Power Your Parenting: Moms With Teens

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#206 Dial Down the Teen Stress Feb 26, 2023

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We can't always go to a tropical island to escape stress. (But wouldn't that be nice) You can't get rid of all the stress but you can start dialing it down one click at a time.

Stress disempowers us. Stress sets us up for drama. Stress steals the joy out of our relationships.

In this episode I give you 3 practical ways to dial down the teen stress.

Be kind to yourself
Dial down the drama
Be intentional instead of reactive, specifically about the way you think about your teen and how you spend time with them.

This episode is full of tips and takeaways that will dial down your teen stress today.

We live in a stressful culture. Stress has become the new normal. We rush from one thing to another with no downtime. We need to be proactive to resist this trend. Why is dialing down the stress so important? Everything we've longed for, everything we've hoped for, everything we've prayed for is on the other side of stress. Don't let stress rob you of these precious teenage years.

In this episode I mentioned my 7-Week Power Your Parenting Program that is starting on February 27th. If you would like to know more click this link. https://colleenogrady.com/joinpyp/

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#205 Is My Teen in a Toxic Relationship? Feb 20, 2023

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I have a great episode for you. we are going to talk about toxic relationships. We will answer questions like, "What is a “toxic relationship?" "How do you know if a relationship is toxic or not?" "What does a toxic relationship look like?" This interview will help you help your teens, and give you tips on how to talk to them about their relationship. If you are in a difficult relationship this will help educate you what is healthy and what is toxic. I think you will find this podcast very empowering.

Dr. Heidi Brocke is a Toxic Relationship Awareness & Healing Specialist. After spending 14 years in an extremely emotionally and narcissistically abusive relationship she broke the chains and turned her past into her passion; She left her 24 years career in healthcare to use her life experience and education to be the person she needed when she herself was trapped in the darkness of an unhealthy relationship to provide hope, healing, and freedom to those whose lives have been affected by toxic relation-ships, emotional abuse, and narcissistic behaviors.

Through education, she presents the understanding needed to empower others to walk through fear and into their freedom.Today she has helped hundreds rid and heal their toxic relationships and hosts the popular podcast, It’s not Normal, It’s Toxic-rid your life of toxic people - with over a million downloads worldwide.

She’s an international keynote speaker, recipient of Empowering Women in Business of The Year award by Inspiring Lives Magazine, and has been featured in both Forbes and Time Magazines for the dedication given to her clients and for her work in the toxic relationship area.

To contact Dr. Heidi or take her Toxicity Profile Analysis and Quiz go to https://coachingwithdrheidi.com/

Follow Dr. Heidi on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/coachingwithdrheidi/

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#204 Systems: How to Get More Time for Yourself Feb 13, 2023

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Moms, how would you like to find more time for yourself? Would you like to find some tried and true systems that can help you get rid of the chaos, and bring order, peace and joy to your home?

Well, I interview the perfect guest who is the founder of Mama Systems.

Laura Hernandez walks her talks. Laura is a home management coach and founder of Mama Systems. She is the mother of ten children. In just five years, her and her husband added six children to their family - three biological and three through adoption. Four of her kids attend public school, and they have home-school five children, and Laura also manages 20+ appointments a week for her four special needs children. Laura is passionate and dedicated to helping women bring more peace to their homes. Designing customized systems that help a family run more smoothly and reduce a mother's daily workload is Laura’s specialty.

Find out more about Mama Systems at https://www.mamasystems.net/

Laura has a free Self-Care Guide for our listeners at https://www.mamasystems.net/poweryourparenting

Follow Laura on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/mamasystems/

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#203 An End to Arguing Feb 06, 2023

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Are you sick of the constant arguing not only with your teens but also with your husband, father or partner. Would you like to put an end to arguing, or at least dial it down? Well I brought in amazing guests to talk about it.

