You ask how his day was and you get "fine." You ask if anything is going on and you get "nope." Then the door closes. If you are raising a teen boy, you know that feeling of being locked out, and this episode is here to help.

Angie Weber sits down with Jarrod Hoffman, a licensed professional counselor whose whole practice is built on two beliefs: that teens are far more resilient than we give them credit for, and that parents are far more valuable than they often feel. Jarrod knows this work from the inside. His parents divorced when he was ten, he lost his dad at twenty-eight, and he has made it his mission to help young people find healing sooner rather than years down the road.

Together they talk about how to keep a teen boy actually talking, why reflections often work better than questions, and how to handle the uncomfortable but necessary conversations about screens, pornography, and the very real pressures boys face today. You will walk away knowing how to tell a normal rough patch from something that needs more support, why connection is a marathon and not a sprint, and the simple 15-minute habit that starts to chip away at those one-word answers. Connect with Jarrod: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jarrod-hoffman/ https://jarrodhoffman.com/does-my-teen-need-therapy/

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