Moms of Tweens and Teens

Hi Friend,

Welcome to Season 2 Episode 1 of the Moms of Tweens and Teens podcast!

If you struggle to get your tweens and teens to do chores and help out around the house, you want to listen to this podcast!

My special guest is Lori Sugarman. She is a Certified Fair Play Facilitator and Family Coach and the author of the recently released book Our Home: The Love, Work, and Heart of Family.

During our conversation, Laurie shared a total mindset shift about how we approach chores in our homes—it blew my mind.

She gives us the language of what to say to promote getting your kids to help out, share the responsibilities of running a home, and see how working together is an opportunity to connect, partner, and empower each other.

And I can’t wait for you to hear her share about us asking for help and why this can be a setup when it comes to fostering collaboration and mutual support in our homes.

Let's dive in!

Where to find Lori and Mentioned in this episode:

Website: https://ourhomeourpride.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ourhomeourpride/
Lori's Book: Our Home: The Love, Work, and Heart of Family
Lori's Handout that I referenced: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cvr4puOABTA/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lori-sugarman-li-50592911/

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Welcome friend!

I believe we all want to feel inspired to make a positive difference in our world.

Today's episode is all about chasing those dreams of making a real difference in the world.

I'm super excited because we've got Angela Melfi on the show, co-founder of Threads Worldwide. Picture this: gorgeous, unique jewelry that's not just about beautiful but about doing good, too. Threads Worldwide is all about creating life-changing work for women worldwide through the creating and selling of fair trade artisan jewelry.

Angela and two of her friends set out to create a space where women artisans could truly own their craft and thrive. It's more than just a business; it's about building a community of leaders and change-makers, one stunning piece of jewelry at a time.

Today, we're chatting about what it takes to build a community, the ups and downs of starting a business from scratch, and how to make a meaningful impact while wrangling kids and chaos. So let's jump into this inspiring chat with Angela Melfi from Threads Worldwide.

Let’s dive in!

What you will learn:

• What is Threads Worldwide and how it was created?
• What were the biggest challenges and obstacles starting Threads Worldwide?
• Angela shares a few of the biggest things she has learned about herself in this process. And how she has grown as a person?
• Empowering teen girls through social entrepreneurship.
• Encouragement for the mom who wants to follow her passion but feels like it’s too late.

Where to Find Angela:

• Website for Threads Worldwide
• Instagram for Threads Worldwide
• Facebook
• Angela’s Instagram

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Sheryl also has an Inner Circle weekly Parenting Program with a community of like-minded moms, personal coaching, and tons of resources to equip and support you to love well, navigate the challenges and meet your tween and teen’s unique needs during these pivotal years.

Get on the waitlist to get all the details and to be the first to know when it opens! https://momsoftweensandteens.lpages.co/waiting-list-for-membe...

Hi Friend, Welcome to the show today. I’m so glad that you are tuning in and spending time with me.

As women and moms, we have a lot of power and influence. We are leaders. We are the CEO of our homes. We have beautiful feminine qualities and gifts inside of us.

But rarely do we talk about the feminine gifts when it comes to being influential and powerful. We tend to undervalue or overlook our feminine power.

In this episode, we are going to dig into how to harness our feminine power with My special guest, colleague, and friend, Lauren Schifferdecker. Lauren is the author of her recently released book She’s Not Crazy - Dare To Understand Your Feminine POwer for true freedom, success, and Influence.

Lauren is also a TEDx Speaker, CEO, and psychotherapist. She was recently named a top “Power Woman” by Sheridan Road magazine and “The Most Influential Women Entrepreneur Thriving in the Healthcare System” by Healthcare Insights magazine.

In this episode, Lauren shares with us how we can embrace our feminine power to find freedom, balance, peace, and success in life.

Where to find Lauren:

Her book: SHE'S NOT CRAZY: Dare to Understand Your Feminine Power for True Freedom, Success, and Influence
[email protected]
Website: inspirecounselingcenter.com
TEDx | Facebook | @inspire_counseling

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Sheryl also has an Inner Circle weekly Parenting Program with a community of like-minded moms, personal coaching, and tons of resources to equip and support you to love well, navigate the challenges and meet your tween and teen’s unique needs during these pivotal years.

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Welcome friend,

I am super honored to have Rachel Marie Martin on the show today. If you don’t recognize her name, she is the writer behind the site FindingJoy.net.

