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IMPACT: Parenting with Perspective
This podcast will help parents of teens keep life's struggles as a teen, and as a parent of a teen, in perspective. Parents will learn real tools to help them help their teens. They will learn how to build a rock solid relationship with their teen so they will have a powerful impact and a positive influence on their teen's life.
Episodes
- IMPACT: Parenting with Perspective
Parenting Vulnerability with Stefanie
"Ask Ben a Question" Sorry for the short show notes again, but I'm still recovering from Covid-19 and I didn't plan this episode ahead of time. Stefanie, Real…
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Let's Talk about Suicide with Sara Visser
"Ask Ben a Question" Sorry for the shortest show notes ever, but I've got Covid-19 and a killer headache. What You CAN and CAN NOT Control It's not your job to…
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I'm Not Perfect, Now What?
"Ask Ben a Question" Imperfection Is Part of Being Human One of the things that I see all the time with both my teen clients and my parent clients is…
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My Teen Won't Change, Now What?
"Ask Ben a Question" No Matter What I Do, My Teen Won't Change One of the things that I hear a lot is, "We've tried EVERYTHING, and nothing we do works." To…
IMPACT: Parenting with PerspectiveLet Go of What You Can't Control: A real life example with Theresa.
"Ask Ben a Question" Parenting From Fear Parenting from fear is common for parents, and it's a symptom of focusing on things outside of your control. When we…
IMPACT: Parenting with PerspectiveAwareness, Acceptance & Intentionality
"Ask Ben a Question" Awareness, Acceptance, and Intentionality Have you ever been dissatisfied and launched into action to try to fix it? I'm going on a diet…
IMPACT: Parenting with PerspectiveHow to Love Yourself More with Ali Terry
"Ask Ben a Question" The World Thinks We Need To Better Love OTHERS It seems like there's a lot of talk of loving one another or simply loving others, but I…
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Confident Parenting with Heidi Benjaminsen
"Ask Ben a Question" What holds Parents Back? DOing things "Right." There's no right or wrong way from parenting. SO many different ways. "I'm going to try…
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Lead Your Life Boot Camp with Joey Mascio
"Ask Ben a Question" Day 1 The Origin of The Hero Day one was the scariest day for me. I've spoken in public many times, but this time was different, it was in…
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Lean Into Your Parenting Fears
"Ask Ben a Question" Most People Move Away From Fear It's natural as human beings to want to move away from fear. Fear is usually uncomfortable, and most…
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Bring Balance to Your Relationship
"Ask Ben a Question" Your Teen Wants YOU To Connect With Them! If you're like the parents I work with, you want a better relationship with your teen. Me too!…
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Please Share Your Connection
"Ask Ben a Question" Humans NEED Connection Being connected a fundamental human need. One of the struggles that we've been facing over the years in education…
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Nothing Has Gone Wrong!
