137 episodes
Your Zen Friend Lauren Wolfe MS, LPC
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- Kids & Family
A podcast for parents of tweens and teens who want less conflict and more zen in their lives! Hosted by Lauren Wolfe, a mom and a mental health therapist whose worked with families for more than twenty years. Lauren has found the key to having more enjoyment while raising tweens and teens is for parents to make and keep healthy connections with their kids while also caring for themselves. This podcast provides simple, yet effective parenting strategies that prioritize connection as well as content for parents to help them boost their own wellbeing. A full length episodes come out every Tuesday and include segments like, "From My Mental Health Tool Box," "Connection Over Correction," and "What's Bringing Me More Zen." "A Drop of Zen," a short guided meditation designed to help you drop in and feel more calm and grounded comes out every Friday.
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A Meditation for Self-Compassion
On this Drop of Zen I will guide you through a short mediation designed to help you offer yourself some self-compassion.
We all have a critical part of us that is often saying not very nice things to us in our heads. This meditation is a lovely way to offer yourself some gentle, loving kindness to help decrease the critical voice.
You deserve this time for yourself and these encouraging words. Enjoy! -
Noticing Your Critical Part and Inviting in Self Compassion
On this episode I will tell you how to recognize your critical part and how you can use self compassion to make it smaller.
You might be surprised to find out that your critical part isn't always easy to recognize. But have no fear, I will help you to get better at noticing it and combatting it.
In the segment, Connection Over Correction, I'll tell you how I had some fun while connecting with my 18 year old son recently. And I'll tell you how you can do the same with your tweens and teens.
Finally, in the segment, What's Bringing Me More Zen, I have an app to tel you about. You can get a totally free version or pay $2.99 for a version you can customize. I'll tell you how I am using it and how you can use it to bring you more zen.
Mentioned on this episode:
Richard Schwartz and Internal Family Systems: https://ifs-institute.com/about-us/richard-c-schwartz-phd
Lotus Bud App:
https://lotusbudapp.com/
***Get the FREE handout, "How to Get Your Teen (or Tween) Talking to You:" yourzenfriend/tips
Join me in reading Lian Dolan's book, "The Marriage Sabbatical," and send in your questions or comments to me. They could be read during my interview with Lian which will air on May 14, 2024.
https://a.co/d/dpuCcw0
I'd love to hear from YOU! Here's how to connect with me:
Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/yourzenfriendEmail me at: YourZenFriendPod@gmail.comFind me on instagram @YourZenFriendPodFor information on Lauren's counseling services for kids, teens and families check out: https://www.laurencounseling.com/ -
Drop of Zen ~ Identifying What You Need
On this Drop of Zen I will guide you through a short mediation designed to help you tune in and identify what you need.
This meditation is a lovely way to start your morning or take a mid day break.
It's important to listen to ourselves and tend to ourselves throughout the day. I hope this mediation helps you to do that.
Enjoy! -
Have a More Harmonious Summer with Your College Age Child with Leena Abdulrahman
It's that time of year when many college aged kids are returning home to live with their families for the duration of the summer. This is often a time of excitement for many parents and also a time of transition for both parents and college aged kids.
On this episode I will have my twenty one year old daughter, Leena here withe me. She will tell us what she is looking forward to as well as what is tricky for her as she prepares to move back in with me, her dad and younger brother for the summer.
Some of the topics covered in this episode include:
Why both college kids and their parents find the transition home for the summer trickyWhat often causes friction between parents and college kids in the summer, including night time curfews and how parents and kids see curfews differentlyHow parents and college kids can work through differing expectations in a way that keeps their connectionHow parents often worry about their kid in a way that is different when they are at schoolHow parents and college kids feel differently about the pile of stuff that has been brought home and left all over the house ~ LOL! Leena is a great sport doing this interview with me! As you will see we have differing opinions on some of the above topics. But we start some discussions on how we can find harmony over the summer. And we make a plan for what we can discuss more when Leena returns home.
I hope this conversation will help you to have a more harmonious summer with your college aged child too!
If you would like to follow Leena's new instagram page dedicated to delicious food: @lunchinwleena
Join me in reading Lian Dolan's book, "The Marriage Sabbatical," and send in your questions or comments to me. They could be read during my interview with Lian which will air on May 14, 2024.
https://a.co/d/dpuCcw0
***Get the FREE handout, "How to Get Your Teen (or Tween) Talking to You:" yourzenfriend/tips
I'd love to hear from YOU! Here's how to connect with me:
Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/yourzenfriendEmail me at: YourZenFriendPod@gmail.comFind me on instagram @YourZenFriendPod
For information on Lauren's counseling services for kids, teens and families check out: https://www.laurencounseling.com/ -
Drop of Zen ~ Three Part Breath
On this Drop of Zen I will guide you through a three part breath often used in the yoga tradition.
This three part breath work will help you to feel more calm, grounded and peaceful. -
How You and Your Child Can Have More Zen During a Hectic Sports Season
Have you ever gotten up at the crack of dawn to get your child to a sport's game on time? Have you stood outside in the burning heat or the freezing cold to cheer them on? Have you taken vacation time in order to attend games or tournaments and used porta pottys that have given you nightmares? If you have answered yes to any of these questions then this episode is for you!
There are many valuable benefits to tweens and teens participating in sports. Whether your child is the MVP of their team or the underdog they will learn valuable life lessons while playing a team sport.
This episode is broken into a short segments that contain content on the benefits that kids get from participating in sports as well as tips for you and your child to have more zen during a hectic sport season.
From how you can support and encourage your child when they are in a slump to what you can stash in your car to make outdoor games more comfortable for yourself, I've got your covered!
Join me in reading Lian Dolan's book, "The Marriage Sabbatical," and send in your questions or comments to me. They could be read during my interview with Lian which will air in early May. Get your questions to me by April 20, 2024!
https://a.co/d/dpuCcw0
***Get the FREE handout, "How to Get Your Teen (or Tween) Talking to You:" yourzenfriend/tips
I'd love to hear from YOU! Here's how to connect with me:
Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/yourzenfriendEmail me at: YourZenFriendPod@gmail.comFind me on instagram @YourZenFriendPod
For information on Lauren's counseling services for kids, teens and families check out: https://www.laurencounseling.com/
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