Have you ever thought to yourself, man I’m dreading the teen years… I am not ready for the snark, attitude and hormones. Why can’t my babies stay babies?

Come to find out, it’s this type of thinking that can and will lead to the teen years being way more difficult than they have to be. So what can you do to maintain your connection with your teens as they grow into themselves and your relationship evolves? 

Here to share is Cameron Caswell, PhD, otherwise known as the teen translator is an adolescent psychologist and parent coach TEDx speaker, host of the parenting teens with Dr. Cam podcast and co author of improving school mental health, the thriving school community solution. Dr. Cam is the mom of a teen too, so she not only talks the talk, she walks the walk. Dr. Cam also offers a virtual community for parents raising teens called the thriving Parent Academy.

Toward the very end of the conversation Dr. Cam said something that I plan to write down and hang in my kitchen. Start from a place of curiosity rather than accusation or blame. When something happens, take a breath, don’t immediately react. Instead, let your kids tell you more about what happened. 

Ask questions. Be curious. 

This will empower them to come to you when things feel bigger and heavier than what they can handle.

In this episode, we discuss: 

The top reasons our teens stop talking to us.

How we can build a strong foundation of trust and open communication with our teens.

Dr. Cam’s opinion on social media and teens.

Resources: 

Dr. Cam offers a virtual community for parents raising teens called the Thriving Parent Academyhttp://www.thrivingparent.org/

Connect with Dr. Cam:

Helping Parents & Teens Thrive Together -www.AskDrCam.com

Instagram -https://www.instagram.com/drcamcaswell

YouTube -https://www.youtube.com/@parentingteenswithdrcam

LinkedIn -https://www.linkedin.com/in/drcamcaswell/

Parenting Teens with Dr. Cam Podcast -https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/parenting-teens-with-dr-cam/id1524209790

Questions:

What are the top 3 reasons our teens stop talking to us?

What is one easy way to earn back your teen's trust so they'll open up?.

What is empathetic listening and why is it better than active listening?

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When a woman becomes a mother, it sometimes feels like she’s entered the wild, wild west without any sort of map, compass or guide. Half the things you read on the internet are purely opinion and not based in fact. The other half may be factual, but how does it apply to your life? 

In the U.S. there is a dire need for better and more comprehensive postpartum care. Which is why Megan and Lauren, co-created The Matrescence App.

The Matrescence is a maternal mental wellness app created after personal and professional recognition of the gaps in care for women navigating their Matrescence or process of becoming a mother. 

Lauren is a psychiatric nurse practitioner, who turned her pain into passion and teamed up with Megan, the marketing and business brains behind the operation to create this space, their app empowers women with valuable mental health resources. As a member only community it serves as a vital place for peer connection, education by accredited experts, and curated mindfulness based stress reduction activities. 

This was such an amazing conversation. We originally were going to talk so much more about mindfulness, but with the growing need for more postpartum care, we dug in deep and discussed the app and the reason they created it. 

Investing in yourself and your mental health as a mother is a direct investment into your family. Remember that when your first instinct is to put yourself and your needs on the backburner. 

In this episode, we discuss: 

The Matrescence app and what it does for new moms.

Our thoughts on wellness capitalism here in America and how it tends to prey on mothers.

How simple breathing techniques can help stress relief throughout the day.

Ways that journaling can help with wellness.

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Connect with Megan & Lauren:

The Matrescence -http://www.thematrescence.com/

The Matrescence App -https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-matrescence/id1576425396

Instagram @‌thematrescence -https://www.instagram.com/thematrescence/?hl=en

Questions:

Can you describe a moment where mindfulness positively affected a challenging situation in your motherhood journey?

Many mothers struggle to find time for themselves. How do you integrate mindfulness into your busy schedule with children?

In terms of mindfulness, what is one piece of advice you would give to a new mother facing the overwhelming changes that come with parenthood?

How does practicing mindfulness contribute to the emotional and mental well-being of both you and your children?

Could you provide examples of how you use mindfulness to foster deeper connections with your children? What are some of the resources and exercises you offer through the app that can be done with your children?

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Our children are begging for us to listen to them. In fact, recent polls suggest that many of our children, pre-teens and teens feel like we aren’t listening because we’re engaged with our phones and distracted. Is this true? Are we really not listening? Or have we forgotten the importance of active listening in conversations? 

Dr. Maisha Clairborne is an integrative family physician, Master Practitioner and trainer of neuro linguistic programming, hypnosis and timeline therapy and founder of the mind remapping Academy. Through her live training, Dr. Clairborne teaches individuals how to master their thoughts, beliefs and communication, while eliminating fear, shame, self doubt and old trauma that interfere with their ability to experience full aliveness and live their best, most fulfilled, productive and peaceful life. 

