Episode 118: Aly Pain – Healthy Communication With Your Kids

Aly Pain is a parenting expert. She helps parents end baffling blowups and painful disconnection with their teens to build trust and respect. She is a certified relationship coach for families. Aly is passionate about empowering us to have deeper and meaningful relationships with our kids where we can actually communicate well and listen well. I loved learning from and connecting with Aly in this episode! Disclaimer: Aly shares about some dysfunctional family relationships in her own life which included her having an eating disorder and attempting suicide. What we talked about: 2:45- Being kind to yourself while parenting 7:10- Where her passion for helping other parents came from 20:45- Understanding the teen brain 27:00- Communicating and setting boundaries with our teenagers 32:55- The emotional feeling wheel 37:55- Encouraging our kids when they are going through phases of self doubt 45:05- End of podcast questions Show notes: Atlas of the Heart Queen Bees and Wannabes Aly’s Book Recommendations Aly’s Website Aly on Instagram Connect with Lindsey:  Lindsey on Instagram Lindsey on Twitter Lindsey on Facebook  Join the I’ll Have Another Facebook Group Support the I’ll Have Another Podcast on Patreon Follow SandyBoy Productions: Sandyboy Productions on Twitter Sandyboy Productions on Instagram SandyBoy Productions Shows:  Why is Everyone Yelling? The Illuminate Podcast The Herban Farmacy Podcast The Ready to Run Podcast Sponsors: Zocdoc Goodr Use code “Lindsey15” for 15% off your order