LAUNCH: Parenting Tips for Raising Adult Children & Building Better Relationships
If you’re a parent of a young adult, are these questions keeping you up at night;
How can I become the best parent to my kids? How can I improve my communication with them? How can we connect better? How can I help them to become more confident, resilient and independent? What can I do to motivate them? Why don't they respect me? Why don't they want to hang out with me?
If you're searching for these answers, this podcast is for you. I'm Shari Jonas and this is LAUNCH. Where I offer honest, no BS parenting tips that will help you to raise your adult child with confidence (regardless of whether they're living with you or on their own) and become the best parent you can be.
I address the most relevant, challenging and deeply personal issues that parents are facing with their young adults. Each episode offers real-life stories, research-based strategies, and no BS advice that will help you to become the parent that your adult child ALWAYS turns to, someone they love to spend time and, someone who will guide them to becoming confident, resilient, independent and capable of thriving in the world.
Join me each week as I tell it like it is. No sugar coating. Real talk. Let's face it, parenting can be hard work, especially because we're figuring it out every day. We're learning as we go, and we can always be better. I hope to inspire you, give you the confidence you need to connect with them, and to educate you when you need a little guidance. Sometimes I have amazing guests, other times, it's just me; a Mom of 2 grown kids, who practically raised my children alone. As an educator, author and parenting consultant, I know what it takes to build incredible relationships, while guiding them through life's challenges, and I want to share it all with you.
If you're ready to help your young adult overcome obstacles, while becoming the best parent you can be, listen in to LAUNCH: Parenting Tips for Raising Adult Children & Becoming Better Parents
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Shari@ParentingFX.com
LAUNCH: Parenting Tips for Raising Adult Children & Building Better Relationships
#62: Parenting Adult Children with Addiction and Mental Health Issues | Advice from a Therapist in Recovery
Today I’m joined by Susan Raphael, an addiction and mental health clinician in private practice for over 20 years. Susan works closely with individuals, parents, and families navigating substance abuse, mental health challenges, and recovery.
In this conversation, Susan shares her own personal story of addiction and recovery, bringing a powerful and honest perspective to the work she does with families every day.
This episode is for any parent living with an adult child who is struggling with addiction and mental health issues, and feeling afraid, overwhelmed, and unsure how to talk about moving forward. We discuss the importance of connection, self-care, the levers of influence (love that) and where responsibility truly belongs when it comes to managing addiction and mental health.
You can't have a conversation about parenting adult children, struggling and still living at home, without talking about boundaries, why they matter, and how setting clear limits is the only way to meaningful change, not just for your adult child, but for the entire family.
The 25 Boundary Setting Statements that I've created are here: https://parentingfx.com/boundaries
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As always, thank you for listening.
About my guest Susan Raphael, ICADC, CACCF, :
Addiction and mental health clinician, founder and principal of Sustainable Recovery Counseling Services in Toronto.
Susan is the author of What’s Wrong with My Teen? Finding Answers to Addiction and Family Crisis is available everywhere books are sold www.whatswrongwithmyteen.com
Connect with Susan: @sustainable__recovery | www.sustainablerecovery.ca
Website: www.sustainablerecovery.ca
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