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Sometimes Love Isn’t Enough: The Parenting Through Challenges Podcast

Sometimes Love Isn’t Enough: The Parenting Through Challenges Podcast

By: Angie Grandt
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 Sometimes Love Isn’t Enough: The Parenting Through Challenges Podcast - A practical yet heartfelt podcast for parents who are overwhelmed by unique challenges in parenting. Join Angie Grandt – Generational Healing Specialist – as she leads you on a journey to rebuild a relationship with your child – you know – the one who you promised to love unconditionally, but who keeps pushing you away and displaying such unsettling behaviors, and now you find you are so easily triggered by all their behaviors and can’t seem to find joy in your relationship? Yeah, that relationship. I know right where you are because I’ve been there too. With my bio child, I felt like I was doing pretty great! I could handle any challenges thrown my way, kept my cool, and was fully present and engaged in our relationship. As an adoptive mom however, I gave all of my time, my love, and my energy to my son in a desperate attempt to help heal his trauma. It didn’t work. In fact, our relationship became so strained, and it showed in behaviors. As our relationships was falling apart, my resent, fear, frustration, and regret grew. I was desperately trying to help, and sacrificing my own happiness and other important relationships along the way. I felt like such a failure as a mom - why couldn’t I figure this out? Sometimes love isn’t enough. When it comes to raising kids from trauma and disrupted attachment, the truth is that all too often, you need unconditional love paired with key mindset tools, energetic psychology, and Human Design to help you keep your head in the game – in the trickiest times (aka when your child needs you the MOST!). The same can be true for our bio kids too - sometimes there’s a glitch in our ability to connect - we become easily frustrated with their behaviors and as a result feel like we are failing in the parenting game. This is where a trauma-focused Human Design coach comes in! What I didn’t know then… I had the right tools inside me all along (although I needed a coach to help me see them! As my coach will say, “we can’t see the end of our own nose!”). The solution to our relationship wasn’t in another book, podcast (yes, I get the irony here!), therapist, teacher, etc. The solution was in me – learning to use strategies like respond vs react and key mindset tools to tap into my strengths, and shift my mindset. I also now see how we are each so uniquely, and perfectly, designed to parent our kids - we have simply forgotten how to tap into our inner guidance to do what's right for us, so we can in turn, do what's right for them. I am on a mission to help parents to access the right tools to rebuild their relationship, tackle behaviors, and work on building connection again – for one of THE MOST important relationships in their life. Thank you for joining me on this powerful journey to creating beautiful parenting relationships! Be sure to grab my top strategy for building connection here: https://connectedparentswithangie.ck.page/respondvsreact Connect with me here: www.connectedparentswithangie.com And when you’re ready to create lasting shifts in your most powerful relationships, book a free consult here: https://www.connectedparentswithangie.com/connection-clarity-call XOXO Angie, Generational Healing Specialist2024 Parenting & Families Personal Development Personal Success Relationships
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  • 76.🎙️ Summer Guest Series: Permission to Do It Your Way (with Christina Slaback)

