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
57. I don't want to parent like I was parented
Can you relate to this statement: "I don't want a parent like I was parented"?
We often feel that our parent was too lenient, so we tend to be stricter, or a parent was too strict, so we tend to be m…
56. The first step to tackling behaviors - in all relationships
Last week, I gave a brief overview of the 4 mistaken motivations that are the underlying cause of most, if not all, of our human behaviors. Our behaviors come from 5 core needs, and when we understan…
55. What's really leading to behaviors...
Do you feel like you've tried every behavior management strategy under the sun, and nothing seems to work for your child?
I've been there. I tried positive behavior strategies, reward systems, conse…
54. Is my child a narcissist?
When our kids are really struggling, their behaviors can look scary, leaving us to question their future. As a parent, these feelings can be so hard. Join me for this personal story, and what's likel…
53. I don't want to mess my kid up
Making the decision to be a parent is a huge decision - that comes with many fears - not wanting to break them, hurt them, insufficiently meet their needs. We fear making mistakes our parents made. A…
52. Willing vs Committed
In a recent episode, we discussed the most important relationship in your life. Whatever conclusion you came to - now it's time to take action.
Once you've made a clear decision - now we need powerfu…
51. The most important relationship in your life
If you ask any parent, who would they say is their most important relationship? Many would say their kids, some would say their significant other, a few might even say themselves.
But do our action…
50. The future
The future you see is not a FACT.
Your current situation is a fact - a fact that you created a story about. We assume the future is also a fact… based on our fears, our previous experiences, based on…
49. Are you sick of feeling burned out & stuck?
Do you feel stuck? Like stuck in a hamster wheel, with no way out? You just wake up, go through the days routine - whether or not you like what's happening? If so - you're not alone. Most live this w…
48. Trying isn't doing
"Do or do not, there is no trying" ~Yoda.
In Human Design, gate 34 teaches us that force is not the way to achieve your goals. We achieve what we want through taking consistent, aligned action. As p…
47. If I could change 1 thing…
I used to feel a ton of regret - regret and resent. Regret for decision I'd made, regret for the way things had turned out in various parts of life.
In this episode, let's talk about flipping regret …
46. Reinforcing lovability = regulation
I know we've talked a lot about regulation lately - and for good reason. Dysregulation is so common, and it's impacting our relationships, our work, our progress towards goals.
In this episode, we'll…
45. Regulation in real life
In the last episode, we discussed some practical tips to help regulate our kids.
In this episode, we discuss 3 key steps to go from regulation to actually helping our kids move forward and make chang…
44. Regulation
What in the world is regulation, and why is it necessary before we try to teach our kids right from wrong? Join me as we discuss what regulation is, why it's an issue for many of our kids, and what w…
43. Consequences
Why do we feel so obligated to give consequences to our kids? In this episode, I'll be sharing a unique perspective on behaviors that may cause you to second-guess how you react to behaviors.
About …
42. New Year, New Goals
If last year felt like an uphill battle - more stress, more behaviors, no end in sight - then you won't want to miss this episode! We'll be discussing powerful, proven steps to break the cycle you'r…
41. My child wants to be a victim???
Does this sound familiar - your child "accidentally" gets hurt by others often, and runs to you or other caregivers for comfort or reassurance. Or they tell stories about not being fed, not having cl…
40. A Generator parenting a Projector
If I only knew then what I know now…
Our energy matters. It matters more than you can imagine - it impacts our children's sense of self worth, their view of their right place in the world, and thei…
39. Food, family, & festivities
Holidays can be filled with joy, excitement, family, delicious food, and even gifts. For our kids, they may also include chaos, unpredictability, sensory overload, emotional overload, overwhelming ex…
38. When our kids act like they can't
Maybe my child isn't smart or capable enough?
Have you ever wondered this about your kiddo? I know I did… to the point of neuropsychological testing to help me better understand why he couldn't fo…