A mindset trap is a counter-productive way of thinking motivated by your subconscious desire to seek pleasure, avoid pain, and conserve energy.  Of course there are times when it's a really good thing that we are instinctively motivated to avoid pain. But in our modern world, we spend a lot of unconscious mental bandwidth trying to avoid emotional pain...and in our lives as moms of teens, there are serious consequences. Join me in this episode as I get back to basics on mindset traps and demonstrate the power of breaking free of these traps.