24: The Truth About Why Parenting Your Teen Feels So Hard | An LDS Mom's Guide

Do you ever wonder why parenting your teenager feels so much harder than you expected? As an LDS mom, it's easy to assume that if you're feeling frustrated, worried, discouraged, or overwhelmed, something has gone wrong—or you're doing something wrong. But what if those difficult emotions aren't a sign of failure at all? In this episode, you'll learn a simple mindset shift that can help you stop fighting the hard parts of parenting and find more peace, even when raising your teenager feels challenging.   Citations:  Elizabeth Gilbert's Speech to Fear    Think New Thoughts Academy: Check out our most recent workshop in the Think New Thoughts Academy, "How To Let Go Of A Grudge."  I'll show you how to relax into the uncomfortable and inconvenient realities of life and then move forward:  holding on to the lessons, but letting go of the rest.    100 Thoughts for More Joy Wanna think some new thoughts?  Here are 100 of my favorites that you can try out. Be warned, though. Choosing to really, truly believe even one of these thoughts could drastically impact the way you view yourself and others, and might completely change your life. :) https://www.emilyrickscoaching.com/100-thoughts-for-more-joy    --------------------------------------------------- Helping LDS moms of teens navigate parenting with more connection, trust, joy, and inner peace through gospel-centered life coaching, thought work, and practical tools from a parenting coach that align with LDS doctrine and scripture. Explore conflict resolution, forgiveness, mindset shifts, faith over fear, personal growth, emotional resilience, overcoming mom guilt, reducing disconnection and power struggles, learning to trust God, and strengthening family relationships through faith-based parenting and life coaching.