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Single Parenting Reset Show: For Solo Parents of Tweens and Teens — Manage Behavior Problems, Reduce Screen Time & Improve Communication

Therese Connolly

Welcome to Single Parenting Reset Show — The go-to podcast for single parents (single moms and single dads) of tweens and teens to reduce screen time, improve communication, and build stronger family connections. Hosted by Tess Connolly, LCSW, a parent and family coach who understands the unique challenges of solo parenting. Each episode offers practical behavioral strategies, confidence-building tools, and real-life support for single parents. You"ll get help managing screen time, improving

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All Episodes

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18. Parenting with Tweens and Teens with ADHD

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2021/11/24

Tess Connolly talks with Dana Baker-Williams about ADHD and how she dealt with life after her daughter was diagnosed with ADHD, anxiety and depression. Dana talks about this being the turning point for her passion of helping parents in this situation so they don’t feel alone and isolated.Dana talks about how she followed her gut instincts as a mother and got her daughter tested after picking up on various behavioral traits that her daughter was showing at home.She talks of the relief that she felt

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17. A Big Family Reset around Values, Money and...

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2021/11/19

Tess Connolly talks to John and Karen Yates about how they did a big reset in their lives a few years ago, going from no money, significant marriage problems, and living in Kansas to re-connecting to their values, each other and traveling the world.John and Karen talk about their struggles with jobs, money, spending too much time apart from each other and their kidsHow they got to the point where they decided they needed to make a change and how they did itRisking it all to live their own values and

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16. Intuitive and Mindful Eating with Sabrina Magnan

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2021/11/17

Tess Connolly talks to Sabrina Magnan, Holistic Health, Mindset and Habit Coach about Intuitive and Mindful Eating and how she works with women and mothers about being compassionate with themselves about their bodies and how they eat.The importance of being an “intuitive eater” and how it can improve your physical and mental health and how we are feeling as weLetting go of the focus on weight loss (outcome) and put the focus towards long term health promoting behaviors.Being a role model for our

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15. A Mother's Story of Raising Herself While Raising...

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2021/11/10

Tess Connolly talks to Kim Muench about her book,Raising Me While Raising You-A mother’s Journey to Herself.This titleincludes a #1 New Release in Parenting/Adult Child Relationships available onAmazon, a digital t.v. show Kim hosts which can be found on herYouTubechannel, and an8-week courseshe leads moms through 1:1 and in small groups.Kim talks about getting pregnant very young and having to navigate the world as a single mother for years, and then getting re-married to her current husband and

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14. Parenting on the Same Page with Dr. Robbin Rockett

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2021/11/03

Tess Connolly talks with Robbin Rockett, Phd, Owner and Clinical Director of Marin Wellness Counseling; Founder/Host Solo Parent Life, a podcast for single parents; and Past-President of Marin County Psychological Association. They talk about parenting on the same page.The shift that happens in the tween years developmentally and how we can parent more as an “ally” and what this means and what it looks likeWhat it means to “hold on loosely” in our parenting and be a bit more of a coach with our

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13. Parenting a Special Needs Child

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2021/10/27

Tess Connolly talks with Deena Dyson, LCSW who is raising a teen withTreacher Collins syndrome (TCS) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by distinctive abnormalities of the head and face. Craniofacial abnormalities tend to involve underdevelopment of the zygomatic complex, cheekbones, jaws, palate and mouth which can lead to breathing and feeding difficulties.Deena talks about the initial stresses of having a special needs child with TCS and what she and her husband had to do during those early

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12. Parenting with the Brain in Mind

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2021/10/20

Tess Connolly talks with Dr. Sarah Allen all about parenting and the brain; they discuss some unique and fun ways to keep the brain in mind as we parents our tween and teens.Sarah describes some unique and fun ways to describe the part of the brain; “Amy G” = Amygdala; “Fronnie” = Prefrontal cortex; “Hippo”=HippocampusWays to help build and nurture their understanding of the brain and develop their prefrontal cortex.3 strategies to keep in mind when teaching kids about emotionsBeing a brain

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11. Social/Emotional Skills and Strategies for...

Single Parenting Reset Show: For Solo Parents of... ·

2021/10/12

Tess Connolly talks to Cara Tyrrell, M.ed.Parent Educator and Owner of Core 4 Parenting about Social and Emotional Skills and Launching an Older TeenWhat she noticed in the early childhood classroom as a teacher and the foundational skills that were missing.What social emotional skills are, and her idea of the emotional skills coming before the social skills.Keeping in mind the “who” before the “what” with social and emotional learningLaunching an older teen and the importance of having them learn

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10. A Big Reset with Lynne Solarz...Moving the Family...

