# 368 Handling Big Mom Emotions
About this episode
Colleen O'Grady and Eli Harwood discuss the importance of managing mom emotions in parenting and how it impacts relationships with teens.
368 Handling Big Mom Emotions In this powerful and deeply validating episode, Colleen O’Grady talks with returning guest Eli Harwood, licensed therapist, attachment expert, bestselling author, and founder of Attachment Nerd. Eli shares insights from her new book, How to Deal with Your ______ So Your Kids Don’t Have To, and helps moms understand why their own emotions matter so much in parenting. Together, Colleen and Eli explore how feelings like anger, anxiety, loneliness, judgment, and control can quietly shape the way we show up with our tweens, teens, and young adults. Eli explains that parenting doesn’t just shape our kids—it also sharpens and develops us. She offers a compassionate framework for understanding our emotional habits, attachment patterns, and the ways our own childhood experiences can affect our parenting today. This conversation is full of hope, practical wisdom, and powerful reminders that you do not have to be a perfect mom to create a secure, connected relationship with your child. What matters most is your willingness to reflect, repair, and keep growing. 3 Takeaways from the Episode Your emotions matter more than you think. The way you handle your own…
People in this episode
Host: Colleen O'Grady
Guest: Eli Harwood
Topics covered
- mom emotions
- parenting
- attachment theory
- emotional habits
- teen relationships
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: How to Deal with Your ______ So Your Kids Don’t Have To
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