Sometimes Love Isn't Enough: The Parenting Through Challenges Podcast

For those of us raising kids from trauma - the behaviors we experience can be bizarre, unsettling, downright frustrating. In this episode, we'll discuss one of the most frustrating, and talk about the real solution (I'll also discuss how this applies to all the unusual behaviors we experience when raising kids from a tricky past!) About your host, Angie Grandt - The Adoption Coach Angie Grandt is the Adoption Coach. She is also a Quantum Human DesignTM Specialist, Certified Family Coach & an early intervention speech therapist with extensive training and experience in trauma, attachment, and autism. Angie is on a mission to help parents who are overwhelmed, frustrated, and questioning their ability to parent their most challenging child. She helps parents with practical tools to connect, enjoy, and even like their child again. Angie is also the founder of Connected Parents with Angie - a coaching program designed for you - the loving and capable parent who can't figure out why raising your child is so frustrating, so overwhelming, and causing you to question your ability to parent. Using her unique approach of trauma-focused mindset lesson and coaching tools, Angie helps her clients get back to a life they love - creating cherished memories, feeling fulfilled in relationships, and letting go of frustration, resent, and overwhelm. If you'd like to see if coaching is the solution for you, check out this video Angie made for you: https://youtu.be/qCL1SIe8kG0?si=B68dqmzmDFLT3zSZ And when you've decided you're ready to take the leap for your family, book a free consult - Angie will help you decide if coaching is right for you: https://calendly.com/angiegrandt/free_session Learn more about Connected Parents with Angie here: www.connectedparentswithangie.com And follow Angie: https://www.instagram.com/connectedparentswithangie/ https://www.facebook.com/connectedparentswithangie ❤ Angie Grandt, The Adoption Coach

Do you feel like you are in a constant battle with your toddler, or your teen? You are not alone. Power struggles are developmentally EXPECTED - yes - it's a normal part of your child's development, at 2 different developmental stages. In this powerful episode we'll go over the stages, the reason, and some key strategies to help minimize the struggle! About your host, Angie Grandt - The Adoption Coach Angie Grandt is the Adoption Coach. She is also a Quantum Human DesignTM Specialist, Certified Family Coach & an early intervention speech therapist with extensive training and experience in trauma, attachment, and autism. Angie is on a mission to help parents who are overwhelmed, frustrated, and questioning their ability to parent their most challenging child. She helps parents with practical tools to connect, enjoy, and even like their child again. Angie is also the founder of Connected Parents with Angie - a coaching program designed for you - the loving and capable parent who can't figure out why raising your child is so frustrating, so overwhelming, and causing you to question your ability to parent. Using her unique approach of trauma-focused mindset lesson and coaching tools, Angie helps her clients get back to a life they love - creating cherished memories, feeling fulfilled in relationships, and letting go of frustration, resent, and overwhelm. If you'd like to see if coaching is the solution for you, check out this video Angie made for you: https://youtu.be/qCL1SIe8kG0?si=B68dqmzmDFLT3zSZ And when you've decided you're ready to take the leap for your family, book a free consult - Angie will help you decide if coaching is right for you: https://calendly.com/angiegrandt/free_session Learn more about Connected Parents with Angie here: www.connectedparentswithangie.com And follow Angie: https://www.instagram.com/connectedparentswithangie/ https://www.facebook.com/connectedparentswithangie ❤ Angie Grandt, The Adoption Coach

Raising a child is terrifying! We are expected to feed, love, clothe, bathe, and nurture our child's well-being to support their development. While there are tons of "experts" out there to help us better understand what to feed them, how to toilet train, developmental milestones, and so on - there is no "expert" to tell you exactly what YOUR child needs! In this episode, we'll discuss how Human Desing really is YOUR child's unique manual. It can show you what your child needs in regards to communication, love, and so much more! I'd love to hear what powerful insights you've found in your child's chart... and if you don't know where to start - let's connect!! About your host, Angie Grandt - The Adoption Coach Angie Grandt is the Adoption Coach. She is also a Quantum Human DesignTM Specialist, Certified Level 2 & an early intervention speech therapist with extensive training and experience in trauma, attachment, and autism. Angie is on a mission to help parents who are overwhelmed, frustrated, and questioning their ability to parent their most challenging child. She helps parents with practical tools to connect, enjoy, and even like their child again. Angie is also the founder of Connected Parents with Angie - a coaching program designed for you - the loving and capable parent who can't figure out why raising your child is so frustrating, so overwhelming, and causing you to question your ability to parent. Using her unique approach of trauma-focused mindset lesson and coaching tools, Angie helps her clients get back to a life they love - creating cherished memories, feeling fulfilled in relationships, and letting go of frustration, resent, and overwhelm. If you'd like to see if coaching is the solution for you, check out this video Angie made for you: https://youtu.be/qCL1SIe8kG0?si=B68dqmzmDFLT3zSZ And when you've decided you're ready to take the leap for your family, book a free consult - Angie will help you decide if coaching is right for you: https://calendly.com/angiegrandt/free_session Learn more about Connected Parents with Angie here: www.connectedparentswithangie.com And follow Angie: https://www.instagram.com/connectedparentswithangie/ https://www.facebook.com/connectedparentswithangie ❤ Angie Grandt, The Adoption Coach

