When identifying triggers, labels, diagnoses and challenges, it is a great practice to write down the ways you might start the process of addressing and overcoming these. Try sharing the experience with your kids, too!

Are labels, diagnoses and excuses preventing you from healing? This is the second episode in a three-part series where you’ll learn the impact of avoiding responsibility on your health and children, how to strengthen resilience through accountability, six ways to start taking ownership of your well-being, and why modelling these changes can shape future generations.

Timestamps:

[03:00] Why responsibility matters for parents  

[04:28] Generational patterns of avoiding challenges  

[05:44] Addressing societal shifts in parenting  

[06:37] How unresolved issues affect kids  

[07:27] The long-term impact of unaddressed trauma  

[08:17] Why healing benefits future generations  

[09:01] The importance of progress over perfection  

[09:27] Teaching responsibility through actions  

[10:16] Modeling conflict resolution for kids  

[12:19] The consequences of poor communication skills  

[14:07] How unresolved trauma affects relationships  

[15:35] Choosing personal growth over staying stuck  

[17:03] Why shielding kids from discomfort is harmful  

[18:18] Parenting examples of overprotection  

[19:21] The problem with changing rules for convenience  

[20:28] Encouraging resilience through exposure  

[22:03] Developing grit in children through experiences  

[23:41] The shift in accountability for grades  

[24:58] Why entitlement undermines growth  

[26:41] Focusing on healing as a priority for moms  

[27:13] The message kids learn from parental avoidance  

[28:16] How to model accountability to children  

[29:24] Teaching character and grit to kids  

[30:03] Viewing triggers as opportunities for growth  

[31:04] How taking responsibility builds resilience  

[33:11] The role of oxytocin in mindset changes  

[34:12] Using personal stories as teaching tools  

[35:04] Teaching kids to honour commitments  

[36:12] How adversity teaches work ethic  

[37:19] The impact of modelling perseverance  

[38:24] Shifting mindset, beliefs, and identity  

[39:19] Using labels for context, not identity  

[40:29] The power of admitting when you are wrong  

[41:15] Communicating feelings and needs effectively  

[42:58] Viewing conflict as an opportunity  

[43:52] Why accountability changes outcomes  

[45:01] Ending the cycle of avoidance in parenting  

[47:03] Taking action for change and accountability

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