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Parenting Through The Hard
Parenting Through the Hard is a podcast for parents walking through the toughest seasons with their teens or adult children. Whether you’re facing crisis, unexpected choices, or the heavy weight of uncertainty, this space is for you. I’m Angie, a mom who has lived through the worry, heartbreak, and messy middle of raising older kids. I’m not an expert, but I share what I’ve learned in hopes that you’ll feel less alone in your journey. Each episode offers honest, grace-filled conversations about…
Episodes
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What Our Kids’ Struggles Reveal About Us
When our children are struggling, it’s easy to focus on the problem in front of us. What are they going to do? Should I say something? Should I step in? What…
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How Do I Do This Part? When Our Kids Don’t Need Us the Same Way Anymore
What happens when you’ve spent years building your life around your kids… and they don’t need you in the same way anymore? Lately, I’ve been realizing just how…
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Bonus Episode: When Their Pain Feels Like My Problem to Solve
After last week's episode about learning to stop fixing and rescuing our kids, I realized there was something I left out: What am I trying to do instead? In…
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The Pressure to Do Something (and Learning Not To)
When our teens or adult children are struggling, uncertain, or making choices we cannot control, the pressure to step in and do something can feel…
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The Lie I Believed About Peace and Parenting
I thought I would feel better once things got better with my children. Once the crisis passed, their choices became steadier, and life felt more hopeful, I…
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When Love Grows Up: Staying Connected While Letting Go
What does it look like to stay deeply connected to your teen or adult child while also learning to let go of the responsibility to manage their life? In this…
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When Loving Well Starts to Cost You
In this episode, I name something that’s been quietly surfacing beneath my emotions lately. The pressure to disappear in order to be loving, faithful, or…
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Parenting Through Strained Relationships With Your Teen or Adult Child
What do you do when the relationship with your teen or adult child feels strained, when there is tension, distance, or an ache you cannot quite explain? In…
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I Wonder If They’ll Ever Understand
Have you ever found yourself thinking, “I wonder if they’ll ever understand what this was like for me?” In this episode, I talk about a quiet ache many parents…
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When Your Child’s Change Changes You: Healing Over-Functioning in Parenthood
What happens when your identity has been shaped by being the steady one — and recovery changes your role? In this episode, I talk about codependency in…
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When Your Child’s Chaos Becomes Yours: How to Stay Steady
If you’re the parent of a teen or adult child who is struggling, this episode is for you. I’m talking about what it's like to stay calm when your child’s life…
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Hope in the Hard: The Waiting That Shapes Us
In this Hope in the Hard episode, I slow down with a story many of us know, the one often called the prodigal son, and I reflect on it through a different…
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The Long Middle: Parenting a Child Struggling with Addiction
In this episode, I share honestly about the early days when recovery enters the conversation, a season that feels both hopeful and fragile at the same time. I…
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Hope in the Hard: Turning Toward the Light
In this episode, I reflect on how fear, isolation, and discouragement can quietly shape the way we show up as parents during hard seasons. I share what I’m…
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Hope, Disappointment, and Learning to Stay: Parenting Through Addiction’s In-Between
In this episode, I share honestly about the cycle of hope and disappointment that often comes with loving a child through addiction, and the hard, quiet work…
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Hope in the Hard: The Practice of Letting it Be (Unresolved)
This Hope in the Hard continues last week’s conversation about loving a child through addiction. I’m sharing honestly from the middle of the uncertainty that…
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Loving Through Addiction and Uncertainty: Letting it Be Without Giving Up
For years, I tried to fix what was hurting my child by offering advice, solutions, even ultimatums. But none of it worked. It only built walls. In this…
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Hope in the Hard: Would Understanding Change Everything?
Lately, I’ve been paying attention to the moments when conversations with my big kids feel tense, guarded, or harder than they need to be, and what might be…
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WHY IS THIS STILL SO HARD? For the parent who thought they’d be past this by now.
