Despite what inspirational coffee mugs say, you shouldn’t forgive before you are ready. If you push feelings of anger and resentment aside and too early forgiveness won’t stick. For the full show notes and links to everything mentioned in this episode, go to allieirwin.com/52.
May 28, 2020
13 min
Commonly accepted wisdom says that teenage brains are all kinds of crazy. True, but teenager’s brains are specially equipped with abilities we lose later on. In today’s episode, I’ll show you what that ability is and how to get it back.
For the full show notes and links to everything mentioned in this episode, go to allieirwin.com/51.
May 21, 2020
21 min
Many Moms didn’t get the Mother’s Day they deserved. I’ve got 8 tips you can use right now to feel more loved & appreciated, regardless of how your Mother’s Day went.
For the full show notes and links to everything mentioned in this episode, go to allieirwin.com/50.
May 14, 2020
15 min
Imagine turning your demanding teen into a productive coworker. You could be doing better during quarantine because they are around, even if they seem to be hiding out in their rooms 24/7.
Tune into this week’s episode to learn the 5 principles that you can use to strengthen your family and make your quarantine time more productive.
May 7, 2020
22 min
Many parents feel like "My teens don't respect me". But behavior that shows up as disrespect could be coming from a different root cause. So while you are trying to get some respect, your teen is fighting about something completely different. In today’s episode, we’ll be talking about the other causes of disrespectful behavior so that we can solve the root of the problem.
Apr 30, 2020
12 min
Learned helplessness is the idea of learning that we are helpless to change a bad situation. This week we look at how we may have learned that we were helpless to make our moms happy as children. This lead us to grow up feeling "not good enough" about many areas of our lives, including parenting critical teenagers.
Understanding how this belief developed is the first step in feeling better about yourself and raising kids who feel good about themselves.
Apr 23, 2020
20 min
Many people are waiting for some future moment when “we get our lives back” as if our lives have gone somewhere and we are waiting for their return. Savvy parents know we can create want right now with our focus. Tune into this week’s episode to find out how.
Apr 16, 2020
15 min
The loneliness I felt wasn’t because I wasn’t around enough other people. Rather it was because I felt like I couldn’t be MYSELF enough around other people.
Apr 9, 2020
9 min
Being a people-pleaser doesn’t help your family. But sometimes it’s hard to tell when you are being nice or people-pleasing. This week we’ll dive into the science and social conditioning of being agreeable.
Apr 2, 2020
15 min
When we are going through hell with our teens, it feels like we are stuck in parenting purgatory. But really it’s just 3 kinds of thought errors and we have the power to change them.
Listen to today’s episode and if you want help putting it into practice, I’ve got your back.
Mar 26, 2020
11 min
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