Coaching Your Family Relationships: Help for Parents of Adult Children

Tina Gosney
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Coaching Your Family Relationships: Help for Parents of Adult Children is a podcast for parents who want a healthier, more connected relationship with their adult children, especially when that relationship has become strained, distant, or difficult. Hosted by Tina Gosney, Family Conflict Coach and Parent Educator, the podcast takes a whole-family approach to parent-adult child relationships. Rather than focusing only on what your adult child is doing, Tina helps you understand the larger relationship system: the patterns, emotional reactions, expectations, communication habits, nervous system responses, and family dynamics that influence how everyone shows up. Each episode brings family science out of the textbook and into real life, helping parents understand not only what is happening in their relationships, but why it is happening and what they can do differently. Whether your adult child has become distant, set boundaries you don’t understand, stopped communicating, or your relationship simply isn’t what you hoped it would be, this podcast will help you look at the entire relationship differently. Because changing a family relationship doesn’t always require everyone to change. Sometimes, changing the way you participate in the relationship can change the entire system.

  1. 5d ago

    My Adult Child Says I Trigger Them: What Should I Do?

    Send us a message Episode 229: My Adult Child Says I Trigger Them: What Should I Do? What does it mean when your adult child says, “You’re triggering me”? For many parents, hearing this word can feel confusing, painful, and disorienting. You may wonder what you said wrong, whether you caused a trauma response, or whether it is still possible to have an honest conversation without making things worse. In this episode, Tina explains what the word “triggered” can mean, what may be happening in your adult child’s nervous system, and how to respond without becoming defensive, dismissive, or afraid to speak. The word “triggered” originally came from trauma and PTSD research, where it described an involuntary nervous system response to something associated with past danger. Today, the word is also used more broadly to describe emotional distress, discomfort, overwhelm, or the desire to stop a difficult conversation. This episode is also partly based on research from the Gottman Institute, particularly its work on emotional flooding during conflict. Emotional flooding happens when the body becomes so activated that heart rate rises, stress hormones increase, and the ability to think clearly, show empathy, and solve problems begins to decrease. The Gottman Institute’s research was conducted primarily with couples, not parents and adult children. However, the underlying nervous system response to relational stress can still offer a helpful framework for understanding why difficult conversations sometimes become unproductive so quickly. You do not have to decide in the moment whether your adult child is experiencing a trauma trigger, emotional flooding, or simply feeling overwhelmed. Your job is not to diagnose the reaction. Your job is to respond in a way that lowers the intensity and protects the possibility of repair. Why You Should Listen If your adult child says you trigger them, you may feel like you are walking on eggshells. You may become afraid to ask questions, bring up concerns, or continue difficult conversations. This episode will help you understand what may be happening beneath the word “triggered” so you can respond with more steadiness and less defensiveness. You will also learn why taking a break can help the nervous system settle, why pushing through an emotionally flooded conversation often backfires, and why returning to the discussion later is an essential part of rebuilding trust. In This Episode, You Will Learn: What “triggered” means in trauma research, therapy language, and everyday conversationsHow the Gottman Institute’s research on emotional flooding helps explain what happens during intense conflictWhat to say when your adult child tells you that you are triggering themWhy a real pause can restore clear thinking, empathy, and emotional regulationHow returning to the conversation can support conflict repair and strengthen your relationship with your adult childYou do not need to argue about whether your adult child is using the word correctly. You also do not need to treat every use of the word as an emergency. Instead, you can notice the emotional activation, regulate your own nervous system, take a meaningful pause, and make a plan to return to the conversation when both of you are steadier. A pause is not the same as avoidance. The goal is not to abandon the topic. The goal is to create enough calm that the conversation has a better chance of becoming productive. When you consistently show your adult child that difficult conversations can pause and then continue, you begin to create a new pattern. Over time, hard topics may feel less threatening because neither person has to fear that every disagreement will end in defensiveness, withdrawal, or a slammed door. Listen now to better understand emotional triggers, nervous system regulation, emotional flooding, and how to respond when your adult child says you trigger them. If this episode helps you make sense of a difficult moment, share it with another parent who may need to hear it. Click Here to download the free guide: 5 Steps to Take Before Trying to Repair the Relationship With Your Adult Child  Tina Gosney is the Family Conflict Coach. She works with parents who have families in conflict to help them become the grounded, confident leaders their family needs.  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you want support putting what you’re learning into practice, come join The Connection Community in Bridge to Connection. This is the perfect spot where you can learn, connect and get targeted help to start moving your relationship with your adult child in a different direction. Set up a Connection Clarity Call with Tina to see if this is a good fit for you: CLICK HERE TO SET UP A CALL ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Tina is certified in family relationships and a trauma informed coach.  Visit tinagosney.com for more information on coaching services.

