ABOUT THE EPISODE:
There are many stages of recovery, but one of the hardest to prepare for is when your child transitions home after treatment. Then factor in your semi-recovering child becoming a legal adult (but still needs support,) COVID, bullying, an eating disorder, and insincere friends and you’ve got a perfect storm of challenges.

This is exactly the season Lynn, a member of the Stream Community, shares in this coaching episode. You’ll be blown away by how intentional and involved Lynn has been at every turn of this confusing journey. But as you’ll hear from our conversation, the decision to heal is still ultimately up to our kids, especially as they become young adults. 

Listen as we explore several options for Lynn to offer her son as they establish new rhythms in their family post-residential treatment and high-school graduation. We also take some time to get specific about what self-care looks like for Lynn. 

In this episode, you’ll learn: 

• Why there are often so many layers to the pain our kids face
• About the moment Lynn realized that her parenting toolbox was empty
• How COVID created a huge gap in therapeutic support
• Why prioritizing fun is important when establishing new family expectations
• How Lynn identifies what self-care looks like for her in this transition

EPISODE RESOURCES:

• Failure to Launch: Why Your Twentysomething Hasn't Grown Up... and What to Do About It by Mark McConville, Ph.D.
• Episode 51: Getting Kids Unstuck From Failure to Launch Mode
• ARFID eating disorder
• How to find a therapeutic educational consultant
• The Parallel Process book
• Journey of The Heroic Parent book

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