She’s written about divorce, heartbreak and reconnecting with an estranged child, dealing with an autoimmune disease in her youngest, feeling overwhelmed with littles, living through financial crises, waiting up for teens, and simply being overwhelmed and overjoyed by the day in, day out demands of motherhood.

A second marriage, co-parenting, being a bonus (step) mom to four more amazing people, moving across the country, anxiety, and being an entrepreneur and coach.

She believes in the power of the human spirit to overcome, to thrive and to find deep joy, and because of that, she pours out her heart via her site and so many platforms she has written for.

She recently released her latest book, Mom Enough: Inspiring Letters for the Wonderfully Exhausting but Totally Normal Days of Motherhood, where she offers encouragement for moms by sharing over 40 personal letters through her journey.

She are going to love what she has to share. Let's dive in!

Where to connect with Rachel and get her book:

Her book: Mom Enough

Official site: https://findingjoy.net

Facebook: @findingjoy

Instagram: @finding_joy

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Find more encouragement, wisdom, and resources:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/momsoftweensandteens/

Join our Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Momsoftweensandteens

Find awesome resources on MOTTs University: https://www.mottsuniversity.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/momsoftweensandteens/

Sheryl also has an Inner Circle weekly Parenting Program with a community of like-minded moms, personal coaching, and tons of resources to equip and support you to love well, navigate the challenges and meet your tween and teen’s unique needs during these pivotal years.

Get on the waitlist to get all the details and to be the first to know when it opens! https://momsoftweensandteens.lpages.co/waiting-list-for-membe...

Jesse LeBeau is one of today’s most highly sought-after youth speakers and teen coaches. His unlikely underdog story has inspired millions of teens through his speaking, best-selling books, and youth programs.

He is one of the world's premiere basketball trick artists and is regularly featured on TV, film, and international tours. Jesse travels all around the country, speaking at schools to youth, and has a reality series called ‘The LeBeau Show,’ where you can follow him around the country and see firsthand his significant impact on youth, particularly teens who are struggling.

Jesse is also the founder of The Attitude Advantage Program (TAAP), which is a comprehensive approach to helping teens build incredible confidence, grit, and resilience. His program transforms teens' lives by teaching vital life lessons to improve self-esteem and positively impact the direction of their lives.

I can’t wait for you to get to meet Jesse and hear him share his story, share with us what we can do to help our kids today and learn more about his program, how he can support your kids and the radical difference he is making in kids' lives.

Let’s dive in!

What you will learn:

• What are youth struggling the most with?
• What’s the most important factor in helping our youth today?
• What are some things parents can do to guide their kids through challenges and help them to find happiness and fulfillment?
• Building resilience in children through sports and life lessons.
• Developing mental toughness in kids through sports and mentorship.
• Empowering youth and parents through a positive mindset.

Links

• Website
• Think Like A Star Podcast
• Instagram
• YouTube

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Find more encouragement, wisdom, and resources:

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Find awesome resources on MOTTs University: https://www.mottsuniversity.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/momsoftweensandteens/

Sheryl also has an Inner Circle weekly Parenting Program with a community of like-minded moms, personal coaching, and tons of resources to equip and support you to love well, navigate the challenges and meet your tween and teen’s unique needs during these pivotal years.

Get on the waitlist to get all the details and to be the first to know when it opens! https://momsoftweensandteens.lpages.co/waiting-list-for-membe...

Hi Friend Happy New Year 2024!

I am so excited about this new Year - I am leading a workshop next week, Creating an Abundant Mom Life in 2024, on Wednesday, January 17th at 12N CDT - you can register on the Moms of Tweens and Teens website, and I’m sharing the link in the show notes here: https://momsoftweensandteens.mykajabi.com/creating-abundant-2024

Kristin Bartholomew is here with me today and she is an EQ-i Certified Executive Coach and Leadership Development Specialist with over 10 years of experience in high-performance organizations, such as Willow Creek Church and Chick-fil-A. Her skill lies in helping clients see where they are blind or stuck, and moving them to a place of choice. Once a client chooses to move, she is skilled at helping them finish the change process.

As a mom of 3, Kristin knows firsthand the challenges of finding the balance between chasing after professional dreams and maintaining intentional motherhood. she helps women step outside of themselves to identify ways they are being held back from the life they desire and deserve.

