In this heartfelt episode of our podcast, we dive into a challenging yet vital topic: co-parenting with an abusive partner. Listener Sharon, a devoted mom of two boys, shares her courageous journey of leaving an abusive relationship and navigating the complexities of shared custody. Facing her ex’s harmful behaviors and refusal to communicate, Sharon seeks advice on helping her sons recognize their father’s dysfunctional actions while fostering healthy boundaries. Join Neil as he offers compassionate, practical guidance to empower Sharon and her children, providing insights that resonate with anyone facing similar struggles. Tune in for a powerful discussion on resilience, healing, and creating a safe, supportive home. For more parenting resources, including an online parenting course, visit neildbrown.com
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The Challenge of Parental Blind Spots
Struggling to guide your teen back to a healthy path? In this episode of Healthy Family Connections, host Neil D. Brown, LCSW, tackles parental blind spots that sabotage change in families. Discover why even motivated parents miss key strategies from books like Ending the Parent-Teen Control Battle and learn actionable solutions to overcome control battles, power struggles, and counterproductive patterns. Neil shares three critical reasons change feels impossible and introduces his online parenting course to empower you with bite-sized, systemic tools for lasting transformation. Perfect for parents of all teens, including neurodiverse, anxious, or underperforming teens. Subscribe for weekly insights on family therapy, teen mental health, and gentle parenting at neildbrown.com/newsletter-signup Visit neildbrown.com for more information including free parenting articles, assessments, and resources.
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How to Create Real Change with your Teenager
Is your teenager under functioning because of anxiety, depression, ADHD, hyper-sensitivity, oppositional behavior, learning differences or other neural differences? We’ll talk about what to do about this in today’s podcast, How to Create Real Change with your Teenager. *** Have a question for Neil? Submit it now for discussion on a future episode of The Healthy Family Connections Podcast: http://neildbrown.com/submit 📘 Buy the book: https://neildbrown.com/books 👉 Take the online course: https://neildbrown.com/parent-teen-control-battle-course 📬 Sign up for my weekly newsletter: https://neildbrown.us10.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=1aa1e2714f7e78988c614a28a&id=3a810a3070 Get started and take the first step toward a thriving family life. ✨ Visit https://neildbrown.com for more resources including free assessments, guides, and plenty of content on parenting teenagers.
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My Daughter’s Husband Doesn’t Support Her
In this episode, Neil responds to a mom wanting to know how to support her adult daughter who is in an emotionally abusive marriage. *** Have a question for Neil? Submit it now for discussion on a future episode of The Healthy Family Connections Podcast: http://neildbrown.com/submit 📘 Buy the book: https://neildbrown.com/books 👉 Take the online course: https://neildbrown.com/parent-teen-control-battle-course 📬 Sign up for my weekly newsletter: https://neildbrown.us10.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=1aa1e2714f7e78988c614a28a&id=3a810a3070 Get started and take the first step toward a thriving family life. ✨ Visit https://neildbrown.com for more resources including free assessments, guides, and plenty of content on parenting teenagers.
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My Husband's Anger is Hurting All of Us
In this episode, Neil responds to a mom struggling to get her husband to parent without blame and anger. After offering some context, Neil demonstrates a letter writing technique that can jumpstart the process of change. *** Have a question for Neil? Submit it now for discussion on a future episode of The Healthy Family Connections Podcast: http://neildbrown.com/submit 📘 Buy the book: https://neildbrown.com/books 👉 Take the online course: https://neildbrown.com/parent-teen-control-battle-course 📬 Sign up for my weekly newsletter: https://neildbrown.us10.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=1aa1e2714f7e78988c614a28a&id=3a810a3070 Get started and take the first step toward a thriving family life. ✨ Visit https://neildbrown.com for more resources including free assessments, guides, and plenty of content on parenting teenagers.
HEALTHY FAMILY CONNECTIONS addresses the many dilemmas facing parents, couples and kids, offering out of the box solutions that empower listeners to confidently meet their parenting challenges.
Being a family in our era is challenging under the best of circumstances. Parents contend with a culture in transition and competing ideas for parenting. Neil Brown, author of parenting hit “Ending the Parent-Teen Control Battle,” is a master family therapist with a talent for providing clarity amidst the confusion, addressing common concerns as well as serious problems.
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