In this episode, I reflect on starting a new year feeling tired, stuck, and unsure how to move forward as a parent. I share how my practice of choosing a word…
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Hope in the Hard: Making All Things New
As this year comes to a close, I sat down to record what I thought would be a simple 7-minute Hope in the Hard reflection… but once I began, I realized this…
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Hope in the Hard: When Hope Comes Quietly
In this special Christmas Hope in the Hard reflection, I’m sharing some tender thoughts about finding peace in the quieter moments of the season — the ones…
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Holidays in the Hard: A Story of Hope for the Fractured Family
The holidays have always felt magical. But over time, and through hard seasons, they often felt more like survival. In this episode, I share honestly about…
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Is It Okay to Grieve the Life I Imagined for My Child?
What do you do when the life you dreamed for your child collides with the choices they’ve made? When the future you pictured seems to slip out of reach, it can…
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Hope in the Hard: When Loving My Child Feels Heavy
In this Hope in the Hard reflection, I talk about the seasons when love itself feels heavy, when caring deeply for our teens or grown children begins to feel…
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The Compulsion to Fix My Child—and What It’s Costing Me
Do you ever feel that automatic pull to fix things for your teen or adult child, especially when their struggle triggers something tender or fearful in you? I…
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Hope in the Hard: Permission to Rest
Join me for seven peaceful minutes to slow down, breathe, and rediscover hope, grace, and meaning in the middle of real life. If you’ve ever ended the day…
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Parenting Through the Doubt: Is My Best Enough?
You’re doing your best — but still not sure if it’s enough? Friend, same! In this episode, we’ll talk about how to quiet the noise, reconnect with your inner…
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Hope in the Hard: Finding Beauty in the Ordinary
In this Hope in the Hard reflection, I talk about finding beauty in the ordinary moments of everyday life — especially for parents walking through hard seasons…
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Soft Serve Parenting: Can Control & Love Coexist?
When our kids make choices that scare or disappoint us, it’s tempting to tighten our grip. But control and love can’t coexist. In this episode, I explore the…
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Hope in the Hard: When You Don’t Know What to Pray
This week, I’m introducing something new—short Hope in the Hard reflections in between our regular podcast episodes. These are simple, honest moments to pause…
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When the Storm is Loud: Reconnecting with Love
In the middle of parenting teens and young adults, it's so easy to lose myself in the storm—caught between my children’s needs, my expectations, and the…
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The Chapter I Didn’t Choose, but Couldn’t Ignore
After a year and a half away from the mic, I’m stepping back into this space with a story I never expected to tell. Two days after releasing my last episode…
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Searching for Hope After Losing My Mom: Taking Time to Grieve
As I navigate through a deeply personal and challenging time, today's episode signifies a monumental shift in my life, one that I know will leave a lasting…
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Am I on the Right Parenting Path with my Teen?
Have you ever found yourself trying to do all the right things with your child, pouring all your love and so, so much energy into parenting, only to start to…
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Reframing Your Parental Fears to Serve You
Are you exhausted, barely keeping your head above water, wondering if the next wave of fear will be the wave that finally takes you out? Well, friend…
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Breaking the Cycle: Parenting Teens with Love in the Face of Fear
In today's episode, we are going to take a look at some common fear triggers. How many of them resonate with you? We'll discuss the vicious cycle of fear, and…
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Nurturing the Nurturer: Reclaiming Yourself Amidst the Challenge of Parenting Your Teen
As we step into a new year, there's NO BETTER TIME to kickstart healthy habits and cultivate self-compassion. In this special rerun of Episode 32, we revisit…
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Closing the Chapter: My Favorite Moments on Parenting Teens Through the Hard
Welcome to the final episode of 2023, where we take a reflective journey through some of my favorite clips of Through the Hard and Unyielding. Join us as we…
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How to find Strength and Resilience as You Parent Your Teen
In this episode of Through the Hard, we dive into the topic of control and over-functioning in parenting. It's something many of us struggle with, and it can…
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Balanced Oversight: Navigating Parental Control and Teen Independence
