Are you feeling drained from constant power struggles, screen-time battles, and emotional blowups with your teen?

In this episode of The Single Parenting Reset Show, host Tess Connolly, LCSW, talks with therapist Katie K. May about the Caregiver Capacity Map—a breakthrough framework that helps single parents understand their own emotional limits and their teen’s unique sensitivities. If you’re exhausted from trying to “stay calm” while managing behavior, co-parenting, and keeping your teen off screens, this conversation will help you reset and reconnect.

• Discover how to recognize your emotional “capacity level” and refill it before frustration takes over.
• Learn simple validation techniques that instantly improve communication with your tween or teen.
• Find out how small mindset shifts can reduce screen-time conflicts and bring calm back into your home.

Tune in now to learn how to manage stress, respond with empathy, and strengthen communication with your teen—so your single-parent home feels calmer and more connected.

Find out more about Katie K. May and how to purchase her book 'You're on Fire, It's Fine' here 👉https://www.youreonfireitsfine.com/

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⭐️Join the Family and get your weekly Mindful Kids and Family Journal here:  https://www.mindfulkidsandfamilies.com/join-the-family (Get ready for lessons, podcast leads, offers for parents, and ways to win free parent coaching or masterclasses)

📧Connect with Therese (Tess) Connolly, LCSW, CCC here👇: [email protected]  Website: www.mindfulkidsandfamilies.com

🆘 Need 1:1 Support? Book right here to connect with Tess for a 45-minute FREE “Parent Reset” session: Parent Reset Call

⭐Got screen time problems at home? Get the Tech Reset Agreement here 👉Mindful Kids and Families

⭐️Join the Family and get your weekly Mindful Kids and Family Journal here:  https://www.mindfulkidsandfamilies.com/join-the-family (Get ready for lessons, podcast leads, offers for parents, and ways to win free parent coaching or masterclasses)

The Single Parenting Reset Show supports single moms, working moms, and all parents with practical parenting tips on screen time, emotional regulation, co-parenting, stress relief, setting boundaries, building trust, and raising confident tweens and teens, while tackling tech addiction, behavior problems, and parent burnout with conscious parenting strategies for stronger family connection.

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