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Parents Navigating the Teen Years Podcast
An authentic conversation about the toughest issues facing teenagers today and what we can do as parents to help them navigate these challenging waters.
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S4 E:3 – Raising Mentally Healthy Teenagers in Today’s Busy Social Media World
Denise Schonwald, LMHC, is a licensed mental health counselor, mental intuitive, and public speaker specializing in holistic well-being. With 30 years of experience as an ICU nurse, she witnessed the impact of stress, anxiety, and fear on patients and families.
S4 E:2 – Social Media – A Child Predator’s Playground
The dangers that exist in the world of social media today and how predators use it to put your child at risk. Lt. Kinsman has been in law enforcement for 24 years and the last 20 of those years at the Portsmouth Police Department.
S4 E:1 – Kids Challenges: Does Inherited Ancestral Trauma Play a Part?
Jack Blackwell is a leader in the field of family constellation work. He has 15 years of experience leading lineage and family healing events and training facilitators. As the founder of Healing Family Trauma, Jack offers resources and guidance to those seeking healing and resolution in their lives.
S3 E:26 – How to Uncover Family Stories and Bridge Generations
Elizabeth Keating is a professor of anthropology at the University of Texas at Austin who specializes in culture and communication. She recently published her third book, which reached #1 on Amazon’s Movers & Shakers in Books in the first week of publication, and was #1 in cultural anthropology the week after.
S3 E:25 – Why Should We Motivate Teenagers to Eat Clean?
Dr. Ifland has been creating breakthroughs in recovery from food addiction from 1999 with her first popular book to 2018 when her textbook, Processed Food Addiction: Foundations, Assessment, and Recovery was released by CRC Press.
S3 E:24 – Why Prioritizing Support Over Discipline Helps Teens Thrive
When our teens engage in challenging behavior, it often triggers negative feelings inside of parents and ignites fears for the future. That fear can lead us to increase our discipline which can lead to heightened conflict.