Let's get real, I hear this more often than you'd think. As parents we love our kids, but behaviors are relentless, our kids repeatedly tell us how much they hate us, and we are exhausted from trying strategy after strategy, it makes sense to feel resent towards our kids. In this episode, we'll discuss things that really come up for us as parents, and then some real practical solutions to help us get back to creating the feelings we want to have for our kids. About your host, Angie Grandt - The Adoption Coach Angie Grandt is the Adoption Coach. She is also a Quantum Human DesignTM Specialist, Certified Level 2 & an early intervention speech therapist with extensive training and experience in trauma, attachment, and autism. Angie is on a mission to help parents who are overwhelmed, frustrated, and questioning their ability to parent their most challenging child. She helps parents with practical tools to connect, enjoy, and even like their child again. Angie is also the founder of Connected Parents with Angie - a coaching program designed for you - the loving and capable parent who can't figure out why raising your child is so frustrating, so overwhelming, and causing you to question your ability to parent. Using her unique approach of trauma-focused mindset lesson and coaching tools, Angie helps her clients get back to a life they love - creating cherished memories, feeling fulfilled in relationships, and letting go of frustration, resent, and overwhelm. If you'd like to see if coaching is the solution for you, check out this video Angie made for you: https://youtu.be/qCL1SIe8kG0?si=B68dqmzmDFLT3zSZ And when you've decided you're ready to take the leap for your family, book a free consult - Angie will help you decide if coaching is right for you: https://calendly.com/angiegrandt/free_session Learn more about Connected Parents with Angie here: www.connectedparentswithangie.com And follow Angie: https://www.instagram.com/connectedparentswithangie/ https://www.facebook.com/connectedparentswithangie ❤ Angie Grandt, The Adoption Coach

Do you parent with fear, or with love? I think if we're being really honest about how we handle challenging behaviors in our home, we may have a realization that a shift in how we respond to behaviors could have a huge impact on our connection with our child. About your host, Angie Grandt - The Adoption Coach Angie Grandt is the Adoption Coach. She is also a Quantum Human DesignTM Specialist, Certified Level 2 & an early intervention speech therapist with extensive training and experience in trauma, attachment, and autism. Angie is on a mission to help parents who are overwhelmed, frustrated, and questioning their ability to parent their most challenging child. She helps parents with practical tools to connect, enjoy, and even like their child again. Angie is also the founder of Connected Parents with Angie - a coaching program designed for you - the loving and capable parent who can't figure out why raising your child is so frustrating, so overwhelming, and causing you to question your ability to parent. Using her unique approach of trauma-focused mindset lesson and coaching tools, Angie helps her clients get back to a life they love - creating cherished memories, feeling fulfilled in relationships, and letting go of frustration, resent, and overwhelm. If you'd like to see if coaching is the solution for you, check out this video Angie made for you: https://youtu.be/qCL1SIe8kG0?si=B68dqmzmDFLT3zSZ And when you've decided you're ready to take the leap for your family, book a free consult - Angie will help you decide if coaching is right for you: https://calendly.com/angiegrandt/free_session Learn more about Connected Parents with Angie here: www.connectedparentswithangie.com And follow Angie: https://www.instagram.com/connectedparentswithangie/ https://www.facebook.com/connectedparentswithangie ❤ Angie Grandt, The Adoption Coach

Praise has it's place in life…. But have you every really thought about it's impact on the giver and the receiver? In this short but powerful episode, let's dig into praise, people pleasers, and ways we can shift how we respond to our children! About your host, Angie Grandt - The Adoption Coach Angie Grandt is the Adoption Coach. She is also a Quantum Human DesignTM Specialist, Certified Level 2 & an early intervention speech therapist with extensive training and experience in trauma, attachment, and autism. Angie is on a mission to help parents who are overwhelmed, frustrated, and questioning their ability to parent their most challenging child. She helps parents with practical tools to connect, enjoy, and even like their child again. Angie is also the founder of Connected Parents with Angie - a coaching program designed for you - the loving and capable parent who can't figure out why raising your child is so frustrating, so overwhelming, and causing you to question your ability to parent. Using her unique approach of trauma-focused mindset lesson and coaching tools, Angie helps her clients get back to a life they love - creating cherished memories, feeling fulfilled in relationships, and letting go of frustration, resent, and overwhelm. If you'd like to see if coaching is the solution for you, check out this video Angie made for you: https://youtu.be/qCL1SIe8kG0?si=B68dqmzmDFLT3zSZ And when you've decided you're ready to take the leap for your family, book a free consult - Angie will help you decide if coaching is right for you: https://calendly.com/angiegrandt/free_session Learn more about Connected Parents with Angie here: www.connectedparentswithangie.com And follow Angie: https://www.instagram.com/connectedparentswithangie/ https://www.facebook.com/connectedparentswithangie ❤ Angie Grandt, The Adoption Coach

Have you ever thought about what LOVABILITY really means? This one is short and sweet- so listen on repeat to really let this one sink in! About your host, Angie Grandt - The Adoption Coach Angie Grandt is the Adoption Coach. She is also a Quantum Human DesignTM Specialist, Certified Level 2 & an early intervention speech therapist with extensive training and experience in trauma, attachment, and autism. Angie is on a mission to help parents who are overwhelmed, frustrated, and questioning their ability to parent their most challenging child. She helps parents with practical tools to connect, enjoy, and even like their child again. Angie is also the founder of Connected Parents with Angie - a coaching program designed for you - the loving and capable parent who can't figure out why raising your child is so frustrating, so overwhelming, and causing you to question your ability to parent. Using her unique approach of trauma-focused mindset lesson and coaching tools, Angie helps her clients get back to a life they love - creating cherished memories, feeling fulfilled in relationships, and letting go of frustration, resent, and overwhelm. If you'd like to see if coaching is the solution for you, check out this video Angie made for you: https://youtu.be/qCL1SIe8kG0?si=B68dqmzmDFLT3zSZ And when you've decided you're ready to take the leap for your family, book a free consult - Angie will help you decide if coaching is right for you: https://calendly.com/angiegrandt/free_session Learn more about Connected Parents with Angie here: www.connectedparentswithangie.com And follow Angie: https://www.instagram.com/connectedparentswithangie/ https://www.facebook.com/connectedparentswithangie ❤ Angie Grandt, The Adoption Coach