  2. Aug 4

    My Adult Child Says I Traumatized Them: What Should I Do?

    Send us a message Episode 228: My Adult Child Says I Traumatized Them: What Should I Do? When your adult child says you traumatized them, it can feel like a judgment on your entire history as a parent. You may feel confused, defensive, ashamed, angry, or desperate to explain what really happened. But the word trauma does not automatically mean you were an abusive parent or that everything you did was wrong. Your adult child may be trying to describe a painful event, a repeated family pattern, or years of feeling unheard, criticized, emotionally unsafe, or unable to be themselves. In this episode, Tina Gosney explains how to respond when your adult child says they experienced childhood trauma. You will learn how to listen without immediately defending yourself, how to understand the difference between big-T trauma and little-t trauma, and how your own childhood experiences may affect the way you hear your child’s concerns. This episode is for parents who are asking questions such as: “Did I traumatize my child?” “Why does my adult child blame me for their problems?” “What should I say when my adult child criticizes their childhood?” “Can I repair the relationship with my adult child?” “How do I listen without accepting all the blame?” Why you should listen This conversation can become a turning point in your relationship. How you respond may either reinforce your adult child’s belief that their experience does not matter, or show them that you are willing to understand, grow, and create a healthier relationship moving forward. In this episode, you will learn: Why the word trauma feels so painful to parents and why it can trigger guilt, shame, anger, grief, and defensiveness.The difference between big-T trauma and little-t trauma, including how repeated criticism, emotional tension, conflict, or feeling unheard can affect a child over time.What your adult child may actually mean when they say their childhood was traumatic or that you caused emotional harm.What to say when your adult child brings up childhood trauma, including how to acknowledge their experience without immediately arguing, explaining, or taking responsibility for everything.How to begin repairing the parent-adult child relationship through curiosity, emotional steadiness, changed behavior, and a willingness to listen.You do not have to agree with every detail of your adult child’s story in order to take their pain seriously. You also do not have to erase the love, effort, and sacrifices you gave as a parent. The goal is not to decide whose version of the past is correct. The goal is to understand what your adult child is carrying and decide how you want to show up in the relationship now. When one person in a family becomes more grounded, less defensive, and more emotionally steady, the entire family relationship can begin to change. Listen now to learn how to respond when your adult child says you traumatized them, and how this difficult conversation may become an opportunity for healing and relationship repair. If this episode helps you better understand your adult child, share it with another parent who may need support. Click Here to download the free guide: 5 Steps to Take Before Trying to Repair the Relationship With Your Adult Child  Tina Gosney is the Family Conflict Coach. She works with parents who have families in conflict to help them become the grounded, confident leaders their family needs.  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you want support putting what you’re learning into practice, come join The Connection Community in Bridge to Connection. This is the perfect spot where you can learn, connect and get targeted help to start moving your relationship with your adult child in a different direction. Set up a Connection Clarity Call with Tina to see if this is a good fit for you: CLICK HERE TO SET UP A CALL ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Tina is certified in family relationships and a trauma informed coach.  Visit tinagosney.com for more information on coaching services.

  3. Jul 28

    My Adult Child Says I'm Gaslighting Them. What Do I Do?

