Does your teenage daughter ever feel like she just can’t catch a break? When life’s challenging events stack up, it’s almost impossible to ‘look on the bright side’ and offering a bit of optimism just feels dismissive. We’ve all had those Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day – kinds of days. But bad days are going to happen. Instead of letting them ruin everything, you’re going […]

Hey Parents, Have you ever watched one careless comment completely reshape how your daughter sees herself? One word. One moment. And suddenly, she’s smaller. Today we’re talking about what’s actually causing your daughter’s pain and confusion. Because it’s usually not the comment. It’s the belief and the identity she builds around it. Intro Welcome back to the Cultivating Resilient Teens Podcast. I’m your host, Shawna Warner. As a parent, I […]

Intro: Is your teenage daughter coming home from school snappy, completely drained and you can just feel the heaviness as she retreats to her room? And if you try to support her your involvement somehow makes things worse instead of better…this episode is for you. And you’re not alone. Eight out of ten families who complete the Work with Shawna form on my website report: – They feel emotionally depleted […]

Hey parents, have you ever watched your daughter tie herself in knots in order to clear up a misunderstanding or fix messy friend drama? Maybe she’s bending over backwards to repair a friendship that’s gone sideways, rewriting her texts a dozen times before hitting send – or the one thing I hear often – taking the blame for something she didn’t do just to restore a sense of peace and […]