Welcome to the Transforming Stress Series on The Stop Parenting & Start Coaching Podcast! In the first of three empowering episodes, we delve into the crucial topic of stress transformation.
You, the Very Important Parent, play a crucial role in modeling leading the way for your teen athlete or performer. Your teen is watching you and how you deal with the big "S" word. Stress. YIKES! And, we know it's tough. Often it is harder for you as a parent to watch your teen in a pressure cooker situation than it is for them to perform! You know what we're talking about here!
A common phrase in the personal development/mental health/sport psychology worlds is "stress management." We push back against that phrase in this episode. We confidently and resolutely view stress as something that cannot be eliminated. We view ever present stress as a wonderful opportunity for transformation rather than management! We hope you enjoy the stories from Steve as young athlete and Nate as a sports dad as we illustrate what it means to transform stress into something amazing and helpful.
Speaking of that, how do you change or transform stress into a positive force for good? How do we model appropriate stress transformation for our teens? Here is a great place to start. Answer this gem from Nate: What do you really want for you teen out of their performance experiences? Your honest answer will be insightful and will likely help you shape your behavior in a way that will help your teen to transform stress in effective ways. You got this moms and dads!
Thanks for listening! We hope to have your ears and attention in the next episode as well where we continue our discussion of transforming stress with an emphasis on the mighty role of "perspective."
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