    Send us a message Episode 227: My Adult Child Says I'm Gaslighting Them. What Do I Do? When your adult child says you are gaslighting them, it can feel like an accusation against your entire character as a parent. You may immediately want to defend yourself, explain what really happened, or prove that your memory is accurate. But when both people are fighting to establish the “correct” version of the past, the conversation often becomes more painful and more disconnected. In this episode, Tina explains what gaslighting actually means, why the term is sometimes used too broadly, and what your adult child may be trying to communicate underneath the accusation. You will learn how to take their experience seriously without agreeing that you intentionally manipulated them or surrendering your own memory of what happened. This episode will help you move out of shame, fear, and defensiveness so you can respond with greater steadiness and curiosity. You will learn: Why being accused of gaslighting can feel like a threat to your identity as a loving parentThe difference between deliberate gaslighting and two people remembering the same event differentlyWhat your adult child may really mean when they say they feel gaslighted or unheardWhat to say in the moment instead of defending every detail or shutting downHow to acknowledge your adult child’s experience while still holding onto your own perspectiveYou do not have to accept an inaccurate label in order to listen well. You also do not have to prove your child wrong before the relationship can move forward. Two people can love each other deeply and still remember the past differently. What matters most is whether both experiences can be heard without turning the conversation into a battle over who is right. Share this episode with another parent who may be struggling to understand a painful conversation with their adult child. Click Here to download the free guide: 5 Steps to Take Before Trying to Repair the Relationship With Your Adult Child  Tina Gosney is the Family Conflict Coach. She works with parents who have families in conflict to help them become the grounded, confident leaders their family needs.  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you want support putting what you’re learning into practice, come join The Connection Community in Bridge to Connection. This is the perfect spot where you can learn, connect and get targeted help to start moving your relationship with your adult child in a different direction. Set up a Connection Clarity Call with Tina to see if this is a good fit for you: CLICK HERE TO SET UP A CALL ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Tina is certified in family relationships and a trauma informed coach.  Visit tinagosney.com for more information on coaching services.

  4. Jul 21

    My Adult Child Said I was Toxic. What Do I Do With That?

    Send us a message Episode 226: My Adult Child Said I was Toxic. What Do I Do With That? Hearing your adult child describe you, your parenting, or your family as “toxic” can feel like a complete rejection of who you are. You may immediately want to defend yourself, explain your intentions, or prove that their version of the past is wrong. But the way you respond in that moment can either deepen the distance or create an opening for greater understanding. In this episode, Tina explains what your adult child may actually be trying to communicate when they use therapy words like “toxic.” She explores how parents can take their child’s pain seriously without accepting an unfair label or collapsing into guilt and shame. You will learn how to stay grounded during painful conversations, listen for the experience underneath the accusation, and begin rebuilding trust through curiosity, empathy, and consistent behavior. In this episode, you will learn: Why being called a toxic parent feels like an attack on your entire identityWhat your adult child may mean when they say their childhood or family environment was toxicHow defensiveness can unintentionally reinforce the concerns your child is trying to expressWhat to say when you want to understand your adult child without agreeing with every detailHow changed behavior, emotional safety, and respectful communication can help repair a strained parent-adult child relationshipBeing called toxic does not automatically mean you are a bad parent. It may mean there is a painful gap between what you intended and what your adult child experienced. That gap can be explored, understood, and sometimes repaired. You do not have to argue your way out of your child’s pain. You can learn to stay steady, ask better questions, acknowledge the impact, and allow your actions over time to show that the relationship can become different. Share this episode with another parent of an adult child who is struggling with family conflict, emotional distance, estrangement, or painful accusations and needs help knowing how to respond. Click Here to download the free guide: 5 Steps to Take Before Trying to Repair the Relationship With Your Adult Child  Tina Gosney is the Family Conflict Coach. She works with parents who have families in conflict to help them become the grounded, confident leaders their family needs.  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you want support putting what you’re learning into practice, come join The Connection Community in Bridge to Connection. This is the perfect spot where you can learn, connect and get targeted help to start moving your relationship with your adult child in a different direction. Set up a Connection Clarity Call with Tina to see if this is a good fit for you: CLICK HERE TO SET UP A CALL ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Tina is certified in family relationships and a trauma informed coach.  Visit tinagosney.com for more information on coaching services.

  5. Jul 14

    What Does It Mean When Your Adult Child Says You Don’t Respect Their Boundaries?

