#66: Failure to Launch and the Overprotective Parent

Send us Fan Mail Today’s episode is a topic that almost every parent with an adult child who is not moving forward needs to hear, which is why I want to talk about it. And yes, it’s just me. This is by far one of the hardest conversations you'll ever have. Sitting down with your adult child to talk about the way they've been living and that it can no longer continue makes parents very uncomfortable because of the reactions they know they’re going to get. But you can’t avoid this ...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of LAUNCH, I’m joined by Thomas Miller, a licenced clinical social worker with 20 years experience working with families, to explore ADHD in young adults and how parents can help their adult children navigate some of the day to day struggles that come with it. Thomas shares practical tips to help parents understand these challenges, create a greater sense of urgency, overcome procrastination and support their adult child, especially when anxiety and addiction ...

Send us Fan Mail How many times have you tried to make changes with your adult child but could never follow through? Something would happen and you'd back down. You had the best intentions, your mind was made up, but you couldn't deal with their reaction, and you buckled. After speaking with many parents, there are 3 concerns that come up repeatedly and in this episode, I talk about about what they are and what needs to happen before you begin setting new boundaries, expressing your exp...

Send us Fan Mail What if some of what we’ve been taught about mental health, trauma and therapy is actually making our adult children more fragile and keeping them stuck? Today I’m joined by Dr. Richard Blake, a British psychologist PhD, researcher, author and breathwork expert whose work challenges some of the assumptions we’ve come to accept about mental health and trauma. We talk about therapy culture and the stories we tell ourselves about our mental health, and whether we may have taken ...

Send us Fan Mail This episode may be uncomfortable for some parents to hear. If your adult child is in their 20s or 30s and still living at home, not working, not studying, not contributing, or showing little direction for their future, you may have asked yourself: “What can I do if they don’t want to change?” If you’re parenting an adult child who is struggling with independence, motivation, responsibility, confidence, or launching into adulthood, you may also be dealing with enabling, rescu...