Sometimes Love Isn’t Enough: The Parenting Through Challenges Podcast
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 Specialist
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 24 minutes
- Episodes
- 77
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
77.🎙️Summer Guest Series: Healing in the Helping Role (with Dr. Ashley Rodriguez)
In this powerful episode, I’m joined by Dr. Ashley Rodriguez—licensed psychologist, perinatal mental health specialist, and founder of PathBreak Coaching and Consulting. Ashley brings deep wisdom and…
76.🎙️ Summer Guest Series: Permission to Do It Your Way (with Christina Slaback)
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 …
75.🎙️Summer Guest Series: When Healing Finds You (with Michelle L)
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 beca…
74.🎙️Summer Guest Series: Rewiring Your Parenting Story (with Amber Plant)
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, t…
73. 🎙️Summer Guest Series: The Power of Self-Awareness (with Michelle Payne)
In this episode, I’m joined by Michelle Payne — a thoughtful, insightful guide who helps people navigate the messy, beautiful work of becoming more self-aware so they can show up differently for them…
72.🎙️Summer Guest Series: Returning to Yourself (with Melanie Carolyn)
In this tender, truth-filled episode, I’m joined by Melanie Carolyn—a guide, healer, and teacher devoted to helping others return to themselves through compassion, embodiment, and soul work.
We talk …
71. 🎙️ Summer Guest Series: Healing from the Inside Out (with Chris Wasko)
In this soulful episode, I’m joined by Chris Wasko—Energy Healer, Spiritual Counselor, and Psychic Medium with a deep devotion to trauma recovery and soul reconnection.
We explore:
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What it means to…
70. 🎙️Summer Guest Series: Rethinking Parenting Norms (with James Hughes)
In this episode, I’m joined by James Hughes—a thoughtful, grounded parent & trauma-focused professional who's rewriting the story of what it means to show up with intention, presence, and curiosity.
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69. 🎙️ Summer Guest Series: Redefining Self + Healing (with Criss Madrigal)
In this episode, I’m joined by the radiant Criss Madrigal—author, life alchemist, and a powerful voice for women ready to return to themselves.
Together, we explore:
· Why alignment is your natural s…
68.🎙️ Summer Guest Series Kickoff: Regulate to Liberate (with Mital Patel)
We're kicking off the Summer Guest Series with a powerful convo on healing, nervous system regulation, and what it really means to break free from generational cycles—starting within.
In this episode…
67. When Your Peace Depends on Their Behavior
It’s easy to hope our kids will “get it” faster, react less, or magically mature out of hard behaviors—but what if we’re the ones being invited to grow?
In this episode, I unpack:
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Why it’s not your…
66. The Frequency You're Parenting From
It’s not just what you say to your kids—it’s the energy behind it.
In this episode, I talk about how the frequency you're operating from shapes your parenting (and your peace). Because if you're tryi…
65. Why My Design Helps You Break the Cycle
Ever wonder how I got into this work of helping parents shift generational patterns and actually connect with their kids?
In this episode, I pull back the curtain and share:
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How my Human Design (2/…
64. When Compliance Replaces Connection
We all want peace in our homes—but somewhere along the line, many of us started confusing obedience with connection.
In this episode, I get honest about:
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The silent pressure we put on our kids to j…
63. I Wouldn’t Lose My Sh*t If My Kid Would Just Behave
Let’s talk truth: If you've ever thought, “I wouldn’t be yelling if my kid would just stop acting out,” you’re not alone—and you're not a bad parent.
In this episode, I dig into:
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Why your child’s b…
62. Why Human Design Profiles Matter (Especially for Parents)
Think Human Design is just about Type and Strategy? Nope—your Profile might be the missing key to understanding why you connect easily with some people… and constantly clash with others.
In this epis…
61. How to love a Generator (and the other types too!)
We all just want to feel loved. It's a basic human need to feel that we are loved for who we are, and that we can also give love in a way that helps the most important people in our life feel loved.
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60. Let's chat about Human Design TYPES!
In this episode - I'll be sharing a brief overview of the 5 Human Design types, with the goal of helping you understand your needs, and that of your child, just a bit better!
Grab your personalized H…
59. How I fell in love with a tool
I don't know about you, but I feel like I have a TON of tools in my parenting tool box. I also have a ton of self-care, relationship, mindset, and self-improvement tools.
Yet why is it so hard to ma…
58. Mealtime is a reflection of your self worth.
Mealtime isn't just about food. It's a reflection of how much we value ourself. Join me to hear why, and some key things you can consider adding to your routines today.
Grab your personalized Human …