    76.🎙️ Summer Guest Series: Permission to Do It Your Way (with Christina Slaback)
    Aug 30 2025
    In this refreshing and grounded episode, I’m joined by Christina Slaback—a business-woman, radical permission-giver, and conscious parent who has learned to navigate parenting, identity, and healing in a way that’s fully her own. We talk about: What it looks like to drop the guilt and honor your own needs as a parent The decision to leave a traditional path and follow what actually feels good Redefining success and healing through intuition, rest, and personal truth Why doing things “your way” isn’t selfish—it’s sacred Christina shares her journey with vulnerability and humor, reminding us that the most transformative path might be the one that doesn’t look like anyone else’s. 🎧 This episode is your permission slip to step off the path of perfection and follow your own. About Christina Slaback Christina Slaback is a life and business coach, founder of CS Coaching & Consulting, and host of the Clear & On Purpose podcast. After experiencing burnout while trying to juggle career, family, and her own sense of purpose, Christina rebuilt her life with clarity, energy, and intention—and now helps others do the same. With over 15 years as a nonprofit director and a background in Psychology and Business, she blends psychology, mindset work, Human Design, Gene Keys, and strategic tools to help busy, high-achieving women realign their lives and businesses with what matters most. Christina’s mission is to guide clients toward freedom, fulfillment, and success—without burning out in the process. Through her coaching and podcast, she shares practical strategies, mindset shifts, and inspiring conversations to help listeners live and work with intention. Links: www.christinaslaback.com https://www.instagram.com/christinaslaback/ https://clearandonpurpose.buzzsprout.com About your host, Angie Grandt – Generational Healing Specialist Angie Grandt is a parent coach, on a mission to break cycles of trauma. She is also a Quantum Human DesignTM Specialist, Quantum Alignment System certified, Certified Family & Relationship Coach & an early intervention speech therapist with extensive training and experience in trauma, attachment, and autism. As a bio parent, adoptive parent, and former foster parent, Angie has been in your shoes – through the good, and the scary. Angie is on a mission to help parents who are overwhelmed, frustrated, and questioning their ability to parent their most challenging child. She helps parents with practical tools to connect, enjoy, and even like their child again. Angie is also the founder of Connected Parents with Angie - a coaching program designed for you - the loving and capable parent who can't figure out why raising your child is so frustrating, so overwhelming, and causing you to question your ability to parent. Using her unique approach of trauma-focused mindset lesson and coaching tools, Angie helps her clients get back to a life they love - creating cherished memories, feeling fulfilled in relationships, and letting go of frustration, resent, and overwhelm. Angie uses a Human Design based parenting plan – the most POWERFUL way to stop losing your cool with your children, and start connecting with them on a deep, energetic level! Grab your personalized Human Design Chart here: https://www.angiegrandt.com/ (just scroll to the bottom of the page!!) If you'd like to see if coaching is the solution for you, check out this mini-podcast series Angie made for you: https://connectedparentswithangie.kit.com/theparentingreset And when you've decided you're ready to take the leap for your family, book a free consult - Angie will help you decide if coaching is right for you: https://www.angiegrandt.com/sessions If you are looking to better understand you – your unique challenges, gifts, and your purpose in life – book a Human Design reading! You’ll leave with an action plan to tackle your most important relationships, as well as some key insights about your next steps towards your goals! Book here: https://www.angiegrandt.com/choose-your-path Learn more about working with Angie here: www.angiegrandt.com And follow Angie: https://www.instagram.com/connectedparentswithangie/ https://www.facebook.com/connectedparentswithangie ❤ Angie Grandt, Generational Healing Specialist
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    42 mins
  • 75.🎙️Summer Guest Series: When Healing Finds You (with Michelle L)

    75.🎙️Summer Guest Series: When Healing Finds You (with Michelle L)
    Aug 23 2025
    In this deeply human conversation, I sit down with Michelle Lamansky—a mother, teacher, and heart-led healer who shares her raw and powerful journey of healing, not because she planned it... but because life demanded it. We explore: What it’s like to wake up inside the patterns you once thought were normal The moment Michelle realized “something had to change”—and how she answered that call Navigating the pull between doing the work and still showing up for family, career, and life Why healing doesn’t have to be polished to be powerful Michelle brings warmth, humility, and truth to the mic—this episode is a gift for anyone in the messy middle of transformation. 🎧 You don’t have to have it all figured out to start healing. You just have to be willing to listen. About Michelle Lamansky Michelle Lamansky is a Certified RYT-500 Yoga Instructor, Trauma-Aware Yoga Teacher, and Holistic Health Coach who helps high-performing, deeply sensitive women break free from the constant cycle of stress and disconnection. With a blend of breathwork, gentle movement, and nervous system education, she guides women back to presence—so they can feel calmer, clearer, and more at home in their bodies. Michelle’s work is rooted in the belief that real change doesn’t come from trying harder—it comes from softening into awareness, one small shift at a time. Connect with Michelle here: Website: https://www.balancedyogatn.com/ QUIZ: https://www.balancedyogatn.com/webinar-nervoussystemquiz Socials: Instagram: http://www.balancdedyogatn.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/balancedyogaTN Tik Tok: @balanced.yoga About your host, Angie Grandt – Generational Healing Specialist Angie Grandt is a parent coach, on a mission to break cycles of trauma. She is also a Quantum Human DesignTM Specialist, Quantum Alignment System certified, Certified Family & Relationship Coach & an early intervention speech therapist with extensive training and experience in trauma, attachment, and autism. As a bio parent, adoptive parent, and former foster parent, Angie has been in your shoes – through the good, and the scary. Angie is on a mission to help parents who are overwhelmed, frustrated, and questioning their ability to parent their most challenging child. She helps parents with practical tools to connect, enjoy, and even like their child again. Angie is also the founder of Connected Parents with Angie - a coaching program designed for you - the loving and capable parent who can't figure out why raising your child is so frustrating, so overwhelming, and causing you to question your ability to parent. Using her unique approach of trauma-focused mindset lesson and coaching tools, Angie helps her clients get back to a life they love - creating cherished memories, feeling fulfilled in relationships, and letting go of frustration, resent, and overwhelm. Angie uses a Human Design based parenting plan – the most POWERFUL way to stop losing your cool with your children, and start connecting with them on a deep, energetic level! Grab your personalized Human Design Chart here: https://www.angiegrandt.com/ (just scroll to the bottom of the page!!) If you'd like to see if coaching is the solution for you, check out this mini-podcast series Angie made for you: https://connectedparentswithangie.kit.com/theparentingreset And when you've decided you're ready to take the leap for your family, book a free consult - Angie will help you decide if coaching is right for you: https://www.angiegrandt.com/sessions If you are looking to better understand you – your unique challenges, gifts, and your purpose in life – book a Human Design reading! You’ll leave with an action plan to tackle your most important relationships, as well as some key insights about your next steps towards your goals! Book here: https://www.angiegrandt.com/choose-your-path Learn more about working with Angie here: www.angiegrandt.com And follow Angie: https://www.instagram.com/connectedparentswithangie/ https://www.facebook.com/connectedparentswithangie ❤ Angie Grandt, Generational Healing Specialist
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    44 mins
  • 74.🎙️Summer Guest Series: Rewiring Your Parenting Story (with Amber Plant)