Our guests today are Linda and Charlie Bloom

Married since 1972, Linda and Charlie Bloom have been working with groups, individuals, couples and organizations to enhance the quality of their relationships and communication skills since 1975. They both have Master’s degrees in Clinical Social Work and have lectured, led seminars and provided consultation at universities and learning institutes throughout the United States as well as internationally. They have written and published four books, Happily Ever After…and 39 Other Myths about Love: Breaking Through to the Relationship of Your Dreams, 101 Things I Wish I Knew When I Got Married: Simple Lessons to Make Love Last, Secrets of Great Marriages: Real Stories from Real Couples about Lasting Love, and That Which Doesn’t Kill Us: How One Couple Became Stronger in the Broken Places. Their organization, Bloomwork is dedicated to promoting healthy, fulfilling, and successful relationships for individuals, couples and organizations. Their newest book was just released, An End to Arguing: 101 Valuable Lessons for all Relationships.

For great content and to learn more about Linda and Charlie's work go tohttps://bloomwork.com/

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#202 Parenting with Sanity and Joy Jan 30, 2023

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What can parents do to raise confident and resilient teens?

How do you reduce sibling rivalry?

How can you stop being the homework/screentime/food/sleep warden?

To address these issues I have invited Sue G. Groner to be our guest.

As the founder of The Parenting Mentor, a multifaceted platform for parents looking for guidance in raising emotionally healthy, self-resilient children, Sue provides simple and effective parenting strategies. With the goal of reducing everyday stress and anxiety that inevitably comes from being a parent, Sue provides a roadmap that shifts perspective to help parents be happier and more relaxed.

Sue is the author of Parenting with Sanity and Joy. 101 Simple Strategies, the host of The Parenting Mentor Sessions Podcast and a certified Positive Discipline parent educator. She is also the creator of the CLEARR™, a method of parenting developed through years of trial (and her fair share of errors!). CLEARR™ adheres to the belief that parenting strategies should be grounded in six important pillars: Communication, Love, Empathy, Awareness, Rules, and Respect.

To learn more about Sue https://theparentingmentor.com/

Follow Sue on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theparentingmentor/

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#201 Am I Getting Parenting Right? Jan 23, 2023

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Am I getting parenting right? Most parents at any and every stage find themselves asking this question.

To explore this question, I invited Sandra Stanley to be my guest. Moms you are going to love this episode.

Sandra Stanley received her bachelor of science degree from Georgia Tech and master of arts from Dallas Theological Seminary. Sandra has a heart for foster kids and foster families, as she and Andy have been foster parents since 2010. Her ministry passion is promoting foster care in the local church. Much of her time these days is spent working on various writing projects and continuing her involvement with Fostering Together, the foster care initiative at North Point Ministries.

Sandra and her husband Andy Stanley just published their new book Parenting Getting It Right which we dive into today. Their it, their north star which we talk a lot about in this show is parenting with the relationship in mind. I couldn’t agree more.

To connect with Sandra and learn more about her book Parenting: Getting It Right go to https://www.sandrastanley.com/

Connect with Sandra on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sandrawstanley/

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#200 Mothering from a Wholehearted Foundation Jan 16, 2023

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WOO HOO this is my 200th episode! Because of YOU my amazing listeners is the reason that there are 200 episodes. I so love and appreciate you!

What does mothering look like from a wholehearted foundation?

You still do the hard part of parenting. You still monitor your teen, set boundaries and guidelines. But this is only one facet of your relationship with your teen. You are not just a mother machine that hustles for productivity or perfectionism. You show up as a wholehearted human being. Your whole self shows up with your family.

Your passionate, spontaneous, playful, fun side gets to show up too. You get to share who you are, your interests. If your teen only sees you with an angry face they are not seeing the many facets of you. You want them to see you smile and laugh as well as being serious and firm. When you are mothering from a wholehearted foundation you see your whole child. You see their heart too. You don’t just hyper-focus on their grades. You see them in a wholehearted way. You see their sense of humor and pay attention to their inside jokes. You are sensitive to where they are vulnerable and what breaks their heart and what lights them up. You can discern the difference between procrastination and when they are truly afraid or hurt. You see the many facets that make them their unique self.

