Your to-do list is growing, the calendar is filling up, and that familiar holiday anxiety is starting to creep in.

You want this season to be special for your family, but somehow it always ends up feeling more exhausting than magical.

In this week's podcast episode, I share a different approach to the holidays - one that lets you create meaningful moments without running yourself ragged.

Because what your family really wants is you, present and enjoying the season alongside them.

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It’s easy to assume a quick apology will fix things after a relationship rupture with your child, but real repair requires more. 

In today’s episode, I’m walking you through a powerful tool I created to help you repair your relationships and turn them into even stronger bonds. It's called the LOVE formula and it's simple + effective.

If you’ve ever felt like your relationship with your child needs healing, this episode is for you.

Tune in to hear how you can apply this simple tool to create lasting, meaningful relationship with your kids.

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Sarah Benton had all the markers of success - great grades, active social life, thriving career.

From the outside, no one would have guessed she was struggling with alcohol, a pattern she now recognizes as "high-functioning alcoholism."

In this honest and eye-opening conversation, Sarah opens up about her 20-year journey in sobriety, including the hard truth that getting sober was just the beginning of the real work, and shares how having a child completely transformed her recovery experience. 

Through her new book "Parents in Recovery," she brings fresh insights about the complex relationship between addiction, parenting, and finding your way through both.

Listen now for a real take on what it means to parent and grow.

For full show notes and information, visit https://lessdramamoremama.com/330

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Family gatherings are approaching, and many moms are already dreading the unsolicited advice, critical comments, sibling rivalry, and other difficult moments headed their way.

In this week's episode, I'm sharing powerful strategies to create more peaceful interactions - both for you and your kids.

Skip the typical "just ignore them" or "take deep breaths" advice. The approaches in this episode work even with your most challenging family dynamics.

Ready to experience more peaceful family gatherings? Listen now!

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What if your fears about screen time and video games are holding you back from deeper family connections?

In today’s episode, I sit down with certified Hand in Hand parenting instructor, Velma Gentzsch, who went from video game skeptic to streaming on Twitch.

Her journey reveals how video games can become a powerful tool for building trust, resilience, and family bonds.

Along the way, she discovered these games were teaching her son the very skills she worried he'd miss: negotiation, problem-solving, persistence, and even conflict resolution.

Tune in to transform gaming from a source of family conflict into an opportunity for connection!

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Between ChatGPT doing homework and AI-generated videos everywhere, it's tempting to see AI as just another parenting worry.

But after testing it on three common family challenges, I discovered it might actually help us focus on what matters most: connecting with our kids.

In this week's episode, I'm sharing my real-world experiment with AI as a parenting tool.

Tune in to learn how it can handle the logistics while you create meaningful moments with your family.

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What if the key to deepening your mother-daughter relationship begins with you?

When Ashleigh Sinclaire became her mother's sole caregiver overnight, she discovered that our most fundamental relationship can heal through an unexpected path.

In this week's deeply moving episode, she shares how four extraordinary years caring for her mother revealed that the mother-daughter relationship lives within us, not between us.

This episode will touch your heart and possibly transform how you see your relationship with your mother - or your daughter.

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You know that gut-wrenching feeling when your child is scared?
Whether it's a toddler crying about monsters under the bed or a teenager having a panic attack about their future - seeing our kids afraid triggers something primal in us.

We want to fix it, protect them, make the scary thing go away.

But sometimes our own "stuff" gets in the way of truly supporting them.

In this week's episode, we explore how parents' own experiences and beliefs about fear can cloud their judgment when helping scared kids.

Through real examples, we'll look at what actually helps kids develop a healthy relationship with fear.

Tune in, as these insights might transform your next challenging moment with your scared child.

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Balancing motherhood and dating after divorce is a challenge many moms face.

It's an experience that often leaves women with more questions than answers, which is why I'm so excited about today’s episode.

Certified life and relationship coach, Paige Dempsey, and I talk about what she calls “slow dating” after divorce. This approach is about more than just taking things slow; it's about being intentional and self-aware in your dating journey. 

We discuss the importance of defining standards and knowing the qualities you want in a partner before you start dating, where to meet potential partners, how to talk to your kids about dating, and lots more.

Grab your favorite beverage, pop in your earbuds, and tune in now!

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