"Ask Ben a Question" Nothing Has Gone Wrong, Even When Your Team Loses! The idea for this episode came to me while I was watching a bowl game with my wife…
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Daily Habits for Parenting Success
"Ask Ben a Question" Daily Habits for Parenting Success Set Your Intention Each Day Last thing before you go to bed, set your intention for the following day…
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Trust - My Word for 2022
"Ask Ben a Question" Why Is Trust Important To Me? One of the reasons that I've chosen "TRUST" as my word of 2022 is because I often catch myself not trusting…
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Your Teen's Model
"Ask Ben a Question" Don't Try To Force The Model On Your Teen One of the most powerful tools that I teach is the Self-Coaching Model! When I teach it to…
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From Tough to Powerful Parenting Moments
"Ask Ben a Question" What's a "Tough" Parenting Moment? Bottom line is, whether or not a parenting moment is "TOUGH" or not is based on your thoughts about the…
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Better than Happy with Jody Moore
"Ask Ben a Question" It's Common to Think Your Not Good Enough We have 60,000 thoughts each day. 85% of those thoughts are negative. 95% of those thoughts are…
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Boundaries Made Simple
"Ask Ben a Question" Boundaries Aren't Meant to Control Anyone One of the biggest mistakes I see parents making when it comes to boundaries is when they make a…
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Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone with Ali Terry
"Ask Ben a Question" Discomfort Sparks Growth Most people who sign up for coaching with me do it because they are experiencing discomfort of some kind. They…
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How to Sleep Better
"Ask Ben a Question" Why is Sleep So Important? Sleep is SUPER Important, and yet it's often one of the first things to sacrifice when you're busy or ignore…
IMPACT: Parenting with PerspectiveHow to Regain Parental Control
"Ask Ben a Question" "I Feel Like I'm Losing Control!" One of the things that I hear the most from parents is, . . . . . . "I feel like I'm losing control!"…
IMPACT: Parenting with Perspective3 Steps to Self-Care
"Ask Ben a Question" Put On YOUR Oxygen Mask FIRST! If you're like most parents, you've been guilty of putting everybody else's needs above your own. If you're…
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Gratitude Makes Everything Better
"Ask Ben a Question" I Love November! I love Halloween, which is the day before November. I love Thanksgiving, and I love when my birthday falls on…
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How to Stop Yelling at Your Teen!
"Ask Ben a Question" If You Want to Stop Yelling At Your Teen, Stop Yelling at YOURSELF! Okay, so this might be a stretch. You probably don't "yell" at…
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Horror Stories About Grades
"Ask Ben a Question" Grades Aren't As Important As We've Been Taught When I was getting close to graduating high school, I was told that I wouldn't be able to…
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Your Teen is Doing Their Best!
"Ask Ben a Question" Parenting is Hard, and That's Okay! First off, . . . Go listen to this podcast. This post will not do it justice! I don't plan out my…
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Scary Feelings!
"Ask Ben a Question" Are You and/or Your Teen Emotionally Healthy? It's unfortunate that when most people refer to "Emotional Health", they are actually…
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The Thinker of Your Thoughts
"Ask Ben a Question" You Can't Stop Thinking! Because you are human, your brain is constantly at work, whether you are awake or asleep, whether you are…
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What Are Your Values?
"Ask Ben a Question" Do You Know What Your Values Are? If you are like most people, you have a pretty good idea of what your personal values are, but I'm…
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What if You're Already the Perfect Parent?
"Ask Ben a Question" What If You Were The Perfect Parent? I asked this the other day in one of my Impact Parenting Group calls. This idea of "perfect"…
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3 Tips to Make Parenting Simple
"Ask Ben a Question" How To Make Parenting Simple! #1 Define Your Role! One of the things that makes parenting harder that it needs to be is Not knowing your…
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How to Be the Hero in Your Relationships
"Ask Ben a Question" Principles of Being a Relationship Hero #1 Be 100% Responsible for YOUR Relationship with Them If you're like most people, you've blamed…
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What Can You Learn from Your Child
"Ask Ben a Question" Choose to Love! What a pleasure to interview Bonnie Lyman from Bonnie Lyman Coaching! When I interview people, I like it to be natural and…
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My Top 3 Lessons From Coaching Football
"Ask Ben a Question" I LOVE Football! First, I want to say that I LOVE football! It really helped me as a struggling teen, and even as an adult, football plays…
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Tools for Managing Stress & Anxiety For You & Your Teen
"Ask Ben a Question" Stress is Impacting EVERYONE These Days! This DOESN'T Have To Be A Bad Thing! What You and Your Teen Can Do! Here are a few things that…
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Interpretations and the Stories We Tell
"Ask Ben a Question" How to Be Intentional With Your Interpretations. First, you have to be aware of what your interpretations are. To do this, practice…
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Be the Change LIVE Parent Training
"Ask Ben a Question" YOU Have the Power to BE the Change Most parents, in fact, most human beings, go around blaming others for things that they want to…
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How to Disrupt Your Parenting Patterns
"Ask Ben a Question" We Are Designed To Follow Patterns Our brain is designed to identify and create patterns. We do this in an effort to conserve energy…
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Habitual Beliefs
"Ask Ben a Question" What are Habitual Beliefs? Habitual beliefs are beliefs that are simply habits. If you're like most people, you think and believe them…
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Parent with 100% Responsibility!