Listen as Dr. Clairborne and I talk about this extremely important topic. She even provides examples of situations where she has used active listening with her own son to help build his confidence and trust. 

If you’ve been struggling with communication in your home, you will not want to miss this one. 

In this episode, we discuss: 

What active listening really is.

Tips for balancing communication boundaries and providing safe spaces to talk.

Non-verbal ways to show our children that we’re listening.

The best ways to communicate with our children.

When to incorporate humor into parenting

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Connect with Dr. Clairborne

The Black Mind Garden Podcast -www.TheBlackMindGarden.com

Mind ReMapping Academy -https://www.mindremappingacademy.com

Facebook-www.facebook.com/drmaiysha

Instagram -http://www.instagram.com/drmaiysha

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Twitter -http://www.twitter.com/drmaiysha

YouTube -http://www.youtube.com/drmaiysha

Questions:

What are some ways we as parents can take care of ourselves when we are emotionally dysregulated?

How can we use humor and play to redirect our children when it seems they are not listening?

How can understanding our children's values help us to motivate and directionalize their behavior?

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Is it impossible to build new friendships when you become a mother? How about maintaining the relationships you already have? No. It’s not. In fact, it’s vitally important to our health that we continue to actively build and maintain our relationships.

But how do we do that when we’re juggling all the things as moms, wives, employees, business owners, etc? Here to share her tips and strategies for navigating friendships is Danielle Bayard Jackson. 

Danielle is a female friendship coach and educator who speaks nationally on the science of woman's platonic connections. She's also the author of Fighting For Our Friendships, which is coming out in May of this year. She also has a coaching business Friend Forward that is dedicated to teaching women how to create and maintain better female friendships. And her expertise has been featured in The New York Times, NBC News, Psychology Today, Wall Street Journal, Oprah Magazine, Good Morning America, and a host of other media outlets as the resident friendship expert for the global app Bumble for friends. 

Listen as she shares her story, research, and why it’s so important that we continue to hone our friendships as we move into different stages of life. 

In this episode, we discuss: 

Ways to navigate current friendships and make new ones once you are a mom.

How to handle different parenting styles or issues that come up between friends.

What research has to say about quality friendships.

Resources: 

Book-preorder - Fighting For Our Friendshipshttps://www.betterfemalefriendships.com/fighting-for-our-friendships

Article by Kirsten Powers -The Way We Live in United States is not Normal https://kirstenpowers.substack.com/p/the-way-we-live-in-the-united-states

https://substack.com/home/post/p-139238299?r=5ftqh&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=substack

Article by Rosie Spinks -The Friendship Problem

https://rojospinks.substack.com/p/the-friendship-problem?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=4486&post_id=139046175&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=180ck&utm_medium=email

Connect with Danielle:

Instagram - @‌daniellebayardjackson -https://www.instagram.com/daniellebayardjackson/

TikTok - @‌thefriendshipexpert -https://www.tiktok.com/@thefriendshipexpert?lang=en

Questions:

What is the surprising research around the benefits of women’s friendship?

What are 4 tangible ways to make time for friends as a busy mom?

Do you know the 3 of the most common conflicts that arise between mom friends (and how to solve them)?

What does the research say about how friendship changes for those in their 30s and 40s?

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With processed foods being so excessively available to us, how do we nourish our brains and fuel our bodies for longevity? Believe it or not, you can use nutrition for brainpower and to deter the effects of neurological dysfunction and disease. 

Here to do a deep dive on what to eat to support your brain and body for life is Barbie Boules. 

Barbie is a registered dietician, certified health coach and meditation teacher with over 22 years of experience. In her practice, she works as a private coach, community educator, passionate speaker, popular corporate wellness programmer, and respected dietetic intern preceptor. She's had the privilege of counseling 1000s of men and women around the country on her journey to better health. Barbie specializes in the unique needs of women over 40. 

She focuses on helping her clients achieve optimal metabolic and cognitive fitness. Without the unnecessary and unsustainable rules of FAD dieting, and rather, through a genuine understanding of what each client truly needs to transform their health for good.

Listen in as she debunks some of the widely held beliefs about diet, whole grains, coffee and more. Plus she shares tips and tricks for creating a home that supports healthy eating habits early on… without the stress and regrets. 

In this episode, we discuss: 

The biggest risk factors for developing Alzheimer’s.

How you can nourish your body to help protect your cognitive health.

Protein and its role as we age.

Why coffee and tea are still important for your diet.

The importance of whole grains.