Attachment difficulties are at the core of what we're discussing here. This week, we'll discuss what leads to attachment difficulties, what behaviors you might notice, and some key strategies to start building connection! About your host, Angie Grandt - The Adoption Coach Angie Grandt is the Adoption Coach. She is also a Quantum Human DesignTM Specialist, Certified Level 2 & an early intervention speech therapist with extensive training and experience in trauma, attachment, and autism. Angie is on a mission to help parents who are overwhelmed, frustrated, and questioning their ability to parent their most challenging child. She helps parents with practical tools to connect, enjoy, and even like their child again. Angie is also the founder of Connected Parents with Angie - a coaching program designed for you - the loving and capable parent who can't figure out why raising your child is so frustrating, so overwhelming, and causing you to question your ability to parent. Using her unique approach of trauma-focused mindset lesson and coaching tools, Angie helps her clients get back to a life they love - creating cherished memories, feeling fulfilled in relationships, and letting go of frustration, resent, and overwhelm. If you'd like to see if coaching is the solution for you, check out this video Angie made for you: https://youtu.be/qCL1SIe8kG0?si=B68dqmzmDFLT3zSZ And when you've decided you're ready to take the leap for your family, book a free consult - Angie will help you decide if coaching is right for you: https://calendly.com/angiegrandt/free_session Learn more about Connected Parents with Angie here: www.connectedparentswithangie.com And follow Angie: https://www.instagram.com/connectedparentswithangie/ https://www.facebook.com/connectedparentswithangie ❤ Angie Grandt, The Adoption Coach

When we're experiencing a challenge, a crisis, or a trauma - it's natural to feel like a victim. In fact, we're designed with defense mechanisms in our brain to create a fear response and help us avoid similar awful situations in the future. I know as a parent dealing with unsettling, overwhelming, scary behaviors in my home - I certainly felt like a victim. I couldn't see my situation from any other angle. In this episode we'll discuss how to tell a different story - your brain doesn't know the difference! About your host, Angie Grandt - The Adoption Coach Angie Grandt is the Adoption Coach. She is also a Quantum Human DesignTM Specialist, Certified Level 2 & an early intervention speech therapist with extensive training and experience in trauma, attachment, and autism. Angie is on a mission to help parents who are overwhelmed, frustrated, and questioning their ability to parent their most challenging child. She helps parents with practical tools to connect, enjoy, and even like their child again. Angie is also the founder of Connected Parents with Angie - a coaching program designed for you - the loving and capable parent who can't figure out why raising your child is so frustrating, so overwhelming, and causing you to question your ability to parent. Using her unique approach of trauma-focused mindset lesson and coaching tools, Angie helps her clients get back to a life they love - creating cherished memories, feeling fulfilled in relationships, and letting go of frustration, resent, and overwhelm. If you'd like to see if coaching is the solution for you, check out this video Angie made for you: https://youtu.be/qCL1SIe8kG0?si=B68dqmzmDFLT3zSZ And when you've decided you're ready to take the leap for your family, book a free consult - Angie will help you decide if coaching is right for you: https://calendly.com/angiegrandt/free_session Learn more about Connected Parents with Angie here: www.connectedparentswithangie.com And follow Angie: https://www.instagram.com/connectedparentswithangie/ https://www.facebook.com/connectedparentswithangie ❤ Angie Grandt, The Adoption Coach

How often do you make decisions, and worry how others will respond? Or how often do you make decisions that are true to what you want (and not what you've been conditioned to think is best)? In this episode, we are diving in to 1) conditioning, 2) your authentic self, and 3) how to help our kids do the same! About your host, Angie Grandt - The Adoption Coach Angie Grandt is the Adoption Coach. She is also a Quantum Human DesignTM Specialist, Certified Level 2 & an early intervention speech therapist with extensive training and experience in trauma, attachment, and autism. Angie is on a mission to help parents who are overwhelmed, frustrated, and questioning their ability to parent their most challenging child. She helps parents with practical tools to connect, enjoy, and even like their child again. Angie is also the founder of Connected Parents with Angie - a coaching program designed for you - the loving and capable parent who can't figure out why raising your child is so frustrating, so overwhelming, and causing you to question your ability to parent. Using her unique approach of trauma-focused mindset lesson and coaching tools, Angie helps her clients get back to a life they love - creating cherished memories, feeling fulfilled in relationships, and letting go of frustration, resent, and overwhelm. If you'd like to see if coaching is the solution for you, check out this video Angie made for you: https://youtu.be/qCL1SIe8kG0?si=B68dqmzmDFLT3zSZ And when you've decided you're ready to take the leap for your family, book a free consult - Angie will help you decide if coaching is right for you: https://calendly.com/angiegrandt/free_session Learn more about Connected Parents with Angie here: www.connectedparentswithangie.com And follow Angie: https://www.instagram.com/connectedparentswithangie/ https://www.facebook.com/connectedparentswithangie ❤ Angie Grandt, The Adoption Coach

When you look back on your childhood - were you a "good" child or a "bad" child? How do you know? Was this a fact, or a story? In this episode, we'll discuss the truth about "good" and "bad" kids, and what we can do to help our kids be who they are truly meant to be. About your host, Angie Grandt - The Adoption Coach Angie Grandt is the Adoption Coach. She is also a Quantum Human DesignTM Specialist, Certified Level 2 & an early intervention speech therapist with extensive training and experience in trauma, attachment, and autism. Angie is on a mission to help parents who are overwhelmed, frustrated, and questioning their ability to parent their most challenging child. She helps parents with practical tools to connect, enjoy, and even like their child again. Angie is also the founder of Connected Parents with Angie - a coaching program designed for you - the loving and capable parent who can't figure out why raising your child is so frustrating, so overwhelming, and causing you to question your ability to parent. Using her unique approach of trauma-focused mindset lesson and coaching tools, Angie helps her clients get back to a life they love - creating cherished memories, feeling fulfilled in relationships, and letting go of frustration, resent, and overwhelm. If you'd like to see if coaching is the solution for you, check out this video Angie made for you: https://youtu.be/qCL1SIe8kG0?si=B68dqmzmDFLT3zSZ And when you've decided you're ready to take the leap for your family, book a free consult - Angie will help you decide if coaching is right for you: https://calendly.com/angiegrandt/free_session Learn more about Connected Parents with Angie here: www.connectedparentswithangie.com And follow Angie: https://www.instagram.com/connectedparentswithangie/ https://www.facebook.com/connectedparentswithangie ❤ Angie Grandt, The Adoption Coach