When you mother from a wholehearted foundation you will find that you enjoy your teen and your life a lot more.

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#199 When is Digital Use Too Much? Jan 09, 2023

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Do your teens suffer from technology abuse? And how would you know where your teens are in the technology use continuum?

To answer these questions I have interviewed Dr. Lisa Strohman.

Dr. Lisa Strohman has widely become known for her advocacy and education around mental wellness as it relates to our digital lives. She has worked with thousands of parents, schools, and children around the globe. An attorney, clinical psychologist, and author, Dr. Strohman established the Digital Citizen Academy, a non-profit program offered to schools with an in-home plan that educates, empowers, and inspires balance and prosocial use of technology.

Her newest book Digital Distress: Growing Up Online was just released in 2021. The first book of its kind to focus specifically on Gen Z, highlighting how children, who have grown up with technology as ubiquitous as air, are impacted by the challenges of growing up in a digital world.

We talk about process addictions and the brain and how technology can hijack the structure of the teenage brain.

We explore the behavior factors, physical symptoms, emotional symptoms, and interpersonal effects of technology abuse. We look at the alarming statistics of teens and pornography.

This podcast is full of practical advice to empower parents and teens to resist technology abuse.

Contact Dr. Lisa Strohman at https://drlisastrohman.com/

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#198 What I Won't Tolerate in 2023 Jan 02, 2023

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What are things you tolerated in 2022 that you don't want to tolerate in 2023?

Today we are going to explore tolerations, messes, and irritations. You know the things that annoy you on a daily basis and steal your I feel good energy.

If I ask you the question what are you tolerating? What’s the first thing that comes to mind?

Maybe the first thing that comes to your mind is something about your teen, your boss, or your partner. In other words you are tolerating your relationships.

Or, maybe the first thing that you thought of is the color of your kitchen wall, all those piles of papers on the table, or the kitchen disposal that hasn’t worked in a year. You are tolerating things in your physical space.

Heres the thing. All of us tolerate things we shouldn't, instead of handling them. Every time we tolerate things instead of managing them they drain our energy. It steals our attention away from what we really want to do and what we want to achieve. And if we don’t handle these little things in life we can go into resignation. Like if I can’t handle these little irritations then I can’t have what I want and we feel this at a deep unconscious level.

This episode helps you become aware of what you're tolerating and gives you a plan to clean up your irritations and messes in your physical space and your relationships.

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#197 Skincare: Motivating Teen Girls and Boys Dec 26, 2022

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When do you introduce skin care to your teen and how do you motivate teen girls and even teen boys to take care of their skin. Our guest today was taught that, "skin care is self care," "how you treat your skin is how you treat your soul," and to "treat your skin like the most expensive silk." You're going to love Angela she not only has tips for teens but she shares self care rituals for moms that I think you are going to love.

Angela Jia Kim is the founder of Savor Beauty, a natural skincare and facial spa brand inspired by Korean beauty and self-love rituals, and a former international, classical concert pianist. Called “the unexpected beauty virtuoso” by MindBodyGreen, she created the award-winning skincare in her kitchen, became an accidental entrepreneur, and built a multimillion-dollar enterprise around the philosophy of manifesting beauty, brilliance, and balance.

She has led hundreds of women empowerment workshops and her Savor Beauty Self-Care Planner has sold over 100,000 copies. A highly recognized skin and self-care expert, her skincare and spas in New York City have been chosen as “Best of New York” and featured in top publications such as The New York Times, Vogue, Elle, People, Allure, Well+Good, and more.

Angela lives in New York City with her tween daughter, mini golden retriever, and philanthropic partner.

Angela would love to share her Virtual Goody Bag with listeners who purchase her book, Radical Radiance over on https://radicalradiance.com. After purchasing Radical Radiance, they become a member of Angela's exclusive self-love community and get access to her free Virtual Goody Bag (worth over $350), including her manifestation workshop, beauty-food recipes, and her 1 minute glow routine. More information regarding the Virtual Good Bag can be found via this link https://www.radicalradiance.com/virtual-goody-bag

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