1. My Story

This is the inaugural episode of the Parenting Reset Show. Today, Tess Connolly is going to tell us about who she is, where she’s been, and what her intentions are for this podcast. She is a licensed clinical social worker who has been working with children and families for over 20 years.

Tess gives a preview of her RESET framework that she guides parents through, as well as her childhood upbringing and how it has shaped her. We’ll also hear about how her second divorce fueled her to become a better parent in addition to other sources of inspiration.

Topics discussed in this episode:

• Why Tess created the Parenting Reset Show.
• Increasing your parenting knowledge and finding support in others.
• How Tess acquired her wealth of experience.
• The struggle that parents often have in implementing change.
• The 5-step RESET plan Tess developed for parents who want to make changes in their family.
• What Tess learned by living off the land as a child in the backwoods of New Hampshire.
• The decision Tess made to move to California after getting her undergraduate degree.
• Two divorces that Tess has gone through since then.
• How Tess came into her own after her second divorce.
• A question that will be asked at the end of each episode.
• Knowledge that Tess has steeped herself in over the past decade.
• The 10-day meditation bootcamp Tess participated in in 2006 and the effect it has had.
• Who Tess looks up to as a guide.
• A look at some of Tess’ daily routines.
• The unique time of being a parent to teens and tweens.

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