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Pivot Parenting: Expert Tips for Navigating Teen and Tween Challenges

Mar 31, 2026

What’s your favorite TV show? Today I talk about how the stories we love can teach us emotional flexibility—and how that flexibility expands our ability to love our teens well.

In this episode, I share the three parts of structured flexibility that help us connect better, find more happiness, and express love more...


Mar 24, 2026

Our teen is grumpy, we find something we sished didn't exist, we are angry, frustrated and just want to fix it all. 

What parents may not realize is that they're parenting out of disregulation and that often causes it's own set of problems. 

While we may not associate LOVE and REGULATION with each other, they go hand in...


Mar 17, 2026

If we want our kids to be okay with their imperctions, not beat themselves up, and expect others to treat them with respect, there is a practice we parents need to improve- self love. Our kids learn how to see themselves by how we see ourselves. 

It is a common misconception that if we think we're awsome, we're proud....


Mar 10, 2026

Welcome to the new Pivot Parenting series on LOVE! I love love, and over the next several episodes, I’ll be focusing on different aspects of how we love ourselves, our teens, our partners, and our families. They all intersect. After more than six years of coaching, I see the patterns, dysfunction, and healing that...


Mar 3, 2026

Many parents interpret their teen’s behavior as disrespect—but what if your child is actually trying to answer a deeper question: Do I belong here?

When we get triggered, our brains can quickly jump to worst-case assumptions about our teenagers—their attitude, their silence, their choices. That’s where the...