Where you can connect with Kristin:

• Her website
• Her blog
• Podcast
  • Spotify
  • Apple Podcasts
  • iHeart Radio
  • Amazon Music
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn

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Find more encouragement, wisdom, and resources:

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Sheryl also has an Inner Circle weekly Parenting Program with a community of like-minded moms, personal coaching, and tons of resources to equip and support you to love well, navigate the challenges and meet your tween and teen’s unique needs during these pivotal years.

Get on the waitlist to get all the details and to be the first to know when it opens! https://momsoftweensandteens.lpages.co/waiting-list-for-membe...

If you have an ADHD kid you understand the frustration, arguing and misunderstanding this can cause for parents and their kids.

My special guest today is Dr. Norrine Russell, she is an Executive Functioning & ADHD Expert who founded Russell Coaching for Students in 2009. She is also the mother of two atypical children. Dr. Russell knows firsthand that being a parent of a struggling student is tough.

In this episode, Dr. Russell shares

• Parenting struggles and self-care for moms. 0:01
  • Sheryl Gould discusses parenting tweens and teens in today's world, shares personal experiences, and offers encouragement to listeners.
  • Sheryl Gould and Noreen Russell discuss the importance of giving oneself grace and accepting limitations, particularly in parenting.
  • Noreen shares insights from her bonus call, including the common themes of exhaustion, weariness, and the need for self-care and self-compassion.
• Parenting neurodiverse children and self-care. 5:26
  • Dr. Norrine Russell emphasizes the importance of recognizing it's okay not to have all the answers, especially for parents of neurodiverse children.
  • She encourages listeners to prioritize self-care and step away from the pressure to be perfect and fix everything.
  • Sheryl Gould and Dr. Norrine Russell discuss the pressure to create perfect holidays and lives, and the importance of being authentic and acknowledging where we are.
  • They emphasize the need to let go of the idea that there's a "right" way to do things and to embrace imperfection and authenticity.
• Parenting pressures and self-trust. 11:53
  • Dr. Norrine Russell and Sheryl Gould discuss the pressure parents face from endless parenting tips and the need to trust themselves and their own experiences.
  • They suggest posting questions instead of tips to encourage self-reflection and authenticity in parenting.
  • Dr. Norrine Russell and Sheryl Gould discuss the importance of questioning societal expectations and defining what matters to individuals and their

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Sheryl also has an Inner Circle weekly Parenting Program with a community of like-minded moms, personal coaching, and tons of resources to equip and support you to love well, navigate the challenges and meet your tween and teen’s unique needs during these pivotal years.

Get on the waitlist to get all the details and to be the first to know when it opens! https://momsoftweensandteens.lpages.co/waiting-list-for-membe...

On today's episode, we're joined by the incredible Dayna Abraham. Dayna Abraham has become a trusted and proven leader in the parenting community. An award-winning, national board-certified educator who has spent over ten years in the classroom, she is the founder of the popular parenting site Lemon Lime Adventures.

She is also the CEO of Calm the Chaos, a seven-figure company that offers support to thousands of parents worldwide. Today we discuss Dayna’s recent book, Calm The Chaos and we talk about parenting a challenging kid and Dayna shares the importance of how we can shift our perspective of how we view our kids and their challenging behaviors AND she shares some great nuggets from her book that will help to ground us in the heat of the challenging moments while finding calm in the chaos.

Here are some key talking points from the interview:

• As an educator, she noticed that kids with behavioral issues often had more going on beneath the surface, and she wanted to find ways to support them.
• Dana shares her personal journey of dealing with her eldest son's challenging behavior, including being kicked out of preschool and frequent suspensions.
• Dana discusses the shift in mindset needed when dealing with challenging behaviors in children. Instead of seeing the behavior as attacks or violence, she emphasizes the importance of understanding that the child is struggling and needs support.
• Dana introduces four key ingredients for addressing challenges: connection, understanding, empowerment, and the parent being grounded. These ingredients provide a framework that can be adapted to each unique family and child, acknowledging that there is no one-size-fits-all solution.
• Anchors are tools or phrases that ground parents in the heat of challenging moments. Examples include using a memory anchor, such as picturing the child as a baby, or simple phrases like "there is no bear" to signal safety to the brain.
• Dana shares a powerful example of a conversation with her son highlighting the importance of empowering discussions rather than enforcing strict boundaries.

