Think New Thoughts

You love your teenager and want what's best for them. But what if some of the things you're doing to help them make wise choices—reminding, lecturing, correcting, even worrying—are actually making it LESS likely that they'll make good decisions? In this episode, we'll explore why trying harder often backfires and what to do instead if you want more connection, trust, and respect in your relationship with your teen.

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You'll discover:

• The Energy Shift that moves you from worn down to wise • The Perspective Shift that carries you from discouraged to empowered • The Boundary Shift that takes you from frustrated to anchored

Get your free copy at emilyrickscoaching.com

Ready for deeper support?

I offer 1:1 coaching for moms who are ready to experience these shifts in a deeper, more personal way. I'd love to help you renew your mind so you can enjoy your kids again.

Learn More about Renew Your Mind Coaching

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Helping LDS moms of teens navigate parenting with more connection, trust, joy, and inner peace through gospel-centered life coaching, thought work, and practical tools from a parenting coach that align with LDS doctrine and scripture. Explore conflict resolution, forgiveness, mindset shifts, faith over fear, personal growth, emotional resilience, overcoming mom guilt, reducing disconnection and power struggles, learning to trust God, and strengthening family relationships through faith-based parenting and life coaching.

If you've been worrying about your teenager, or feeling like you're not doing enough, this episode might completely change how you think about your job as a mom. Listen in to discover the difference between influence and control—and why understanding that difference can help you enjoy parenting more without loving your kids less.

Grab my free guide, The 3 Shifts That Change Everything.

You'll discover:

• The Energy Shift that moves you from worn down to wise • The Perspective Shift that carries you from discouraged to empowered • The Boundary Shift that takes you from frustrated to anchored

Get your free copy at emilyrickscoaching.com

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Renew Your Mind 1:1 Coaching is for moms who are ready to feel anchored, hopeful, and confident--without waiting for your teenager to change.

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Helping LDS moms of teens navigate parenting with more connection, trust, joy, and inner peace through gospel-centered life coaching, thought work, and practical tools from a parenting coach that align with LDS doctrine and scripture. Explore conflict resolution, forgiveness, mindset shifts, faith over fear, personal growth, emotional resilience, overcoming mom guilt, reducing disconnection and power struggles, learning to trust God, and strengthening family relationships through faith-based parenting and life coaching.

If you've been feeling overwhelmed, mentally scattered, or like you're carrying too many things at once, this episode is for you. I'm sharing one small habit that seems harmless in the moment, but can slowly create a surprising amount of stress, clutter, and emotional overload. In this episode, you'll learn why your brain has such a hard time relaxing when too many things are left unresolved—and the simple shift that can help you feel calmer, lighter, and more present in your life again.

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Renew your Mind Through 1:1 Coaching

Ready to go deeper? My coaching program is for moms who want to feel more patient, present, and joyful in motherhood by changing the way they think. I'll show you how and walk beside you the whole way.

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You might not realize it, but there's something quietly shaping how you show up as a mom every day—and it's probably making you more frustrated, more exhausted, and more stuck than you need to be. In this episode, I'm talking about the "hidden contract" so many of us are unknowingly living by, how it forms, and why it keeps you feeling miserable even when you're trying so hard to do everything right. And then I'll show you a simpler, more freeing way to think and relate to your kids that can change everything about how you experience motherhood.

Feeling a little worn down as a parent? Grab my free guide, The 3 Shifts That Change Everything. A simple guide for moms who want to enjoy their kids again.

You'll discover:

• The Energy Shift that moves you from worn down to wise • The Perspective Shift that carries you from discouraged to empowered • The Boundary Shift that takes you from frustrated to anchored

Get your free copy at emilyrickscoaching.com

Ready for deeper support?

I offer 1:1 coaching for moms who are ready to experience these shifts in a deeper, more personal way. I'd love to help you renew your mind so you can enjoy your kids again.

Learn More about Renew Your Mind Coaching

If you deeply love your kids and want to enjoy and connect with them more, but you also feel unseen or unappreciated as a mom sometimes, this episode is for you. I'm sharing the surprising reason feeling unappreciated can make connection harder—and the mindset shift that can help you feel more emotionally available, joyful, and connected with your family again. You'll learn how to stop depending on your kids to create appreciation for you and start creating it from the inside out.

