Being the mom who sees every risk, anticipates every need, and quietly absorbs the worry feels like love—until it starts to feel like fear. The Guardian Mom wants nothing more than to keep her teen safe, but in the season of letting go, that fierce protection can become emotional exhaustion. In this episode, I explore how the drive to protect can turn into anxiety, why we carry it so silently, and how to start building trust—not just in our kids, but in ourselves. This is for every mom who feels the weight of doing it all, holding it all, and never quite knowing how to let it go.

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This empowering podcast offers life coaching for moms and parenting support for midlife mothers raising teens as they approach the empty nest, teaching them how to let go of control, stop overthinking, and shift their mindset, while also helping them set boundaries, improve communication, reduce anxiety, release mom guilt, and find purpose in the evolving journey of parenting teens and motherhood.