About this episode

The episode discusses single mom burnout and strategies for staying grounded while parenting teens through various challenges.

Single mom burnout is real, especially when you are raising tweens and teens through behavior problems, screen time battles, emotional ups and downs, curfews, money stress, and hard conversations that you may not feel ready to have. When you are parenting alone, every decision can feel heavier. Every boundary can feel like a battle. And when your teen pushes back, it can be easy to wonder, “Am I doing this wrong?” In this episode of the Single Parenting Reset Show , Tess Connolly, LCSW, is joined by life coach and fellow solo parent Carrie Spranzi for an honest conversation about single parenting, resilience, burnout, communication, and raising teens through difficult seasons. Carrie shares her experience becoming a single mom at a young age, navigating financial stress, parenting through major life challenges, and learning how to stay connected with her son through honesty, trust, and open communication. Together, Tess and Carrie talk about what it means to parent tweens and teens with both boundaries and humanity. In this episode, you’ll learn: Why single mom burnout often shows up during the tween and teen years How to stay grounded when your teen is pushing back Why…

People in this episode

Host: Therese Connolly

Guest: Carrie Spranzi

Topics covered

• single mom burnout
• parenting teens
• communication
• resilience
• behavior problems
• screen time

Keywords

• single parenting
• teen behavior
• communication
• boundaries
• emotional support
• financial stress
• curfews
• trust

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Single Parenting Reset Show, LCSW

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