The Difference Between Support and Saving | Motherhood, Boundaries, Adult Children & Letting Go Without Guilt

The Difference Between Support and Saving | Motherhood, Boundaries, Adult Children & Letting Go Without Guilt

May 12, 2026 · 8 min

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Coach Kala Simmons discusses the challenges of parenting young adults, focusing on the balance between love and healthy emotional detachment.

Send us Fan Mail What happens when your children become young adults… and you realize love alone cannot carry them into adulthood? In this deeply honest episode of The Main Character Experience™, Coach Kala Simmons opens up about the emotional transition of parenting older teens and emerging adults. From graduation milestones to grief, boundaries, burnout, and guilt, this conversation is for every mother struggling to balance unconditional love with healthy emotional detachment. If you’ve eve...

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Host: Kala C. Simmons

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