We all know the obvious needs our children have - hunger, comfort, sleep, health - which when left unmet create all kids of behaviors. But what about the "less obvious" needs? Listen to this episode for 3 key unmet needs to look for when our kids are misbehaving, and some tips to help you meet those needs! About your host, Angie Grandt - The Adoption Coach Angie Grandt is the Adoption Coach. She is also a Quantum Human DesignTM Specialist, Certified Level 2 & an early intervention speech therapist with extensive training and experience in trauma, attachment, and autism. Angie is on a mission to help parents who are overwhelmed, frustrated, and questioning their ability to parent their most challenging child. She helps parents with practical tools to connect, enjoy, and even like their child again. Angie is also the founder of Connected Parents with Angie - a coaching program designed for you - the loving and capable parent who can't figure out why raising your child is so frustrating, so overwhelming, and causing you to question your ability to parent. Using her unique approach of trauma-focused mindset lesson and coaching tools, Angie helps her clients get back to a life they love - creating cherished memories, feeling fulfilled in relationships, and letting go of frustration, resent, and overwhelm. If you'd like to see if coaching is the solution for you, check out this video Angie made for you: https://youtu.be/qCL1SIe8kG0?si=B68dqmzmDFLT3zSZ And when you've decided you're ready to take the leap for your family, book a free consult - Angie will help you decide if coaching is right for you: https://calendly.com/angiegrandt/free_session Learn more about Connected Parents with Angie here: www.connectedparentswithangie.com And follow Angie: https://www.instagram.com/connectedparentswithangie/ https://www.facebook.com/connectedparentswithangie ❤ Angie Grandt, The Adoption Coach

Often when we're learning new tools - we feel so pumped up to change the way we approach our child's behaviors… but then in the moment, we go right back to our habitual way of reacting. In this episode, we'll discuss how to actually shift your responding in the moment! About your host, Angie Grandt - The Adoption Coach Angie Grandt is the Adoption Coach. She is also a Quantum Human DesignTM Specialist, Certified Level 2 & an early intervention speech therapist with extensive training and experience in trauma, attachment, and autism. Angie is on a mission to help parents who are overwhelmed, frustrated, and questioning their ability to parent their most challenging child. She helps parents with practical tools to connect, enjoy, and even like their child again. Angie is also the founder of Connected Parents with Angie - a coaching program designed for you - the loving and capable parent who can't figure out why raising your child is so frustrating, so overwhelming, and causing you to question your ability to parent. Using her unique approach of trauma-focused mindset lesson and coaching tools, Angie helps her clients get back to a life they love - creating cherished memories, feeling fulfilled in relationships, and letting go of frustration, resent, and overwhelm. If you'd like to see if coaching is the solution for you, check out this video Angie made for you: https://youtu.be/qCL1SIe8kG0?si=B68dqmzmDFLT3zSZ And when you've decided you're ready to take the leap for your family, book a free consult - Angie will help you decide if coaching is right for you: https://calendly.com/angiegrandt/free_session Learn more about Connected Parents with Angie here: www.connectedparentswithangie.com And follow Angie: https://www.instagram.com/connectedparentswithangie/ https://www.facebook.com/connectedparentswithangie ❤ Angie Grandt, The Adoption Coach

When our kids are struggling - we are often struggling. We look outside our home and see other parents having fun, enjoying their kids. We see other parents raising kids who aren't defiant, disrespectful, destructive, or disconnected. When we're struggling like this, we often only see 2 possible causes - 1) either our kids are "bad kids," or 2) we are "bad parents" - there really can't be any other cause for this relentlessly frustrating life, right? In this episode, we'll talk about how our conditioning plays a key role in our frustration as parents - PLUS where to start making change! About your host, Angie Grandt - The Adoption Coach Angie Grandt is the Adoption Coach. She is also an early intervention speech therapist with extensive training and experience in trauma, attachment, and autism. Angie is on a mission to help parents who are overwhelmed, frustrated, and questioning their ability to parent their most challenging child. She helps parents with practical tools to connect, enjoy, and even like their child again. Angie is also the founder of Connected Parents with Angie - a coaching program designed for you - the loving and capable parent who can't figure out why raising your child is so frustrating, so overwhelming, and causing you to question your ability to parent. Using her unique approach of trauma-focused mindset lesson and coaching tools, Angie helps her clients get back to a life they love - creating cherished memories, feeling fulfilled in relationships, and letting go of frustration, resent, and overwhelm. If you'd like to see if coaching is the solution for you, check out this video Angie made for you: https://youtu.be/qCL1SIe8kG0?si=B68dqmzmDFLT3zSZ And when you've decided you're ready to take the leap for your family, book a free consult - Angie will help you decide if coaching is right for you: https://calendly.com/angiegrandt/free_session Learn more about Connected Parents with Angie here: www.connectedparentswithangie.com And follow Angie: https://www.instagram.com/connectedparentswithangie/ https://www.facebook.com/connectedparentswithangie ❤ Angie Grandt, The Adoption Coach