Where to find Dayna:

• Calm the Chaos: A Fail-Proof Road Map for Parenting Even the Most Challenging Kids

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Find more encouragement, wisdom, and resources:

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Find awesome resources on MOTTs University: https://www.mottsuniversity.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/momsoftweensandteens/

Sheryl also has an Inner Circle weekly Parenting Program with a community of like-minded moms, personal coaching, and tons of resources to equip and support you to love well, navigate the challenges and meet your tween and teen’s unique needs during these pivotal years.

Get on the waitlist to get all the details and to be the first to know when it opens! https://momsoftweensandteens.lpages.co/waiting-list-for-membe...

Welcome to the show today.

When our kids leave for college, it can be an exciting time but also a scary time. When our kids are in our home, we may have an illusion of control or at least some influence on their decisions and keeping them safe and now we can’t make sure that they are okay.

Then they leave, and we worry - will they make good decisions? Will they be okay? What if they are sick and don’t tell me or go to the doctor if it’s serious? Will they make friends? What if they are feeling homesick or anxious or depressed, or what if they go to a party and binge drink?

It can be a really helpless feeling AND we know that it’s a necessary part of growing up to give them the space and opportunity to make their own decisions, figure things out, and not to be calling them all the time.

Well Dr. Jill Grimes is here to help us. She is an award-winning author of the the humorous and evidence-based “The ULTIMATE College Student Health Handbook: Your Guide for Everything from Hangovers to Homesickness” She is passionate about prevention.

We talk a lot about some of the bigger things that we worry about like alcohol and drugs in their episode and how we can talk to our kids.

As a proud Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians, her practical and evidence-based advice covers all ages, genders and body parts. Dr. Grimes has always enjoyed educating, in and out of the exam rooms. Her message is shared across all media platforms, from print magazines and online forums, to radio talk shows and television.

As a parent of freshly graduated college students herself, Dr. Grimes is especially empathetic to the medical challenges these young people experience.

Let’s dive in!

What you will learn:

• What do teen parents need to know about today’s party culture (that is different from what we experienced)?
• Is “weed” a big deal or not? Isn’t it less dangerous than alcohol?
• What is “blackout drinking”? (Lots of risks here that both parents & kids don’t realize, including legal risks with consent)
• Fentanyl use and Narcan availability in college students.
• Weed's effects on mental health and genetics.

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Find awesome resources on MOTTs University: https://www.mottsuniversity.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/momsoftweensandteens/

Sheryl also has an Inner Circle weekly Parenting Program with a community of like-minded moms, personal coaching, and tons of resources to equip and support you to love well, navigate the challenges and meet your tween and teen’s unique needs during these pivotal years.

Get on the waitlist to get all the details and to be the first to know when it opens! https://momsoftweensandteens.lpages.co/waiting-list-for-membe...

Welcome, friend, to the show.

Who is listening and has a strong-willed tween or teen?

If you’re raising your hand - I know how exhausting, frustrating, and overwhelming it can be.

Wendy Snyder is a Certified Positive Parenting Educator and Family Life Coach known for her work through Fresh Start Family.

I absolutely loved my conversation with Wendy. We talk about the challenges, the feelings of despair and exhaustion you can experience, and the healing journey our strong-willed kids can take us on like no other.

Let’s dive in!

What you will learn:

• Is there really a way to get strong-willed tweens or teens to comply without nagging, yelling, threatening, or punishing them?
• What are some steps to increase cooperation and decrease pushback?
• What is the difference between responsive and reactive parenting?
• When it comes to discipline, what messages do our kids need to come away with?
• What connection over correction means.

Where to find Wendy:

• Website
• Podcast
• Instagram

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Find more encouragement, wisdom, and resources:

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Join our Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Momsoftweensandteens

Find awesome resources on MOTTs University: https://www.mottsuniversity.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/momsoftweensandteens/

Sheryl also has an Inner Circle weekly Parenting Program with a community of like-minded moms, personal coaching, and tons of resources to equip and support you to love well, navigate the challenges and meet your tween and teen’s unique needs during these pivotal years.

Get on the waitlist to get all the details and to be the first to know when it opens! https://momsoftweensandteens.lpages.co/waiting-list-for-membe...