    Send us a message Episode 225: What Does It Mean When Your Adult Child Says You Don’t Respect Their Boundaries? Has your adult child ever told you that you crossed a boundary or that you do not respect their boundaries and left you feeling confused, hurt, or defensive? Many parents hear the word “boundary” as an accusation. You may wonder how your questions, advice, concern, or attempts to stay involved could be interpreted as disrespectful. You love your child and want a close relationship, so being told that your behavior is creating distance can feel deeply painful. In this episode of Coaching Your Family Relationships, Tina explains what adult children may actually mean when they talk about boundaries. She explores the difference between boundaries, preferences, ultimatums, trust issues, and attempts to control another person. She also explains why therapy language can sometimes be used inaccurately while still pointing to a real relationship concern. You will learn how to respond when your adult child says you crossed a boundary without immediately defending yourself, arguing about their wording, or shutting down the conversation. Tina offers practical communication tools to help parents become more curious, listen for the need underneath the accusation, and rebuild trust through consistent changes. This episode is especially important for parents navigating conflict, emotional distance, family estrangement, or difficult communication with an adult son or daughter. Respecting boundaries does not mean agreeing with everything your child says. It means learning how to take their experience seriously while staying grounded in your own values and emotional maturity. In this episode, you’ll learn: What boundaries with adult children really are and how they differ from preferences, rules, ultimatums, and control.Why your adult child may experience repeated advice, personal questions, unannounced visits, or comments about their choices as boundary violations.How to manage defensiveness and regulate your nervous system before responding to a painful accusation.What to say when your adult child tells you that they do not feel heard, respected, accepted, or emotionally safe.How small, consistent behavior changes can rebuild trust and strengthen the parent and adult child relationship over time.The goal is not to become a perfect parent or accept every interpretation your adult child offers. The goal is to slow down, become curious, and understand what your child may be trying to communicate about the relationship. A conversation about boundaries does not always mean your adult child is rejecting you. It may be an invitation to create a healthier adult relationship built on mutual respect, clearer communication, emotional safety, and trust. Share this episode with a parent who feels confused or hurt by conversations about boundaries with their adult child. Click Here to download the free guide: 5 Steps to Take Before Trying to Repair the Relationship With Your Adult Child  Tina Gosney is the Family Conflict Coach. She works with parents who have families in conflict to help them become the grounded, confident leaders their family needs.  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you want support putting what you’re learning into practice, come join The Connection Community in Bridge to Connection. This is the perfect spot where you can learn, connect and get targeted help to start moving your relationship with your adult child in a different direction. Set up a Connection Clarity Call with Tina to see if this is a good fit for you: CLICK HERE TO SET UP A CALL ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Tina is certified in family relationships and a trauma informed coach.  Visit tinagosney.com for more information on coaching services.

  6. Jul 7

    Why Adult Children Go No Contact: Understanding Family Estrangement, with Dr. Rin Reczek