When a child experiences early trauma, various changes can happen to the brain. As parents, we see the effects - in behaviors, learning difficulties, developmental delays. Let's discuss key changes to the brain common in children who've experienced trauma. About your host, Angie Grandt - The Adoption Coach Angie Grandt is the Adoption Coach. She is also an early intervention speech therapist with extensive training and experience in trauma, attachment, and autism. Angie is on a mission to help parents who are overwhelmed, frustrated, and questioning their ability to parent their most challenging child. She helps parents with practical tools to connect, enjoy, and even like their child again. Angie is also the founder of Connected Parents with Angie - a coaching program designed for you - the loving and capable parent who can't figure out why raising your child is so frustrating, so overwhelming, and causing you to question your ability to parent. Using her unique approach of trauma-focused mindset lesson and coaching tools, Angie helps her clients get back to a life they love - creating cherished memories, feeling fulfilled in relationships, and letting go of frustration, resent, and overwhelm. If you'd like to see if coaching is the solution for you, check out this video Angie made for you: https://youtu.be/qCL1SIe8kG0?si=B68dqmzmDFLT3zSZ And when you've decided you're ready to take the leap for your family, book a free consult - Angie will help you decide if coaching is right for you: https://calendly.com/angiegrandt/free_session Learn more about Connected Parents with Angie here: www.connectedparentswithangie.com And follow Angie: https://www.instagram.com/connectedparentswithangie/ https://www.facebook.com/connectedparentswithangie ❤ Angie Grandt, The Adoption Coach

Have you ever wondered why you connect with some people better than others? This can be especially true with our kids - and can cause us parents so much distress, as we interpret this as "liking" one of our kids better than the others. Or have you ever wondered why things can be going so well with one person (or child) and then a 3rd or 4th person joins the mix - and everything seems to be thrown off before words are even spoken? In this powerful episode, we'll introduce Human Design, what it means, and how it affects our interactions with others. About your host, Angie Grandt - The Adoption Coach Angie Grandt is the Adoption Coach. She is also an early intervention speech therapist with extensive training and experience in trauma, attachment, and autism. Angie is on a mission to help parents who are overwhelmed, frustrated, and questioning their ability to parent their most challenging child. She helps parents with practical tools to connect, enjoy, and even like their child again. Angie is also the founder of Connected Parents with Angie - a coaching program designed for you - the loving and capable parent who can't figure out why raising your child is so frustrating, so overwhelming, and causing you to question your ability to parent. Using her unique approach of trauma-focused mindset lesson and coaching tools, Angie helps her clients get back to a life they love - creating cherished memories, feeling fulfilled in relationships, and letting go of frustration, resent, and overwhelm. If you'd like to see if coaching is the solution for you, check out this video Angie made for you: https://youtu.be/qCL1SIe8kG0?si=B68dqmzmDFLT3zSZ And when you've decided you're ready to take the leap for your family, book a free consult - Angie will help you decide if coaching is right for you: https://calendly.com/angiegrandt/free_session Learn more about Connected Parents with Angie here: www.connectedparentswithangie.com And follow Angie: https://www.instagram.com/connectedparentswithangie/ https://www.facebook.com/connectedparentswithangie ❤ Angie Grandt, The Adoption Coach

When I meet parents who are stressed, overwhelmed, or even at the end of their rope, I often hear a common theme: "I'll be happy when my child stops (you can fill in the blank here)," or "I'll stop feeling frustrated when my child does (fill in the blank)." This is a common human reaction. We all do it to some degree - it's our default way of thinking. My coach calls it DO-HAVE-BE: for instance "what do I/my child need to DO so we can HAVE a peaceful home so we can finally BE happy?" In this episode, let's talk about flipping this around so we can actually create happiness! About your host, Angie Grandt - The Adoption Coach Angie Grandt is the Adoption Coach. She is also an early intervention speech therapist with extensive training and experience in trauma, attachment, and autism. Angie is on a mission to help parents who are overwhelmed, frustrated, and questioning their ability to parent their most challenging child. She helps parents with practical tools to connect, enjoy, and even like their child again. Angie is also the founder of Connected Parents with Angie - a coaching program designed for you - the loving and capable parent who can't figure out why raising your child is so frustrating, so overwhelming, and causing you to question your ability to parent. Using her unique approach of trauma-focused mindset lesson and coaching tools, Angie helps her clients get back to a life they love - creating cherished memories, feeling fulfilled in relationships, and letting go of frustration, resent, and overwhelm. If you'd like to see if coaching is the solution for you, check out this video Angie made for you: https://youtu.be/qCL1SIe8kG0?si=B68dqmzmDFLT3zSZ And when you've decided you're ready to take the leap for your family, book a free consult - Angie will help you decide if coaching is right for you: https://calendly.com/angiegrandt/free_session Learn more about Connected Parents with Angie here: www.connectedparentswithangie.com And follow Angie: https://www.instagram.com/connectedparentswithangie/ https://www.facebook.com/connectedparentswithangie ❤ Angie Grandt, The Adoption Coach

When facing a new challenge, where do you turn first for answers? In the past couple of decades, many of us would say the experts (or Google, lol!). We feel frustrated, overwhelmed, uncertain - and we turn to the experts. Don't get me wrong - there is value in knowledge, expertise, and specialized skills. However - you are the expert in your child. You are the expert in their needs, their wants, their triggers. It's true - if you ask 10 different experts for advice, you'll get 10 different pieces of advice. Which is right? In this episode, we'll discuss where the true answers are to best help your child - and why these answers are so HARD to find! About your host, Angie Grandt - The Adoption Coach Angie Grandt is the Adoption Coach. She is also an early intervention speech therapist with extensive training and experience in trauma, attachment, and autism. Angie is on a mission to help parents who are overwhelmed, frustrated, and questioning their ability to parent their most challenging child. She helps parents with practical tools to connect, enjoy, and even like their child again. Angie is also the founder of Connected Parents with Angie - a coaching program designed for you - the loving and capable parent who can't figure out why raising your child is so frustrating, so overwhelming, and causing you to question your ability to parent. Using her unique approach of trauma-focused mindset lesson and coaching tools, Angie helps her clients get back to a life they love - creating cherished memories, feeling fulfilled in relationships, and letting go of frustration, resent, and overwhelm. If you'd like to see if coaching is the solution for you, check out this video Angie made for you: https://youtu.be/qCL1SIe8kG0?si=B68dqmzmDFLT3zSZ And when you've decided you're ready to take the leap for your family, book a free consult - Angie will help you decide if coaching is right for you: https://calendly.com/angiegrandt/free_session Learn more about Connected Parents with Angie here: www.connectedparentswithangie.com And follow Angie: https://www.instagram.com/connectedparentswithangie/ https://www.facebook.com/connectedparentswithangie ❤ Angie Grandt, The Adoption Coach

