Parenting Post-Wilderness: Parenting a Struggling Teen Before, During and After Treatment
Your guide to parenting a struggling teen, whether they’re home, transitioning home, or presently in treatment.
Parents, say goodbye to exhausting confusion, overwhelm and panic and the unhelpful patterns that keep you stuck. Learn how to develop healthy responses and set healthy boundaries instead of acting out of fear and anxiety.
Experience the relationship-changing power of focusing on your own behavior instead of futile attempts to control your teen.
Your guides to Parenting Post-wilderness are Beth Hillman, a life coach for parents of struggling teens and mom to a post-wilderness teen, and part-time co-host Seth Gottlieb, a wilderness therapy guide turned teen and young adult recovery coach. Their unique combination of experience and training yields candid conversations chock full of practical, actionable tips and tools to smooth the challenges both parents and teens experience surrounding treatment.
Listen in to discover how parents like you have learned to influence equanimity in the home and rebuild connections with the teens they love.
Connect with Beth on Instagram (@bethhillmancoaching) or find more information about working with Beth at www.bethhillmancoaching.com.
Parenting Post-Wilderness: Parenting a Struggling Teen Before, During and After Treatment
126. Will My Work as a Parent Ever Be Done?
Parenting often feels like one of the most rewarding yet unrelenting journeys. There’s no clocking out, even after major milestones are achieved. In this episode, Seth joins me to explore what it means to keep showing up as a parent, even when the work feels never-ending.
I reflect on how my son has grown far beyond his time as “my wilderness kid.” Yet, just the other day, we shared an interaction that reminded me our journey is still ongoing. It’s a process of meeting each other with empathy, compassion, and an awareness of how our fight, flight, and freeze patterns still show up.
It’s natural to wonder, “When can I take a break from this?” But the truth is, growth as a parent and as a family doesn’t have a finish line. The good news? It’s in this ongoing process that deeper connections and resilience are built.
If you’ve ever felt stretched thin by the demands of parenting, this episode is a reminder that your efforts matter. Small, consistent steps and moments of grace create lasting progress, strengthening the bond between you and your child along the way.
In this episode on whether your work as a parent is ever really done, we discuss:
- Why the ongoing work of parenting and personal growth is as much about the journey as the destination;
- How to hold boundaries that are firm yet adaptable, because parenting is as human as it gets;
- How to recognize and resist falling back into old habits when the “dark wolf” of self-doubt or fatigue creeps in;
- What it means to keep showing up and do our work as a parent, even when we feel tired or reach a goal;
- And more.
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