Looking After Yourself as a Mum of a Girl: Understanding Stress and Body Signals

About this episode

This episode discusses the importance of self-care for mothers of teenage girls and how stress impacts their relationships.

Send us Fan Mail This episode is a heartfelt message to every mum working her way through the day to day life of parenting teen girls and supporting their mental health. We explore the behavioural messages your body sends when you're running on empty and how suppressed stress affects not only you but your mother daughter relationship. Discover what permissioned release looks like in real life, a manageable approach that brings relief rather than guilt. Learn about teenage behaviour thro...

People in this episode

Host: Rach Friedli

Topics covered

• parenting
• mental health
• stress management
• mother-daughter relationship
• teen behavior

Keywords

• mums
• teen girls
• stress
• body signals
• mental health
• parenting
• behavioural messages

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