Feeling a little worn down as a parent? Grab my free guide, The 3 Shifts That Change Everything. A simple guide for moms who want to enjoy their kids again.

You'll discover:

• The Energy Shift that moves you from worn down to wise • The Perspective Shift that carries you from discouraged to empowered • The Boundary Shift that takes you from frustrated to anchored

Get your free copy at emilyrickscoaching.com

Ready for deeper support?

I offer 1:1 coaching for moms who are ready to experience these shifts in a deeper, more personal way. I'd love to help you renew your mind so you can enjoy your kids again.

Learn More about Renew Your Mind Coaching

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Helping LDS moms of teens navigate parenting with more connection, trust, joy, and inner peace through gospel-centered life coaching, thought work, and practical tools from a parenting coach that align with LDS doctrine and scripture. Explore conflict resolution, forgiveness, mindset shifts, faith over fear, personal growth, emotional resilience, overcoming mom guilt, reducing disconnection and power struggles, learning to trust God, and strengthening family relationships through faith-based parenting and life coaching.

In this episode, we're building on last week's conversation about holding space for your kids and turning that same practice inward. I'll show you what it looks like to hold space for yourself when you're feeling overwhelmed or stuck, and why most of us tend to either coddle or criticize instead. We'll talk about a gentler, more powerful option—and why learning to hold space for yourself is one of the kindest things you can do for yourself and everyone in your family.

Feeling a little worn down as a parent? Grab my free guide, The 3 Shifts That Change Everything. A simple guide for moms who want to enjoy their kids again.

You'll discover:

• The Energy Shift that moves you from worn down to wise • The Perspective Shift that carries you from discouraged to empowered • The Boundary Shift that takes you from frustrated to anchored

Get your free copy at emilyrickscoaching.com

Ready for deeper support?

I offer 1:1 coaching for moms who are ready to experience these shifts in a deeper, more personal way. I'd love to help you renew your mind so you can enjoy your kids again.

Learn More about Renew Your Mind Coaching

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Helping LDS moms of teens navigate parenting with more connection, trust, joy, and inner peace through gospel-centered life coaching, thought work, and practical tools from a parenting coach that align with LDS doctrine and scripture. Explore conflict resolution, forgiveness, mindset shifts, faith over fear, personal growth, emotional resilience, overcoming mom guilt, reducing disconnection and power struggles, learning to trust God, and strengthening family relationships through faith-based parenting and life coaching.

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In this episode, I'm sharing a simple but powerful relationship skill that can completely change the way you connect with your teen: holding space. I'll show you how to stay present without agreeing, fixing, or shutting them down—so your kids actually want to talk to you. If you've ever wondered how to become a safe place for your teenager, especially when conversations get hard, this is a skill you'll come back to again and again—and one you can use in just about any relationship in your life.

Feeling a little worn down as a parent? Grab my free guide, The 3 Shifts That Change Everything. A simple guide for moms who want to enjoy their kids again.

You'll discover:

• The Energy Shift that moves you from worn down to wise • The Perspective Shift that carries you from discouraged to empowered • The Boundary Shift that takes you from frustrated to anchored

Get your free copy at emilyrickscoaching.com

Ready for deeper support?

I offer 1:1 coaching for moms who are ready to experience these shifts in a deeper, more personal way. I'd love to help you renew your mind so you can enjoy your kids again.

Learn More about Renew Your Mind Coaching

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Helping LDS moms of teens navigate parenting with more connection, trust, joy, and inner peace through gospel-centered life coaching, thought work, and practical tools from a parenting coach that align with LDS doctrine and scripture. Explore conflict resolution, forgiveness, mindset shifts, faith over fear, personal growth, emotional resilience, overcoming mom guilt, reducing disconnection and power struggles, learning to trust God, and strengthening family relationships through faith-based parenting and life coaching.

When you start to see your life as a "version" that won't last forever, even the noisy, messy, repetitive moments take on a different kind of meaning. In this episode, I'll walk you through two practical ways to savor the season you're in right now (without pretending it's perfect), so you can feel more present, more patient, and a little more joyful.

