After 13 years of leading weekly parenting groups, I, Cristina Young, am beyond ready to bring my favorite question to the mic: “How Are You Arriving?” These honest conversations go beyond small talk and into family dynamics, parenting, wellness, tough decisions, aging, and what it means to live authentically. If you’re craving real talk with heart, you’re in the right place. 

Welcome to the first episode of How Are You Arriving! This week we have Vicky Shusterman who is an attorney and a mother of two high school daughters. We talk about transitions, goals, marking progress, setting things up for the future, and reflecting on things in the past. Tune in!

In this episode… 

• Expectations 

• Reflecting 

• Transitions 

• Setting goals 

• Learning lessons 

• Gratitude 

• Self-accountability

Quotes

“A vision board is so good because it's a tangible reminder of what you aspire to.” - Cristina Young 

“So many things that are parent-based really have an impact on other aspects in my life, like my career.” - Vicky Shusterman 

“The other day I said to my son ‘do you want any advice, or do you want me to just bear witness to what you are saying’ and he just wanted me to listen.” - Cristina Young 

“I would like to set goals that are not purely tied to external markers.” - Vicky Shusterman 

“Lean into the transition, because it’s happening whether you want it to or not.” - Vicky Shusterman

Timestamps: 

0:00 - 3:35 | Intro 

3:35 - 10:30 | Shifting of seasons 

10:30 - 13:40 | Expectations 

13:40 - 18:25 | Documenting progress 

18:25 - 21:50 | Self-accountability 

21:50 - 23:50 | Structured feedback 

23:50 - 27:50 | Knowing when your expectations are too high 

27:50 - 32:00 | Having a partner  

32:00 - 35:10 | Patterns 

35:10 - 39:30 | Where we feel motivation 

39:30 - 46:35 | A lesson from this conversation 

46:35 - 46:56 | Outro 

Connect with Cristina Young 

https://cristinayoung.com/

@cmytherapy⁠