Joyful Courage for Parenting Teens

By Casey O'Roarty

Welcome to the Joyful Courage Podcast - a place where parents of tweens and teens come to find inspiration, information and encouragement in the messy terrain of adolescence

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April 12, 2021Eps 269: Solo Show Dissecting Beliefs Behind Behavior Part 4- Assumed Inadequacy
This week is a solo show!
Takeaways from the show:
Mistaken goals
Belonging and significance feelings live under the surface
Learn to pay attention to your inner experience
Review of undue attention, misguided power, and revenge
Assumed inadequacy
Belief behind inadequacy
Teens long for connection
Ways to restore your child’s adequacy
Being vulnerable pays off
Take time to own your behavior with your child
Previous shows about mistaken goals:
Eps 261 | Eps 263 | Eps 265 | Eps 267 | Mistaken Goal Chart
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31min
April 05, 2021Eps 268: Ted Bunch and Anna Marie Johnson Teague talk powerful DARES for boys
My guests today are Ted Bunch and Anna Marie Johnson Teague.
Ted and Anna Marie are friends, parents, and anti-violence educators. They work for A Call to Men, helping men and boys promote healthy manhood and prevent violence and discrimination.
Ted works with professional athletes, business leaders, activists, and boys just like the ones you have.
Anna Marie is a storyteller at heart and a devoted boy mom. She is nationally recognized for creating and executing award-winning, multi-platform campaigns to advance critical social issues like improving education and ending violence against women.
Takeaways from the show:
Prevention of violence and discrimination against women and girls
How the book of dares are changing people’s lives
Making an effort to talk about emotions with your boys
Socialization of masculinity
Being vulnerable is a strength
How to support the men and boys in your life
Messages men are getting from society
Peer influence in middle school
Developing a critical lens on how women are treated
What healthy manhood looks like
The danger women/people are in because of the ways we are raising our boys
Treat your kids like an adult
Having conversations with your boys that aren’t always in your face
Raise boys to value girl’s experiences just as much as they value their own
Where to find Ted and Anna Marie:
The Book of Dares | Website | FaceBook | Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn

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52min
March 29, 2021Eps 267: Solo Show- Dissecting Beliefs Behind Behavior Part 3: Revenge
Today’s episode is a solo show!
Takeaways from the show:
Beliefs about belonging and significance
Overview of mistaken goals
Third mistaken goal: Revenge
Tune into your experience as a parent
Signs your child’s mistaken goal is revenge
How adults contribute to our child’s belief of not belonging
The coded message behind revenge
Uncertainty of the world right now playing a part in our kid’s lives
Revenge isn’t lashing out, it's passing on the hurt
Tools to support you and your child in their mistaken goals
Your job as parents to make your kids feel like they belong
Let your child know you see them
Eps 263 | Eps 265 | Mistaken Goal Chart
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40min
March 22, 2021Eps 266: Unraveling Anxiety with Dr. Jud Brewer
My guest today is Jud Brewer.
Dr. Jud is a thought leader in the field of habit change and the “science of self-mastery”, having combined over 20 years of experience with mindfulness training with his scientific research therein.
He is the Director of Research and Innovation at the Mindfulness Center and associate professor in Behavioral and Social Sciences and Psychiatry at the Schools of Public Health & Medicine at Brown University. He is also the executive medical director of behavioral health at Sharecare Inc. and a research affiliate at MIT.
A psychiatrist and internationally known expert in mindfulness training for addictions, Brewer has developed and tested novel mindfulness programs for habit change, including both in-person and app-based treatments for smoking, emotional eating, and anxiety.
Takeaways from the show:
Jud’s journey with anxiety
Number needed to treat
Where anxiety comes from
Why anxiety has increased in the past year
Tools to help parents stay calm
The benefits of mapping habit loops
How our brains are wired for reward value
The power of fear and worry in parents
Becoming disenchanted by your behaviors
Bigger better offer
The reward value of worrying vs. being curious
Mindfulness of emotions
Cause and effect relationship

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54min
March 15, 2021Eps 265: Solo Show- Belief Behind Behavior Deep Dive Part 2: Misguided Power
This week’s episode is a SOLO show!!
Takeaways from the show:
Adlerian theory
Our perception of belonging and significance colors the lens we see the world out of
Undue attention review
Honor your kids beliefs
Second mistaken goal: Misguided power
Notice how your child’s behavior makes you feel
Power struggles
Ways adults add to this behavior
The importance of teaching your kids to contribute in ways for them to use their power
You are not in control of your kids
Teens want the acknowledgement of how capable they are
Acknowledge your part in the stuff that’s gone down with your teens
House rules audit
The importance of practicing follow through
How to make your child feel a greater sense of belonging and significance