Feeling a little worn down as a parent? Grab my free guide, The 3 Shifts That Change Everything. A simple guide for moms who want to enjoy their kids again.

You'll discover:

• The Energy Shift that moves you from worn down to wise • The Perspective Shift that carries you from discouraged to empowered • The Boundary Shift that takes you from frustrated to anchored

Get your free copy at emilyrickscoaching.com

Ready for deeper support?

I offer 1:1 coaching for moms who are ready to experience these shifts in a deeper, more personal way. I'd love to help you renew your mind so you can enjoy your kids again.

Learn More about Renew Your Mind Coaching

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Helping LDS moms of teens navigate parenting with more connection, trust, joy, and inner peace through gospel-centered life coaching, thought work, and practical tools from a parenting coach that align with LDS doctrine and scripture. Explore conflict resolution, forgiveness, mindset shifts, faith over fear, personal growth, emotional resilience, overcoming mom guilt, reducing disconnection and power struggles, learning to trust God, and strengthening family relationships through faith-based parenting and life coaching.

Do you ever feel like you should be a more patient mom, your teen should make better choices, or your family should be further along than you are? Perfectionism doesn't just show up in spotless kitchens or impossible standards—it quietly steals your peace in parenting, too.

In this episode, you'll discover how perfectionism often looks like resisting the trade-offs that naturally come with raising teenagers. As your kids grow, you can't have complete control and deep connection at the same time. You'll learn why letting go of perfectionism, embracing trade-offs, and honoring your teen's agency can actually lead to more influence, and a stronger relationships.

If you're an LDS mom of teens who wants more connection, less frustration, and greater confidence in your parenting, this mindset shift will help you create more peace in your home.

Feeling a little worn down as a parent? Grab my free guide, The 3 Shifts That Change Everything. A simple guide for moms who want to enjoy their kids again.

You'll discover:

• The Energy Shift that moves you from worn down to wise • The Perspective Shift that carries you from discouraged to empowered • The Boundary Shift that takes you from frustrated to anchored

Get your free copy at emilyrickscoaching.com

Ready for deeper support?

I offer 1:1 coaching for moms who are ready to experience these shifts in a deeper, more personal way. I'd love to help you renew your mind so you can enjoy your kids again.

Learn More about Renew Your Mind Coaching

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Helping LDS moms of teens navigate parenting with more connection, trust, joy, and inner peace through gospel-centered life coaching, thought work, and practical tools from a parenting coach that align with LDS doctrine and scripture. Explore conflict resolution, forgiveness, mindset shifts, faith over fear, personal growth, emotional resilience, overcoming mom guilt, reducing disconnection and power struggles, learning to trust God, and strengthening family relationships through faith-based parenting and life coaching.

As moms, it's surprisingly easy to create "enemy stories" about the people or things in our lives. Without even realizing it, we can turn technology, difficult people, our teens, or even ourselves into the enemy. The problem isn't just what we think about those things—it's who we become while we're thinking those thoughts. In this episode, you'll discover how your enemy stories shape your emotions, steal your joy, and affect the way you show up with your teen. You'll learn a simple mindset shift to show up with more peace, joy, and intention as a mom.

Feeling a little worn down as a parent? Grab my free guide, The 3 Shifts That Change Everything. A simple guide for moms who want to enjoy their kids again.

You'll discover:

• The Energy Shift that moves you from worn down to wise • The Perspective Shift that carries you from discouraged to empowered • The Boundary Shift that takes you from frustrated to anchored

Get your free copy at emilyrickscoaching.com

Ready for deeper support?

I offer 1:1 coaching for moms who are ready to experience these shifts in a deeper, more personal way. I'd love to help you renew your mind so you can enjoy your kids again.

Learn More about Renew Your Mind Coaching

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Helping LDS moms of teens navigate parenting with more connection, trust, joy, and inner peace through gospel-centered life coaching, thought work, and practical tools from a parenting coach that align with LDS doctrine and scripture. Explore conflict resolution, forgiveness, mindset shifts, faith over fear, personal growth, emotional resilience, overcoming mom guilt, reducing disconnection and power struggles, learning to trust God, and strengthening family relationships through faith-based parenting and life coaching.