46 - Getting scary real with moms and teens about senior year fears

🧘‍♀️REGISTER FOR 3 SIMPLE STEPS WORKSHOP 🎄Get CALM CHRISTMAS CHAOS WORKSHOP 🔥⁠⁠⁠⁠JOIN SIDELINE SISTERHOOD⁠⁠⁠⁠🔥Weekly support, guidance, breathwork & tools to FEEL calm, joyful, confident & more! 🌐Check ⁠⁠⁠⁠Jentle Coaching website⁠⁠⁠⁠ 👉Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠@jentlecoaching on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📧 ⁠Email me⁠ 📣Join ⁠⁠⁠⁠Sideline Sisters Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠ ☎️⁠⁠⁠⁠Book a CONNECTION CALL⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⭐️Get the ⁠⁠⁠⁠newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🕊Download ⁠⁠⁠⁠FREE MEDITATION⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sign up for ⁠⁠⁠⁠Podcast like a Mother: Podcast Creation Course⁠⁠⁠⁠ Guests Layla Cheifetz (17), Jennifer French (midlife mom), and Kathryn French (18), share openly about their fears as they look toward the future. Jen is a national sales director in the pharmaceutical sector, and Kathryn and Layla are seniors in high school currently going through the college application process. Notes from the Sidelines: It is scary to think about becoming an empty nester. It is also scary to think about how quiet the house will become after girls go to college. The fear of high school ending is very real. Also, the fear of living with someone, a complete stranger, and sharing space in college is scary. The idea of fitting in on a college campus, especially a large one, is scary. The fear of fitting in doesn't ever go away. Wondering what people are thinking of us is always in our heads, no matter how many friends we have. When we allow the wondering of what others think of us to play over in our heads in a constant loop, we run the risk of comparisonitis and potentially isolating ourselves to feel safe and prevent rejection. It is normal to wonder what the balance is between wanting to be interactive and wanting to keep walls up. It is scarier to think of being judged on our character versus being judged on something superficial. It is normal to fear the college workload. Moms fear the prevalence of drugs on college campuses and the possibility of drugs being slipped into drinks or dorm rooms. Advice for managing fear: do your favorite things to distract yourself; realize that whatever worries and fears you have about what others think of you, they have, too; try not to think about other people and focus on building your own self-confidence; use tools like breathwork, meditation, and stillness to process feelings as they arise and not bypass Have a happy and safe Halloween! **The information provided on this podcast does not, and is not intended to constitute legal or medical advice; all information, content, and material on this site are for general informational purposes only. This podcast contains links to other third party websites. Such links are only for the convenience and enjoyment of the user.