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In the first episode of Plot Twist Parenting, Julie shares her story and the five pillars that support her journey of parenting teenagers.

Is anyone talking about what it's really like to parent teenagers? I think we should. In this first episode of Plot Twist Parenting , I share a bit of my own story, an overview of the five pillars that help me hold on through the ups and downs, and a few hard-won lessons. PTP weaves together personal experience, tools from corporate leadership, evidence-based insights from social science, and the wisdom of faith traditions to help us hold it all together on this journey. I know I said I wouldn't cry when I told the story about my daughter's graduation season--let me just say, bear with me on this first episode's editing. You'll hear the voice of a devoted mom as she's launching her kids into this big wide world. I edited out the tears. And if nobody's told you this lately: what you're doing matters so much . ----- Welcome to the very first episode of Plot Twist Parenting ! I’m Julie Workman—mom, community advocate, and your fellow traveler through the wild twists of raising teenagers. If you’ve ever felt like a total pro in other parts of life, but find parenting teens to be the most humbling (and sometimes hilarious) role of all—this space is for you. In this episode, I talk…

People in this episode

Host: Julie Winchester Workman

Topics covered

• parenting teenagers
• personal experience
• social science
• corporate leadership
• faith traditions

Keywords

• parenting
• teenagers
• personal story
• five pillars
• life lessons

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