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Parenting Post-Wilderness: Parenting a Struggling Teen Before, During and After Treatment

Beth Hillman | Parent Coach for Parents of Struggling Teens

Your guide to parenting a struggling teen or young-adult, whether they’re home, transitioning home, or presently in treatment.Parents, say goodbye to exhausting confusion, overwhelm, panic and the unhelpful patterns that keep you and your family stuck. Learn how to develop healthy responses and set healthy boundaries with your teen instead of acting out of fear and anxiety.Experience the relationship-changing power of focusing on your own behavior instead of futile attempts to control your teen.Your

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155. The Pain of Watching Your Teen Resist Help:...

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2025/08/12

It’s one of the most heartbreaking parts of parenting a struggling kid: watching them resist the very help they need, even when they KNOW they need it. In today’s conversation, Seth and I talk about the resistance to change: what it looks like, why it shows up, and how powerless it can make you feel as a parent. Whether your teen is avoiding treatment, clinging to unhealthy coping mechanisms, or simply refusing to engage with the support you're offering, this kind of resistance can feel like...

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154. What Struggling Teens Wish Their Parents Knew:...

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2025/08/05

What if your struggling kid isn’t defiant, out of control, or ungrateful… but just hurting, lost, and desperate to be understood? In this follow-up conversation, Enzo returns. Last week, he shared his story. This time, he’s here to offer something every parent craves: honest, compassionate advice from someone who’s been there. Someone who ran from treatment, overdosed, and nearly didn’t make it, but did. Enzo shares what he wishes his parents had done differently, why curiosity is more powe...

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153. Inside the Mind of a Troubled Teen: Enzo's...

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2025/07/29

What’s underneath the chaos when your teen or young adult is out of control? I may seem like they don’t care about anything: school, their future, you. But what if underneath, there’s a deep sense of fear, loneliness, and the desperate need to belong? As parents, we often only see the surface: defiance, shutdowns, risky behavior, silence. But there's always something underneath. And this conversation offers a rare and incredibly valuable glimpse inside the mind of a troubled teen who lived t...

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24:51

152. Self-Care for Parents: Knowing Your Worth and...

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2025/07/22

You’re probably sick of hearing about self-care, and you’ve surely heard a hundred times that “you have to take care of yourself.” But when parenting a struggling teen or young adult, choosing yourself doesn’t always come naturally. So what does it actually look like to take care of yourself it feels like your family is in constant crisis? In today’s conversation, Seth and I dig into the often-overlooked emotional labor parents carry, and why putting yourself last isn’t what’s best for ever...

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44:43

151. Advocate for Your Child at School: 10 Tips for a...

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2025/07/15

There’s no handbook on how to advocate for your child at school, especially when things get hard. Navigating IEP meetings can feel overwhelming, intimidating, and downright confusing. You know your child needs support, but between the legal jargon, emotional stress, and resistance from schools, it’s hard to know how to show up as a strong advocate for your child, no matter their age. That’s why I invited Andrea Svendsen to join me for this conversation. Andrea has decades of experience in b...

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50:52

150. Helping Your Teen Find Community & Belonging...

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2025/07/08

Nobody really talks about what happens after treatment. The messy, vulnerable in-between where your teen or young adult is no longer in crisis but still doesn’t quite feel at home in the world. They’ve changed… and they can feel it. But instead of feeling proud, they often feel disconnected, misunderstood, or even rejected by their peers. They’ve gained emotional intelligence, insight, and tools most of their previous friends don’t have, and that can be incredibly isolating. Especially when ...

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149. Setting Healthy Boundaries With Your Teen...

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2025/07/01

“You’re so controlling!” Did your kid ever tell you that? If your teen or young adult constantly complains about your rules, expectations, or structure, saying that you’re controlling them, you're not alone. Many parents trying to set healthy boundaries with their teen end up questioning themselves the moment they face pushback. You want to listen, validate, and stay connected… but does that mean giving up on the structure your kid actually needs? In this episode, Seth and I unpack the real...

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26:44

148. Setting Boundaries With Grandparents and...

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2025/06/24

When you’re desperate for support, it’s tempting to turn to extended family. But sometimes their “help” just makes things harder. It’s a common and painful dynamic for many struggling parents: your teen is having a hard time, and suddenly the grandparents or extended family start weighing in with passive-aggressive comments, outdated advice, or judgmental questions. You’re already doing everything you can to support your struggling teen, and now it feels like you have to defend yourself, too....

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49:49

147. Not Every Struggling Teen Needs Wilderness:...

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2025/06/17

What if the solution isn’t sending your teen away? When your child is struggling and the emotional rollercoaster has taken over your home, wilderness therapy might seem like the only real option. But what if it’s not the right option for your family? Today, I’m joined by mom Kathy and therapist Jen Murphy to talk about a different kind of approach for struggling teens, young adults, and families. Kathy shares her family’s journey of navigating ADHD, impulsivity, and emotional dysregulation ...