    Send us a message Episode 224 - Why Adult Children Go No Contact: Understanding Family Estrangement, with Dr. Rin Reczek Are you wondering why your adult child went no contact, pulled away, or says they need space from the family? This episode will help you understand family estrangement without getting stuck in blame, shame, or panic. Family estrangement is one of the most painful and misunderstood experiences in parent-adult child relationships. Whether your adult child has stopped responding, set firm boundaries, gone low contact, or completely cut off communication, the grief can feel overwhelming. Parents are often left asking, “What happened?” “What did I miss?” and “Is repair still possible?” In this episode, I talk with sociologist Dr. Rin Reczek about their book, Families We Lose: A New Explanation for Family Estrangement. Dr. Reczek offers a new way to understand why adult children go no contact and why family relationships come apart. Instead of looking only at blame, bad behavior, or one painful event, Dr. Reczek explains family estrangement as part of a larger shift in how people understand family, obligation, safety, accountability, boundaries, and connection. This episode is important because so many parents and adult children are struggling with family cutoff, emotional distance, low contact, or no contact, but they often do not have the language to talk about what is really happening. Parents may feel rejected, confused, heartbroken, or blindsided. Adult children may feel dismissed, pressured, controlled, or unsafe. When parents and adult children are operating from different expectations of what family should be, the relationship can become even more painful. This conversation will help you step out of blame and into curiosity. It will help you better understand the deeper family patterns underneath estrangement, and it may give you a new way to think about reconnecting with adult children, repairing family relationships, respecting boundaries, and creating healthier adult family relationships. In this episode, you’ll learn: Why adult children go no contact, and why family estrangement is not always about one argument, one event, or one person being “wrong.”What Dr. Reczek means by “compulsory kinship,” or the belief that family should stay together no matter what.How “democratized kinship” shifts the focus toward accountability, mutual respect, emotional safety, and meaningful connection.Why parents and adult children may experience the same family relationship in very different ways.How no contact, low contact, and family cutoff can create grief, confusion, and ambiguous loss for parents, adult children, siblings, and grandparents.Why repairing the relationship with your adult child usually requires more than love, good intentions, or a desire to get back to how things used to be.How understanding the deeper culture clash around family can help you respond with more maturity, compassion, and clarity.Family estrangement is tender, complicated, and often heartbreaking. But understanding why families become estranged gives us more choices in how we respond, how we grieve, and how we approach the possibility of repair. If this episode helped you, or if you know someone who is struggling with an estranged adult child, family distance, no contact, or painful family conflict, please share it with them. This may be exactly what they need to hear today. The Families We Lose: A New Explanation for Family Estrangement, by Rin Reczek  Click here to buy your copy on Amazon  Click Here to download the free guide: 5 Steps to Take Before Trying to Repair the Relationship With Your Adult Child  Tina Gosney is the Family Conflict Coach. She works with parents who have families in conflict to help them become the grounded, confident leaders their family needs.  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you want support putting what you’re learning into practice, come join The Connection Community in Bridge to Connection. This is the perfect spot where you can learn, connect and get targeted help to start moving your relationship with your adult child in a different direction. Set up a Connection Clarity Call with Tina to see if this is a good fit for you: CLICK HERE TO SET UP A CALL ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Tina is certified in family relationships and a trauma informed coach.  Visit tinagosney.com for more information on coaching services.

  7. Jun 30

    When Someone You Love Hurts You: How to Regain Emotional Stability

    Send us a message Episode 223: When Someone You Love Hurts You: How to Regain Emotional Stability Have you ever been doing something completely ordinary—loading the dishwasher, making dinner, driving home—and then one text, one comment, one moment of distance hits you so hard it feels like the air leaves your body? That’s the “emotional gut punch.” And if you’re in one of those moments right now, this episode is here to help you steady yourself—without minimizing your pain and without turning it into a story that ruins you. In this episode, Tina covers: When someone you love hurts you, there’s the pain of what happened… and then there’s the suffering we accidentally add on top of it. Tina breaks down the difference between the first arrow and the second arrow—the moment that hurts vs. the meaning we attach to it afterward. You’ll hear real-life examples (like seeing an adult child post about “toxic family members” or being told not to come for a visit) and how quickly our brains can turn heartbreak into shame, fear, and isolation. 5 takeaways you’ll get from listening You’ll understand why it hurts so much. The pain is real—but suffering often comes from the story your mind builds around the pain (the spiraling “what does this mean about me?” thoughts).You’ll learn “the second arrow” and how to stop driving it in deeper. The first arrow is the event; the second arrow is the self-judgment and fear that piles on instantly—often without you noticing.You’ll be able to tell the difference between clean pain and dirty pain. Clean pain is honest grief and disappointment. Dirty pain is the added shame/blame story (“This is my fault. I’m not enough.”) that keeps you stuck.You’ll get a simple, grounding 3-step reset for the moment the gut punch hits. Tina walks you through: Name it → Notice the story → Let the clean pain move (so you can breathe again and come back to yourself).You’ll be reminded not to isolate—because isolation is where the suffering grows. These moments make us want to withdraw, but they’re often the moments we most need safe support and steady presence.Resources mentioned Free resource: Heal the Heart: Five Steps to Reconnect with Your Adult ChildWant deeper support? Tina invites you to reach out and set up a connection call.If you’re in the middle of a gut punch moment, take a breath. This pain doesn’t mean you’re broken—and it doesn’t get to define your future. You can learn to stay with what’s true without turning it into a story that destroys your sense of worth.  Tina Gosney is the Family Conflict Coach. She works with parents who have families in conflict to help them become the grounded, confident leaders their family needs.  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you want support putting what you’re learning into practice, come join The Connection Community in Bridge to Connection. This is the perfect spot where you can learn, connect and get targeted help to start moving your relationship with your adult child in a different direction. Set up a Connection Clarity Call with Tina to see if this is a good fit for you: CLICK HERE TO SET UP A CALL ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Tina is certified in family relationships and a trauma informed coach.  Visit tinagosney.com for more information on coaching services.