The parents I serve, the parents I connect with, the parent I was... would all say something along this line: "I am giving all of my time, my attention, my energy, my (you can probably add more here!) to my one child - they are exhausting me!" But is giving your time, your attention, your energy, etc. the same as connecting with your child? Our kids need connection - and especially our kids who've experience disrupted attachment and early trauma need connection more than anything - more than trips, ice cream. They need connection more than they need us nagging them, correcting them, telling them they made another mistake, or yelling at them. Our kids are telling us this too - they need connection. The trouble is, they tell us by yelling, hitting, breaking, or driving us crazy with their relentless asking for more. Our kids need us to be present. In this week's episode, we'll discuss some strategies to do just this. I can't wait to hear your feedback! About your host, Angie Grandt - The Adoption Coach Angie Grandt is the Adoption Coach. She is also an early intervention speech therapist with extensive training and experience in trauma, attachment, and autism. Angie is on a mission to help parents who are overwhelmed, frustrated, and questioning their ability to parent their most challenging child. She helps parents with practical tools to connect, enjoy, and even like their child again. Angie is also the founder of Connected Parents with Angie - a coaching program designed for you - the loving and capable parent who can't figure out why raising your child is so frustrating, so overwhelming, and causing you to question your ability to parent. Using her unique approach of trauma-focused mindset lesson and coaching tools, Angie helps her clients get back to a life they love - creating cherished memories, feeling fulfilled in relationships, and letting go of frustration, resent, and overwhelm. If you'd like to see if coaching is the solution for you, check out this video Angie made for you: https://youtu.be/qCL1SIe8kG0?si=B68dqmzmDFLT3zSZ And when you've decided you're ready to take the leap for your family, book a free consult - Angie will help you decide if coaching is right for you: https://calendly.com/angiegrandt/free_session Learn more about Connected Parents with Angie here: www.connectedparentswithangie.com And follow Angie: https://www.instagram.com/connectedparentswithangie/ https://www.facebook.com/connectedparentswithangie ❤ Angie Grandt, The Adoption Coach

At a recent in-person workshop I held for adoptive parents, we discussed how perceptive and intuitive our kids can be! When our face shows frustration, overwhelm, or unhappiness. Some of us even hear "why are you mad mom?" Let's chat about some strategies to actually have your face match your goal - the goal to create a peaceful, happy home where you are intentionally creating positive memories! About your host, Angie Grandt - The Adoption Coach Angie Grandt is the Adoption Coach. She is also an early intervention speech therapist with extensive training and experience in trauma, attachment, and autism. Angie is on a mission to help parents who are overwhelmed, frustrated, and questioning their ability to parent their most challenging child. She helps parents with practical tools to connect, enjoy, and even like their child again. Angie is also the founder of Connected Parents with Angie - a coaching program designed for you - the loving and capable parent who can't figure out why raising your child is so frustrating, so overwhelming, and causing you to question your ability to parent. Using her unique approach of trauma-focused mindset lesson and coaching tools, Angie helps her clients get back to a life they love - creating cherished memories, feeling fulfilled in relationships, and letting go of frustration, resent, and overwhelm. If you'd like to see if coaching is the solution for you, check out this video Angie made for you: https://youtu.be/qCL1SIe8kG0?si=B68dqmzmDFLT3zSZ And when you've decided you're ready to take the leap for your family, book a free consult - Angie will help you decide if coaching is right for you: https://calendly.com/angiegrandt/free_session Learn more about Connected Parents with Angie here: www.connectedparentswithangie.com And follow Angie: https://www.instagram.com/connectedparentswithangie/ https://www.facebook.com/connectedparentswithangie ❤ Angie Grandt, The Adoption Coach

As Mother's Day approaches, how are you feeling? For so many of us, it can come with more disappointment than joy, more frustration than fun, more sadness than flowers. When raising children with intense emotions or behaviors, we may be in a position to just hope that nobody gets hurt, there aren't too many tears, or that we can survive the day. And for those of us raising children from disrupted placement and trauma, we can also carry the worry of what our children are experiencing on this "day to celebrate mom." My goal - that you leave this episode with a little more hope, a shift in perspective, and some key things you might try this Mother's Day :) About your host, Angie Grandt - The Adoption Coach Angie Grandt is the Adoption Coach. She is also an early intervention speech therapist with extensive training and experience in trauma, attachment, and autism. Angie is on a mission to help parents who are overwhelmed, frustrated, and questioning their ability to parent their most challenging child. She helps parents with practical tools to connect, enjoy, and even like their child again. Angie is also the founder of Connected Parents with Angie - a coaching program designed for you - the loving and capable parent who can't figure out why raising your child is so frustrating, so overwhelming, and causing you to question your ability to parent. Using her unique approach of trauma-focused mindset lesson and coaching tools, Angie helps her clients get back to a life they love - creating cherished memories, feeling fulfilled in relationships, and letting go of frustration, resent, and overwhelm. If you'd like to see if coaching is the solution for you, check out this video Angie made for you: https://youtu.be/qCL1SIe8kG0?si=B68dqmzmDFLT3zSZ And when you've decided you're ready to take the leap for your family, book a free consult - Angie will help you decide if coaching is right for you: https://calendly.com/angiegrandt/free_session Learn more about Connected Parents with Angie here: www.connectedparentswithangie.com And follow Angie: https://www.instagram.com/connectedparentswithangie/ https://www.facebook.com/connectedparentswithangie ❤ Angie Grandt, The Adoption Coach

