Ep. 32: Reframing Adolescence with Kirsten Cobabe
Apr 21, 2022
Adolescence. What a challenging time!
I know I'm not alone when I say I would never want to go back to my
teen years. Despite having some amazing experiences, I was an
emotional mess.
Parenting adolescents is challenging, too! It can bring out the
best and worst in us as parents.
I keep seeing how my unhealed wounds are activated when my kids
move through the developmental phase in which those wounds
originated. I see how easy it is for me to project my experiences
onto them - if I'm not paying attention.
Parenting is not for the faint of heart. In order to avoid (or
minimize) passing our shit on to our kids, it's crucial that we be
emotionally aware and engaged in our own healing.
It also feels important to start reframing adolescence - not as
something to tolerate or survive - but as a beautiful opportunity
for disrupting outdated patterns in ourselves, our families, and
society.
My guest today absolutely adores adolescents. She gets them in ways
others don't. She has the uncanny ability to translate teenage
behavior to well-meaning parents.
Kirsten Cobabe is a former therapist, now a teen and family coach,
who has helped countless adolescents and their families understand
each other more and build connection and hope.
I hope you enjoy our conversation as much as I did!
A little about Kirsten:
Kirsten has worked with families for over twenty years,
supporting parents and young people to navigate the waves of
adolescence by becoming authentically curious and truly
present.
During her time as a social worker, she was coined the Teen
Whisperer. Her ability to meet young people where they are and
invite parents into this world offers a new space for connection; a
modern lens of radical acceptance.
Kirsten guides families into an empowered, joyful and
connected life during some of the most transformative years. She
has coached countless parents and caregivers, guiding them toward a
recalibrating and strengthening of their relationship with their
teens.
While recognizing the unique struggles of this
generation, Kirsten also sees the need to nourish the
creative force behind each person she is fortunate to
encounter.
As we raise our consciousness, we can raise the next
generation.
Amen!
You can connect with Kirsten on Instagram at @kirstencobabe or by visiting her
websites:
www.raisingunicorns.co
www.kirstencobabe.com
Resources:
The Grown-Up's Guide to Teenage
Humans: How to Decode Their Behavior, Develop Unshakable Trust, and
Raise a Respectable Adult by Josh Shipp
Brainstorm: The Power and
Purpose of the Teenage Brain by Daniel J Siegel, MD
How To Talk So Teens Listen &
Listen So Teens Will Talk by Adele Faber & Eileen
Mazlish
Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls
Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood by Lisa
Damour, PhD
The Book You Wish Your Parents
Had (And Your Children Will Be Glad You Did) by Philippa
Perry
The Teenage Brain: A
Neuroscientist's Survival Guide to Raising Adolescents and Young
Adults By Frances E. Jensen and Amy Ellis Nutt
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