie is a storyteller at heart and a devoted boy mom. She is nationally recognized for creating and executing award-winning, multi-platform campaigns to advance critical social issues like improving education and ending violence against women.

Takeaways from the show:

Prevention of violence and discrimination against women and girls
How the book of dares are changing people’s lives
Making an effort to talk about emotions with your boys
Socialization of masculinity
Being vulnerable is a strength
How to support the men and boys in your life
Messages men are getting from society
Peer influence in middle school
Developing a critical lens on how women are treated
What healthy manhood looks like
The danger women/people are in because of the ways we are raising our boys
Treat your kids like an adult
Having conversations with your boys that aren’t always in your face
Raise boys to value girl’s experiences just as much as they value their own

Where to find Ted and Anna Marie:

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Eps 267: Solo Show- Dissecting Beliefs Behind Behavior Part 3: Revenge Mar 29, 2021

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Today’s episode is a solo show!

Takeaways from the show:

Beliefs about belonging and significance
Overview of mistaken goals
Third mistaken goal: Revenge
Tune into your experience as a parent
Signs your child’s mistaken goal is revenge
How adults contribute to our child’s belief of not belonging
The coded message behind revenge
Uncertainty of the world right now playing a part in our kid’s lives
Revenge isn’t lashing out, it's passing on the hurt
Tools to support you and your child in their mistaken goals
Your job as parents to make your kids feel like they belong
Let your child know you see them

Eps 263 | Eps 265 | Mistaken Goal Chart

See you next week!! :)

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Eps 266: Unraveling Anxiety with Dr. Jud Brewer Mar 22, 2021

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My guest today is Jud Brewer.

Dr. Jud is a thought leader in the field of habit change and the “science of self-mastery”, having combined over 20 years of experience with mindfulness training with his scientific research therein.

He is the Director of Research and Innovation at the Mindfulness Center and associate professor in Behavioral and Social Sciences and Psychiatry at the Schools of Public Health & Medicine at Brown University. He is also the executive medical director of behavioral health at Sharecare Inc. and a research affiliate at MIT.

A psychiatrist and internationally known expert in mindfulness training for addictions, Brewer has developed and tested novel mindfulness programs for habit change, including both in-person and app-based treatments for smoking, emotional eating, and anxiety.

Takeaways from the show:

Jud’s journey with anxiety
Number needed to treat
Where anxiety comes from
Why anxiety has increased in the past year
Tools to help parents stay calm
The benefits of mapping habit loops
How our brains are wired for reward value
The power of fear and worry in parents
Becoming disenchanted by your behaviors
Bigger better offer
The reward value of worrying vs. being curious
Mindfulness of emotions
Cause and effect relationship

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Eps 265: Solo Show- Belief Behind Behavior Deep Dive Part 2: Misguided Power Mar 15, 2021

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This week’s episode is a SOLO show!!

Takeaways from the show:

Adlerian theory
Our perception of belonging and significance colors the lens we see the world out of
Undue attention review
Honor your kids beliefs
Second mistaken goal: Misguided power
Notice how your child’s behavior makes you feel
Power struggles
Ways adults add to this behavior
The importance of teaching your kids to contribute in ways for them to use their power
You are not in control of your kids
Teens want the acknowledgement of how capable they are
Acknowledge your part in the stuff that’s gone down with your teens
House rules audit
The importance of practicing follow through
How to make your child feel a greater sense of belonging and significance

Coaching Page | Eps 261 | Eps 129 | Eps 177 | Eps 218 | Eps 261 | Eps 263

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