Do you ever wish you could walk into the holidays already grounded—before the stress, the comments, or the teen attitude even show up?

On Day 1 of the P.E.A.C.E. Mini-Series, we start with the kind of planning that actually brings you peace—not the menu, not the shopping list, not the decorations. Today is about planning your reactions so your nervous system, your heart, and your energy don’t get swept away by the chaos of the season or the moods of everyone around you.

If certain moments, people, or teen behaviours always seem to trigger you, today’s episode is your gentle invitation to prepare your mind with compassion, not pressure.

In this short, calming episode, you’ll learn:

• How to create a simple “thinking plan” that supports you during hard holiday moments

• Why identifying your emotional hotspots ahead of time prevents meltdowns—yours and your teen’s

• A few grounding phrases you can return to when you feel overwhelmed, overstimulated, or pulled into old family patterns

This tiny shift in mental preparation can change the entire tone of your holiday experience.

Press play to give yourself 2 peaceful minutes today—so you can walk into the holiday season feeling steadier, clearer, and so much more supported by your own mind.

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This powerful podcast explores how  moms  and  parents  can navigate  anxiety,  overwhelm, and grief  while building resilience,  confidence, and emotional intelligence, offering tools for better communication, active listening, and setting healthy boundaries to foster trust, reduce yelling and punishment, de-escalate conflict and escalation, and strengthen relationships with teens  through empathy, calm, and lasting harmony.

Are you already bracing yourself for the teen attitude, family comments, or chaos that always seems to hit during the holidays?

This episode shows you how to handle those triggering moments with intention instead of reactivity—so you can stay calm, grounded, and connected even when your teen rolls their eyes, relatives make comments, or the day feels overwhelming.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

• How to use “deciding ahead of time” to stay calm even when stress spikes

• Why your brain reacts so quickly in family moments—and how to get your prefrontal cortex back online

• Simple, in-the-moment regulation strategies to pause, breathe, and respond instead of reacting

Press play now to learn the practical mindset tools that will help you show up as the grounded, intentional parent you want to be this holiday season.

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This powerful podcast explores how  moms  and  parents  can navigate  anxiety,  overwhelm, and grief  while building resilience,  confidence, and emotional intelligence, offering tools for better communication, active listening, and setting healthy boundaries to foster trust, reduce yelling and punishment, de-escalate conflict and escalation, and strengthen relationships with teens  through empathy, calm, and lasting harmony.

Do the holidays feel heavier than they used to—like you're carrying the joy, the traditions, and the emotional weight for everyone in your family?

If you’ve ever wished you could slow down, breathe, and actually feel peaceful during this season—especially while parenting a teenager who has their own big emotions—this 5-day P.E.A.C.E. mini-series was made for you. These tiny, 2–3 minute episodes are small pockets of calm designed to remind you that you don’t have to white-knuckle your way through the holidays.

Inside this gentle mini-series, you’ll discover:

• How to take the pressure off yourself and make space for your own peace

• A simple daily shift that helps you show up calmer for your teen and your family

• A compassionate framework (P.E.A.C.E.) that supports you when the holidays feel overwhelming or emotional

These five days will help you soften, reconnect, and remember that you deserve calm too—no matter how busy or messy the season may be.

Press play to join Jessica for this heart-centered mini-series and walk into the holidays feeling supported, grounded, and so much more at peace.

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This powerful podcast explores how  moms  and  parents  can navigate  anxiety,  overwhelm, and grief  while building resilience,  confidence, and emotional intelligence, offering tools for better communication, active listening, and setting healthy boundaries to foster trust, reduce yelling and punishment, de-escalate conflict and escalation, and strengthen relationships with teens  through empathy, calm, and lasting harmony.

Have you ever had a holiday plan perfectly mapped out—only for your teen to say, “I don’t want to go,” leaving you spiralling with hurt, frustration, or panic?

If holiday changes from your teen leave you feeling rejected, disappointed, or unsure how to respond without escalating tension, this episode will show you exactly why those reactions happen—and how to navigate them with calm, clarity, and connection. Holidays don’t have to be a battle between their independence and your desire for family time.