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26:48

146. When Your Teen Doesn’t Want Your Advice

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2025/06/10

🔆 Small GROUP COACHING program starting June 11th, 2025 🔆 Sign up or learn more over at www.bethhillmancoaching.com/groups I hope to see you there! You’re trying to help. They think you’re trying to control them. Sound familiar? As parents, we often step in with the best intentions: to protect, guide, or simply make things easier. But when your teen or young adult shuts down, gets defensive, or accuses you of being controlling, it can leave you feeling confused, hurt, and stuck. So, what

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145. How to Apologize to Your Teen or Young Adult Kid...

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2025/06/03

"I'm sorry" might be the hardest two words to say to your teen. But what if apologizing is actually the key to rebuilding trust and connection? In today’s episode, I sit down with therapist Dana VanRenterghem to unpack the real challenge of taking accountability with our teens and young adults. We dive into those messy moments when emotions run high, technology fails, and communication breaks down, and explore how a genuine apology can transform your relationship with your struggling teen or...

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23:07

144. Parenting Without Enabling: How to Support...

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2025/05/27

🔆 Small GROUP COACHING program starting June 11th, 2025 🔆 Sign up or learn more over at www.bethhillmancoaching.com/groups I hope to see you there! When your kid makes harmful or self-destructive choices, it's natural to want to step in, correct, and fix. But at some point, empathy might feel like enabling. How do we listen with compassion without sending the message that their behavior is okay? In this episode, Seth and I unpack the fear that being supportive might mean condoning poor

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143. Motivating Behavior Change in Teens & Young...

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2025/05/20

🔆 Small GROUP COACHING program starting June 11th, 2025 🔆 Sign up or learn more over at www.bethhillmancoaching.com/groups I hope to see you there! When our kids struggle to make better choices, we often focus on offering consequences, creating a plan, and following through. It’s a natural instinct to try harder, create structure, and hold boundaries. But what often gets overlooked is the role that beliefs play in motivating behavior change, both our kids’ beliefs about themselves and our

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142. Feeling Used by Your Teen? How to Move Away from...

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2025/05/13

“I do so much for them, and they don’t even notice”. Sounds like a familiar thought? Many parents of struggling teens or young adults feel used, taken for granted, or stuck in a dynamic where love feels more like a series of trades than a relationship. In this episode, I’m joined again by therapist Trevor Allen to unpack the tricky dynamic of transactional parenting and behavior: what it is, how it shows up, and most importantly, how to shift out of it. From “I let you go out, so you should ...

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141. What Are Your Expecting? - Navigating...

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2025/05/06

It’s not your child’s job to live up to your expectations. That might sound harsh, but it’s one of the most important truths I’ve had to learn as a parent, especially during the transition home after treatment. If you’re anything like me, you might be thinking: ‘But I don’t even have that many expectations!’ I used to think that too… I wasn’t asking for straight A’s or a high-powered career path. But the truth is, I had all sorts of hidden expectations: to be respected, to be liked, to have...

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140. Parenting a Teen vs a Young Adult: Nuanced...

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2025/04/29

🌱 LIVE Online Workshop 'Resolve The Cycle of Conflict' 🌱 May 2nd & 16th, 2025 Sign up or learn more over at www.bethhillmancoaching.com/conflictworkshop I hope to see you there! There’s a distinct shift that happens when your teen becomes a young adult, and it’s not just about age. Whether your child is living at home, in college, or fresh out of treatment, the transition from parenting a teenager to parenting a young adult is one of the most nuanced and challenging shifts we make as

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139. How to Help Your Anxious Teen or Young Adult...

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2025/04/22

🌱 LIVE Online Workshop 'Resolve The Cycle of Conflict' 🌱 May 2nd & 16th, 2025 Sign up or learn more over at www.bethhillmancoaching.com/conflictworkshop I hope to see you there! If your teen seems anxious, unmotivated, or constantly overwhelmed, there's often more going on beneath the surface than meets the eye. Teen anxiety is more common and more complex than many parents realize. Life coach for teens Monica Crnogorac brings both personal and professional insight on how to help your

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138. Life After Treatment: How Your Kid Can Find the...

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2025/04/15

One of the most overlooked challenges after treatment? The loss of community. Teens and young adults often return home (or head off to college) and suddenly find themselves without the peer support they had in treatment, even though that kind of support, being seen and understood by someone who’s been through it too, can be one of the most powerful parts of the healing process. “Especially for young people, the need to belong is so important” - Ciara Fanlo Your child may be craving a sense ...

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137. How to Care Without Losing Yourself When Your...

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2025/04/08

When your teen or young adult is struggling, it’s easy for everything else to fall away, including you. It’s a pattern we both see often: parents abandoning their own needs in the name of care, staying on high alert for the next crisis, and losing themselves in the process. I remember the desperation I felt when my son was struggling. I poured every ounce of my energy into trying to get him to choose something different. I ignored my emotional, mental, and physical needs, because I couldn’t ...

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136. Finding Balance While Shifting Parenting Patterns

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2025/04/01

When you're doing the work to grow as a parent, it's common to overcorrect. You recognize a pattern (maybe you tend to be explosive in conflict) so you swing to the opposite end and become overly passive. It feels like progress, but suddenly you're stuck in a new extreme. In this episode, Seth and I explore what we call the "pendulum swing" of behavior and how both parents and teens experience this while trying to make real, lasting change. Whether it’s yelling one day and withdrawing the ne...

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