Three Positive Shifts for Better Communication with Your Teen

It's a pretty normal desire as a parent to want our children to be happy. While often well intentioned, not allowing our children to experience emotions that are outside of "happy" can create self-doubt and insecurity. On today's podcast coach Lindsay Law gives three shifts parents can make in their communication so that  their teens feel validated and accepted in their emotions. And as with most coaching tools, these shifts will not only increase a teens confidence but a parent's confidence as well.   

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Transforming Teens into Eternal Warriors

Now is the time to fight! In a world full of suggestive media that is so easy to consume, it’s essential to have tools – both for your teens, and for you as parents to rely on. Licensed therapist Cody Hawes joins Carmen and talks about how to help those “sons of Helaman”you love deal with the negative effects of pornography addiction.

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Summer Routines

Are your kids spending their summer days laying in bed, scrolling through Tik Tok? Or are their days filled with summer camps, sports practices and busy social lives? Whatever their routines look like, it is difficult as parents to know if we should step in and micromanage their time or let them roam free until school starts up again. Lisa talks with friends and experts to discuss how parents are finding the right balance for them.

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2 Kings 17–25

In this episode we'll talk about many of the kings of Judah, some of them wicked and some of them righteous. We'll specifically discuss King Josiah and how when restoring the temple, he found the "book of the law" that helped him reclaim aspects of his own and Israel's identity as the chosen people of God. We'll talk about the concept of identity, especially in relation to mental health issues, and how this can either hinder or help our progress. We will explore how focusing too much on mental health liabilities can limit progress, while viewing them as one piece of an overall portrait of our identity may make them easier to deal with.

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