In this episode, you’ll learn how to understand your emotional reactions without blaming yourself, why holiday conflict is typically about expectations rather than relationships, and how to use the 3-C method—Check-In, Clarify, Collaborate—to create holiday plans that honour both you and your teen.

Press play now to learn a simple three-step tool that will help you stay calm, reduce conflict, and build a more connected holiday season with your teen.

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This powerful podcast explores how  moms  and  parents  can navigate  anxiety,  overwhelm, and grief  while building resilience,  confidence, and emotional intelligence, offering tools for better communication, active listening, and setting healthy boundaries to foster trust, reduce yelling and punishment, de-escalate conflict and escalation, and strengthen relationships with teens  through empathy, calm, and lasting harmony.

Are the holidays starting to feel more like a negotiation with your teenager than the cozy family season you always imagined?

This episode breaks down why holiday plans suddenly feel emotional, tense, or even hurtful when your teen wants more independence—and how to navigate these changes without slipping into resentment, guilt, or full-blown conflict. If you want holiday connection instead of holiday power struggles, this conversation is exactly what you need.

Listeners will learn:

• How to understand the real reasons behind your teen’s shifting holiday preferences without taking them personally.

• Communication strategies that create win-win holiday plans and help your teen feel heard while still honouring family values.

• Self-coaching questions that help you stay grounded, manage your emotions, and avoid reacting from hurt or disappointment.

Press play and learn how to create a calmer, more connected holiday season with your teen—without sacrificing your needs or their growing independence.

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How to Talk About the BIG Stuff With Your Teen

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This powerful podcast explores how  moms  and  parents  can navigate  anxiety,  overwhelm, and grief  while building resilience,  confidence, and emotional intelligence, offering tools for better communication, active listening, and setting healthy boundaries to foster trust, reduce yelling and punishment, de-escalate conflict and escalation, and strengthen relationships with teens  through empathy, calm, and lasting harmony.

Ever wonder why you feel crushed with shame after yelling at your teen—even when you know better?

If you’re a mom trying to communicate more calmly but keep getting stuck in guilt, self-criticism, or emotional spirals, this episode breaks down why shame feels so powerful, why it pretends to be useful, and how it actually keeps you from changing the behaviors you want to improve.

• You’ll finally understand the real difference between guilt and shame—and why that distinction matters for your emotional health.

• You’ll learn how shame disguises itself as “helpfulness” while actually making your parenting challenges harder.

• You’ll discover a simple, memorable “Skip It” technique that helps you notice shame, interrupt it, and move into compassion instead.

Press play to learn how to break your shame spiral faster so you can parent with more calm, clarity, and confidence starting today.

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How to Talk About the BIG Stuff With Your Teen

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This powerful podcast explores how  moms  and  parents  can navigate  anxiety,  overwhelm, and grief  while building resilience,  confidence, and emotional intelligence, offering tools for better communication, active listening, and setting healthy boundaries to foster trust, reduce yelling and punishment, de-escalate conflict and escalation, and strengthen relationships with teens  through empathy, calm, and lasting harmony.

Do you ever find yourself yelling at your teen, only to feel terrible afterward—and wonder why it keeps happening even though you swore you wouldn’t do it again?

In this episode, you’ll learn what’s really behind those moments of frustration, why guilt actually fuels more yelling instead of stopping it, and how to create the emotional space you need to respond calmly instead of reacting.

• Discover the surprising reason your nervous system triggers yelling—and how to calm it fast.

• Learn Jessica’s 3-phase “pause and compassion” method to break the yelling cycle one step at a time.

• Walk away with tools to reconnect with your teen and yourself—without shame or guilt.

Press play now to learn how to stop yelling and start communicating calmly so you can finally enjoy the teenage years again.

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How to Talk About the BIG Stuff With Your Teen

New episodes are released every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 6:00 AM EST

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This powerful podcast explores how  moms  and  parents  can navigate  anxiety,  overwhelm, and grief  while building resilience,  confidence, and emotional intelligence, offering tools for better communication, active listening, and setting healthy boundaries to foster trust, reduce yelling and punishment, de-escalate conflict and escalation, and strengthen relationships with teens  through empathy, calm, and lasting harmony.

