Dr. Tim Thayne Interviews his son Talmage. Talmage served a church service mission and found that coming home would be a harder transition than he thought. He shares his story and how he was able to start climbing out of a dark place through understanding his identity, being surrounded by loving and supportive family and friends and knowing he will fail and it's not the end.

Dr. Tim Thayne Discusses the importance of feeling the range of human emotions. We need to understand the seriousness of any hardship so we can have empathy, but we need to look to the future with hope and optimism. This episode will help you see if you are leaning too far one way or the other and what you can do to gain perspective.

Though you may not have had “trust” come to mind as the most important ingredient for a healthy and progressing relationship, it is absolutely critical.  In this episode, Dr. Tim Thayne shares how trust can either smooth out rough edges or a lack of it will make everything hard.

Dr. Tim Thayne talks about the importance of structuring your family's time. Your kids won't structure their own time and the evidence is their messy room. So during this time where we all seem to have more time on our hand's let's be more intentional with how we spend it. 

With everyone's world and calendar in upheaval, many parents with teens or young adults in treatment are at loose ends about what to do.  Though our first instinct may be to gather everyone home, Dr. Thayne discusses why managing our emotions and assessing the situation with a long-term view, not just the current picture, is what will be most helpful for our son or daughter.

You are not alone in raising your young person.  Dr. Thayne talks about the secret weapon otherwise known as an engaged home team, citing studies and stories of the importance of support from all types of people in yours or your child’s life. He outlines three important tips to build a solid home team for your family:

1. Get at least one team member. (moving from 0 - 1 member makes a greater difference than growing from 2 -15)

2. Be vulnerable with people you can trust.

3. Look for opportunities to serve on another’s home team.

Allison Posell is interviewed about a parent's stamina. Having been both a parent and a therapist, she shares her own stories of endurance. By the end, listeners will better understand how to create a sustainable lifestyle which will be realized in increased stamina.

Dr. Tim Thayne interviews Karl Ebeling, AKA Farmer Karl of Grow Life. There is a deep connection to the earth and to other people that can come from working together in a garden. You may be convinced to start your own little garden after hearing some of the compelling stories they share.

Dr. Tim Thayne tells a story from his childhood about going up in the mountains with his Grandpa. Almost stranded in the mountains, they trust their horses to guide them back to camp. He breaks down two lessons and challenges you to:

1. Find stories from your family and make them part of your identity
2. Find the Strengths in your children and allow them to be developed, even if it means they fail at times.

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Dr. Tim Thayne talks about overwhelm and stress. He acknowledges the universal nature of this frequent emotion and even opens up about his own recent struggles and how he dealt with it. He offers several easily implemented ideas that will help you know how to overcome your overwhelm and even nurture optimism and hope.