Summary:

Nobody warns you about this part of parenting.

You survived the toddler years, the teenage years, the letting go of high school, and then your kids become adults… and somehow it gets harder.

In this episode, we are getting honest about what it is really like to parent adult children: the decisions that make your gut drop, the moments you want to jump in and fix it, the difference between supporting and enabling, and the work of learning to separate their choices from your peace.

We are not doing it perfectly, but we are figuring it out, and so are you.

Key Takeaways:

• 00:00 Welcome back from a summer break: Paris, Bruno Mars, fires in Utah, and Sid heading to grad school for occupational therapy
• 06:25 Taylor Hagen Memorial Foundation update: the first bereaved mother reunion retreat in Costa Rica and the upcoming gala in November
• 10:49 Today's topic: adult children making decisions that scare you, confuse you, or break your heart, and how to show up without losing yourself
• 15:26 Every choice is not right or wrong; it is just a choice. How shifting that mindset has changed the way both DeAnna and Cristie parent
• 21:47 DeAnna shares a real example of one of the hardest decisions she ever made as a mother, and why it brought her closer to her son years later
• 23:23 Why every child gets a different version of you, and why that is not a flaw, it is just parenting
• 27:24 How leaning into your friendship circle without shame is one of the most powerful tools a parent of adult kids can have

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

• Terrie Lund - Ohana Title Insurance Agency
• Taylor Hagen Memorial Foundation
• Bereaved Mothers Retreats
• Debbie Gornichec - Soul to Soul Touch
• DeAnna Robbins | Elevated Edge Coaching
• Read: Theo of Golden by Allen Levi
• Listen: Leadership Beyond the Title
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