EP 107: When Your Child Rejects Parenting: Practical Tools for Family Support in Substance Abuse Disorder

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Are you living with a child whose challenging behavior leaves you feeling helpless, reactive, or even hopeless?

This episode dives into the emotional and mental toll of parenting a difficult child — especially one who resists parenting altogether. If you're feeling overwhelmed, misunderstood, or stuck in cycles of conflict, you're not alone. Learn how to shift from blaming your child to transforming your own role in the family dynamic.

1. Discover how separating your child from their behavior can help you respond with compassion instead of control.
2. Learn the power of managing your own thoughts, feelings, and actions to reduce chaos and increase peace at home.
3. Hear why self-care isn’t selfish — it’s essential for holding space, influencing your child positively, and staying grounded.

Press play now to uncover practical insights that will help you parent from a place of calm, clarity, and connection — even in the most challenging moments.

Beth is a certified life/parent coach for parents of struggling teens and young adults.

After her fifteen-year-old son attended wilderness therapy in 2018 for substance use and anxiety issues, Beth experienced intense fear, anxiety, and a desperate need for guidance. This pivotal experience inspired her to create the parent support she had always wished for. Beth is a double-certified Life and Parent Coach, an Arbinger Living With an Outward Mindset seminar facilitator, and an Unshaming Way process-oriented facilitator.

Beth brings a rare combination of empathy and lived experience to parents of struggling teens and young adults, whether they are home, transitioning home, or currently in treatment.

Beth coaches parents privately, in small groups, and in online workshops. She facilitates group coaching for parents with kids in treatment programs. Beth is also a dynamic and captivating public speaker. She has presented at national and local conferences on parenting struggling teens and influencing change within ourselves and others.

Email: beth@bethhillmancoaching.com

Website: https://bethhillmancoaching.com/

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