So often I hear parents describe their adoption experience, and share that their early adoption means that attachment difficulties are unlikely. I'm here to challenge that, to help you see things differently for the sake of your child. About your host, Angie Grandt - The Adoption Coach Angie Grandt is the Adoption Coach. She is also an early intervention speech therapist with extensive training and experience in trauma, attachment, and autism. Angie is on a mission to help parents who are overwhelmed, frustrated, and questioning their ability to parent their most challenging child. She helps parents with practical tools to connect, enjoy, and even like their child again. Angie is also the founder of Connected Parents with Angie - a coaching program designed for you - the loving and capable parent who can't figure out why raising your child is so frustrating, so overwhelming, and causing you to question your ability to parent. Using her unique approach of trauma-focused mindset lesson and coaching tools, Angie helps her clients get back to a life they love - creating cherished memories, feeling fulfilled in relationships, and letting go of frustration, resent, and overwhelm. If you'd like to see if coaching is the solution for you, check out this video Angie made for you: https://youtu.be/qCL1SIe8kG0?si=B68dqmzmDFLT3zSZ And when you've decided you're ready to take the leap for your family, book a free consult - Angie will help you decide if coaching is right for you: https://calendly.com/angiegrandt/free_session Learn more about Connected Parents with Angie here: www.connectedparentswithangie.com And follow Angie: https://www.instagram.com/connectedparentswithangie/ https://www.facebook.com/connectedparentswithangie ❤ Angie Grandt, The Adoption Coach

You're in the thick of it - daily, overwhelming behaviors. You spend your "free" time worrying about when the next blow-up, aggression, destruction, self-mutilation, or worse will happen. You see family vacations, nice dinners with family or friends, or even a trip to the zoo as impossible - something that only the lucky parents get to enjoy. What if I told you that creating a vision, and not necessarily more intervention, is a necessary step to get your family out of the funk? About your host, Angie Grandt - The Adoption Coach Angie Grandt is the Adoption Coach. She is also an early intervention speech therapist with extensive training and experience in trauma, attachment, and autism. Angie is on a mission to help parents who are overwhelmed, frustrated, and questioning their ability to parent their most challenging child. She helps parents with practical tools to connect, enjoy, and even like their child again. Angie is also the founder of Connected Parents with Angie - a coaching program designed for you - the loving and capable parent who can't figure out why raising your child is so frustrating, so overwhelming, and causing you to question your ability to parent. Using her unique approach of trauma-focused mindset lesson and coaching tools, Angie helps her clients get back to a life they love - creating cherished memories, feeling fulfilled in relationships, and letting go of frustration, resent, and overwhelm. If you'd like to see if coaching is the solution for you, check out this video Angie made for you: https://youtu.be/qCL1SIe8kG0?si=B68dqmzmDFLT3zSZ And when you've decided you're ready to take the leap for your family, book a free consult - Angie will help you decide if coaching is right for you: https://calendly.com/angiegrandt/free_session Learn more about Connected Parents with Angie here: www.connectedparentswithangie.com And follow Angie: https://www.instagram.com/connectedparentswithangie/ https://www.facebook.com/connectedparentswithangie ❤ Angie Grandt, The Adoption Coach

If I'm so (fill in the blank - smart, experienced, resourceful, patient, etc.), why can't I connect with my child? We can feel so accomplished in so many areas of life… yet when it comes to our most challenging relationship, we can feel like such a failure. Let's discuss why, and WHAT to do about it! About your host, Angie Grandt - The Adoption Coach Angie Grandt is the Adoption Coach. She is also an early intervention speech therapist with extensive training and experience in trauma, attachment, and autism. Angie is on a mission to help parents who are overwhelmed, frustrated, and questioning their ability to parent their most challenging child. She helps parents with practical tools to connect, enjoy, and even like their child again. Angie is also the founder of Connected Parents with Angie - a coaching program designed for you - the loving and capable parent who can't figure out why raising your child is so frustrating, so overwhelming, and causing you to question your ability to parent. Using her unique approach of trauma-focused mindset lesson and coaching tools, Angie helps her clients get back to a life they love - creating cherished memories, feeling fulfilled in relationships, and letting go of frustration, resent, and overwhelm. If you'd like to see if coaching is the solution for you, check out this video Angie made for you: https://youtu.be/qCL1SIe8kG0?si=B68dqmzmDFLT3zSZ And when you've decided you're ready to take the leap for your family, book a free consult - Angie will help you decide if coaching is right for you: https://calendly.com/angiegrandt/free_session Learn more about Connected Parents with Angie here: www.connectedparentswithangie.com And follow Angie: https://www.instagram.com/connectedparentswithangie/ https://www.facebook.com/connectedparentswithangie ❤ Angie Grandt, The Adoption Coach

When we are facing constant behaviors - we tend to become quick to react. We might react with consequences, with "teaching," with reminders of "the rules." But what if our children's behaviors are driven by their tricky past, coming from a place of trauma? Would you respond the same as you are now? If you child was crying, saying "I'm sad and scared," would respond with reminding them to "not cry." As parents -that's what we tend to do when our children act out - because the behaviors don't look like a reflection of trauma. But what if they are? I can't wait to hear your thoughts about this one! About your host, Angie Grandt - The Adoption Coach Angie Grandt is the Adoption Coach. She is also an early intervention speech therapist with extensive training and experience in trauma, attachment, and autism. Angie is on a mission to help parents who are overwhelmed, frustrated, and questioning their ability to parent their most challenging child. She helps parents with practical tools to connect, enjoy, and even like their child again. Angie is also the founder of Connected Parents with Angie - a coaching program designed for you - the loving and capable parent who can't figure out why raising your child is so frustrating, so overwhelming, and causing you to question your ability to parent. Using her unique approach of trauma-focused mindset lesson and coaching tools, Angie helps her clients get back to a life they love - creating cherished memories, feeling fulfilled in relationships, and letting go of frustration, resent, and overwhelm. If you'd like to see if coaching is the solution for you, check out this video Angie made for you: https://youtu.be/qCL1SIe8kG0?si=B68dqmzmDFLT3zSZ And when you've decided you're ready to take the leap for your family, book a free consult - Angie will help you decide if coaching is right for you: https://calendly.com/angiegrandt/free_session Learn more about Connected Parents with Angie here: www.connectedparentswithangie.com And follow Angie: https://www.instagram.com/connectedparentswithangie/ https://www.facebook.com/connectedparentswithangie ❤ Angie Grandt, The Adoption Coach

