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Podcast: Chaos to Connection: Boundaries and Breakthroughs for Cycle-Breaking Women
Episode: 272. From Control to Curiosity: Understanding Resistance in Parenting
Description: What if resistance isnāt the problemābut the doorway?In this episode of Chaos to Connection, Diane explores one of the most misunderstood dynamics in parenting: resistance. From chores and homework to ānot listening,ā resistance often triggers power struggles that leave both parents and children feeling disconnected and frustrated.But what if resistance isnāt defiance at all?Drawing from nervous system awareness, emotional leadership, and her own lived experience, Diane reframes resistance as self-protection, not misbehaviorāand reveals how power struggles begin when a childās resistancecollides with a parentās unowned trigger...