Finding LIFE Podcast — Parent 2 Parent Episode: “Parenting Doesn’t End at 18”

In this heartfelt and eye-opening Parent 2 Parent episode, we walk directly into the emotional reality so many parents face but rarely talk about: what it feels like when your child becomes a legal adult—but still very much needs you. Culture tells us that at 18, parenting somehow “ends.” But any parent who has lived through this transition knows the truth—your child turning 18 marks a new chapter, not the final one.

This episode explores the emotional, developmental, and relational shifts that happen as our children cross the threshold into adulthood. It’s a season filled with pride, fear, grief, excitement, uncertainty, and hope—all at the same time. Many parents silently struggle with the internal tension of letting go while still wanting to protect, guide, and support. And many young adults struggle with the pressure to “have it all together” before they’re ready.

We break down:

• Why turning 18 doesn’t magically create emotional maturity

• How brain development continues well into the mid-20s

• The grief parents experience as roles change and identities shift

• Why support and guidance are still critical in early adulthood

• How to parent with your young adult instead of parenting over them

• What healthy boundaries and expectations look like in this new season

• How to repair past ruptures so the relationship can grow forward

• The difference between control, care, and connection

• Why young adults often test or distance themselves—and what they actually need during that time
  

We also talk honestly about the silent shame many parents feel during this stage:

The “Did I do enough?”

The “Did I mess something up?”

The “Why does this hurt so much?”

The “Am I allowed to still be their parent?”

This episode affirms that these questions are normal—and that love doesn’t expire at 18. Parenting simply transforms.

Through reflection, compassion, and real-life examples, we guide parents into embracing this new role:

Less manager, more mentor.

Less correction, more connection.

Less control, more collaboration.

Your child still needs your wisdom, your grounding presence, your voice, your guidance—and your grace. Just in a different way.

Parenting doesn’t end at 18. It evolves. It deepens.

It becomes the relationship they’ll remember for the rest of their lives.

Finding LIFE Podcast — Parent 2 Parent Episode: “Repair Is the Real Power”

In this transformative Parent 2 Parent episode, we dive into one of the most important—yet often overlooked—truths in parenting: the real power is not in getting everything right… it’s in repairing what went wrong.

So many parents were raised to believe that mistakes, missteps, or emotional slip-ups meant failure. Many of us grew up in homes where adults didn’t apologize, didn’t acknowledge harm, and didn’t repair emotional disconnects. Because of that, today’s parents often carry silent pressure to parent “perfectly”—to avoid mistakes at all costs, to always have the right answer, and to hide their humanity to maintain authority.

But perfection creates distance. Repair builds relationship.

This episode explores why rupture and repair is one of the most powerful tools a parent can master. We talk about how emotional ruptures—raised voices, misunderstandings, moments of impatience, hurt feelings—are normal in every relationship. What determines the emotional health of a home is not whether ruptures happen, but how intentionally and compassionately we repair them.

Together, we unpack:

• Why the belief “I must get everything right” is a trauma response

• How unhealed childhood wounds make repair feel threatening or uncomfortable

• The neuroscience of repair and why it deepens trust

• How apologizing as a parent strengthens—not weakens—your leadership

• What healthy repair sounds like (and what it doesn’t)

• How to reconnect with a child who shuts down, withdraws, or acts out

• Why modeling repair teaches children emotional intelligence, accountability, and resilience
  

We walk parents through a simple but powerful Repair Conversation Framework that can be used after arguments, mistakes, or emotional disconnects. It includes how to name what happened, validate your child’s experience, own your role without shame, and rebuild closeness through honesty and intention.

Most importantly, this episode helps parents release the pressure of perfection and embrace the truth:

Your kids don’t need a perfect parent.

They need a present parent.

They need a parent who can model honesty, humility, and reconnection.

Repair is where trust is built.

Repair is where emotional safety grows.

Repair is where generational cycles break.

This is one of the most healing conversations of the season—an invitation for every parent to lead with courage, compassion, and the confidence to say, “Let’s start again.”

Finding LIFE Podcast — GenZ Episode: “Messing Up Doesn’t Mean You’re Messed Up”

In this empowering GenZ episode, we break down one of the most damaging lies young people carry: the belief that every mistake says something about who they are. Together, we unpack the pressure teens feel to be perfect, always get it right, and never disappoint the people around them—and how that pressure leads to shame, anxiety, and hiding instead of growth.

This episode teaches teens how to separate identity from performance. Messing up is a moment, not a definition. It’s feedback, not a flaw. It’s a chance to reset, not proof that something is wrong with you.

Through honest conversation, we explore:

• Why one bad decision doesn’t make you a bad person

• How shame tries to convince you that you are your mistakes

• The difference between accountability and self-blame

• How resilience grows every time you get back up

• Why healing requires self-compassion, not self-judgment

• How to rewrite your internal story after a setback

This episode invites teens to breathe, slow down, and see themselves through a lens of truth instead of fear. You can learn from your mistakes without carrying them as your identity. You can grow without punishing yourself. And you can move forward knowing this simple fact:

Messing up means you’re human—not messed up.