I know some don't want to hear this… but adoption is a traumatic event. If we as adoptive parents pretend like it's a beautiful gift that we give or child - we are fooling ourselves, and creating an environment that may give our kids the impression that they should not grieve, they should be grateful or happy. The truth is, adoption is a huge loss for our kids. In this powerful episode, let's scratch the surface of trauma and attachment, and how as parents we can go from feeling confident, to feeling victim in our own home. Be sure to catch the tip to start shifting your mindset for your relationship that matters most! About your host, Angie Grandt - The Adoption Coach Angie Grandt is the Adoption Coach. She is also an early intervention speech therapist with extensive training and experience in trauma, attachment, and autism. Angie is on a mission to help parents who are overwhelmed, frustrated, and questioning their ability to parent their most challenging child. She helps parents with practical tools to connect, enjoy, and even like their child again. Angie is also the founder of Connected Parents with Angie - a coaching program designed for you - the loving and capable parent who can't figure out why raising your child is so frustrating, so overwhelming, and causing you to question your ability to parent. Using her unique approach of trauma-focused mindset lesson and coaching tools, Angie helps her clients get back to a life they love - creating cherished memories, feeling fulfilled in relationships, and letting go of frustration, resent, and overwhelm. If you'd like to see if coaching is the solution for you, check out this video Angie made for you: https://youtu.be/qCL1SIe8kG0?si=B68dqmzmDFLT3zSZ And when you've decided you're ready to take the leap for your family, book a free consult - Angie will help you decide if coaching is right for you: https://calendly.com/angiegrandt/free_session Learn more about Connected Parents with Angie here: www.connectedparentswithangie.com And follow Angie: https://www.instagram.com/connectedparentswithangie/ https://www.facebook.com/connectedparentswithangie ❤ Angie Grandt, The Adoption Coach

As my daughter was growing up, I felt pretty confident in my skills. I didn't second-guess myself that often, and I trusted my inner authority to do what was best for her. I would've referred to myself as a good mom. Once my son joined the picture - this all changed. I stopped seeing myself as a good mom, and instead felt like such a failure. I was trying everything I could imagine to try to help him, and build a bond, and it wasn't working. In this episode I'll share this journey, and what shifted in me to get back to loving unconditionally! About your host, Angie Grandt - The Adoption Coach Angie Grandt is the Adoption Coach. She is also an early intervention speech therapist with extensive training and experience in trauma, attachment, and autism. Angie is on a mission to help parents who are overwhelmed, frustrated, and questioning their ability to parent their most challenging child. She helps parents with practical tools to connect, enjoy, and even like their child again. Angie is also the founder of Connected Parents with Angie - a coaching program designed for you - the loving and capable parent who can't figure out why raising your child is so frustrating, so overwhelming, and causing you to question your ability to parent. Using her unique approach of trauma-focused mindset lesson and coaching tools, Angie helps her clients get back to a life they love - creating cherished memories, feeling fulfilled in relationships, and letting go of frustration, resent, and overwhelm. If you'd like to see if coaching is the solution for you, check out this video Angie made for you: https://youtu.be/qCL1SIe8kG0?si=B68dqmzmDFLT3zSZ And when you've decided you're ready to take the leap for your family, book a free consult - Angie will help you decide if coaching is right for you: https://calendly.com/angiegrandt/free_session Learn more about Connected Parents with Angie here: www.connectedparentswithangie.com And follow Angie: https://www.instagram.com/connectedparentswithangie/ https://www.facebook.com/connectedparentswithangie ❤ Angie Grandt, The Adoption Coach

Our stories are such a powerful way to help others. I created this podcast to help you to not only shift your most important relationships, but also to help you see that you are not alone! Join me on this journey as I discuss how I went from feeling like a confident, successful parent to feeling like a failure of a mom, not able to connect and perhaps making things so much worse for my son and our relationship. It wasn't until I took full responsibility for my thoughts and feelings that I was able to shift things back around. About your host, Angie Grandt - The Adoption Coach Angie Grandt is the Adoption Coach. She is also an early intervention speech therapist with extensive training and experience in trauma, attachment, and autism. Angie is on a mission to help parents who are overwhelmed, frustrated, and questioning their ability to parent their most challenging child. She helps parents with practical tools to connect, enjoy, and even like their child again. Angie is also the founder of Connected Parents with Angie - a coaching program designed for you - the loving and capable parent who can't figure out why raising your child is so frustrating, so overwhelming, and causing you to question your ability to parent. Using her unique approach of trauma-focused mindset lesson and coaching tools, Angie helps her clients get back to a life they love - creating cherished memories, feeling fulfilled in relationships, and letting go of frustration, resent, and overwhelm. If you'd like to see if coaching is the solution for you, check out this video Angie made for you: https://youtu.be/qCL1SIe8kG0?si=B68dqmzmDFLT3zSZ And when you've decided you're ready to take the leap for your family, book a free consult - Angie will help you decide if coaching is right for you: www.angiegrandt.com Learn more about Connected Parents with Angie here: www.angiegrandt.com And follow Angie: https://www.instagram.com/connectedparentswithangie/ https://www.facebook.com/connectedparentswithangie ❤ Angie Grandt, The Adoption Coach