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2021/09/10

Tess Connolly talks to Lynne Solarz about her big reset that she and family did with moving to Costa Rica in August 2021.Lynne tells us where she has come from, her own history and how she and her husband came to the decision to move to another countryTheir values of travel and how they wanted to extend this value with their children.Why making this big decision now given their son’s development, and how the pandemic affected their decisionWhy they decided on Costa Rica than another place in the

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9. All About Food, Nutrients, Supplements and Healthy...

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2021/09/10

Tess Connolly talks to Argavan Nilforoush, Registered Pediatric Nutritionist about how to do a food and nutrition reset with our tweens and teens. Argavan offers nutrition counseling and she has her own podcast called Baby Steps Nutrition.Why it’s important to talk about nutrition with our teensArgavan explains the difference between many of the high trendy diets:intermittent fasting, keto, veganism, vegetarianism, pescatarian, etc.The relationship between gut health and emotional healthWhat’s

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8. 4 Ways to Build Emotional Intelligence with our...

Single Parenting Reset Show: For Solo Parents of... ·

2021/09/10

Tess Connolly talks to Dr. Christine Harkness all about emotional intelligence for when you need a reset around our tweens or teens emotions and how to navigate them.What Christine found to be fundamental as a teacher and parent coachThe importance of emotional intelligence and what emotional intelligence isHow parents can instill emotional intelligence with our tweens and teensWays to talk with our kids about emotions and how we as parents can practice emotional intelligence skillsValidating

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7. Resetting for a New School Year

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2021/09/10

Tess Connolly talks with Jessica Bradley of The Learning Room about how we can reset and shift as we get ready for this school year with our tweens and teens.Jessica’sstory of how she got started in academic coachingDifference between academic coaching and tutoring3 ways to get ready for this school yearHow we set expectations for the middle schooler and high schoolerImportance of communication and proactive with your studentYou find out more about Jessica

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6. Straight Talk from a Teen

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2021/09/10

Tess Connolly talks withZach Gottlieb -Mental Health from a Teenage Boy PerspectiveZach’s story of how and why he began talking about mental health, breaking down barriersZach’s mom brought him up talking about feelings and he wants other people feeling comfortable talking about feelings tooZach encourages us to not press our kids to talk, let your kids know that you’re there when they are ready to talk “I’m available to talk when you’re ready..”Talk about your own feelings to model what you’d like

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5. Sexual Literacy with Tweens and Teens

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2021/09/10

In this episode, Tess Connolly and Natasha Singh, sexual literacy expert discuss how and when to talk about all sexual literacy with tweens and teens.Her story of doing the work in sexual literacy and gender and her mission of creating a context for safety, ethical relating and meaningful accountability btw parents, school and community.She talks about the idea of scaffolding and taking the long view withthe discussions with all different age kidsWith younger kids to talk about body parts, gender

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4. Humor and Parenting

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2021/09/10

Tess Connolly and Pasha Marlowe talk about humor and parenting and how to bring this into our daily lives with our tweens and teens.Her big reset came with her son getting very sick, physically and emotionally and how she shifted her own energy and a way to get through a very difficult timeHow she started with therapeutic comedy and her program “Roar with Laughter” which includes stories, and hard times and trauma through the lens of humor culminating in a comedy show.She gives us an amazing example

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3. Translating Teen Language and Behavior

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2021/09/10

Tess Connolly and Dr. Cam Caswell discuss how to translate teens language and behaviors in this episode;Dr cam talks about her struggle as a teen and that she is still groundedSo much of the conflict with teens is our misunderstood communicationWhy she calls herself “The Teen Translator”Why teens get a bad rap and why we have information bias that is negative re: teensDr Cam believes the teen years can be some of the best years for you as a parent, when we understand their behaviorTeens have a

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2. The Original Reset of 1976

Single Parenting Reset Show: For Solo Parents of... ·

2021/09/10

Today we’re joined by host Tess Connolly’s parents, Rick and Martha. In 1976, these parents moved their five children, all under the age of ten, to the woods in New Hampshire with no electricity and no running water so they could find freedom, individuality, and live through their own values.This experience instilled the values of cooperation, hard work, and connectedness and laid the foundation for who Tess is today. During this episode, Rick and Martha share how they prepared for this move, why

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1. My Story

Single Parenting Reset Show: For Solo Parents of... ·

2021/09/10

This is the inaugural episode of the Parenting Reset Show. Today, Tess Connolly is going to tell us about who she is, where she’s been, and what her intentions are for this podcast. She is a licensed clinical social worker who has been working with children and families for over 20 years.Tess gives a preview of her RESET framework that she guides parents through, as well as her childhood upbringing and how it has shaped her. We’ll also hear about how her second divorce fueled her to become a better

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