"Ask Ben a Question" 100% Responsibility = Power We live in a world that often refuses to be responsible and to take responsibility. As a result, it's common…
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What are your Parenting Values?
"Ask Ben a Question" What are Values? Values are your beliefs about what is and is not important. Values are our principles, standards, and priorities. Values…
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Up-level Your Parenting!
"Ask Ben a Question" When you judge your teens, you disconnect with them. “When I pull back and look at the big picture, does it matter if my kid sleeps all…
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Parenting on the Same Page: Magical or Mythical?
"Ask Ben a Question" The Myth of Parenting on The Same Page The myth of parenting on the same page is that it will "fix" all of your problems in your…
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How this Teen Developed Super-Confidence Through Self-Coaching!
"Ask Ben a Question" “Once you accept everything, and you become aware of how you're feeling and why your feeling that way, you can then move forward. instead…
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Be the Change from the Inside Out
"Ask Ben a Question" Times I've Tried to Change From the Outside In. I've got to be honest. I am guilty of trying to change things from the outside in. Even…
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GROWTH THROUGH TOUGH PARENTING MOMENTS WITH ZACH SPAFFORD
"Ask Ben a Question" What Tough Parenting Moments DO & DON'T Mean Becoming a Professional Parent No one shames professional athletes for working to improve…
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Parenting Transformation vs Improvement
"Ask Ben a Question" Transformation VS Improvement. Improvement focuses on better whereas transformation focuses on different. Usually, improvement is focused…
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My Top 3 Parenting Mistakes
"Ask Ben a Question" "It's not how we make mistakes, but how we correct them that defines us." ~ Rachel Wolchin #3 Catastrophizing! This is one of my all-time…
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Loving Your Teen, Starts with Loving Yourself
"Ask Ben a Question" Angie is a mom of 4 and wanted to get coaching to be more intentional with her parenting. She realized that she was doing a lot of…
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You Can Transform Your Relationships
"Ask Ben a Question" YOU Can Be The Change You Want To See! I know I always say this, but it's still true! You CAN be the change that you want to see in your…
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Interview with a Real Life Mom, Diana
"Ask Ben a Question" "Can You Fix Us?" We were hoping that you could fix us and our parenting, change our parenting, and fix our teen. There's no magical fix…
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How to Leave the Herd Mentality Behind
"Ask Ben a Question" Human Beings are Herd Animals This is not a bad thing. We have evolved this way. It has kept us alive as a species. The problem is that…
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Myths and Truths About Procrastinating Teens
"Ask Ben a Question" Procrastination is a natural human habit and tendency, but you don't have to be its slave. 5 Myths About Procrastinating Teens Myth #1 My…
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Interview with Real Life Dad: Louis
"Ask Ben a Question" "External events should not affect how you feel." ~ Louis Wheel of Life This is a visual concept that I teach to help parents and teens…
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Stop Procrastinating Masterclass for Teens with Joey Mascio
"Ask Ben a Question" Why do Teens Procrastinate? First of all, procrastination is just part of being a human. It's part of what we do to conserve energy and…
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How to Use the Honeymoon Phase
"Ask Ben a Question" What is the Honeymoon Phase? This podcast is in response to a question that I recently got from one of our podcast listeners. So, Gosia…
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Intention After Awareness Part 2
"Ask Ben a Question" Awareness Changes EVERYTHING! Last week we talked about the power of awareness and how to develop the skill of awareness. I believe that…
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Awareness Before Intention Part 1
"Ask Ben a Question" Awareness Changes EVERYTHING! Have you ever heard the saying, "You don't know what you don't know"? This is true in our own lives. We…
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You Find What You Look For
"Ask Ben a Question" Your Brain is Like Google Your brain is seriously like Google. It will find whatever you are looking for, and in record time, along with…