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38. Teens and Substance Use - What to Look for and Ways to Talk with Our Teens
Tess Connolly LCSW talks with Richard Capriola, Substance use specialist and the author of the book “The Addicted Child” and they discuss substance abuse in adolescence.
Richard talks about his background in...
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37. Getting Back to Basics with our Pandemic Stress - 3 Ways to Care and Support Yourself and Your Family
Tess Connolly LCSW talks about ‘Getting “back to basics" with our pandemic stress.’ She acknowledges all of our ongoing stress along with the ongoing changes we are experiencing in our families and some really simple...
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36. Resetting with H.E.A.R.T.
Tess Connolly LCSW talks with Sonja Montiel and Hilary Bilbrey about their decided heart companioning technique that fosters a trusting relationship and a strong sense of belonging between you and your child.
Sonja...
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35. Just Happiness? Resetting our Hopes and Goals for our Kids in the World Today
Tess Connolly LCSW talks about what we want for our children and how people always mention happiness when answering this question. Tess talks about this being an abstract state and that of course we want our children...
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34. How To Manage Sibling Rivalry
Tess Connolly LCSW talks with Lalaine Frankel about how to manage sibling rivalry especially with tweens and teens. Things shift at this time and we have to look at different ways to manage the changes in how we...
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33. Get out of The Negativity Rut and Catch Them Being Good
Tess Connolly LCSW talks about the concept of “catch them being good” Tess asks you if you have ever felt that you are stuck in a rut of focusing on a behavior that you feel your child needs to change. Have you got a...
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32. Resetting Our Gut Health with Cara Wheatley-McGrain
Tess Connolly LCSW talks with Cara Wheatley-Mc Grain, Hay House author about Resetting our Gut Health and her book ‘Calm Your Gut: A Mindful and Compassionate Guide to Healing IBD and IBS’.
Cara gives us a bit of...
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31. Do you need a Parent Coach or a Therapist...and/or a Parent Membership Community?
Tess Connolly LCSW, CCC (Certified Competent Coach) shares with us about the work she does and explains what a Parent Coach is and how it differs from a psychotherapist.
Tess tells us about what a parent coach does...
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30. All About Anxiety with Tweens and Teens
Tess Connolly LCSW talks with Rebecca Foote, Ph.D. about Anxiety with Tweens and Teens. They discuss signs and behavior to look for in your tweens and teens that are more prominent than the “normal” anxiety that our...
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29. "Am I Messing Up my Kids?" - The Concept of Good Enough Parenting
Tess Connolly LCSW talks about a question that most parents have on their minds “Am I messing up my kids?” She talks about the concept of “Good enough parenting” which derives from the work of D. W. Winnicott, British...
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28. A Conversation with Teen Girls
Tess Connolly, LCSW talks with 2 teen girls about what it’s like to be a teen; their struggles, joys, friendships and how they feel connected in their families. The teen girls share what their biggest struggles are....
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27. Raising Humans with Heart Conversation with Sarah MacLaughlin
Tess Connolly talks to Sarah MacLaughlin about her book Raising Humans with Heart Tess talks about Sarah’s book and shares her thoughts about what she loved about the book and introduces Sarah and shares a bit about...
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