  8. Jun 23

    When Love Feels Like Pressure: The Hidden Conflict in Helping Too Much

    Send us a message Episode 222:  When Love Feels Like Pressure: The Hidden Conflict in Helping Too Much  What if the very thing you are doing to keep the relationship close is the thing creating more distance? As parents, we often help because we love. We give advice, offer solutions, send resources, ask questions, check in, and try to prevent our adult children from making painful mistakes. But in parent and adult child relationships, helping too much can start to feel like pressure, control, or a lack of trust. In this episode, Tina Gosney, Family Conflict Coach and Family Life Educator, continues the conversation on hidden conflict by looking at the kind of conflict that does not look like conflict at all. It looks like love. It looks like concern. It looks like “I’m just trying to help.” But underneath, it may be creating tension, emotional distance, resentment, or shutdown. Listen to this episode if you have ever thought: “I’m only trying to help.”  “I can see what they can’t see.”  “Why do they push me away when I care so much?”  “I feel anxious when they don’t text back.”  “I don’t know how to stop fixing, overthinking, or shutting down.” In this episode, you’ll learn: How helping too much can create hidden conflict in your relationship with your adult child, even when your intentions are loving. Why unsolicited advice can feel like pressure and cause your adult child to pull away or become defensive. How emotional dependence shows up in family relationships, especially when your peace depends on your child’s mood, choices, or response. Why shutting down feels protective but creates more disconnection over time. How to pause before fixing, avoiding, overthinking, or reacting so you can choose how you want to show up. If you feel stuck between wanting to stay close and not knowing how to stop pushing, fixing, or worrying, this episode will help you see the pattern more clearly. You cannot force connection, control your adult child, or eliminate discomfort from the relationship. But you can learn to stay grounded inside the discomfort, and that is where real change begins.  Click Here to download the free guide: 5 Steps to Take Before Trying to Repair the Relationship With Your Adult Child  Tina Gosney is the Family Conflict Coach. She works with parents who have families in conflict to help them become the grounded, confident leaders their family needs.  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you want support putting what you’re learning into practice, come join The Connection Community in Bridge to Connection. This is the perfect spot where you can learn, connect and get targeted help to start moving your relationship with your adult child in a different direction. Set up a Connection Clarity Call with Tina to see if this is a good fit for you: CLICK HERE TO SET UP A CALL ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Tina is certified in family relationships and a trauma informed coach.  Visit tinagosney.com for more information on coaching services.

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Coaching Your Family Relationships: Help for Parents of Adult Children is a podcast for parents who want a healthier, more connected relationship with their adult children, especially when that relationship has become strained, distant, or difficult. Hosted by Tina Gosney, Family Conflict Coach and Parent Educator, the podcast takes a whole-family approach to parent-adult child relationships. Rather than focusing only on what your adult child is doing, Tina helps you understand the larger relationship system: the patterns, emotional reactions, expectations, communication habits, nervous system responses, and family dynamics that influence how everyone shows up. Each episode brings family science out of the textbook and into real life, helping parents understand not only what is happening in their relationships, but why it is happening and what they can do differently. Whether your adult child has become distant, set boundaries you don’t understand, stopped communicating, or your relationship simply isn’t what you hoped it would be, this podcast will help you look at the entire relationship differently. Because changing a family relationship doesn’t always require everyone to change. Sometimes, changing the way you participate in the relationship can change the entire system.

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