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Podcast: The Almost Empty NestâLetting Go, Redefined: Parenting Teens and Finding Yourself Againâwith Small Jar Coach
Episode: âWhat My Big Kid Does Is HurtfulââThoughts Moms Parenting Teens and Adult Kids Are Ashamed They Think | Ep. 238
Description: I know how painful it can feel when your relationship with your big kid changes and you find yourself thinking, âWhat my kid does is hurtful.â In this episode, I open up about a truth many moms experience but rarely say out loud...the heartbreak that can come up while parenting teens and young adults.
If youâve ever felt rejected, blamed, or unappreciated by your child, youâre not alone. I share how easy it is for us moms to start questioning ourselves, overanalyze every parenting decision, and slip into patterns of overthinking or self-blame. This conversat...