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Unconditional: Presence Without Prerequisites

What does unconditional love actually look like in the messy, emotional, real-life work of parenting teenagers?In this episode, Julie explores the fifth and foundation...

Joy on Purpose

Consider this plot twist: Joy might be the most overlooked lifeline in the teen years--for parents and for teens. To say it another way: joy is serious business. You’l...

Trusting Teens (no, really)

Consider this plot twist: a surprising shift that transforms parenting: moving from teaching teens “everything” to trusting them to learn, commit, and grow. You’ll hea...

Being Trustable as a Parent

Before we can ask our teens to trust us, we have to be trustable. In this episode, Julie shares real conversations with her kids about what earned their trust—and what...

Truth and Parenting Teens

What do you really value as a family—and are you living it out in daily life? Truth, the second core practice, is all about clarity and alignment: What do we value, an...

Date Day

Connection is one of the five practices that can radically change parenting teenagers. BUT HOW? How do you connect with a cranky teen, or after a hardship? Or just thr...

Connection with Teenagers

What if we were to identify the single most important component of parenting teenagers? I think, and I come with receipts: it would be connection.  ​Connection can hel...

Hi! This is Plot Twist Parenting.

Is anyone talking about what it's really like to parent teenagers? I think we should. In this first episode of Plot Twist Parenting, I share a bit of my own story, an ...