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The Families of Character ShowEp. #175: Breaking the Cycle of Parent–Child Estrangement with Catherine Hickem, LCSWSend us a Text Message and suggest a topic or guest!One in four adults are distant or estranged from a parent. We dig into why that happens and how to reverse the pattern by making home the safest place for truth. With licensed psychotherapist, Catherine Hickem, we unpack the habits that build lifelong closeness and the ones that quietly push kids away.We discuss:• the cost of fear driven parenting and hidden expectations• modeling conflict resolution that heals, not harms• treating adult kids with respect, curiosity and privacy• owning m...
2025-11-0445 minThe Families of Character ShowEp #32, What Happens at Grandma's Stays at Grandma's? 4 Steps for Setting Boundaries w/Kimberly Christian, LCSW, CCCSend us a Text Message and suggest a topic or guest!Do your rules for your kids go out the window when they visit grandma’s house? If this happens and it’s impacting the functioning of your family once they return home…take a listen! The top 3 most common rules that go by the wayside at grandma’s are 1. Sugar Intake, 2. Bedtime Routines/Naps and 3. Screen time! In this episode, Kimberly Christian, Licensed Clinical Social Worker and mother to 3 gives us a 4 Step Formula for Setting Healthy Boundaries around what rules you’d like...
2023-01-101h 00The Families of Character ShowEp #28, Coping with Big Emotions - Learn to Assess your Distraction Actions and Cope Better - featuring Suze Gadol-Anderson, LCSW and Jenni Hubby, PCCSend us a Text Message and suggest a topic or guest!Everyone has big emotions that bubble up from time to time and most of us aren’t even aware of how we automatically cope with them. Want to know what your go-to distraction actions are? In this episode, our guests share their professional expertise on managing big emotions and discuss how to replace unhealthy coping behaviors or “distraction actions” with effective & healthy ones. Bonus! Download their FREE Distraction Action Assessment today to gain insight and initiate change that wi...
2022-12-1351 min