Raising Kids While Raising Ourselves

About this episode

The episode explores the journey of reparenting ourselves while raising teenagers, addressing childhood wounds and generational patterns.

Ever notice how your teenager's eye roll can instantly transport you back to feeling 15 again? When parenting teenagers triggers our own childhood wounds, we're called to heal alongside our kids. In this vulnerable episode, we explore reparenting ourselves while raising our children—recognizing inherited patterns, choosing different responses in tough moments, and breaking generational cycles. We discuss how our kids' needs often mirror our own unmet ones, why healing ourselves is sometimes the best gift we can give them, and how to find grace in the messy, beautiful work of raising both our teenagers and the hurt child within ourselves.

People in this episode

Hosts: Tanya Powell, Tami Brittenham

Topics covered

• parenting
• reparenting
• healing
• generational cycles
• teenagers
• self-improvement

Keywords

• parenting teenagers
• healing childhood wounds
• reparenting
• generational cycles
• self-improvement
• emotional healing
• family dynamics

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