    74.🎙️Summer Guest Series: Rewiring Your Parenting Story (with Amber Plant)
    Aug 16 2025
    In this heart-centered conversation, I’m joined by Amber Plant—educator, coach, and fellow cycle-breaker—who brings compassion and clarity to the often invisible work of shifting the way we parent, think, and show up. We talk about: The deep-rooted programming that shows up in our parenting How Amber’s journey with reparenting herself changed the way she parents her kids Why it’s not about being the perfect parent—it’s about being present and willing to grow Tools and truths to help you shift your narrative without shame Amber’s story is full of honesty, wisdom, and encouragement for any parent who’s tired of surviving and ready to lead from connection, not control. 🎧 This episode is your reminder that you can rewrite your story—and you don’t have to do it alone. About Amber Plant: Amber Plant was a high-achieving business owner and corporate marketer running on autopilot until trauma forced her to hit pause. Corporate burnout and childbirth trauma led her to ask herself, for the first time, "Who am I living for?" Over the next three years, she healed, discovered what she truly wanted, and learned how to intimately connect with her intuition and true self. After years of building other people's dreams, Amber felt called to take a chance on her own. Her healing journey became the catalyst for Rebrand Your Life, a podcast platform and group coaching container that supports women who have checked all the boxes yet feel that their personal lives, careers, relationships, and routines no longer work for them. Amber's life mission is to help women reclaim their purpose by guiding them back to their connection with their soul, also known as intuition, which provides divine direction for every intimate detail of their lives. Once they learn how to tap into their intuitive power, they can partner with the universe and manifest a life aligned with who they want to become. She guides women in developing their intuition, breaking the cycle of self-betrayal, redefining success, and trusting their inner guidance as the bridge to profound self-acceptance and soul-led transformation. Podcast: Apple Podcasts Spotify Socials: LinkedIn Instagram About your host, Angie Grandt – Generational Healing Specialist Angie Grandt is a parent coach, on a mission to break cycles of trauma. She is also a Quantum Human DesignTM Specialist, Quantum Alignment System certified, Certified Family & Relationship Coach & an early intervention speech therapist with extensive training and experience in trauma, attachment, and autism. As a bio parent, adoptive parent, and former foster parent, Angie has been in your shoes – through the good, and the scary. Angie is on a mission to help parents who are overwhelmed, frustrated, and questioning their ability to parent their most challenging child. She helps parents with practical tools to connect, enjoy, and even like their child again. Angie is also the founder of Connected Parents with Angie - a coaching program designed for you - the loving and capable parent who can't figure out why raising your child is so frustrating, so overwhelming, and causing you to question your ability to parent. Using her unique approach of trauma-focused mindset lesson and coaching tools, Angie helps her clients get back to a life they love - creating cherished memories, feeling fulfilled in relationships, and letting go of frustration, resent, and overwhelm. Angie uses a Human Design based parenting plan – the most POWERFUL way to stop losing your cool with your children, and start connecting with them on a deep, energetic level! Grab your personalized Human Design Chart here: https://www.angiegrandt.com/ (just scroll to the bottom of the page!!) If you'd like to see if coaching is the solution for you, check out this video Angie made for you: https://youtu.be/qCL1SIe8kG0?si=B68dqmzmDFLT3zSZ And when you've decided you're ready to take the leap for your family, book a free consult - Angie will help you decide if coaching is right for you: https://www.angiegrandt.com/sessions If you are looking to better understand you – your unique challenges, gifts, and your purpose in life – book a Human Design reading! You’ll leave with an action plan to tackle your most important relationships, as well as some key insights about your next steps towards your goals! Book here: https://www.angiegrandt.com/choose-your-path Learn more about working with Angie here: www.angiegrandt.com And follow Angie: https://www.instagram.com/connectedparentswithangie/ https://www.facebook.com/connectedparentswithangie ❤ Angie Grandt, Generational Healing Specialist
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    1 hr and 1 min
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