Does parenting your teen feel impossible—like no matter how hard you try, you’re always falling short?

That constant guilt and frustration may not mean you’re doing anything wrong—it might just mean you’re working from the wrong job description. In this “Coaching Tool of the Week,” Jessica helps you rewrite how you define your role so you can lead with calm, connection, and compassion instead of control and exhaustion.

• Discover why your current parenting “job description” sets you up for burnout and guilt.

• Learn the simple rewrite that makes parenting teens more achievable (and even enjoyable).

• Redefine success as a mom in a way that actually feels good and builds stronger relationships.

Press play now to rewrite your parenting job description, reclaim your calm confidence, and start showing up for your teen with love—not pressure.

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How to Talk About the BIG Stuff With Your Teen

New episodes are released every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 6:00 AM EST

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This powerful podcast explores how  moms  and  parents  can navigate  anxiety,  overwhelm, and grief  while building resilience,  confidence, and emotional intelligence, offering tools for better communication, active listening, and setting healthy boundaries to foster trust, reduce yelling and punishment, de-escalate conflict and escalation, and strengthen relationships with teens  through empathy, calm, and lasting harmony.

Did you think parenting would get easier once your kids hit their teen years—only to find it’s actually harder than ever?

You’re not alone—and you’re not doing anything wrong. In this “Coach Me Through This” episode, Jessica explains why it feels harder, why losing your patience isn’t a failure, and how a subtle mindset shift can transform how you show up for your teenager (and yourself).

• Learn why parenting feeling hard doesn’t mean you’re failing—it means you care deeply.

• Discover why losing your patience can actually strengthen your connection with your teen.

• Find out how one simple shift in thinking can instantly reduce frustration and guilt.

Press play now to learn how to drop the “perfect parent” pressure, embrace the messy moments, and build a calmer, more connected relationship with your teen—starting today.

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How to Talk About the BIG Stuff With Your Teen

New episodes are released every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 6:00 AM EST

Book a free 1:1 coaching consult here

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This powerful podcast explores how  moms  and  parents  can navigate  anxiety,  overwhelm, and grief  while building resilience,  confidence, and emotional intelligence, offering tools for better communication, active listening, and setting healthy boundaries to foster trust, reduce yelling and punishment, de-escalate conflict and escalation, and strengthen relationships with teens  through empathy, calm, and lasting harmony.

Do you ever wonder why parenting your teenager feels so much harder than you expected — even though you’re trying your absolute best?

You’re not failing; you’ve just been handed the wrong job description. In this episode, Jessica breaks down the real, science-backed reasons parenting teens feels so overwhelming — from emotional separation to control struggles — and reveals how shifting your thinking can finally bring calm and connection back into your home.

• Discover the five hidden reasons parenting teens feels harder than it should.

• Learn how to rewrite your “job description” as a mom to feel less guilt and more confidence.

• Hear five powerful ways to make parenting easier — by leading with love, connection, and emotional regulation.

Press play now to learn how to stop fighting against the teen years and start showing up as the calm, confident parent your teenager truly needs.

Want to learn what your communication style under stress is? Take the quiz below.

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Not sure where to start with having conversations with your teens about sex, drugs, alcohol or vaping? That's why I created this cheat sheet for How to talk about the BIG stuff with your teen. Grab it below

How to Talk About the BIG Stuff With Your Teen

New episodes are released every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 6:00 AM EST

Book a free 1:1 coaching consult here

Connect with me at [email protected]

Learn more about me at www.coachwithjessica.ca

This powerful podcast explores how  moms  and  parents  can navigate  anxiety,  overwhelm, and grief  while building resilience,  confidence, and emotional intelligence, offering tools for better communication, active listening, and setting healthy boundaries to foster trust, reduce yelling and punishment, de-escalate conflict and escalation, and strengthen relationships with teens  through empathy, calm, and lasting harmony.