Coaching Page | Eps 261 | Eps 129 | Eps 177 | Eps 218 | Eps 261 | Eps 263

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41min
March 08, 2021Eps 264: Michelle Icard Shares about the Crucial Conversations to Have With Our Middle Schoolers
My guest today is Michelle Icard.
Michelle is a member of the Today show parenting team and NBC News Learn. The author of Fourteen Talks by Age Fourteen and Middle School Makeover, her work has been featured in the Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, The Christian Science Monitor, Redbook, Time, and People.
Her leadership curriculum for middle schoolers, Athena's Path and Hero's Pursuit, have been implemented at schools across the U.S., and her summer camp curriculum is offered at more than twenty camps each summer. She lives with her family in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Takeaways from the show:
Being the leader and designer of your life
Michelle’s new book: 14 talks by age Fourteen
How lots of little conversations are more helpful than one big conversation
BRIEF acronym
Conversation crashers
Be specific with your kids
Isolation is a part of exploring independence
Sitting inside of having tough conversations with your child
Having trust in your kids that they will learn from their mistakes
Having a neutral expression while talking to your kids

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49min
March 01, 2021Eps 263: Solo Show- Belief Behind Behavior Deep Dive Part 1
This week’s episode is a solo show!
Takeaways from the show:
Perception matters
The goal of behavior is to find and feel a sense of belonging and significance
Iceberg metaphor
Mistaken goals: Undue attention
Connection vs. attention
Tune into how your kid’s behavior makes you feel
Parents contribute to beliefs kids have about connection
The coded message behind annoying behavior is notice me and involve me usefully
Redirect by involving your kids in a useful task
Say what you will do
Avoid special services
Plan 1 on 1 time with your kids
Involve your kids in creating routines
Eps 261 | Downloadable Mistaken Goal Chart
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33min
February 22, 2021Eps 262: Supporting Our Teen's Pathway to Higher Education with Dr. Pamela Ellis
My guest today is Pamela Ellis.
In her more than 20 years working in education research and as a financial executive in the private sector, Pamela Ellis—The Education Doctor® has emerged as a leading authority on what it takes for students to thrive in education and, thereby, in life.
Her work supports parents find the school where their children can thrive—the one that feels like home.
Takeaways from the show
Struggles parents are going through with supporting kids for college
Myths about getting into college
ACT and SAT myths
Looking for a college that fits with you
How soon parents of college bound kids should be making moves for their future
Benefits of taking a gap year
Breaking down what to think about as your kids move through each year of high school
Reading for pleasure
Understanding scholarships

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50min
February 15, 2021Eps 261: Solo Show- Getting Curious About the Belief Behind Behaviors
This week’s podcast is a solo show!
Takeaways from the show:
Concepts and theories of Positive Discipline
Belief behind behavior
Iceberg metaphor
Positive discipline 101
Behaviorist vs. Positive Discipline
The concept of belonging and significance
School drama
You must start with self reflection if you want to create lasting change
Pay attention to how it feels when school drama comes up with your child
The first reason for our kids to misbehave is that they desire attention and connection
If kids don’t get the connection, they move on to seeking power
Eps 259 | Alison Smith interview

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36min
February 08, 2021Eps 260: Nurturing a Growth Mindset with Alexandra Eidens
My guest today is Alexandra Eidens.
Alexandra is the founder of Big Life Journal, a growth mindset company for children and teens. Alexandra’s company specializes in creating practical tools to help parents and teachers integrate growth mindset into their everyday lives.
Their guided journals are now used by over 500,000 children world wide. When not creating journals, Alexandra is reading the latest research on brain science and the mind-body connection.
Takeaways from the show:
The foundations of Big Life Journal
Nurturing a growth mindset
Personal development in parenting
Growth vs. fixed mindset
Model the human experience to your children
Be process oriented vs. outcome oriented
Teach your children to set learning goals
Rejection is an indication that you are putting yourself out there
How to deliver feedback to your child
Make a habit of learning new things
Embrace struggle and adversity
Compare yourself to yourself only
Engage in deliberate practice
Comfort vs. stretch zone
Model being vulnerable in your own experiences
The best thing you can do as a parent is love your kids unconditionally

Where to find Alexandra:
Ebook | Big Life Journal | FaceBook

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43min

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