In this episode of Through the Hard, we dive into the topic of control and over-functioning in parenting. It's something many of us struggle with, and it can…
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Seasons of Strength: A Journey Through Holiday Challenges
Today's Parenting Teens Through the Hard episode is a heartfelt throwback from last year. We're diving into the challenges we all face during the holiday…
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Courage to Connect: How Vulnerability Strengthens Parent-Teen Relationships
Friend, today, we're going to delve into a topic that might tug at the heartstrings a bit – the profound importance of vulnerability in parenting, particularly…
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Heart Talk: Parent-Teen Conversations that Count
In episode 48, we're diving into a topic that's pretty important on this parenting journey through the hard: talking openly and genuinely with our teenagers…
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Parenting Unmasked: Breaking Free from the Chains of Fear
In Episode 47, I give you an inside glimpse of the content for Day 1 of our recent workshop on The Four Principles for Fighting Fear, specifically in the…
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Connecting Through Conversation: Navigating the Shifting Landscape of Parent-Teen Communication
In this episode of our podcast "Parenting Teens Through the Hard," we are talking about the importance of understanding the changing dynamics of communication…
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Time to Get the "F" Out: The Journey from Hurt Parent to Healed Parent
"What will you pursue in the middle of this mess that might somehow justify all your suffering?" In this episode, we are opening our eyes to one of the biggest…
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From Seed to Harvest: Finding Peace in The Process of Parenting Teens
Hey Sis! Ever think about parenting teens like you're tending a garden? Well, that's what we're getting into in this episode – 'cause, let's face it, our kids…
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The Learning Curve: Final Stage of Learning to Parent a Teen in Crisis
"As we heal the parts of us that, even in the midst of chaos, need to grieve over the loss of the family we dreamed would be ours, we get better at parenting…
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The Learning Curve: Stage 3 of Learning to Parent a Teen in Crisis
“Parenting is not your purpose. It’s preparing you for your purpose.” We often make the learning process more complicated than necessary because of the…
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The Learning Curve: Stage 2 of Learning to Parent a Teen in Crisis
Show-notes Episode 41 Title: The Learning Curve: Stage 2 of Learning to Parent a Teen in Crisis “Awareness is the first step in healing.” Dean Ornish Today’s…
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The Learning Curve: Stage 1 of Learning to Parent a Teen in Crisis
“Do the best you can until you know better. Then, when you know better, do better.” Hey….You made it! I wondered if you would find the time this week, friend…
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ParenTEENg Decisions: The #1 Factor That Should Be Guiding Them
“Everyone we meet is both our student and our teacher.” Today’s episode is a countdown of the four factors that guide our parenting decisions. Together we talk…
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Connection vs. Control: Finding the Right Balance in Your Parenting Approach
“Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.” Carl Jung “And every day, the world will drag you by the hand…
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React Less, Respond More: Parenting Tips for Mindful Communication
Sometimes it can feel like we are full-time firefighters. We rush from one crisis to the next, never really fixing problems, just trying to slow down the…
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Parenting Through the Storm: Self-Care and Friendship in Teen Crisis
"Friendship is a key coping mechanism for life’s tougher moments 💙" In this final episode of our series on self-compassion, we're delving into one of the most…
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The Role of Self Reflection in the Healing Process
"Journaling is simply thinking through your fingers 💙" Join us for the second part of my enlightening interview with Leif Holmes as we delve deeper into the…
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Peaceful Parenting: Unveiling Inner Harmony Through Self-Care
“I write because I don’t know what I think until I read what I wrote” Flannery O’Connor Join us in this week's episode as we continue to sow the seeds of…
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Empowered Parenting: The Vital Role of Therapy and Support Amid Teen Struggles
In our recent survey, we asked parents navigating the tumultuous journey of raising teens in crisis about their self-care practices. Here's a glimpse into…
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Self Care Beyond Bubble Baths: The Role Your Body Plays in Your Mental Health
Note: This episode was originally published under our former podcast title. While the name has changed to “Parenting Through the Hard,” the heart of this…
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Self-Compassion 101: Healing on a Soul Level
Note: This episode was originally published under our former podcast title. While the name has changed to “Parenting Through the Hard,” the heart of this…