Resources: 

Nutrition Essentials - https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/5mc1lhdr00hoszmy3l0jd/NUTRITION-ESSENTIALS-1-1.pdf?rlkey=19plr4uhrchgpy3fb91ykf3ue&dl=0

Everyday Mindfulness - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HIW60H_j8fcO0sk7hLSxqqozBBwsv_wz/view?usp=sharing

Connect with Barbie:

Barbie Boules Longevity and Wellness

LinkedIn | Instagram

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Questions:

What are the biggest risk factors for developing Alzheimer's?

Is the MIND-DIET beneficial and what key foods are in it?

When it comes to 80-20/90-10 rules, does the time frame matter for the “treat” days?

Why does she like coffee and tea being added to the diet?

What are the best sources of whole grains?

How can what we eat affect our cognitive brain health?

What would her approach be with her kids to grow up eating in a similar way?

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If you’ve listened to the podcast for any amount of time, you know that one of our children has been diagnosed with dyslexia. Once she was finally diagnosed, an entire world of knowledge and resources opened up for us. But it took a LONG time to get to this point. 

Because of our journey, it’s important to me to share expert information with you about this extremely common neurological condition. Which is why I reached out to April McMurtrey. 

April is a professional reading specialist, dyslexia specialist, author, and the developer of the Learn Reading program. She has been helping struggling and dyslexic students for over 30 years, breaking through their reading barriers to unlock the world of words. April is currently preparing for a TED talk about dyslexia awareness that I cannot wait for. Her book, Is That Dyslexia, is now on shelves, and she also has resources that will help struggling and dyslexic students, parents of those students and parents who are those students, including dyslexia screenings and online courses. 

Having dyslexia doesn't mean you're at a disadvantage. It's just your brain seeing things differently. Listen in to learn about how you can support your kids, why dyslexia can be a strength, and how to get the right screenings if you notice certain behaviors in your child.

In this episode, we discuss: 

How common dyslexia is.

The signs and symptoms of dyslexia.

How to advocate and help your child with dyslexia.

Talents and strengths of people with dyslexia may have.

Resources: 

The Learn Reading Program

Is it Dyslexia by April McMurtrey

Aaron Slater, Illustrator: A Picture Book (The Questioneers)

Connect with April:

Learn Reading

LinkedIn |Instagram| Facebook

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Questions:

What is dyslexia?

What are some of the signs and symptoms of dyslexia?

How common is dyslexia?

How early can dyslexia typically be identified? How important is it to diagnose early as opposed to later on?

How do you go about diagnosing dyslexia? What should I do as a parent if I think my child may be dyslexic but the school won't evaluate?

How do you help a struggling or dyslexic learner?

What are some effective teaching methods and approaches that can be employed to help individuals with dyslexia improve their reading skills?

What are some of the talents and strengths that dyslexics have? How can I help foster this in my own child?

What are some of your favorite resources for those wanting to learn more about dyslexia?

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When your child is being hurt emotionally or physically by other kids or hurting others themselves do you know how to talk to them?

Gabriela Blanco shares some tips on talking to our kids in ways they will understand when something like this happens. She also discusses how to deal with the emotions and feelings this brings up and how to listen deeply to what our children are saying. Gabriela says that validating their feelings but also setting boundaries is much more effective than saying “how do you think the other child feels?”

Gabriela is the founder of healing parents, and creator of the healing parents approach. She supports humans who are intentionally healing while parenting with the tools, support and community to experience close lasting and connected relationships with their children and themselves. Gabriela is the daughter of immigrants from Mexico, was raised in Southern California, and has been living in Oaxaca, Mexico for the past 18 years. 

Listen as Gabriela discusses how to handle sibling fighting to make your home a more drama free environment. If you have kids that fight and argue this is one episode you don’t want to miss.

In this episode, we discuss: 

Effective ways to help children understand and relate to the feelings of others.

How to handle it when our children get hurt emotionally.

Techniques to help children take responsibility for their feelings and actions.\

Resources: 

Hunt, Gather, Parent: What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us About the Lost Art of Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans by Michaeleen Doucleff

A Kids Co

Connect with Gabriela:

Healing Parents Course

Instagram | Email

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Questions:

What would our world look like if everyone who was hurting was able to get help?

How can we help our kids understand and relate to children who are mean to them?

What examples can you give to help handle the situations as they occur?

Sibling fighting, how do we handle it?

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If you’ve seen the news at all lately, you’ve likely heard that the Supreme Court of Alabama has ruled that all embryos are children. But what does that mean? What implications does this ruling have for the future of IVF? 

Here to share more about what this could mean for hopeful families is Dr. Erica Bove. 

