Parenting Post-Wilderness: Parenting a Struggling Teen Before, During and After Treatment
Your guide to parenting a struggling teen or young-adult, whether they’re home, transitioning home, or presently in treatment.
Parents, say goodbye to exhausting confusion, overwhelm, panic and the unhelpful patterns that keep you and your family stuck. Learn how to develop healthy responses and set healthy boundaries with your teen 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.
Every week, you can expect conversations around:
- Parenting a struggling teen or young-adult;
- Setting healthy boundaries with your teen;
- Treatment options for your struggling teen or young adult;
- Bringing your kid home from treatment;
- Parenting skills to support your struggling child;
- Teen substance abuse, drug addiction, gaming addiction, suicidal ideation, or other teen mental health concerns;
- How to end power struggles and instead foster healthy communication with your teen or young-adult;
- And much more.
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
131. Navigating Home Visits: How to Approach Your Teen’s Visit Home from Treatment
Home visits after treatment can be both exciting and nerve-wracking for everyone involved. It’s a time filled with hope, but with that hope often comes fear: fear of falling back into old patterns, fear of things going wrong, and fear of not knowing what to expect. In this episode, Seth and I unpack what makes home visits so important, why they can feel overwhelming, and how to navigate them with intention.
Every family member brings their own expectations to a home visit. As a parent, you may see it as a chance to talk through everything in one weekend or simply want to create a relaxing, welcoming environment for your teen. Your teen, on the other hand, may be watching closely to see if you have also been doing the work, if old dynamics are still at play or if there’s been a real shift. When expectations go unspoken, frustration can build, making it harder to connect in meaningful ways.
So how do you balance structure, connection, and open communication during a home visit? We discuss the importance of setting realistic expectations, allowing for autonomy, and creating space for both fun and difficult conversations. Because ultimately, home visits are an opportunity to start building new, healthier patterns as a family.
If you’re preparing for a home visit or wondering what to expect, this conversation will help you feel more confident and prepared to navigate this important step in your teen’s journey.
In this episode on home visits, we cover:
- The role of home visits in the treatment and healing process;
- What your teen is looking for when they come home from treatment for a visit;
- How unspoken expectations can create tension & how to talk about them;
- Balancing structure, autonomy, and connection during the home visit;
- What to do if you feel hesitant about a home visit as a parent;
- Why a challenging visit doesn’t mean failure & and how to move forward.
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