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Empower My Teen
Empower My Teen is a podcast for parents who are struggling to reconnect with their teen and bring more peace, understanding, and harmony back into the home. Hosted by therapeutic educational consultant and parent coach Mary Warren, each episode offers compassionate guidance, practical tools, and real conversations to help parents navigate challenging behaviors, improve communication, and support their teen with clarity and confidence. Whether your family is facing conflict, emotional…
Episodes
- Empower My Teen
Residential Treatment and Insurance: Are You Speaking the Same Language?
One of the most confusing parts of finding residential treatment for your child can be figuring out what your insurance will actually cover. I've worked with…
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Wilderness to Residential: What to Expect
For years, I've described wilderness therapy as the emotional ER and residential treatment as physical therapy. In this episode, I explain the difference…
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Treatment Isn't Failure — And It Isn't a Guarantee
Making the decision to send your child to a higher level of care is something no parent takes lightly. By the time you reach that point, you’ve probably…
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That's Not True: When You and Your Kids See It Differently
Have you ever had your child say something to you and immediately thought... “That’s not true”? “You don’t trust me.” “You never do anything for me.” “You…
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The Weight of Parent Guilt: Letting Go of “What If?”
Have you ever looked at your struggling teen and wondered, “Did I miss something? Should I have seen this sooner? What if I had done things differently?” I…
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I Love My Child... But, Sometimes I Don't Like Them
Have you ever looked at your child and thought, “I love you, but I don’t like you very much right now”, and then immediately felt guilty for even thinking it?…
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School Refusal vs School Avoidance: What's Really Going On?
Have you ever looked at your child and thought, “I love you, but I don’t like you very much right now”, and then immediately felt guilty for even thinking it?…
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What Happens When Your Teen Turns 18? Rules, Boundaries, and What Changes
Is everything supposed to change when your child turns 18? In this episode of Empower My Teen, we explore the pressure and fear that often surrounds this…
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Am I Enabling My Teen? Empathy vs. Rescuing and Setting Healthy Boundaries
What if helping your teen too much… is actually holding them back? In this episode of Empower My Teen, we explore a delicate but powerful truth: sometimes, our…
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Is Your Teen Falling Behind? Coping With Comparison and Missed Milestones
Have you ever looked at other families and wondered… why does this seem so much easier for them? In this episode of Empower My Teen, we talk about something…
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Parenting Burnout: When Raising a Struggling Teen Feels Overwhelming
No one prepares you for this part of parenting. In this episode of Empower My Teen, we talk about the stress, overwhelm, and emotional weight that can come…
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Parenting a Defiant Teen: Why Connection Works Better Than Control
Why won’t my teen listen… no matter what I say or do? In this episode of Empower My Teen, we explore one of the most powerful mindset shifts a parent can make…
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Why Your Teen Won’t Listen (And the 5 Words That Push Them Away)
In this episode of Empower My Teen, I share a simple but powerful shift that can transform the way you connect with your child. It often happens without us…
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Is My Teen’s Behavior Normal or a Red Flag? How to Spot At-Risk Warning Signs
Is this just normal teenage behavior… or is something more serious going on? In this episode of Empower My Teen, I walk through one of the most common-and most…
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When Your Teen Is Struggling: My Story and How Parents Find Real Help
In this very first episode of Empower My Teen, I share my personal journey as a parent navigating the fear, confusion, and heartbreak of watching my daughter…