Erica is a double board certified OB-GYN and Reproductive Endocrinologist (REI) physician at the University of Vermont, as well as a certified life coach through The Life Coach School. She is also the founder of Love and Science: Thriving Through Infertility. She empowers women professionals to thrive while building their families.

Listen as she shares her thoughts on this new ruling as well as her expertise around IVF. Because there’s so much more to IVF these days than creating viable embryos. 

In this episode, we discuss: 

The recent court decision in Alabama around IVF

What it means for the future of IVF

Common misconceptions about fertility

How to strengthen your relationship when you are going through treatments

Resources: 

Connect with Erica:

Website:loveandsciencefertility.com

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/erica-bove-0701a0173

IG:https://www.instagram.com/loveandsciencefertility/

FB:https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553692167183

Questions:

Where is the best place to find reliable information about fertility?

How does my relationship with my physician and care team influence my trust and confidence that I'm getting the best care for me?

What do I do if I don't feel I'm getting what I need with my fertility care team?

What can I do when I feel I'm going down the "rabbit hole" of data and the internet?

Where can I turn for more support?

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Your postpartum brain is amazing. Not only is your body going through the physical changes that come with motherhood, but your brain is processing a ton of hormones and inputs that help you take care of your new baby. 

Matrescence is essentially the process of becoming a mother. It’s a word that describes what your brain and body are going through as you leave the world of pre-motherhood and prepare to usher life into the world. Here to share more is Dr. Nikki Pensak.

Dr. Nikki is a Clinical Psychologist, author and researcher specializing in treating postpartum, mental health, anxiety, OCD and depression. She provides evidence based therapy to her patients and is certified in postpartum mental health. She also serves on the expert review board for Parents Magazine, her new book Rattled:How To Calm New Mom Anxiety With the Power of the Postpartum Brain is now available for pre-order. 

As you listen, remember that one of the most important things for you to take care of as you become a mom is your mental health. Protect your sleep. Protect your brain. Protect your mental health and get together a team to help you in advance. 

In this episode, we discuss: 

What Matrescence is

The wonders of the maternal brain

Pregnancy and giving birth during COVID

Resources: 

Connect with Nikki:

Rattled: How to Calm New Mom Anxiety with the Power of the Postpartum Brain

Nikki’s TedX talk - The Power of the Maternal Brain

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What is your first thought when your child lies to you? Are you reactive? Or do you take a moment and think through what their lie is really telling you? 

I’m sure you’re not thinking to yourself, this lie is a gift, but what if that’s exactly what it is? Amie Anger joins me to share what to do when your child lies and strategies for figuring out the root cause of their lying. 

Amie is a child and family therapist and mom of 6. After two years of post-grad training at Yale Child Study Center, she’s been a therapist in private practice for 16 years. Last year she saw the mental health fallout of Covid for our children and families and she decided to take the advice and strategies she shares with the families that she works with and make it widely available to all families through her platform on Instagram.

Remember, your child is watching everything that you do and say. If you want your children to feel comfortable with being truthful, model that in your day to day life as well. Listen in to hear all of Amie’s tips and tricks and her strategies for supporting all of your children when you have multiple children in your household.

In this episode, we discuss: 

Navigating when children lie no matter what age.

Why they lie?

What we can do as parents to make it less likely they will lie.

Resources: 

Connect with Amie:

Instagram

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Why do children lie, and how can I use this understanding in my response to this behavior?

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“You deserve to be held just as much as your baby.” Just one of the many gems Stephanie Defilippis shares in our conversation about navigating motherhood and the quest for support in America. Because in America, we really fall behind in providing support to new moms, both in our communities and from a policy perspective.

Stephanie is a perinatal mental health therapist in Illinois. She owns a group therapy practice called crescent moon therapy, where they specialize in working with individuals throughout the reproductive period.

She shares her thoughts on the postpartum period women experience in other countries as well as what we can do to create similar experiences here in America. There truly is an invisible village at your fingertips. Listen in to find out more. 

In this episode, we discuss: 

The invisible village here in America.

The importance of having community support throughout motherhood.

What our ideal community support system would look like.

How you can cultivate your own support system at home.

Resources: 

Connect with Stephanie:

Website:Maternal Mental Health

Instagram

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Questions:

Can you give an example of how historically in different culture villages were structured to support women?

What are barriers to building a village?

We hear these questions a lot- "Why is it so hard for me to ask for help? Why does it feel hard for me to create my own village?" Let's unpack them together

How can women create their own village? Both pre-pregnancy and postpartum. Even as a mom with older children, there are ways to create yourself a village

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