Hey parents, I wanted to share a personal conversation I had with a dear friend I’ve known for over 30 years because she raised a great question that’s relatable to anyone raising teens. My girlfriend and I met when we were in the thick of our teenage years and now, we’re both raising teens, so we naturally we found ourselves talking about all the social complexities teens experience, particularly when […]

Hey Parents, does your teenage daughter doubt herself or feel like there’s something fundamentally wrong with her when things don’t work out? It’s so easy to weave the “Ugh, what’s wrong with ME?” narrative into an emotionally triggering situation. The Good News The good news is, there’s an effective way for your daughter to deactivate doubt, get stronger and feel more self-confident. Welcome back to the Cultivating Resilient Teens Podcast […]

Hey Parents, Does your teenage daughter have a plan to stay confident and mentally clear when she’s emotionally triggered? After making a very long list on a giant piece of paper, the teenage girls in my social media group just sat back with that deer-in-headlights look. I think they were more stunned than I was at the list they’d created. The task was to identify all the all the “parts” […]

Hey Parents, Have you ever asked your daughter how she’s doing and heard something like … “it’s complicated” or “you won’t understand!” As you’re working through the ‘letting go’ and ‘losing control’ part of raising a teenager (two of the hardest parts if you ask me), getting a non-answer when you’re trying to connect is tough because: it feels like it widens the divide and pulls heavily on your heartstrings […]

Hey Parents, Is your teenage daughter “freaking out” about what’s next? You’re probably noticing that spring fever is in the air, which undoubtedly signals one thing – transitions are on the horizon. Whether it’s her transition into middle school, high school, college or beyond, you’re likely seeing any number of behavioral changes in your daughter. Welcome back to the Cultivating Resilient Teens podcast, where you can always find the full […]

Hey Parents, What’s your daughter most important asset? Welcome back the Cultivating Resilient Teens Podcast, where you can find the full Show Notes on my website, cultivatingresilientteens.com. Today we’re diving in a little deeper to an issue we touched on in last week’s podcast, Ep – 28 How to Break Free from Thinking Errors that Wreck Your Daughter’s Confidence. Because, interestingly, even though your daughter may think she’s the only […]